EDUCATION IN NURSING AND MIDWIFERY

NSM5EDU

2019

Credit points: 30

Subject outline

Education in Nursing and Midwifery focuses on preparing clinicians for their role as facilitator, teacher, mentor, preceptor and clinical supervisor. Students gain an understanding of factors influential to learning in the clinical environment alongside how to design education encounters to maximise learning and minimise barriers. There are opportunities to observe, discuss, analyse and reflect upon contemporary clinical education practices and models. The subject focus includes utilising education theories and principles of instructional design to develop a learning program in the clinical setting. Students align identified outcomes with relevant teaching and learning activities, assessments and established evaluation approaches within the program.

School: School of Nursing & Midwifery

Credit points: 30

Subject Co-ordinator: Kath Hoare

Available to Study Abroad Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must be admitted in one of the following courses: HMN, HMNSCO, HMMW

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	Evidence-Based Education in the Health Professions: Promoting Best Practice in the Learning and Teaching of Students.	Recommended	Brown. T., & Williams, B. (2015).	Radcliffe Publishers.
Readings	Introduction to teaching and learning in health professions.	Recommended	McKenna, L. and Stockhausen, L., 2013	Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Articulate a philosophy of teaching and learning drawing on educational theory relevant to nursing and midwifery education.

Activities:: Online activity, workshops, written exercise

02. Appropriately use educational theory and instructional design principles to develop a program of learning.

Activities:: Online activity, workshops, written exercise

03. Critique relevant teaching approaches or clinical supervision models from literature and implement relevant approaches in practice.

Activities:: Online activity, workshops, written exercise

04. Select appropriate feedback and feedforward strategies to promote learning.

Activities:: Online activity, workshops, written exercise

05. Recognise and respond to factors that may influence nursing and midwifery education in the clinical environment.

Activities:: Online activity, workshops, written exercise

06. Design suitable rigorous evaluation methods to determine effectiveness of teaching and learning in nursing and midwifery education.

Activities:: Online activity, workshops, written exercise

Melbourne, 2019, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Kath Hoare

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
Six 2.0 hours workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
Twelve 6.0 hours unscheduled online class per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%	ILO*
One 1,500-word written task		20	01, 02
One 5000 word written task		50	01, 02, 03, 04, 06
One 2,500-word equivalent written task and multimedia presentation	10 minute video (1500 word equivalent) and 1000 words associated written critique of practice.	30	01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06

Melbourne, 2019, Semester 2, Blended