Transforming Nursing Education Through Curriculum Innovation
Webinar Details & Objectives
Indiana University (IU) School of Nursing administrators Dr. Robin Newhouse and Dr. Rebecca Bartlett Ellis outline IU’s faculty-led curriculum transformation process using the Essentials framework. The process focuses on curriculum mapping for alignment of the Essentials to courses, course competencies, and program outcomes, as well as assessment strategies to evaluate student learning outcomes consistent with course competencies. Faculty are engaged through faculty governance committees, embracing opportunities to develop curricula that supports student success and teaching/learning excellence.
Speakers
Robin Newhouse, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Dean and Distinguished Professor
School of Nursing
Indiana University
Dr. Robin Newhouse is the dean of the Indiana University (IU) School of Nursing and an IU distinguished professor. Her research focuses on health system interventions to improve care processes and patient outcomes. She has published extensively on health services improvement interventions, acute care quality issues and evidence-based practice.
Rebecca Bartlett Ellis, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
School of Nursing
Indiana University
Rebecca Bartlett Ellis is an Associate Professor and the Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis. She has more than 14 years of teaching experience in undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral level programs, she synergistically aligns her academic practice with patient care and research. Both nationally and internationally recognized expert in the field of medication management and adherence, her research focuses on developing and testing person-centered interventions to support medication management utilizing digital health technologies. She led a multidisciplinary team to develop a patented, smart pillbox, to digitally track patients’ pillbox interactions while managing medications. She is the first nurse in the 107-year history of her school of nursing to receive a patent. She co-led the development of a digital health checklist and framework to aid researchers’ decision-making about digital health technologies to ensure that they are used ethically, safely, securely, and effectively.
Pricing and CE Credit
This webinar is free to all.
Continuing Education Credits
Eligible attendees may receive one continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hour for participating in this webinar. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is an accredited CNE-provider by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) works with the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) to provide CPH credits.