In this podcast Drs. George, Phillips, and Munn explain how to use debate as a teaching method in an online nursing course. They share topics their FNP students debated, how debates assisted in developing an online community, and student outcomes.

Nursing students experience high stress that can impact their academic success. An  animal-assisted intervention such as petting a dog can help reduce that stress. Dr. Debby Hall presents her research on using a therapy dog to reduce nursing students' stress.

Dominique Rislund and Alexandra Hodson explain how they use video OSCEs (objective structured clinical examinations) in their prelicensure program at the University of Regina (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada).

Open educational resources are teaching materials that are either in the public domain or have been released under a creative commons license, allowing them to be used. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) offers a wealth of QI and patient safety resources for students, faculty, and healthcare organizations. Dr. Aaron Sebach discusses how the IHI open educational resources are usedto promote competency in DNP students from a QI perspective.

A diversity and inclusivity statement clearly articulates the nursing program’s position on the need for diversity and inclusion in the nursing workforce, among stakeholders, and for the entire community. Creating a culture of diversity and inclusivity translates into all people being valued and respected. This podcast with Dr. Courtney Pitts discusses the processes for developing a diversity and inclusivity statement in a nursing program through an intraprofessional and interprofessional approach using professional standards and being legally, ethically, and morally accountable in the academic setting.

Faculty who teach in accelerated nursing programs are likely to experience stress because of the intensity of the program. Dr. Laureen Donovan discusses the need for strong leadership support, equitable workload among all faculty, and time for professional development. Collegiality, mentorship, and team teaching are among the strategies that faculty can use to ease the intensity and stress of teaching in accelerated nursing programs. 

Dr. Jennifer Chicca & Mr. Robert Keddell explain the hybrid flexible or HyFlex course model. This is a student-centered approach where students select their preferred course format on a daily, weekly, or topical basis. Formats can include face-to-face, synchronous online, or asynchronous online. In this podcast you will learn about the HyFlex course model and its potential use in nursing education courses.

Dr. Kara Groom discusses interprofessional socialization, why this is important to nurse educators, and strategies to increase nursing students' interprofessional socialization. She also shares techniques to engage students in interprofessional socialization in online courses.

How can faculty integrate mindfulness strategies in their online courses including asynchronous courses? Dr. Kathleen Spadaro describes mindfulness strategies for online learning and the instructor's role, and shares examples from her courses.