Collaboration

Nursing education: Communication for EOL care with children

Description
In this four module synchronous/asynchronous course, Profant and I develop instructional and learning materials and activities to teach University of Tennessee at Knoxville nursing students about a little known grant meant to help patients navigate pediatric end-of-life care. The course aims to provide nurses with the knowledge, attitudes, and skills they need to communicate effectively about pediatric EOL care in order to improve health outcomes. Assessments are aligned to objectives and outcomes, and include self-assessments as well as simulation-based assessments. We created a Kirkpatrick table with tasks for short and long-term evaluation of the course.

Training for Nurses: How Hospice Works for Kids

Theresa Profant & Jennifer Wright, 12/2020

Rationale
Profant and I demonstrate skill and talent in planning, developing, re-envisioning, revising, and designing a full learning experience with aligned objectives and outcomes to learning activities and teaching strategies based on the best theoretical foundations such as cognitive load theory applicable to the kind of professional learning for the targeted student population. We demonstrate skill in creating and using assessment that reinforces learning and performance. This project also shows our skill at many of the significant parts of Instructional Design–Learner Analysis, Context Analysis, and Instructional Treatment.

AECT Standards
Standard 1–Content Knowledge
Standard 2–Content Pedagogy
Standard 3–Learning Environments
Standard 4–Professional Knowledge and Skills
Standard 5–Research

Problem-based learning

Description
In this learning and assessment activity, Moore and I collaborated to create lessons based on problem-based learning and aligned, authentic assessments within the context of Bangert’s (2004) best teaching principles.

Presentation and Design: Seven Principles of Constructivist Teaching and Problem-Based Learning

James Moore & Jennifer Wright, 10/2020

Rationale
In this course, Moore and I demonstrate the abilities to assess learning appropriate to the context and content of the instruction. We demonstrate the ability to write and align objectives, learning, and assessments.

AECT Standards
Standard 1–Content Knowledge
Standard 2–Content Pedagogy
Standard 3–Learning Environments
Standard 4–Professional Knowledge and Skills
Standard 5–Research