NEXus 101: us 0 Essential Facts about the Nursing Education Exchange for Faculty for Faculty http://winnexus.org/
NEX NEXus Funding provided by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (D09HP09070) Initial funding from US Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE #P116B040822) http://winnexus.org/
Presenters • David Hrabe • Kathy Magilvy • Rhonda Squires q • Anna Galas • Patricia Pothier http://winnexus.org/
Project Description • NEXus began as a partnership among select Western universities offering doctoral programs Western universities offering doctoral programs in nursing (PhD and DNP) making courses available by distance (online) to students y ( ) enrolled in other academic collaborating institutions. • The project has now expanded to include doctoral programs outside the Western states. http://winnexus.org/
Current Member Institutions Academic Collaborators – 11 A d i C ll b t 11 Academic Affiliates – 1 A d i Affili t 1 • Arizona State University • Washington State University • Loma Linda University • Oregon Health & Science University • Rush University • U i University of Colorado Denver it f C l d D • University of Kansas • University of Nevada Las Vegas • University of New Mexico U i it f N M i • University of Northern Colorado • University of Utah • U i University of Texas at Tyler it f T t T l http://winnexus.org/
The Case for NEXus • Proven collaboration of select universities offering doctoral programs in nursing. ff i d t l i i • Allows students to take courses online from f faculty across the country. lt th t • Gives partner universities a cost effective way to provide more academic opportunities for their provide more academic opportunities for their students. http://winnexus.org/
The Case for NEXus • Need for doctoral level nurses isn’t going away. away. • Implementation of health reform will demand even more from nurses. • NEXus is a key part of meeting that growing demand – and producing the future teachers p g and researchers that will lead the field. – (from NEXus marketing plan presentation Oct., 2010) http://winnexus.org/
What makes NEXus work? • Guiding Principles : document outlining philosophical Guiding Principles : document outlining philosophical approach and principles underlying the collaborative • Memorandum of Understanding : the agreement g signed by campus deans and administrators • Bylaws, Policies, and Procedures : the operating procedures that provide structure to the collaborative d th t id t t t th ll b ti • Tuition Common Price and Tuition Split : reflects efforts of teaching courses sending students from home efforts of teaching courses, sending students from home institution, and sustaining the collaborative – 75% tuition returns to teaching institution – 10% to home institution; 15% to NEXus admin. http://winnexus.org/
Courses Organized into Clusters https://wiche ice org/new/?nexuslogin https://wiche-ice.org/new/?nexuslogin • Nursing Education • Chronic & Disabling • Diverse and Vulnerable Conditions Populations • Qualitative Research • Gerontology and Geriatric Methods Nursing • Quantitative Research & • Systems, Leadership and Statistical Analysis Informatics • DNP (core and elective DNP (core and elective • Nursing Knowledge courses offered) Development: Theory, Philosophy and Science http://winnexus.org/
NEXus Benefits to Students • Provides students with large choice of electives. electives. • Supports ‘off-sequence’ students with needed coursework. • Student learns a variety of distance education models and delivery methods. y • Access to leaders and expert faculty nationally recognized in their respective fields. http://winnexus.org/
The Student Perspective: Participating in a NEXus Course p g • “Taking an online NEXus course was a positive experience…It was a challenging course…I learned a lot.” • “It helped meet course requirements for my program… it enlarged my pool of options for elective courses.” • “The online asynchronous format offered flexibility to my The online, asynchronous format offered flexibility to my schedule.” • “It was good to experience another University.” • “It gave me the opportunity to see diverse ways of doing “I h i di f d i things, meet new colleagues.” • “It was difficult to enter an existing group, but it expanded g g p, p my professional network and friends.”
NEXus Benefits to Faculty • Provides faculty opportunities to teach in specific expertise areas when a full class specific expertise areas when a full class doesn’t exist at home institution. • Increases teaching satisfaction and faculty • Increases teaching satisfaction and faculty retention. • NEXus students may later invite faculty to serve • NEXus students may later invite faculty to serve as external dissertation or capstone committee member related to expertise. p http://winnexus.org/
The Faculty Perspective: Teaching a NEXus Course Teaching a NEXus Course • “Having doctoral students from other g programs in my course brought fresh perspectives and ideas and provided many p p p y opportunities for great exchanges between and among students and faculty.” g y http://winnexus.org/
The Faculty Perspective: Teaching a NEXus Course g • “In addition to enriching class discussions, I have g , seen positive networking among the students. During one of the courses, the NEXus student found out her child had to be admitted to Mayo (Clinic). One of our students worked in administration at Mayo and invited the NEXus administration at Mayo and invited the NEXus student to stay with her. She was a great source of information to help smooth the way.” of information to help smooth the way. http://winnexus.org/
Support for Advisors and Students • Campus Faculty Coordinator p y – Local NEXus resource, knows courses and faculty at home institution (university where student is enrolled) • Campus Staff Coordinator http://www.winnexus.org/contacts.asp – Assists students with enrollment, communication with teaching institution, registration, transcripts teaching institution registration transcripts http://www.winnexus.org/enrollmentinfo.asp • Communication among collaborators faculty Communication among collaborators, faculty, NEXus staff supports student-friendly process • Institutional team (e g Institutional team (e.g., Registrar, Bursar, Financial Registrar Bursar Financial Aid) supports NEXus within the university http://winnexus.org/
Advising Tips • Faculty advisor and student discuss goals for student’s elective or ‘catch up’ courses • Review NEXus course catalog, organized by R i NEX t l i d b institution, clusters and/or terms • Select potential courses, advisor approves Select potential courses advisor approves • Staff Coordinator at home university initiates the enrollment process and assists student and enrollment process and assists student and advisor to complete registration process – Application/registration deadlines and course start Application/registration deadlines and course start dates differ for each institution. http://winnexus.org/
Tips for Teaching Faculty • Faculty teaching a NEXus course are requested to have the syllabus available to view prior to the term beginning • The Teaching Institution CFC might refer a prospective NEXus student directly to ti NEX t d t di tl t teaching faculty for further information on posted course posted course • Teaching faculty facilitate integration of NEXus student into course cohort NEXus student into course cohort http://winnexus.org/
Tips for Teaching Faculty http://winnexus.org/partners/Docs/FACULTYTEACHINGNEXUSCOURSES.pdf p g p p • NEXus students in course enrich the class discussion and diversity discussion and diversity • Students receive services of both teaching and home institution (e.g., library, online platform and home institution (e g library online platform orientation) • Teaching, grading and course policies remain g g g p consistent • NEXus Staff and Faculty Coordinators support teaching faculty http://winnexus.org/
What Happens In a Nutshell • Teaching institution offers distance accessible courses T hi i tit ti ff di t ibl open to PhD, DNP students, or both. • NEXus course catalog can be sorted by institution NEXus course catalog can be sorted by institution, cluster and/or term to facilitate course selection. • Teaching institution designates number of open seats. • Home Faculty Advisor and student – select courses https://wiche-ice.org/new/?nexuslogin, – Student registers and enrolls with assistance of Campus Staff – Student registers and enrolls with assistance of Campus Staff Coordinator http://www.winnexus.org/contacts.asp . • Teaching institution teaches course. • Student requests transcript http://www.winnexus.org/policies.asp#completion http://winnexus.org/
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