Dr.
Linda Caputi, MSN, EdD, RN, CNE
Dr. Caputi is certified as a Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)
from the National League for Nursing. She has authored over
25 educational multimedia programs, nursing education books,
produced and developed videotapes, and published book chapters,
journal articles, and board games for nursing education. She
is editor of
Teaching Nursing: The Art and Science (Volumes
1, 2, & 3 – 2nd ed), and coauthor of Teaching
Nursing: The Art and Science (Volume 4). She has presented her
work nationally for over 15 years on many nursing education
topics. Her work has won six awards from Sigma Theta Tau, two
from American Journal of Nursing Company, and one from The Association
for Educational Communication and Technology. Dr. Caputi was
acknowledged for teaching excellence in the 1998, 2002, and
2005 editions of
Who's Who Among America's Teachers
and the 2008 edition of
Who’s Who in Nursing.
Dr. Caputi was named Educator of the Year for 2004 by the National
Organization of Associate Degree Nursing. She has recently served
on the Board of Governors for the National League for Nursing.
She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society
of Nursing. She is editor of the column
The Innovation Center
published in the NLN’s journal,
Nursing Education
Perspectives. She was an invited member to the National
League for Nursing’s Think Tank on Transformation of Clinical
Instruction. She is a Professor Emerita of Nursing at College
of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois with 25 years of teaching
experience. Dr. Caputi is a consultant to undergraduate nursing
programs in the areas of curriculum, student success, and effective
teaching strategies in the classroom, the nursing laboratory,
and clinical; and, has developed curriculum for Practical Nursing,
Associate Degree Nursing, and Baccalaureate Nursing Programs.
Visit her website at
www.LindaCaputi.com.