Scholarship as conversation

In the past week I have been reflecting  on the threshold concept scholarship is a conversation.  Today I demonstrate this concept by showing you how this concept could be seen in an assignment

platform; you must remember that when students begin research for a research topic or class assignment, they are entering into an on-going scholarly conversation. Have a look at this lesson plan and see how the knowledge practices and dispositions of scholarship as a conversation come into effect.

Topic

Discuss the challenges on the South African health system and give reflections on your experience as a nursing student.

Learning Outcomes

• To understand the South African  health system challenges, students will understand SA health by visiting literature written by previous researchers in the field,  they will learn to cite contributions of others in their information production. Knowledge Practice
• To identify and make connections between an individual's personal experiences and literature, when individuals reflect by sharing own experiences they are contributing the body of knowledge. - students will learn the responsibility that come with entering the conversation through participatory channels- Disposition
• To draw conclusions of the historical influence on the health system.  Students will learn to summarize and document changes in areas under investigations-Knowledge Practice

Activities

1. Read or visit at least 5 information resources, i.e journal articles, books, newspapers,and related health webpages to evaluate and gather information on the health care system in South Africa
2. Conduct an interview with a nursing unit manager to discuss the hospital role and to define challenges experienced when delivering service.
3. In your reporting, identify gaps on the health systems and reflect on areas that have shown great improvements

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Activity in relation to knowledge practice and disposition

• By reading or visiting at least 5 information resources on health care system- The students will critically evaluate contributions made by others and will cite their works. Knowledge practice
•  Conduct an interview with a nursing unit manager to discuss the hospitals role and challenges in delivering health care services- The students will seek out conversations taking place in their research areas by having conversation with professions in the field. Disposition

• Th students exploration on the previous and the current will allow them to summaries the changes in the field.  This will also allow the students to learn not to make judgments on a piece of information/ resource till the larger context of it is understood-Disposition