Immersion Experience 2011: Leadership
in Nursing Education: A Call to Reform
Mt Washington Conference Center on the campus of
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
June 5 - June 9, 2011
The
NLN Immersion Experience: Leadership in Nursing Education offers
an in-depth opportunity, based on the new IOM Future of Nursing
report to develop and refine skills and insights that will help
you evolve as an educator and leader. This intensive program explores
ways to lead transformative changes in nursing education. Bring
your own growth objective or that of your school of nursing and
commit to completing or making significant progress toward achieving
your goal at this year’s Immersion Experience.
Ensuring that the curriculum reflects institutional philosophy
and mission, current nursing and health care trends
Consultation with experts regarding implementation
strategies for leadership development and organizational change
Individual guidance to help you integrate innovation
into the nursing curriculum
Networking with colleagues and leaders in nursing
education
Three specialty tracks designed to meet the needs of nurse educators
at different stages of career development provide a basis for incorporating
best practice methodologies into nursing education.
Track I: Emerging Faculty Leaders: Using
New Pedagogies to Facilitate Learning
Track II: New Administrators: Facilitating Rapid
Transition into Leadership Roles
Track III: Curriculum Innovators: Integrating
Simulation and Gerontology
Objectives:
At the conclusion of the Immersion Experience attendees will be
able to:
Examine their leadership style(s) to enhance organizational strategy
Create innovative programs to achieve academic progression
Assume leadership roles in the implementation of educational programs
Examine the state of the evidence for innovative
curriculum redesign
Analyze best practices for advancing the science of nursing education
Examine the state of the science of nursing education and issues
related to its development
Integrate strengths into personal leadership development