Writing Behavioral Objectives
674 Writing Behavioral Objectives Objectives have been used for decades in nursing education to set the stage for what is expected of students and to guide faculty in planning teaching…
Case-Based Authentic Teaching and Assessment
1256 Case-Based Authentic Teaching and Assessment CONSTRUCTIVISM AND ANDRAGOGY Constructivism, “a philosophy that people construct their own knowledge through interactions with the environment” (Rovai, 2004, p. 80), is the current…
Backward Design and Elements of Course Design
40413 Backward Design and Elements of Course Design Prior to teaching a course for the first time, faculty have decisions to make. These decisions include identifying learning outcomes, determining what…
Online Interface Design and Course Management
26512 Online Interface Design and Course Management You have made the major decisions on course design, including outcomes, assessments, and teaching strategies, using the Backward Design process (Wiggins & McTighe,…
Facilitation Strategies and Pearls
24111 Facilitation Strategies and Pearls From the students’ perspective within the community of inquiry (COI) model (Garrison & Arbaugh, 2007), effective teaching presence influences overall satisfaction, perceived learning, and sense…
Presence in an Online Course
22422510 Presence in an Online Course THE COMMUNITY OF INQUIRY MODEL The model most often cited when discussion turns to presence in the online environment is the community of inquiry…
Effective Online Testing With Multiple-Choice Questions
1818 Effective Online Testing With Multiple-Choice Questions Tests and quizzes have been the mainstay of summative assessment in nursing education for decades. Using quizzes for formative assessment is, perhaps, more…
Our Learners and How They Learn
11 Our Learners and How They Learn GENERATIONS ONLINE For the first time in history, students from three generations could conceivably be found taking classes in college. These generations are…
