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Educators for Educators: The Science of Learning
by Audrey Schou, MSN, RN, PHN & Electra Allen, MSN, RN, CPN, Assistant Professor, Biola University | February 22, 2022

In this Educators for Educators video, nursing educators will learn more about learning science and how having an understanding of how we learn can help them be better teachers.
Educators for Educators Series: The Benefits of Collaboration with an Instructional Designer
by Rebecca L. Potter PhD(c), MSIDT, MSN/ED, RN, Director of Nursing Product Content | April 28, 2021

In this Educators for Educators video, nursing educators will learn more about the benefits of collaborating with an instructional designer when developing their curricula.
Evaluating Student Potential Through the Window of Assessment
by Robert Millard, Director of Assessment & Kristin Murner, Director, Learning Design | November 10, 2020

Every assessment type serves a purpose and, when carefully constructed and aligned to instructional objectives, each can provide information about student learning.
Using Psychometrics and Learning Science Analysis to Enhance Nursing Education
by John V. Harnisher Ph.D., Vice President, Psychometrics and Learning Analytics | October 27, 2020

The most basic requirement of an assessment is that it be reliable and valid, and we rely upon our Kaplan team of psychometric experts to ensure this is the case.
Nightingale Challenge Meeting: Exploring Learning Science and Gen Z Nursing Students
by Audrey S. Schou, MSN, RN, Kaplan Nursing School Consultant & Electra Allen, MSN, RN, CPN | September 28, 2020

The goals of this Nightingale Challenge presentation were to understand the the different types of learning, memory, and retention, to explore techniques to help students learn more effectively, and to gain more understanding more about Gen Z students and how they learn.
Learning as a Scientific Pursuit: Innovation in Nursing Education
by Kristin Murner, MBA, MSEd, Director, Learning Design | September 22, 2020

As the field of learning science has continued to deepen, the findings have driven real innovation in education.
Nightingale Challenge Meeting: The Benefits of Collaboration with an Instructional Designer
by Rebecca L. Potter PhD(c), MSIDT, MSN/ED, RN, Director of Nursing Product Content | May 28, 2020

The goal of this Nightingale Challenge presentation was to show that Nursing faculty must continue to evolve their teaching by increasing their comfort level around collaborating with an instructional designer (ID) or learning design teams.