Preconference A
Sunday, January 6
The Essentials of Teaching Nursing: What You Need to Know to Get Up and Running in Nursing Education

Linda J. Caputi, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE

This Preconference will address essential elements of the teaching/learning process including valuable information that new faculty can use immediately in their teaching. New faculty won’t want to miss this informative and very helpful workshop!

Overview of Curriculum and What It Means to the Individual Faculty Member

Break

Clinical Instruction: Why It’s Important, How to Engage Your Students and How to Get Them Wanting More!

Preconference B
Sunday, January 6
Test Construction Without Tears: Utilizing an Internet-Based Approach for Test Construction and Analysis

Catherine Booker, MS
Robyn Walter, MSN, RN
Roberta Weseman, MSN, RN

Nursing faculty wonder if there is a better way to test, and there is! In this workshop the process of electronic test construction and analyses are demystified. The focus will be on how non-threatening a transition to electronic testing can be. Attendees will gain a better understanding of test construction and analysis, and be able to incorporate that analysis into better quality test items. Workshop activities will include practice with test item analysis and improving test item quality.

Implementation of an Internet-Based Test Construction System

Transition from Traditional Paper and Pencil Testing to Construction and Implementation of an Electronic Test Bank

3-Step Test Analysis Process

Incorporating Test Analysis Into Better Quality Test Item

Practice Activity and Questions & Discussion

Preconference C
Sunday, January 6
Interactive Instruction: Tips, Tools and Techniques to Involve Learners and Promote Reasoning Skills

Gregory A. DeBourgh, EdD, RN

This session addresses practical knowledge of essential techniques for creating high-impact PowerPoint presentations including multimedia and interactive strategies. Techniques and technology tools that amplify interaction and participation both in and out of the classroom will be demonstrated. Learn how to use classroom clickers, threaded-message discussion boards for interactive, online progressive case studies, and interactive pod casts to promote knowledge synthesis and application.

• Designing effective pre-class knowledge assessment and learning events that assist study focus and model thinking strategies.
  
  
• Building presentation templates based on visual design standards.
  
  
• Integrating images, sound, video and simple animation to engage learners and promote visual understanding.
  
  
• Using elements of style, visual structure, multimedia and instructional technologies to build advanced reasoning skills.
  
  
• Integrating interactive multimedia technologies to model and evaluate reasoning skills.

Preconference D
Sunday, January 6
Trouble in the Ivory Tower: Managing Rude and Disruptive Student Behavior

Cynthia Clark, PhD, RN

From text messaging to endless side conversations to threatening e-mails, classroom disruption and incivility affects everyone involved or exposed to the incidents. This workshop provides practical, hands-on, evidence-based strategies for preventing and dealing with the problem. The presenters will use active participation and relevant case studies to highlight the issues and discuss effective remedies.

• Overview of disruptive student behaviors and their impact on others.
  
  
• Case studies illustrating common disruptions and strategies for prevention and intervention.
  
  
• The role of leadership in preventing and diffusing student behavior problems.
  
  
• Strategies for creating a positive teaching learning environment: An interactive practice session.