Ch. 15: Functioning Effectively W/in the Institutional Environment & Academic Community Flashcards
3 nat’l pro nurs orgs that currently accredit nurs edu programs:
Commission for Nurs Edu Accreditation (CNEA)
Accreditation Commission for Edu in Nursing (ACEN)
Commission for Collegiate Nurs Edu (CCNE)
CoI Framework (Community of Inquiry)
-Garrison, Anderson, Archer
-Identifies core elements associated w/ role adjustment to online learning (i.e. cognitive, social, teaching presence)
Cognitive presence:
-r/t design & development of instructional materials
-Enables students to construct & confirm meaning thru reflection & discourse
Social presence:
-r/t establishing supportive learning community
-Trusted environ where students can express individ identities & establish social relationships
Teaching presence:
-r/t process of design, facilitation, & direction thru-out learning EXP
-Creating learning EXP for students to progress thru w/ instructor facilitation, support, guidance
How to realize desired learning outcomes when establishing Teaching presence? (3 major categories)
-Instructional design & management
-Building understanding
-Direct instruction
Dedicated Edu Unit (DEU) (Academic Practice Partnerships)
Partnership where professional nurses on staff = trained to mentor & participate closely in clinical edu of nursing students
Academic ranks
-Tenure
-Clinical
-Research scientist
Tenure track
-For faculty whose main responsibilities are teaching & research
-In most schools, they are appointed as assistant professor & can be expected to be promoted to rank of associate professor at time tenure is granted
Clinical faculty track
Those whose main responsibilities are clinical practice or clinical supervision of students
Research scientist track
-For those whose main responsibilities = generate new knowledge & disseminate research findings
-Contingent faculty role based on extramural funding
Which type of faculty are generally nontenured positions (“contracted faculty”)?
Clinical & research faculty
New faculty are expected to teach how many credits per semester?
Usually 12 credits per semester (customary for nontenure track)
How many credits are faculty in tenure track expected to teach?
6-9 credits
CV (curriculum vitae)
-Tends to provide great detail about academic & research EXPs
-Leans toward more detail
The Future of Nursing Report: Leading Change, Advancing Health, (IOM, 2010), recommended:
-Double # of doctorates (not 100%)
-Promote interprofessional collab
-Redesign nurs curricula to promote quality practice
2010 Carnegie Foundation study called for NEs to transform nurs edu by:
Conducting research on nurs edu (more needed to promote EBTP)
CoI Framework concepts:
-Teaching presence (being engaged & available to students)
-Social presence (being responsive to students’ situations)
-Cognitive presence (understanding best method to present info)
