Nursing, Rory Meyers College of Nursing
I am a recipient of an NYU Teaching Advancement Grant during the 2022-2023 year, titled Medicinal Media/ Medicinal Rhymes. The purpose of the grant is to enhance student learning in the undergraduate nursing pharmacology course by leading formal study groups in which students are invited to produce creative media about pharmacology concepts. I have worked with students to develop, revise, and preserve student-produced memes, TikTok videos, and songs. While the grant is still in its early stages, students who participated in the study group so far have achieved pharmacology exam scores that are, on average, 4% higher than students who did not participate, indicating that there may be some correlation between creative application of pharmacology concepts and learning. As part of my work, I forged a collaboration between NYU and the non-profit Hip Hop Public Health (HHPH). HHPH has expressed enthusiasm for Medicinal Media/Medicinal Rhymes and has agreed to lead songwriting workshops to help our students improve their songs. I have been accepted to the Faculty Resource Network Summer 2023 Seminar in audio-visual pedagogy to improve my competence in integrating media into course lessons.Contact: Kelseanne Breder, Clinical Assistant Professor| kb3897@nyu.edu