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The aim of this module is to foster excellence in the academic nurse educator role and to provide recognition and merit for the specialized knowledge, expertise, and competencies of this role in Canada. It is one of the modules that comprise the Canadian Nurse Educator Certification Program.

Course Dates

Week Dates Time
1 September 21, 2017 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. EST
2 September 28, 2017 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. EST
3 October 5, 2017 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. EST
4 October 12, 2017 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. EST
5 October 19, 2017 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. EST
6 October 26, 2017 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. EST
Final Exam November 2, 2017  
Assignment Due November 9, 2017  

Please note: Participation in all live webinars is a course requirement. Recordings of the webinars will not be available for download afterwards.

Course Audience

Nurse educators teaching in baccalaureate and/or graduate nursing education programs in Canada, and graduate students interested in pursuing an academic career.

Course Objectives 

By the end of this module, participants will have met the following educator competencies:

  1. Integrate learning theories to create optimal conditions for the development of knowledge, skills, attitude and judgement
  2. Articulate personal teaching and learning philosophy
  3. Distinguish between scholarship and scholarly activities
  4. Critically appraise scholarly work on teaching and learning
  5. Demonstrate rigorous and reflective thinking related to teaching and learning
  6. Generate meaningful insights regarding teaching and learning through the synthesis of existing knowledge

Course Delivery

Online (Adobe Connect, Moodle & teleconferencing)

Course Instructors

Dr. Patricia Bradley, MEd, PhD, RN, CNE

Dr. Patricia Bradley is a highly qualified and well-respected Nurse Educator who has extensive experience in Canada and the United States. Pat is currently an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Internationally Educated Nurses BScN Program in the School of Nursing at York University. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Community Nursing at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, a Master’s in Education with a focus on curriculum at St. Michael’s College in Vermont, USA, a Master’s of Science in Nursing at Russell Sage College in Troy, New York, USA, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing from the University of San Diego, USA. She was the recipient of the President’s University-Wide Teaching Award in 2012, and in 2011 she was the recipient of both a teaching innovation award from the Council of Ontario University Programs of Nursing (COUPN) and the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) Excellence in Nursing Education Award. Pat’s recent research has focused on the experience and intervention initiatives to assist internationally educated nurses’ transition into the healthcare setting. She is passionate about nursing and teaching, and is committed to ensuring students are equipped with the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to provide safe and quality nursing care.

Dr. Karin Page-Cutrara, RN BNSc MN PhD

Dr. Karin Page-Cutrara MN RN PhD is an Assistant Lecturer at York University’s School of Nursing in Toronto, Canada. Karin obtained a BNSc at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, and a Master of Nursing at Athabasca University, Alberta. She has recently completed doctoral studies at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, focusing on the use of simulation in undergraduate nursing education. She has taught as a perioperative clinical nurse educator in the hospital setting, and in perioperative nursing programs in various colleges. Karin currently uses simulation in teaching thinking skills and for developing nursing competencies in baccalaureate nursing students. Karin has authored a recently published article on prebriefing in the Journal of Nursing Education. She is committed to addressing the challenges of teaching and learning in the academic setting, and to facilitating undergraduate student learning and competency development.

Canadian Nurse Educator Certification Program: Module 1: Teaching-learning philosophies and theories

  • Thursday Sep 21 2017, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM