title: Cinematic technology: the role of visual learning.
abstract: Using movies as a classroom teaching strategy can provide a dynamic learning experience that engages students in learning complex material and enhances and visually illustrates lecture content. The authors discuss their use of movies and its outcomes in teaching psychiatric and mental health nursing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, New York, NY,USA. czaudere@nyit.edu
authors.forename: Cheryl R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Zauderer
authors.forename: C Anne
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Ganzer
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing; D008605:Mental Health Services; D009040:Motion Pictures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D012579:Schools, Nursing; D013338:Students, Nursing; D013663:Teaching; D014785:Vision, Ocular; D014796:Visual Perception