2013 Hot Issues Conference. Online Teaching-Learning: Policies and Practices for the Future of Nursing Education

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1 2013 Hot Issues Conference Online Teaching-Learning: Policies and Practices for the Future of Nursing Education Sheraton Westport Lakeside Chalet St. Louis, Missouri April 11-13, 2013

2 Conference Schedule: 2013 Conference Highlights This year s Hot Issues Conference addresses the use of technology to transform nursing education. The informal and interactive nature of this conference is particularly well suited to the sharing of ideas among speakers and participants. The conference encourages attendees to: Explore online educational delivery models. Discuss productive ways to work with state boards of nursing on distance education issues. Examine regulatory issues that impact the current state of technology use in nursing education as well as consider future directions. Identify key requirements for online courses that have a clinical component. SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE Thursday, April 11 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Registration 1:30-3:00 p.m. Online Educational Delivery Models: A Descriptive View 3:30-5:00 p.m. NCSBN Analyzes the Regulatory Issues of Distance Education: Recommendations for the Future 5:00-6:30 p.m. Wine and Cheese Reception and Poster Presentations Friday, April 12 7:15-8:30 a.m. Light Continental fast 7:30-8:20 a.m. Informal fast Discussion 8:30-9:45 a.m. Regulatory Issues in Distance Education: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going? 10:15-11:30 a.m. Fun and Effective Applications in Online Teaching and Learning 1:00-2:45 p.m. Clinical Aspects of Online Learning 3:00-5:30 p.m. Abstract Presentations Saturday, April 13 8:00-9:00 a.m. Light Continental fast 9:00-10:15 a.m. Online Strategies for Interprofessional Education 10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Tentative Futures for Global Nursing Using Virtual Communication

3 Hot Issues Conference Thursday, April 11 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Registration 1:30-3:00 p.m. Welcome and Opening Online Educational Delivery Models: A Descriptive View Consider varied approaches to online courses and programs, including fully online programs, School-as-a-Service, educational partnerships, competency-based education, blended/hybrid courses, the flipped classroom, and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Join a consultant and industry analyst who has spent more than a decade covering the educational technology and online education markets. Speaker: Phil Hill, MSEE, Co-founder, MindWires Consulting, Los Gatos, CA 8:30-9:45 a.m. Regulatory Issues in Distance Education: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going? Nursing education was an early adopter of online instruction and has used it effectively to educate students, expand faculty capacity, and increase student enrollments to meet the needs of the public. Relatively recent national and state regulatory developments have been confusing, contradictory, and frustrating to many nursing programs, not to mention higher education in general. Gain a better sense of the scope and context of current regulatory problems surrounding distance education across the country, efforts to address challenges, and possible outcomes. Speaker: Jarret Cummings, MPA, Policy Specialist, EDUCAUSE, Washington, DC 3:00-3:30 p.m. 3:30-5:00 p.m. NCSBN Analyzes the Regulatory Issues of Distance Education: Recommendations for the Future In 2012 the Board of Directors at the National Council of State Boards of Nursing convened a Distance Learning Education Committee to address issues that boards of nursing (BONs) and educators face with distance learning programs. Catch a preview of the work of this committee and ascertain helpful ways to engage with your state BONs about distance education issues. Speakers: Kathy Apple, MS, RN, CAE, Chief Executive Officer, NCSBN, Chicago, IL; and Nancy Spector, PhD, RN, Director, Regulatory Innovations, NCSBN, Chicago, IL 5:00-6:30 p.m. Wine and Cheese Reception and Poster Presentations Friday, April 12 7:15-8:30 a.m. Light Continental fast 7:30-8:20 a.m. Informal fast Discussion 9:45-10:15 a.m. 10:15-11:30 a.m. Fun and Effective Applications in Online Teaching and Learning As with any type of teaching environment, students learn best when a class is both fun and engaging. What tactics can you incorporate into your online classes that will enhance and enliven the learning experience of your students? Learn from someone who prioritizes having fun in the classroom and uses free tools to do so. Also, benefit from practical suggestions and interactive strategies that will increase student participation in an online format. Speaker: Siri Anderson, EdD, Director of Online Learning, School of Education, St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own) 1:00-2:45 p.m. Clinical Aspects of Online Learning Explore the issues, trends, challenges, and imperatives for online courses that have a clinical component. A panel of seasoned experts will discuss the recommendations of the RN-to-BSN Task Force, provide pertinent

