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Getting Started in Teaching for Nursing and the Health Professions

  • 1st Edition - June 1, 2023
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Judith A. Halstead, Diane M. Billings
  • Language: English

**Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® in Education**Make a successful transition into teaching for nursing or the health professions! A concise, practical handbook, Getting St… Read more

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**Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® in Education**

Make a successful transition into teaching for nursing or the health professions! A concise, practical handbook, Getting Started in Teaching for Nursing and the Health Professions helps you take those first steps in becoming an effective educator. The book provides a foundation for new instructors, with a focus on need-to-know content. It helps you quickly learn and apply strategies for teaching in the classroom, teaching in the clinical setting, using technology to enhance learning, and evaluating the effectiveness of your efforts. Written by Judith A. Halstead and Diane M. Billings, bestselling authors and leading figures in nursing and health professions education, this practical handbook addresses the key topics that concern clinicians or beginning educators just like you.

Key features

    • Comprehensive, practical approach includes examples demonstrating immediate, "how-to" application for those new to the faculty role
    • Consistent organization includes an Introduction to each topic, a Getting Started overview, and chapters focused on key concepts, common issues, and evaluation strategies
    • Learning aids include step-by-step boxes, application activities, self-assessment activities, and a glossary of common terms used in nursing and health professions education
    • Chapters on how to evaluate effectiveness are provided for each topic area
    • Easy-to-read, conversational writing style helps you understand and apply the material

    Table of contents

    PART 1 Participating in Curriculum Development

    1. Introduction to Curriculum Development

    2. Getting Started With Curriculum Development

    3. Key Components of Curriculum Development

    4. Common Issues Related to Curriculum Development

    5. Curriculum Evaluation Strategies

    PART 2 Teaching in the Classroom

    6. Introduction to Teaching in the Classroom

    7. Getting Started With Teaching in the Classroom

    8. Using Teaching and Learning Strategies in the Classroom

    9. Evaluating Teaching and Learning in the Classroom

    PART 3 Teaching in the Clinical Setting

    10. Introduction to Teaching in the Clinical Setting

    11. Getting Started With Teaching in the Clinical Setting

    12. Using Teaching and Learning Strategies in the Clinical Setting

    13. Evaluating Teaching and Learning in the Clinical Setting

    PART 4 Using Technology in Teaching and Learning

    14. Introduction to Using Learning Technology

    15. Getting Started Using Learning Technology in the Educator Role

    16. Using Learning Technology in the Classroom

    17. Using Learning Technology in Simulated and Clinical Learning Settings

    18. Using Learning Technology to Facilitate Distance Learning

    19. Evaluating the Use of Learning Technology

    PART 5 Participating in Program Evaluation Processes

    20. Introduction to Program Evaluation and Accreditation

    21. Getting Started With Program Evaluation

    22. Key Components of Program Evaluation

    23. The Accreditation Process

    24. Common Issues Related to Program Evaluation

    25. Evaluating Effectiveness of Program Evaluation

    APPENDIX
    A. Documents and Policies to Review Before Getting Started With Curriculum Development Activities
    B. Documents and Policies to Review Before Getting Started With Teaching in the Classroom
    C. Documents and Policies to Review Before Getting Started With Teaching in the Clinical Setting
    D. Documents and Policies to Review Before Getting Started With Using Learning Technology
    E. Documents and Policies to Review Before Getting Started With Program Evaluation
    F. Health Professions Accreditation Agencies Recognized by the US Department of Education

    Product details

    • Edition: 1
    • Latest edition
    • Published: June 1, 2023
    • Language: English

    About the authors

    JH

    Judith A. Halstead

    Affiliations and expertise
    Professor Emeritus, School of Nursing, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

    DB

    Diane M. Billings

    Affiliations and expertise
    Chancellor's Professor Emeritus, Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA