“NUR 870 – Major Course Project” Winter 2013

Constance J. Creech, RN, Ed.D, ANP-BC – Department of Nursing

& Andrea Becker, MA, Ed.S – Office of Extended

Learning

Nursing Education Theory and Application

Outline

• NUR 870 students and their learning needs• Assignment objectives• Intro to the ADDIE design framework• Assignment tracks• Google project spreadsheet• Intro to individual assignment tracks• Peer-review • Measuring success: completed projects & outcomes of

midterm formative survey• Plans for revision

Students and their Learning Needs

• First cohort of Doctor of Nursing Practice program graduating May 2013

• Second cohort of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program graduating in May 2014

• Bachelor-prepared RN’s and Master’s-prepared nurses (Certified Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Midwives, Clinical Nurse Specialists, or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists)

• Practicing full time in clinical or primary care settings

• Various levels of experiences in Nursing Professional Development (NPD) practice

• DNPs expected to support NPD initiatives (assess/analyze, design, develop, implement, evaluate, and revise)

• N=26

Objectives

1. Apply various techniques suitable for assessing learning needs

2. Apply the systematic process of instructional design as it relates to developing a course, a module, an in-service, or other educational intervention such as a research poster

3. Implement an educational project

4. Conduct learning and teaching evaluation

5. Incorporate evidence-based instructional strategies (based on program level outcomes)

6. Demonstrate skill in peer review (based on program level outcomes)

Introduction of ADDIE Design Framework

Utilizing various types of media (visual, text-based, and audio-visual) to introduce the ADDIE framework and general components of major project assignment.

Introduction of Assignment Tracks

• Three assignment tracks

• Importance of choice – Utilizing adult learning principles and principles of active learning

• Flexibility and varying due dates – Great for students; challenging for instructors

Google Spreadsheet Project List Document

• Tracking progress in online environment

Composition of Individual Assignment Tracks

Each folder contains 6 content items outlining the preparation phase of an educational project and the 5 different phasesof the ADDIE process.

Composition of Individual Assignment Tracks

The content items are enhanced with examples relevant to the particular project type.

I.e., aspects of the development phase of academic teaching projects are addressed by providing information and examples that are relevant to the development phase of such projects.

Composition of Individual Assignment Tracks

Using various types of media to convey instructional information

Composition of Individual Assignment Tracks

• Reinforcing steps of ADDIE process by implementing corresponding assignments in increments

• Major project is completed over the period of several weeks

Peer-Review of Major Projects

• Set up groups of 2 or 3 studentsin Blackboard

• Utilizing peer-review template

Boehm, H., & Bonnel, W. (2010). The use of peer review in nursing education and clinical practice. Journal for Nurses in Staff Development: JNSD: Official Journal of the National Nursing Staff Development Organization, 26(3), 108-115. doi: 10.1097/NND.0b013e3181993aa4Nilson, L. B. (2002-03). Helping students help each other: Making peer feedback more valuable.  Essays in Teaching Excellence, 14(8), 1-2. Retrievable at http://www.podnetwork.org/publications/teachingexcellence/02-03/V14,%20N5%20Nilson.pdf

Peer-Review of Major ProjectsStudent comments:

“The peer review was a very worthwhile assignment and the end result will improve my poster the next time I present it! I plan on making the suggested changes.”

“My peer review comments are important to me and were extremely beneficial. I will also work hard to address and answer all the questions my peer had. It was nice to see what a fellow peer had to say about the finished product.”

“The comments were very constructive and added new dimension to the comments already received from other resources.  I wish we had gotten the comments earlier in the process, before we had presented the poster at the conference.  The comments were appropriate, well stated, succinct, and kind.”

Measuring Success: Student Projects & Feedback

Completed projects

• Change in practice (in-service project on radiation in the O.R.)

• Poster and podium presentations at conferences (at Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners (MICNP) Annual Meeting)

• Enhancement of academic teaching (Delta Community College Nursing class)

Formative feedback

Time: at and after midterm Format – Formative midterm survey; 10 questions, 2 questions

specific to the use of the ADDIE process– Webinar (Elluminate session) on the usefulness of the

ADDIE framework

Student Comments on Usefulness of ADDIE“ADDIE was great from beginning through completion of the project. It outlined the project process and created packages of work that made each step accomplishable. I can easily see its usefulness in a number of future projects in the DNP program and at work. “

“I found that the ADDIE model provided a systematic instructional sequence in developing my major project.  It really aided in organizing the project and defining the needs of the learners so that the objectives could be more specific to their needs. This was a great experience for the first time using the model.”

“I have to say that when I first reviewed the ADDIE requirements for the poster presentation I was rather intimidated. However, once I got involved in the process, the purpose and concept of the model became clear. ADDIE is a brilliantly simple framework for organizing a poster as well as other presentations. I know that I can sometimes get ahead of myself when it comes to big projects such as the poster, and the ADDIE model allowed me to progress through the development of the poster in a very composed fashion. I have to say that the ADDIE model is a framework that I will keep in mind for future reference.”

Plans for Revision

Revision – integral part of ADDIE process

• Create instructional videos on individual steps of ADDIE and the various phases of the major project assignment vs. use pre-recorded video retrieved from the Web.

• Implement peer-review assignment before major project is due.

• Add additional assignment track (fourth assignment option: podium presentation).

• Make own project accessible to entire class after project has been submitted for grading (using Discussion Board forum).

Thank You!