Curriculum Design

By: Paul Ross
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Setting up a program of education is a daunting task. This is a great resource using creative commons licence to share knowledge around curriculum design. All the concepts can be transferred into workplace education and the step by step process provides a development process structure. O’Neill, G. (2015). ‘Curriculum Design in Higher Education: Theory to…

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Incivility in Nursing

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Journal Club Article: Shen, H., Wang, H., Yan, L., Liu, W., Zhang, J., Zhou, F., … & Deng, L. (2020). Incivility in nursing practice education in the operating room. Nurse Education Today, 104366 [abstract]. We will use Twitter to follow some great discussion and experiences around “nurses eating their young”.

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Team of Teams

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Book Club: McChrystal, G. S., Collins, T., Silverman, D., & Fussell, C. (2015). Team of teams: New rules of engagement for a complex world. Penguin. “Technology and human behaviours have transformed dramatically in the past few decades, but organizations have not kept up. The pace of disruption has become overwhelming and unpredictable” McChrystal Group. I must…

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Basic Model of Supervision

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Journal Club Article: Milne, D., Aylott, H., Fitzpatrick, H., & Ellis, M. V. (2008). How does clinical supervision work? Using a “best evidence synthesis” approach to construct a basic model of supervision. The Clinical Supervisor, 27(2), 170-190. Background: One of the major challenges hindering the further development of clinical supervision has been poor conceptualization in both theory…

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Science of Network

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Networks are everywhere with Albert-László Barabási Resources Barabási, A. L. (2012). The network takeover. Nature Physics, 8(1), 14-16. Barabási Lab Science & Cocktails Follow on Twitter @SciCocktailsCPH Science & Cocktail YouTube Playlist

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Happy International Day of Education Jan 24th

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Jan 24th: Happy International Day of Education aiming for inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong opportunities for all. UNESCO: International Day of Education

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The Essential Elements of Digital Literacies

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Journal Club Article: Belshaw, D. (2016). The essential elements of digital literacies. ” This is the kind of book that still requires some work on the part of the reader to translate into practical action. In other words, this isn’t a handbook. “ Importance of how to learn, Skills are not learned in isolation, but…

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Nurse Educator Role: A Guide For The New Nurse Educator

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Starting out as a nurse educator can be a daunting and ‘thrown in at the deep end’ experience. Teaching to students, colleagues and other nurses in the workplace or higher education setting presents an array of challenges. But now you’re in the role, your expected to be able to deliver many types of education and…

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The Blockchain

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What is a Blockchain? “A blockchain, originally block chain, is a growing list of records, called blocks, that are linked using cryptography. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, a timestamp, and transaction data” (Wikipedia, 2020). Healthcare Application In healthcare the blockchain could help with medical records, connectivity, privacy and security. Understand…

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Nursing Education Network Yearly Stats

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As part of open access and transparency, here is a performance summary of our blog. The blog remains a free resource to access for anyone interested in nursing education theory.

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