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COURSE SYLLABUS: NR542 – Theories of Nursing Education

Course Title:	NR542 – Theories of Nursing Education
Department:	School of Nursing
Instructor:	Mary Lyn Page, MSN, RN, E-Mail -- Vita

Required Texts  Online Bookstore

Billings, D.M. & Halstead, J.A.(2009). Teaching in nursing: A guide for nursing faculty (3rd ed) St Louis: Elsevier Saunders.
ISBN-13: 9781416040842

Bradshaw, M.J & Lowenstein, A.J. (2007). Innovative teaching strategies in nursing (4th ed.) Sudbury: Jones and Bartlett.
ISBN-13: 139780763738563

Course Description

This course will provide the student with an overview of the philosophy behind nursing education; the role of faculty; learning theory; the concept of service learning and strategies to promote critical thinking.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course the student should be able to:

1. Describe the role of faculty in nursing education.
2. Discuss the issues and strategies in working with a diverse classroom population.
3. Discuss various philosophers and their relationship to the development of educational theory.
4. Describe strategies for developing mission statements.
5. Discuss philosophical approaches to clinical instruction.
6. Describe selected learning theories.
7. Explain how to develop effective learning experiences to promote critical thinking.
8. Describe how service learning contributes to nursing curricula.

Technology Issues

Assignments are to be submitted via e-mail. If e-mail is selected, assignments should be sent as an attachment in MS Word format. If you use another word processing program, please use the "Save As" option to save the document in MS Word format. If for some reason you cannot save as a Word document, you may save it as "Rich Text Format" (RTF).
**My email address is marylyn@canyoncollege.edu

Written Assignments A cover page should include a title, your name and email address, course name, instructor name, date, and week #. All margins are 1", Times New Roman 12-point font, double spaced. All borrowed work must include appropriate citations and reference. Refer to the APA manual for proper format. There are numerous websites available to help you with APA format if you do not have the APA manual. Here are just a few: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ http://linguistics.byu.edu/faculty/henrichsenl/apa/apa01.html http://www.wooster.edu/psychology/apa-crib.html http://www.psychwww.com/resource/apacrib.htm

Instructor Availability

Best way to reach me is by e-mail – marylyn@canyoncollege.edu. Please note, my work hours are very varied so I am not always available when you are. I also travel frequently for work.

About the Instructor

I have a BSN from Skidmore College and an MSN from the University of Phoenix. I am a clinical field nurse educator for a pharmaceutical company. Prior to this I was a clinical instructor for University of Connecticut and Fairfield University Schools of Nursing. I have an extensive background in Med-Surg Nursing and Case Management.

Plagiarism

The following information was obtained directly from: http://www.plagiarism.org/learning_center/what_is_plagiarism.html

According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, to "plagiarize" means

1. to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own
2. to use (another's production) without crediting the source
3. to commit literary theft
4. to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source.

All of the following are considered plagiarism:

• turning in someone else's work as your own
• copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit
• failing to put a quotation in quotation marks
• giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation
• changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit
• copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not

Most cases of plagiarism can be avoided, however, by citing sources. Simply acknowledging that certain material has been borrowed, and providing your audience with the information necessary to find that source, is usually enough to prevent plagiarism.

Plagiarism will result in a failing grade for the course.

You are encouraged to use the internet for research or other professional/academic sources of information to supplement your assignments. You will need access to professional journals either on the WWW or local medical libraries. Be sure to credit all material.

The course quizzes are located in the classroom. You access them online and once you hit submit they are sent directly to me to grade. You have 90 minutes to complete each test. I am notified when a student enters and exits a test.

ASSIGNMENTS

WEEK ONE The Faculty Role

1. Reading:
   Billings & Halstead Chapters 1 & 2;
   Bradshaw & Lowenstein Chapter 2;
   Article Week 1 handout: Transitioning from Nursing Practice to a Teaching Role
   
   
2. Written:
   • Submit a brief biography including your background, education, job experience, and professional interests and tell me why you are interested in Nursing Education (1-2 pages). (3 points)
   • Think about your past nursing professors or clinical instructors that you had in nursing school. Choose one teacher that you learned the most from- what skills, attributes, and techniques did this teacher use that appealed to you. Choose another teacher that you did not like or that you did not feel you learned anything from and why. Write a 2-4 page paper about why these teachers were memorable. (7 points)

WEEK TWO Philosophical Approaches

1. Reading:
   Billings & Halstead Chapter 7
   Bradshaw & Lowenstein Chapter 21
   Article Week 2 handout: Maximizing Clinical Experience
   
   
2. Take the NR542 Week Two quiz in the classroom (25 points)

WEEK THREE Learning Theory

1. Reading:
   Billings & Halstead Chapter 12
   Bradshaw & Lowenstein Chapter 1
   Article Week 3 handout: Learning Styles
   
   
2. Take the NR542 Week Three quiz in the classroom (25 points)

WEEK FOUR Strategies to Promote Critical Thinking

1. Reading:
   Billings & Halstead Chapter 14
   Bradshaw & Lowenstein Chapter 4
   Article Week 4 handout: Critical Thinking (this is in Adobe pdf format)
   
   
2. Take the NR542 Week Four quiz in the classroom (25 points)

WEEK FIVE Service Learning

1. Reading:
   Billings & Halstead Chapter 11
   Bradshaw & Lowenstein Chapter 25
   Article handout #5: Bentley, R. & Ellison, K. J. (2005). Impact of a service-learning project on nursing students. Nursing Education Perspectives 26.5 p287(4).
   
   Final paper
   Your final paper is worth 15 points and should be 5-8 pages long in APA format
   Answer the following questions (from page 183 in Billings & Halstead with some minor changes):
   
   
   • In what way is service learning similar to and different from a clinical practicum experience in a nursing program?
   
   
   
   • How will a service learning project benefit a student’s educational experience?
   
   
   
   • Plan a service learning project for a nursing school curriculum.
     • What needs to be considered before initiating service learning?
     • What will be barriers and facilitators?
     • What place might you choose for the experience and why?