DNP813 Scholarly Teaching and Learning in Nursing (2 cr.)

This course gives students the opportunity to explore their role as a learner and an educator in the healthcare environment.  Students gain practical experience and develop competency in determining teaching methods that can be used for academic, simulation, clinical, and patient education. Topics covered include instructional design, evaluation, and technology. Professional, cultural, social, and ethical issues are explored as they relate to the academic role.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Develop strategies to increase personal effectiveness as an educator.
2. Identify the benefits of proper time management.
3. Describe strategies to improve academic productivity and efficiency.
4. Appropriately select and apply technology to support the teaching-learning process.
5. Analyze and evaluate the social, cultural, and ethical implications of teaching and learning.
6. Synthesize and apply principles of curriculum and instructional design while planning the development, implementation, and evaluation of an academic course or clinical project.
7. Select appropriate classroom and clinical instructional and evaluation strategies based on course objectives which utilize appropriate technological developments in nursing education.
8. Explain the importance of simulation in advanced practice nursing education.