Workshops for Nurse Educators
| Workshop/Activity | Description | Date | Participants will be asked to: |
| Introduction and Characteristics of Effective Nurse Educators |
This session introduces core roles and attributes of effective nurse educators, highlighting the skills and dispositions that support high‑quality teaching and learning. |
March 12 |
Reflect on what it means to be a Nurse Educator. Identify one characteristic to improve upon or adopt and develop plan for accomplishing this. |
| Preparing for the Exam – Creating a Study Plan |
Participants learn structured strategies for preparing for the nurse educator certification exam by designing an individualized, realistic study plan. |
April 9 |
Design an individualized, realistic study plan. |
| Centering the Learner |
This session explores learner‑centered teaching approaches that prioritize student needs, backgrounds, and engagement to enhance learning outcomes. |
May 14 |
Reflect on learner-centered teaching. |
| Backwards Design |
This session walks participants through the backwards design process to create outcomes‑driven learning experiences that align objectives, instruction, and assessment. |
June 11 |
Create an assessment plan. |
| Interpreting Assessments & Workshop on Examsoft |
Participants practice analyzing assessment data and learn practical techniques for creating, reviewing, and managing assessments using ExamSoft. |
July 9 |
Perform Exam analysis and/or item analysis. |
| Writing assessments |
This workshop guides participants in crafting valid, reliable assessments aligned to learning outcomes and professional standards. |
August 13 |
Create a test blueprint and develop exam items that are aligned with your assessment plan. |
| Scholarly Teaching - Scholarship of Teaching and Learning |
Participants learn how to integrate evidence‑based teaching practices and engage in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning to enhance instructional quality. |
September 10 |
Develop a plan for scholarly teaching and the scholarship of teaching and learning. |
| Nurse Leaders and Community Members |
This session highlights the role of partnerships with nurse leaders and community stakeholders in shaping relevant, practice‑aligned educational experiences. |
October 8 |
Write a Nurse Educator informed Teaching Philosophy. |
| Debrief: Where do we go from here? Discussion based on reflective journal and course. |
In this reflective discussion, participants synthesize insights from the course and their journals to determine next steps for ongoing growth as nurse educators. |
November 12 |
Reflective Journal Review. Final exam preparation. |