NURS 640 Curriculum Design and Simulation

This course is designed to prepare participants to meet the unique requirements necessary to teach didactic, supervised clinical instruction, and simulation-based education to nursing professionals.  Participants will utilize a variety of traditional and innovative learning theories, teaching, and evaluation methodologies to develop instructional strategies and create curriculum plans for use with a variety of students.  Through interactive activities, participants will develop skills related to teaching, curriculum design, the use of simulation in the clinical training environment, and program evaluation, while exploring the psychosocial, technical, and organizational elements unique to nursing education.