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Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Lateral Violence, Incivility, and Bullying in Online Masters in Nursing Degree Programs
The literature contains much evidence regarding incivility
in the nursing workplace and in nursing education. One would think that incivility would not
exist in online education, when actually; incivility does indeed occur in
online class settings. Some examples of
online incivility are:
1) Students ignoring requests for information and lack of
response to classmates in an online group, or ignoring requests from online
faculty.
2) Students not turning in an assignment when due without
any communication to faculty
3) Students “fighting” in online groups regarding the
direction and development of a project and asking faculty to “referee”.
4) Faculty unresponsive to student questions/emails for more
than 48 hours
5) Faculty belittling students in online discussions or in
emails (true story: once had faculty email a student that they had “the lowest
grade” in the class on an assignment ”
6) Faculty unwilling to admit a grading error and not
correcting an assignment grade.
As you can see, students and faculty are equally responsible for professional and civil behavior in the online course. If an emergency occurs, have a friend or family member notify faculty so the appearance of non-communication does not ensue. If there is a difficult situation you are dealing with, email the instructor, and work out a way to accomplish the learning goals with a request for some flexibility. Online instructors are always open to support student learning as long as instructors do not feel taken advantage of for their “good nature”. Students understand work life balance issues and if faculty are going to be late with grading, or less active in discussions for a particular week, a class email or announcement shows professional and civil behavior.
Dr. Maggie
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Upcoming Nursing Conferences of Interest for Masters in Nursing Online Students
Upcoming
Nursing Conferences of Interest for Masters in Nursing Online Students
Check
out the sites below for upcoming nursing conferences for Masters in Nursing
Online Students. When you click on the
conference link, be sure to look for a “Call for Abstracts” to submit your MSN
work for presentation. Don’t worry if
you miss a submission deadline, just continue to check the sites for more
conferences in the future. Be sure to
see my blog from Oct. 1 and Oct. 8 for how to submit an abstract for
presentation review.
Dr. Maggie
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Poster Presentation Creation for Online Masters in Nursing Projects
When an abstract is accepted for
“poster presentation”, prepare a professional poster, using a power point template
(see website below). Typically the dimensions for a Poster presentation are 36x48
inches, but the conference submission guidelines for posters will provide the
exact size required.
Poster Information included is
below. You can use these headings even
if your abstract is not necessarily a study, but is a project (for project
ideas see blog from 9-24-13)
Introduction
Objectives
Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
References
You may also want to “insert”
some appropriate clip art or other graphic, such as a chart or photo if these
fit on the poster. {Go to the
website: MakeSigns.com. This company is
located in a suburb of Chicago, but they print and ship posters nationwide.
http://www.makesigns.com/SciPosters_Home.aspx Be sure to order the poster size required by
the conference, as the template is 36 x 48 inches (3ftx 4 ft.) is only a guide.
The website has free down loadable power point templates to use to create your
poster presentation. Be sure to allow
enough time for creating and producing and shipping the poster for the
conference date.
Conference presentations, either
at a podium or through a poster, are a great way to disseminate nursing knowledge. Submitting an abstract of your work is an
excellent way to network for future career opportunities during a conference
once you complete your online MSN degree.
Dr. Maggie
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Presenting Your Online MSN Degree Program Project Work
Call for Abstracts
Now that you have all this great knowledge from your online MSN course projects, it is time to submit the information to present at a nursing conference. Many of the nursing organizations hold regular conferences. Check with local, state, or regional nursing organization home pages. You will typically see a link to “ upcoming conferences”. The larger national conferences will require abstract submission 9-10 months prior to the conference dates. Smaller, regional conferences require any where from 6 -3 months abstract submission prior to the conference. Checking a nursing organization’s home page periodically for conferences and associated “Call for Abstracts” is the best way to find a conference to submit an abstract of your work. Be sure to closely follow abstract submission directions, as each conference will specify how long the abstract is and what information should be included. You will enhance your chances for acceptance by looking at conference objectives and aligning your abstract with at least one of those objectives. Remember to use the same terms as the conference objectives in your abstract.
Tune in for next week's blog for resources to put together a poster presentation!
Dr. Maggie
Now that you have all this great knowledge from your online MSN course projects, it is time to submit the information to present at a nursing conference. Many of the nursing organizations hold regular conferences. Check with local, state, or regional nursing organization home pages. You will typically see a link to “ upcoming conferences”. The larger national conferences will require abstract submission 9-10 months prior to the conference dates. Smaller, regional conferences require any where from 6 -3 months abstract submission prior to the conference. Checking a nursing organization’s home page periodically for conferences and associated “Call for Abstracts” is the best way to find a conference to submit an abstract of your work. Be sure to closely follow abstract submission directions, as each conference will specify how long the abstract is and what information should be included. You will enhance your chances for acceptance by looking at conference objectives and aligning your abstract with at least one of those objectives. Remember to use the same terms as the conference objectives in your abstract.
Tune in for next week's blog for resources to put together a poster presentation!
Dr. Maggie
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