Teaching Practicum

Catalog description

This nurse educator role course provides the student with an in-depth opportunity to explore and apply teaching and learning theories, concepts, and skills previously acquired in the program to an educational setting. Under the guidence of a faculty member and an expert preceptor, the student will actively participate in the development, implementation, and evaluation of teaching/learning activities during a semester-long practicum experience. The student is expected to establish a specific set of objectives to be accomplished, observe a model teacher, create teaching plans and material based on the moste current research data, enagage in teaching audiences of learners on content pertinent to her/his area of clinical specialization, attend curriculum and faculty meetings, develop and analyze examination items, and conduct a self-evaluation of the practicum experience. The student is expected to complete 180 hours of practicum (2 creditis = 10 hours per week for 12 weeks). Students also will attend a total of 15 hours of seminar and individual meetings with the instructor during the semester to discuss and share teaching and learning experiences in their professional role as educators.