NUR 637 - Methods of Education In Nursing

This course is designed to prepare the professional nurse for teaching roles. Components of course and curriculum development including: assessment of learners’ needs, course outcomes, content selection and development, assignment development, evaluation methods, and common legal issues within nursing education are examined. An emphasis on how a paradigm shift to learning is impacted by technology and the changing relationships between education and work will be discussed. The scholarship of teaching, assessment and quality assurance, as well as the politics and process of curriculum reform will be explored. Using different methods students will design, implement, and evaluate two learning activities.

Prerequisite(s): NUR 636
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3

Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Nursing