The Continuing Education program is an important program of the College of Nursing offering local, regional and national conferences for nurses and interested health care professionals. Conferences offered during the year draw participants from around the country.
NLN Preparation course for Certification as a Nurse Educator (CNE) Exam
Certification in any field is a mark of professionalism. For academic nurse educators, it establishes
nursing education as a specialty area of practice and creates a means for faculty to demonstrate their
expertise in this role. This six hour workshop, co-sponsored with the Centennial Area Health Education Center,
is an intensive, comprehensive review of the major content areas of CNE test blueprint. It is designed to
help potential candidates assess their level of readiness and identify practice domains where further study
may be needed.
The National League for Nursing (NLN) and Villanova University have joined
forces to co-sponsor a unique program for faculty in schools of nursing. The
Institute will begin on a Saturday with a Welcome Reception/Get Together. Sunday
opens with a keynote presentation, followed by 3 1/2 days of intensive work –
combining presentations by experts with personal work by each participant.
Choose an area of focus from:
Critical Thinking: Defining, Promoting and
Measuring it;
Designing Innovative Curricula and
Effective Clinical
Teaching.
The format for the program will allow attendees to work with experts to produce
a tangible and useful product. Participants will be asked to write
personal objectives for the Institute and make a commitment to complete, or make
significant progress toward completing, a project during the week. Visit the
National League
for Nursing web site to view an on-line version of the brochure and register
online.
"I am so energized about teaching! It's Monday morning
and I can't wait to talk to my team about the exciting things I learned from you
and the other group members! Thanks again for everything, hope to see you next
year. Again, thank you for your enthusiasm and expertise."
Diane Evans-Prior,
MSN, RN
Faculty
Nursing Program
College of Nursing Villanova University
The National League for Nursing
11th Biennial North American Learning Resource Centers Conference
Nursing Education on the Move: Technology,
Creativity and Innovation
In June, Villanova University College of Nursing, in collaboration with and endorsed by the International
Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning, hosted the 11th Biennial North American Learning Resource Centers 2006 Conference.
Goals for the Conference were to:
Analyze challenges facing the integration of technology into nursing
education.
Identify approaches that support education in learning resource centers.
Explore future educational roles for learning resource centers.
Discuss issues and concerns facing administrators of learning resource
centers.
Network with others in similar roles.
If you would like to order the LRC Virtual Tours DVD or recordings from the 11th Biennial North American Learning Resource
Centers Conference, please access the following links: