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The list of available programs is categorized by the Core Competencies of Nurse Educators©. Choose the competency most relevant to your needs, and browse the titles in that area. Click on the titles that have the greatest appeal to you to learn more specifics about that program. When you find a program of interest, complete and submit the Program Interest Form. We will contact you to provide program details and answer any questions.

Please note that all programs are full-day programs and are approved for six (6) contact hours of continuing education credit. Programs can be extended in length or modified for an additional fee. Fees vary based on speaker honorarium, and other factors. Click here to read about our fees.

Programs

Facilitate Learning (Core Competency 1):

• A Fresh Look at Clinical Learning and Evaluation
• Optimizing Clinical Learning
• Moving Beyond Lecture: Principles and Practices of Active Teaching
• Advanced Tools for Web Course Design
• Developing Web-based Programs

Facilitate Learner Development and Socialization (Core Competency 2):

• Creative Nursing Education in the Classroom
• Creative Nursing Education in Laboratory and Clinical Settings
• Using Evidence-Based Approaches to Promote and Evaluate Critical Thinking
• Managing Incivility and Other Student Challenges

Use Assessment and Evaluation Strategies (Core Competency 3):

• Clinical Teaching Evaluation and Grading: What You Need to Know
• Improving Confidence in the Results of Multiple-Choice Exams
• Developing Valid and Reliable Exams to Assess Critical Thinking: The Ultimate Test
• Innovative Strategies to Evaluate Learning Outcomes

Participate in Curriculum Design and Evaluation of Program Outcomes (Core Competency 4):

Consultants available, click here

Function as a Change Agent and Leader (Core Competency 5):

Pursue Continuous Quality Improvement in the Nurse Educator Role (Core Competency 6):

• The NLN Preparation Course for Certification as a Nurse Educator

Engage in Scholarship (Core Competency 7):

• Writing for Publication

Function within the Educational Environment (Core Competency 8):

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