With essential, updated content for novice and experienced nurse educators
This evidence-based text delivers the full scope of knowledge necessary for novice and experienced faculty to become competent teachers in nursing. The only book to focus on the full academic role, it encompasses all of the key concepts required for effective teaching, curriculum development, evaluation and testing, becoming a scholar in nursing education, and much more. The second edition is updated throughout and includes four new chapters on Understanding the Learner, Interprofessional Education, Curriculum Models, and Global Nursing Education. It offers new content on role of the nurse educator, learning theories, active learning, flipped class/team-based learning, teaching strategies, teaching in an online nursing course, using new technologies and simulation, clinical teaching and evaluation, test construction, scholarship of teaching, and more.
Chapters begin with objectives and conclude with a content summary. Each chapter integrates research and evidence into the text and includes specific examples of the methods and strategies presented, and 'How-to Tips’ for readers. Also available with the book is an online course with sample course syllabus, modules for each chapter, learner activities, discussion forum questions, and Power Point slides.
New to the Second Edition:
- Four new chapters: Understanding the Learner, Interprofessional Education, Curriculum Models, and Global Nursing Education
- Learning concepts important in teaching
- Active learning strategies, flipped class/team-based learning
- Teaching in online nursing courses and programs
- New technologies and what’s new in simulation
- Innovative models of clinical teaching
- Assessment, evaluation, and test construction
- Curriculum development and evaluation
- Scholarship of teaching and becoming a scholar in nursing education
- Developing partnerships with clinical settings
- New ancillary with complete online course of 20 modules
Key Features:
- Encompasses current, evidence-based information about the complete academic role―the only text of its kind
- Delivers key concepts required for effective teaching, curriculum development, evaluation and testing, scholarship, and more
- Prepares graduate nursing students and nurses transitioning into educator role with essential knowledge and competencies
- Includes both theoretical and practical information
- Provides specific examples of content and "how to" tips
Marilyn H. Oermann, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN, is the Thelma M. Ingles Professor of Nursing at Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina. She is the author or coauthor of 35 books and many articles on teaching in nursing, evaluation, and studies of the nursing literature. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Nurse Educator. Dr. Oermann received the National League for Nursing (NLN) Award for Excellence in Nursing Education Research, the Sigma Theta Tau International Elizabeth Russell Belford Award for Excellence in Education, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Excellence Award, the Margaret Comerford Freda Award for Editorial Leadership in Nursing from the International Academy of Nursing Editors, and the NLN President’s Award. The NLN established an award in her honor, the Marilyn H. Oermann Award for Distinguished Research in Nursing Education, to recognize an individual or team who has generated an evidentiary base for the science of nursing education.
Jennie C. De Gagne, PhD, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, is a Professor of Nursing and Director of the Nursing Education Specialty at Duke University School of Nursing. With extensive experience in nursing education, she has provided consultation to nursing schools worldwide, including in South Korea, Ghana, India, Tanzania, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Lebanon, focusing on curriculum and faculty development. Dr. De Gagne is an expert in educational technology and online education, particularly in the effective use of instructional technology and cybercivility across the curriculum. She has authored or coauthored over 250 publications, including more than 130 peer-reviewed journal articles and several nursing education textbooks in both English and Korean. A fellow of both the National League for Nursing Academy of Nursing Education and the American Academy of Nursing, Dr. De Gagne is nationally and internationally recognized for her contributions to advancing nursing education.
Beth Cusatis Phillips, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE, is an associate professor and the Director of the Institute for Educational Excellence at Duke University School of Nursing.
