Evidence-based practices for writing good test items
Writing pedagogically sound test items that assess higher-level thinking can be challenging, but there are practical strategies to create multiple-choice test questions that can lead to enhanced student learning, increase instructor efficiency, and produce a better understanding of student learning…
Amy Mackos featured on American Physiological Society website
The Academy for Teaching Innovation, Excellence, and Scholarship offers a Scholarship Incentive program, which inspires and supports emerging CON faculty scholars who write about nursing education. One successful project has been submitted to a journal and is also featured in…
NLN Nursing Education Research Conference 2023
Consider submitting an abstract based on your latest work in nursing education research to NLN’s Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC). Your TIES Academy co-directors are eager to provide any support you need in writing your abstract and creating a successful…
Addressing Online Course Issues Related to Low Internet Connectivity
Although fewer students experience problems with low bandwidth in accessing online course resources now compared to a decade ago, reliable internet connectivity and ownership of robust, high-speed devices are not ubiquitous for all students. Instructors still need to consider the…
Triangulation of Feedback in a Scholarly Writing Course
Joni Tornwall and Jodi McDaniel refined their assessment strategy in a scholarly writing course for DNPs to integrate three key sources of feedback: instructor, peers, and self. Their peer-review assignment was refined to include: 1. Peer review exercises that are…
Measurement in Nursing Education Research
In this brief editorial from Nursing Education Perspectives, two expert nurse educators provide a basic overview of the role of measurement in nursing education. They provide an overview of instrument development and instrument selection, and they describe the potential impact…
Recommendations for Group Projects
If you’ve ever struggled with student participation and satisfaction related to group projects, browse these six steps from a recent Faculty Focus blog article for ideas. Thought-provoking recommendations in this brief article may inspire you to take a new approach…
Submit a Manuscript on the New AACN Essentials to the Journal of Professional Nursing
The Journal of Professional Nursing is AACN’s peer-reviewed official journal and is the leading source for scholarly publication related to the new Essentials and Essentials implementation in nursing education. Of particular interest are articles on how to integrate the Essentials…
NETNEP 8th International Nurse Education Conference
Date and location: October 19-22, 2022 in Sitges (near Barcelona), Spain Deadline for proposals: April 29 Submit an abstract: https://www.elsevier.com/events/conferences/international-nurse-education-conference NETNEP is a biannual conference organized by Elsevier, the publisher of Nurse Education Today (NET) and Nurse Education in Practice…
Building the Quality of Education Scholarship in Nursing: Presentation by Dr. Marilyn Oermann
Scholarship in nursing education is an expanding and powerful force in the nursing science literature. Greater rigor, replicability, and consistency in measures across studies would make the body of evidence we use to support nursing instruction even stronger. Dr. Marilyn…