4 suggestions in line with accreditation standards, and offer proactive ideas regarding the supervision and evaluation of students enrolled in online courses that have a clinical component. Speakers: Daisy Cruz-Richman, PhD, RN, Dean, College of Nursing, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY and Chair, AACN RN-to-BSN Task Force; Mary S. Collins, PhD, Glover- Crask Professor of Nursing, Wegmans School of Nursing, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY and Standards Committee Member, CCNE; and Barbara Ihrke, PhD, Dean, School of Nursing, Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN 2:45-3:00 p.m. 3:00-5:30 p.m. Abstract Presentations (see separate schedule) Saturday, April 13 8:00-9:00 a.m. Light Continental fast 9:00-10:15 a.m. Online Strategies for Interprofessional Education The application of online learning to interprofessional education (IPE) is relatively new. Join an international expert in IPE and learn about the design, development, and implementation of IPE in the health sciences. Are there specific concerns for pre- and post-licensure students? What are the challenges and what are the rewards? Consider how best to maximize opportunities for IPE in your online classes. Speaker: Sharla King, PhD, Director of the Health Sciences Education and Research Commons, University of Alberta, Canada 10:15-10:45 a.m. 10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Closing Tentative Futures for Global Nursing Using Virtual Communication Teaching in a global environment has unique characteristics such as time, space, language, cultural considerations, and instructional approaches. Join an expert versed in international health affairs and explore current initiatives that can maximize your educational outreach to students around the world. Speaker: Marjorie A. Muecke, PhD, RN, FAAN, Assistant Dean for Global Health Affairs, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA Register online at: Registration/registration.asp Registration The deadline for early registration is March 29, Late fees will apply to registrations received after March 29. messages confirming registration will be sent to all participants. Hot Issues Conference Registration Fees (Only one discount per person, per conference can be taken.) Members Non-Members Before March 29, 2013: $399* Before March 29, 2013: $549 After March 29, 2013: $499* After March 29, 2013: $649 *$30 Discount for each additional registration from the same institution

5 2013 Hot Issues Conference General Information Join AACN in St. Louis, Missouri for the 2013 Hot Issues Conference. This conference is offered every other year and focuses on a theme reflecting an issue of most concern at the time to deans and faculty of AACN member schools. Topics to date have included the faculty shortage, the teaching role, and clinical simulation. Hotel Information A block of rooms has been reserved at the Sheraton Westport Lakeside Chalet, 191 Westport Plaza, St. Louis, Missouri, The room rate is $125 and the cut-off date for hotel reservations is March 13, To make reservations, please call the hotel at (888) The room block may fill before the cut-off date, so make your arrangements early. Transportation Information The Sheraton Westport Lakeside Chalet is 9 miles from the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport (STL). The hotel offers complimentary airport shuttle between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. daily. Taxi fare is approximately $26 each way. For additional transportation options, please visit: Continuing Education The American Association of Colleges of Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center s Commission on Accreditation. Contact hours will be awarded to those who attest to attendance at entire sessions and complete the electronic evaluation process after the conference. The CE Certificate will be provided online only after completion of the evaluation. Contact Information AACN Nadja Beverage One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530 Washington, DC Phone: [email protected] Refund and Cancellation Policy Please visit for detailed information. Substitution Policy Please visit for detailed information.

6 One Dupont Circle NW Suite 530 Washington, DC Hot Issues Conference Subcommittee Barbara Ihrke, PhD, Indiana Wesleyan University (Chair) Lorraine Frazier, PhD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Diane Haleem, PhD, Marywood University Peggy Matteson, PhD, Salve Regina University James A. Hauschildt, EdD, Saint Luke s College of Health Sciences Cynthia McCurren, PhD, Grand Valley State University Jan Jones-Schenk, MNA, Western Governors University Catherine Cox, PhD, AACN Staff Barbara Penn, PhD, AACN Staff