The 60-Second Nurse Educator: Creative strategies to inspire learning.

Educational content that is presented, attended to, remembered, and reinforced in a "fun setting" will have a greater likelihood of being learned. Creative strategies integrated throughout the learning environment are effective in increasing retention of information. Some obstacles to creative teaching methods include lack of class time and preparation time, teaching habits, divergent learning styles of students, and devotion to covering all the content in class. This article presents "60-second strategies" that can be incorporated into large and small classes and clinical teaching. The strategies are quick, easy to implement, and transferable to a wide range of teaching topics.