Minding the Gap: The Art and Science of Teaching Guided by Humanbecoming

Designing learning activities to teach psychomotor skills utilizing the lens of humanbecoming required deep reflection on the principles of structuring meaning, configuring rhythmical patterns, and cotranscending with possibles to bridge the theory-to-practice gap. Teaching essential psychomotor skills presented a challenge when trying to ensure the provision of safe, competent, and compassionate care tailored to the individual's unique experience. There are a wide variety of teaching approaches and strategies available, but few have used a theoretical framework to guide the design of the teaching-learning activities to guide development of these skills. The humanbecoming paradigm and humanbecoming teaching-learning model guided the research, design, and presentation of the teaching-learning activities to encompass the science and performing art of nursing.