NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY AND
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL (NERTIMAC)

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the Nursing Education Research, Technology, and Information Management Advisory Council (NERTIMAC) is to promote the scholarship of teaching and learning through (a) advancing the science and art of nursing education through nursing education research, (b) promoting evidence-based teaching and learning, (c) facilitating the integration of technology into teaching and learning, and (d) facilitating the integration of information management into nursing education.

GOALS:

1. Promote the NLN's Priorities for Research in Nursing Education and revise those Priorities as appropriate.

2. Promote and facilitate synergy among the nursing education research Priorities, curriculum development, and faculty competencies.

3. Develop an electronic resource repository for nursing education research.

4. Draft position statements on issues related to nursing education research and the integration of technology and information management into nursing education.

5. Participate in the selection of recipients of NLN-sponsored research grants.

6. Assist with the writing of proposals to support/underwrite NLN's nursing education research initiatives.

7. Interpret and disseminate NLN-generated data about nursing programs, nursing students, and nursing educators.

8. Establish standards for the use of educational technology in nursing education.

9. Collaborate with the other NLN Advisory Councils to design initiatives that promote faculty competence related to educational technology and nursing education research.

Approved by the Transition Executive Committee of NERTIMAC: May 3, 2001

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