NCIN Grantees Stimulating Innovation in Accelerated Nursing Education
Summit Year:
2013 
Session Overview:
Describe future opportunities for NCIN grantees to collaborate in the design and implementation of innovative projects for accelerated degree nursing education.
Session Objectives:
1. Discuss the need for innovation in teaching and learning in accelerated nursing programs.
2. Describe several innovative approaches used by NCIN grantees in meeting program requirements.
3. Program liaisons will collaborate in identifying common areas of interest that may lead to the design of innovative projects.
Discussion Questions:
1. What opportunities exist that will promote innovative practices in accelerated nursing education?
2. Are there innovative practices that can serve as models of best practices?
3. Which other NCIN grantees are interested in developing a collaborative partnership to further develop these innovative ideas?
Areas for exploration:
Learning and teaching: How do adults learn? What teaching strategies enhance learning? How can observation, practice, and reflection enhance learning and teaching? How are effective faculty development programs designed and implemented?
Curriculum: What are the missions and assumptions of different health care curricula? What are the elements of effective curriculum design? How can we plan strategically for curricular change?
Evaluation: What are the basic purposes of educational evaluation, research and assessment in healthcare education? What methods of evaluation are effective in assessing the merits of innovative activities? How can evaluation outcomes best be disseminated and used?
Leadership: How can conflicting responses and resistance to change be dealt with productively? How can organizations plan strategically for the introduction of educational innovations? Which leadership styles increase the likelihood of acceptance of change?
Educational technology: What are the latest contributions of Information Technology to effective learning and curriculum design? How can Information Technology and Web technology be used to facilitate assessment?
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