John has over 20 years of experience as a critical care nurse in an acute care setting. He accepted a position at the community college and has developed some learner-centered activities for a first semester Fundamentals of Nursing class he is teaching for the first time. John will be teaching a lesson on fluids and electrolytes content which historically are concepts that students at this level have difficulty understanding. The Dean believes that John should plan a traditional lecture-style method.

If you were planning the lesson for this content, what innovative evidence based teaching methods/strategies could be used in the classroom to foster student engagement by the incorporation of learner centered activities? Would these same strategies be effective if the course were offered online? Why/Why not?