An in-depth discussion on the importance of research and evaluation strategies. Asking the right questions, debriefing effectively, providing faculty development, and the essential role of the skilled facilitator is discussed. Resources for faculty are also provided.
Patricia Benner, R.N., Ph.D., FAAN August 11, 2020 We are excited to bring you four inspiring and informative interviews about developing online learning. Our goal is to help faculty “get started” putting classes online in effective ways, despite the current time-demand of moving all courses online in the COVID-19 Pandemic. These interviews were …
Dr. Glenise McKenzie discusses national standards for online education (QualityMatters.org) and setting up courses to meet those standards. The need for feedback and continuous improvement and the importance of “reading the room”.
Dr. Glenise McKenzie talks about using the Community of Inquiry model in designing online courses. She discusses some of the advantages of online learning. Also: understanding the context of the online student’s own community and asking the right questions in your online courses.
ATI Curriculum and Integration Consultants Drs. Janet McMahon and Debbie Wallace offer practical “getting started” advice as well as strategies for keeping the online student engaged. They also suggest program elements from the ATI menu that subscribing members can use to promote their online courses.
Dr. Gubrud-Howe talks about some best practices she’s discerned in online and screen-based simulation learning. For example, faculty needs to make screen-based simulation connect with actual clinical practice cases to help the student ask the “what if” questions and how they will use what they’re learning in their own future practice.
Dr. Paula Gubrud-Howe discusses her experience with merging online courses with screen-based simulation for clinical education. How to effectively use instructional designers to avoid issues with cognitive overload for both students and instructors. She describes using the Community of Learning approach in online course design.
Patricia Benner, R.N., Ph.D., FAAN John Benner, Ph.D. Candidate, School of Education, University of Washington, Seattle June 9, 2020 With the COVID-19 Pandemic, nurse educators must transform in-classroom teaching and learning to online learning. Understanding how students learn is the starting point for all teaching and learning, regardless of how a course is taught. Joshua …
Patricia Benner, R.N., Ph.D., FAAN EducatingNurses.com, copyright May 10, 2020 The 200th birthday of Florence Nightingale finds nursing under the COVID-19 spotlight. While it will take years to capture and absorb what this time has meant, I encourage nurses on the front line to tell their stories; clarify and record their experiences. Rather than try to protect …
UPDATE 12/28/20: Unfortunately, our national numbers haven’t improved since April 2020, when we first posted this article. Our hospitals in many cities are in a crisis. The hard questions posed in this newsletter are still asked each day and will continue through the winter. ?RATIONING CARE has begun in Southern California w/ 0% ICU beds in many …