Beyond the “Banking and Sage on Stage” Metaphors for Teaching and Learning—Better Metaphors and Teachers who Foster Discovery and Transformational Learning

Patricia Benner, R.N., Ph.D., FAAN Copyright August 15, 2019 Metaphors can inspire reflection, exploration, and articulation of approaches to teaching and learning. Paulo Friere (1970; 2000) critiqued the dominant “banking metaphor” for teaching and learning. By banking metaphor, he meant teaching students as if they are passive, empty bank accounts into which the teacher’s goal is to …

Diane Pestolesi coaching volleyball

Diane Pestolesi: Coaching

  Diane Pestolesi’s metaphor is coaching. This opens up possibilities for situated teaching and learning in actual clinical practice.  She asks questions, assesses students’ approaches and practical understandings, and offers situated coaching.  

Linda Felver Teaching

“Making Soup”: Linda Felver Describes Her Metaphor For Teaching

  This lively interview captures Dr. Felver’s wisdom in teaching for different learning styles.  Linda Felver has two apt metaphors for her highly interactive and situated coaching style of teaching.  For instance,  one metaphor is “making soup.” Students and teacher will each bring ingredients for learning and mix them in order to “mix soup together.” …

The Master Teacher Sparks Curiosity and Facilitates Transformative Learning – ARTICLE

By Patricia Benner, R.N., Ph.D. FAAN April  28, 2015, copyright 2015 Our EducatingNurses.com Team and I are reflecting on the many provocative and engaging conversations at the ATI Summit in San Diego April 19-22nd, 2015. Our Co-Producer, June Hagman, was asked, “What does being a ‘Master Teacher’ mean? Master Teacher, Dr. Hubert L. Dreyfus describes master …

Strengths-Based Nursing: Moving Beyond Deficits in Nursing Practice and Nursing Education

  Laurie N. Gottlieb, R.N., Ph.D. & Patricia Benner, R.N., Ph.D. This Newsletter celebrates the publication of Dr. Laurie Gottlieb’s new book Strengths-Based Nursing Care: Health and Healing for Persons and Family, and is a collaborative article based upon a wonderful Inaugural Conference organized by McGill University Ingram School of Nursing in Montreal, Canada in …