One of the most common questions I receive is “How do I get to do what you do, teach
online?”
There was a time when online nursing programs were begging
for online nurse educators, and as recent as 2013, there has been a flood of
online Masters Degree in Nursing graduates interested in teaching online. This has made it difficult finding an online
nursing educator position right out of your online MSN program. Where the nursing education need is greatest,
is in the clinical education area. I
strongly urge new MSN students, who wish to teach, to proactively approach a
local nursing program and offer to work as an adjunct clinical instructor. By working for a couple years as an adjunct
clinical instructor, online MSN graduates can give back to their profession in
a profound way.
Adjunct clinical faculty positions abound around the
country and provide the masters in nursing online graduate the opportunity to
gain much desired teaching experience.
Once you have that teaching experience, a background of an online
masters in nursing degree makes for a good candidate for online teaching. WARNING:
Online teaching while flexible is not easy. Just as online classes are not “easy’.
Dr.
Maggie
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