MSN in Nursing RODP
Teaching Strategies & Evaluation Methods
NURS 5202
3 Credit Hours 

This course provides the learner with knowledge necessary for competent classroom and clinical teaching.  Methods of teaching students at the university, community college, and healthcare settings in classroom, seminar and electronic formats are explored.  Evaluation methods used in the classroom and in clinical instruction are included. 

At the conclusion of this course the student will be able to:

1. Write a teaching philosophy,

2. Explore the attributes of effective teaching,

3. Analyze the adult teaching/learning process,

4. Use theory and research findings to analyze teaching strategies for nursing education,

5. Evaluate teaching strategies used in various settings,

6. Critique a variety of teaching modalities,

7. Explore assessment and methods of evaluation,
    

Admission to the RODP-MSN program

1. Let's Begin: Introductions and home page.

2. Principles of Teaching and Learning
   a.  Philosophy of teaching
   b.  The teacher
   c.  The Learner
   d.  Learning

3. Strategies for Teaching in Various Settings
   a.  Types of teaching strategies
   b.  Traditional teaching strategies
   c.  Activity-based teaching strategies
   d.  Clinical teaching strategies
   e.  Distance education teaching strategies

4. You are hired…..Now what?
   a.  First day of class
   b.  Using visual aids
   c.  Addressing study skills
   d.  Delivering lectures
   e.  Syllabus and course design

5. Strategies for Assessment
   a.  Student feedback
   b.  Classroom assessment
   c.  Creating the rubric
   d.  Testing and grading

6. Strategies for Evaluation
   a.  Formative and summative evaluations
   b.  Teacher evaluations
   c.    Clinical evaluations

Please visit the Virtual Bookstore to obtain textbook information for this course:  http://rodp.bkstr.com

Assigned periodicals, documents, position statements, and Internet online articles.

The minimum requirements can be found at http://www.rodp.org/students/hardware_software.htm. 

The minimum requirements can be found at http://www.rodp.org/students/hardware_software.htm. 

Additional software requirements for this course include Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint), and Acrobat Reader.

Please Click on the Instructor link in the Course Menu on the left in the to get information on how to contact the professor. 

All assignments, discussion board, papers, are to be completed and submitted on-line and within the classroom.  

Course work is evaluated based on the following assignments.

Click on link for description of the assignment.
For specifics on the modules click on COURSE MODULES in the course menu on the left.

See Course Calendar for specifics.

A  = 93-100
B  = 85-92
C  = 77-84
D  = 70-76
F  = <70 

Each institution within the Tennessee Board of Regents has its own policies regarding progression in the program. You are expected to know the progression policies for your own university. Obtain and read a graduate catalogue.

You have assignments to submit (click on the Assignments link on the left in the course menu) for each module. Assignments are due Sunday evenings each week. For the actual date the assignment is due, please check under the assignments link for that specific assignment.

Instructions for all graded assignments are listed in each course "Module" and under the "Assignments" link. The Assignment drop box can be accessed by clicking the link below. You are expected to be able to successfully upload assignments before the deadline. Central Standard Time is the required time zone for all submissions. Deadlines for submitting assignments are provided on the course calendar and under the "Assignments" link on the left. Any work received after the assigned deadline will be assessed a late penalty as outlined below in the section entitled "Punctuality". This penalty applies even if the assignment is only one minute late so be certain to allow yourself time for uploading your assignment if you procrastinate until the last minute. Be certain to check the assignment instructions to find where your work is to be submitted or posted. Only assignments submitted or posted to the proper site will be given course credit. (No assignments are to be submitted as email attachments.)

What is Plagiarism?

Plagiarism is representing someone else's intellectual property as your own. You put yourself at risk of plagiarizing when you fail to adequately cite the original source material from which you took words and ideas.

What happens if Plagiarism is found?

No student shall claim credit for another's work or accomplishments or use another's ideas in a written paper, presentation, or discussion board without appropriate citations and references. The consequences of plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty will include an F on the assignment and can include failure of the entire course, written reprimands posted to the student's file, and suspension or dismissal from the University.

Students are expected to adhere to specific standards for academic quality and integrity. Violation to the policy can include plagiarism, academic dishonesty, and misrepresentation. Such violations will not be tolerated.

Students are required to read the "Ethics of Scientific Publication" in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.).

You will find more information about plagiarism in the discussion board guidelines document.

Links to Additional Resources

Avoiding Plagiarism

Purdue University's plagiarism page offers excellent advice on avoiding plagiarism.

Georgetown University's What Is Plagiarism Pages  

These helpful pages provide answers to such questions as, "What is a paraphrase?" and, "Isn't it good enough as long as I provide a citation?" You'll also find great excuses, such as, "I didn't have time to do it right."

All students are expected to actively participate in online class discussions. Each discussion question posted will be assigned a date by which the student must respond. If a student is unable to fulfill this requirement for any reason, he/she should notify the instructor prior to the class and make alternative arrangements.  The aim is to encourage interaction among students and faculty, not simply to present information. Students are required to respond to all discussion questions. Student responses to discussion questions must be substantive, that is, thoughtful and analytical. Because the WebCT system has its own way of formatting material posted on the discussion feature, the student will not be expected to strictly follow APA guidelines for discussion submissions. However, the student is held to academic standards of writing style and the use of proper grammar, punctuation and spelling. Someone else's ideas or material must be referenced!

