Bridging the Gap Draft 1

Alisha Mason RN MSN
Southern Tech Program Director

Amanda Shatwell
Southern Tech LPN Coordinator

Bridging the Gap

By Southern Tech LPN Department

​Developing independent learners through curriculum innovation

Poll

What best describes your role or area in education

• PK-12 Teacher or Administrator

• Higher Ed Faculty or Administrator

• Technology Center Instructor or Administrator

• Curriculum/Instructional Coach, Instructional Designer

• Student Services, district or state education agency

Student Academic Needs
Student Challenges

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​Southern Tech Licensed Practical NuRsing (LPN) Program

Changed to Hybrid Delivery
Part Time, Independent Study
Online "Self-Paced" modules
Open entry, open exit

2000-Present

Traditional Delivery
5 days a week, 8 hours per day, for 10 months
Poor retention, declining appliant pool

1966-2000

backstory

• Licensure Exam Test Plan Revisions​

• Industry Feedback ​

• Clinical Site Availability in 5-10 years​

• Coordinator Responsibilities (<50%)

• Retention rates: 37%

• NCLEX Pass rates: 100%

• Avg. 11/ 20 graduates a year

• Lack of Structure within Plan of Study ​

• Negative Student and Instructor Feedback​

Houston we have a problem!

• Southern Tech Full Time Instructor 2018

• Educational Psychology and Technology MS

• Instructional Design

New Perspective

The tipping point

• Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)​

• 2010 and 2018 Site Evaluation Resulted in OFI in Standard 1 and Standard 4 Curriculum ACEN​

• Faculty developed Strategy for changes in the form of action plans ​

• Covid- seize the opportunity?​

• Southern Tech Book Study (Rigorous Curriculum Design ​

Poll

Can you relate to the challenges our program was facing?

• Absolutely- we've faced similar issues

• Somewhat- we've had a few of those struggles

• Not yet- but I can see it happening soon

• No- Our team has different challenges

• It's a cycle

• Knee jerk impulse when things are going wrong

• Learn and grow

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Instructional Design 101

Avg age: 27
Single working caretakers
Academic Baggage
$ Struggles

Who

Student: Pass NCLEX

Community: Safe new nurses

Goal

Needs Assessment

• ACEN Feedback

• Program/Course Evaluations

• Exit Interviews

• ATI/NCLEX

• Advisory Committee

• NCLEX Needs Assessment​

Analysis: Resources

1. Antiquated Curriculum

2. Students: Inability to navigate hybrid learning environment

3. Instructors: Empower students rather than give in.

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Analysis: Results

• Prioritize Standards

• "Unwrap">Outcomes and Objectives

• Assessment and Lesson Plan Alignment​

Design: curriculum

• Applied "Prioritization" to "Analysis" data​

  • NEED TO KNOW

• Unwrapping outcomes and objectives

• Outcomes>Objectives>Lesson Plan>Assessment

Design: curriculum

• 8 ESPLO

• 7-8 Course Outcomes

• 8-10 Module Objectives

After

• x EPSLO

• X Course Outcomes

• 2-50 Module Objectives

​Before

Design: Result

• Course 1

  • Highly Scaffolded

• Course 2-6

  • Remediation

  • 3 Buckets

Design: Learning to Learn

• Maintain

  • Accountabilty

  • Critical Thinking

• Each "Presence" developed

• Information seekers

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Develop: Community of Inquiry

• How to teach Academic Skills and Executive Functioning?

• Baked into the program

• Empower for the long term, not just your course.

Design: Learning to Learn

Develop: Community of Inquiry

• First Cohort 2021

• Institutional patience

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Implementation

• Completion Rate:

  • Increased

• NCLEX Pass Rate:

  • Steady

• More LPN to RN graduates

• Student Accountability:

  • Increased!

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Evaluation

Reorder

Place the ADDIE phases in the correct order

• Analyze

• Design

• Develop

• Implement

• Evaluate

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5