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Active Learning in Action: How to Gamify a Clinical Day


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🎙️Active Learning in Action: How to Gamify a Clinical Day


In this episode of Learning Lab RN, host Martha welcomes an old friend, Mary Jadin, a BSN educator, DNP student, and soon-to-be mom of three, to talk about balancing work and life while still bringing innovation to the classroom and clinical.


Mary shares how her journey through teaching and graduate school has fueled her passion for active learning. She reflects on her own educational experiences, the challenges of implementing a flipped classroom model, and the importance of shifting responsibility for learning back to students. From starting with hesitant clinical students to creating engaging tools like a Clinical Bingo Card, Mary’s insights offer practical and inspiring ways to bring engagement and confidence into nursing education.


🔑 Key Takeaways:

Start Small with Flipping

  • Mary's early attempt at fully flipping her classroom taught her to take a hybrid approach—short videos and simple prep help students ease into self-directed learning.

Let Go of “Covering Everything”

  • Mary encourages educators to share the responsibility of learning with students by guiding them to utilize available resources like Nursing Reference Center Plus.

Gamify Clinicals

  • The Clinical Bingo Card helped hesitant students gain confidence by encouraging interaction, collaboration, and exploration in clinical without micromanagement.

DNP Project Spotlight

  • Mary is working on a quality improvement project to streamline student access to healthcare and clinical onboarding, emphasizing real-world impact in nursing education.


Resources Mentioned:
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  • Full transcript: HERE


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