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"ION is always trying to further the knowledge of online education. In the course of our research and practice, we come across many best practices in online teaching. This index represents a compilation of those activities to help instructors plan their online and hybrid courses. A complete description of each activity is given, along with examples when possible. "

A good resource of online teaching activities such as - Case Studies, ice breakers, jigsaw, peer editing, role playing, etc. If you are designing or re-designing an online class, look here for inspiration.

"The Online Teaching Guide was developed by faculty members from the Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) under the guidance of the Duke Center for Instructional Technology (CIT). The work of this group culminated in this resource for faculty members who want to enhance their ability to plan effective online learning experiences for students. This guide serves as a user-friendly and practical tool to assist faculty in planning and implementing online courses."

A list of accredited online schools offering diplomas, certificates and degrees.

This is a short video that adminstration should look at as it recommends that online courses be developed by a team of 3 and 2 should be content experts. I wonder how often this happens in distance education or for in class on campus courses. Truely a good recommendation to have a quality product. Many first taught online coures are meager at best and faculty should become content experts in an area and allowed to teach the same course over a number of years in order to develop an online course toward the rubric.

Online RN to BSN programs prepare you for a broader scope of nursing practice. This page has details of the programs, where they can be taken, and more …

"Six Nursing faculty and one graduate student participated in a CIT Fellows Program to develop methods evaluate the quality of the School's online courses. The group created an evaluation rubric, applied it to their courses, and conducted student focus groups to provide feedback about online course quality. "

Standardized rubric for online classes produced by faculty at the Duke School of Nursing

ABSTRACT This paper reports the findings of a case study in which audio feedback replaced text-based feedback in asynchronous courses. Previous research has demonstrated that participants in online courses can build effective learning communities through text based communication alone. Similarly, it has been demonstrated that instructors for online courses can adequately project immediacy behaviors using textbased communication.

An online newspaper that collects together the week's news relating to health education. Read and subscribe free at:  http://paper.li/f-1327779598

Industry best practices suggest that "portfolio assessment" is the best way to combat the existence of cheating in an online environment.

A must read for the first time online teacher

interactive online simulations

Are there concepts in Nursing education that need interactive simulations, such as the ones on this site? Take a look at tell us what you think.

A search results page for a search engine for free online courses.

I wonder if any of our nursing schools have open courses. Could we put the iNET CEU and IOM modules here?

"To facilitate integration of the Master's Essentials into nursing program curricula, AACN is developing new resources, assembling an online faculty tool kit, planning interactive sessions, and hosting a series of Webinars for faculty and staff engaged in this important work. Watch for details on these upcoming activities and please let us know what additional materials you would find useful by sending your suggestions to Kathy McGuinn, AACN Director of Special Projects, at kmcguinn@aacn.nche.edu or 202-463-6930 , extension 262. "

"This orientation is organized into four stages of teaching an online class."

Large online repository of gynecologic and obstretic care tools and case studies available at AHRQ's Innovations Exchange.

The demand for Registered Nurses is strong and growing. Find out about how to become an RN and find online programs to prepare for the NCLEX-RN examination.

This page provides help if you want online and distance learning health degree programs that will prepare you for a career in health and medical professions.

Health Study Weekly - an online newspaper that collects together the week's news relating to health education. Read and subscribe free of charge at:  http://paper.li/f-1327779598

A health care administration degree provides the skills and knowledge that you require to help ensure that your organization has strong  management and administration.  This page gives you more information about what is involved in studying online masters and PhDs in health care administration, where you can study them, and the job and salary prospects after completion.