Implementing Web Based Coursework for Four Universities in the Intercollegiate Consortium for a Master of Science in Nursing (ICMSN)
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HISTORY OF CONSORTIUM
Each university would offer a non-duplicated nursing specialty
Two planning years produced comprehensive approach for the Consortium structure & curriculum. 1987--Southeastern, Southern, & McNeese entered into Memorandum of Agreement to create Intercollegiate Consortium for a Master of Science in Nursing 1989--Southeastern & McNeese admitted 45 students in fall 1990--University of Louisiana-Lafayette joined Consortium & admitted 9 students 1992--Southern University-Baton Rouge admitted 15 students --First Consortium graduates 2000--ICMSN has 154 students enrolled & 203 graduates
The Consortium has demonstrated -- * the ability to implement a sound graduate program * mobilize resources among institutions * attract a renewable pool of qualified students * produce satisfied graduates for advanced nursing practice
FOCUS OF RECENT YEARS Enhance shared governance procedures Facilitate cross-campus matriculation Promote curriculum development & outcomes assessment
Distance Learning
History of Nursing 600- Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Practice Nursing
Fall 1998-Consortium collectively wrote a grant proposal to the Board of Regents for a distance education grant ($150,000) Spring 1999-grant awarded & universities divided the funds to send each campus director of the graduate nursing program & one faculty to an intensive one week Distance Education Certification Program at The Center for Distance Learning Research Texas A&M University Training@cdlr.tamu.edu
Southeastern Louisiana University-Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Practice-Internet & CV Southern University-Baton Rouge- Nursing Research-CV University of Louisiana-Lafayette- Advanced Pharmacology-CV McNeese State University- Advanced Pathophysiology-CV
Tool Book-1998 Netscape Composer-1999 Blackboard
Words of Encouragement
Demographics of Students (Fall 1999) [37 students]
Demographics of Students (Spring 2000) [43 students]
Demographic Comparison
Instructional Creativity
Student Opinion of Teaching Questions relating to Technology Delivery
Student Opinion of Teaching Fall 1999
What I Learned
What Else I Learned
Observations
More Observations
STUDENTS WHO SUCEED with DISTANCE LEARNING
FACUTLY WHO SUCEED with DISTANCE LEARNING
Mechanisms of Distance Learning assisted the universities in achieving the Intent of Consortium
ENDING THOUGHTS (Tips/Advice/Comments)
ENDING THOUGHTS
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