Students are expected to participate in all interactive aspects of the course. Students should check the course bulletin board at least twice a week for any announcements and ongoing discussions. It is especially important for students in an on-line course to maintain contact with their instructor.  The instructor must hear from every student at least once a week; if during a given week, a student fails to make contact in some way (by submitting an assignment or participating in a chat or discussion), he or she must email the instructor, even if the student is sick or out of town. A student who fails to contact the instructor on a regular basis may miss important updates or even fail the course.

Students are expected to:

• Check the course calendar for the due dates of assignments.

• Check the course bulletin board frequently for announcements

• Late papers or assignments will have the grade reduced 5% for each business day after the due date. Assignments must be submitted by 11:55 pm on the night they are due. Central time is the used for this class.

• Extenuating circumstances will be evaluated on an individual basis. Arrangements must be made IN ADVANCE of the due date. The "assignments" link in the Navigation Bar may not allow submission of late papers. Please email the faculty for permission to submit the assignment late and the assignment link will be opened.

The student is expected to:

• Obtain and read the graduate catalogue from your home university. Policies for progression differ and you need to know those policies. An A or B is considered a pass in this course and most graduate schools find a grade of C or lower as unacceptable,

• Learn how to navigate in the WebCT system,

• Participate by responding to all discussion questions,

• Keep abreast of course announcements,

• Use the assigned college or university e-mail address to keep up to date on announcements from your university,

• Contact the instructor if unclear about assignment expectations,

• Address technical problems immediately.

Email:

• Always include a subject line.

• Remember without facial expressions, body language, and tone of voice, some comments may be taken the wrong way.

• Be careful in wording your emails. Be clear. Do not assume I remember to what you are responding.

• Use standard fonts.

• Do not send large attachments without permission.

• Special formatting such as centering, audio messages, tables, html, etc. should be avoided unless necessary to complete an assignment or other communication.

• Respect the privacy of other class members.

• Do not use all capital letters as this is considered shouting in email messages.

• Do not send jokes or chain letters to faculty or other students.

• Sign every email with your name.

• Attach assignments to your emails. Do not insert assignments into your emails.

• Address faculty and other students appropriately.

• Exhibit professionalism expected of an Advanced Practice Nurse.

  Discussion Board:

• You are expected to submit a discussion of the weekly topic by Wednesday 11:55 CST each week. You must respond to one other student by Friday each week. This is the minimum requirement for each week. If you want an A, more than the minimum is required. When questions are directed to you specifically, you are expected to answer the question by Sunday night. This means that you are logging on three to four times each week.

• You will need to provide and discuss at least one reference when you post on the discussion board. The reference may be a journal article, book, or a web source. I encourage you to use more than one.

• Each week, beginning week 2, one (or a group) of you will be assigned to be the discussion board monitor for the week. The week you are monitoring the discussion board you are expected to log on and read the discussions each day. You are expected to ask questions of your fellow students, give appropriate feedback, and stimulate academic discussion. For more information on this assignment on Discussion Board Guidelines for this course please follow the link.

• A significant portion of your grade comes from class participation. Participate.

 Chat:

Chat is not used in this course. If, for some reason, I believe it will benefit or enhance learning, I may open it up. Chat requires we all enter the course at the same time, and since we teach in an asynchronous environment, it will never be graded against you for not attending a chat session. If chat is opened here are the rules:

• Introduce yourself to the other learners in the chat session.

• Be polite. Choose your words carefully.

• Do not use derogatory statements.

• Be concise in responding to others in the chat session.

• Be prepared to open the chat session at the scheduled time.

• Be constructive in your comments and suggestions.

The Tennessee Virtual Library is available to all students enrolled in the Regents Degree Program. Links to library materials (such as electronic journals, databases, interlibrary loans, digital reserves, dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps, and librarian support) and Internet resources needed by learners to complete online assignments and as background reading must be included in all courses.

Qualified students with disabilities will be provided reasonable and necessary academic accommodations if determined eligible by the appropriate disability services staff at their home institution. Prior to granting disability accommodations in this course, the instructor must receive written verification of a student's eligibility for specific accommodations from the disability services staff at the home institution. It is the student's responsibility to initiate contact with his/her home institution's disability services staff and to follow the established procedures for having the accommodation notice sent to the instructor.

The instructor reserves the right to make changes as necessary to this syllabus. If changes are necessitated during the term of the course, the instructor will immediately notify students of such changes both by individual email communication and posting both notification and nature of the change (s) on the course bulletin board.

If you are having problems logging into the course, timing out of the course, using the course web site tools, or other technical problems, please visit the AskRODP Customer Support web page at http://askrodp.custhelp.com or call the AskRODP Help Desk toll free at 1-866-550-RODP (1-866-550-7637).