Faculty Development Archives

Beginning Fall 2020, VUSN professional development resources will be housed in Brightspace

Summer 2020

Zoom training sessions by Meredith Painter on Brightspace. If you don't see the course when you log in, search for "Zoom Resources."

Spring 2020

LEAD Journal Club: Supporting Military Veteran Students/Active Duty Partners

May 19, 2020 - 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - TBD
Led by: Travis Dunlap, PhD, ANP-BC
Assistant Professor of Nursing

Using EndNote

April 7, 2020 - 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - NA 166
Rachel L. Walden, MLIS
Health Sciences Informationist, EskindBiomedical Library

Plan Your Promotion

April 7, 2020 - 11:00 AM-12:00 PM - FH 140
Hosted by: VUSN Non-Tenure Committee

Using The Interactive Classroom: Session 2

March 26, 2020 - 9:00-10:30 AM - SON 437
Derek Bruff, PhD
Director of the Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching
Cynthia Brame, PhD
Associate Director of the Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching

Voice Over PowerPoint: Small changes that make a big difference

March 16, 2020 - 9:30-11:00 AM - NA 167
Abby Parish, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, GNP-BC, FNAP
Associate Professor of Nursing
Voiceover Powerpoint [videorecording]

LEAD Journal Club: Master Adaptive Learner
February 27, 2020 • 12:00-1:00 PM • NA 162
Special guest -William Cutrer, MD, MED
Undergraduate Medical Education Associate Dean, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine

FERPA: An Overview
Bart Quinet, Assistant Provost and University Registrar
Slides

Fall 2019

Assessing and Grading Student Work
Joe Bandy, Monday, Dec 2nd

VUSN Interactive Classroom Training Session

Monday, July 28, 2:00-4:00pm
Derek Bruff, Cynthia Braime, Ryan McNew, Tim Groves

This is the first faculty training session being offered to help you learn how to use the new interactive classroom. Space is limited so sign up soon! Don't worry, if you miss this session, you'll have other opportunities!

DNP and PhD scholarship: Making the case for collaboration

Thursday, June 6, 2019, 12:00 – 1:00pm, GH 601
We will discuss the article that was emailed on May 16, DNP and PhD scholarship: Making the case for collaboration (Cygan and Reed, 2019).

Summer 2019

Students In Distress, July 10, 2019

Spring 2019

April 16 and 30: States of Grace Screening & Discussion Session

This LEAD event will be 2 separate screenings of the purchased DVD "States of Grace" followed by a discussion session afterwards. Cynthia Brame from CFT has agreed to lead the discussion time after the screening. Popcorn will be served. Please bring your own drink.

April 8: Junior Faculty Teaching Fellowship (JFTF) Information Session with Cynthia Brame

At the information session, faculty will hear from Cynthia Brame as she explains the application process, and former JFTF fellows will talk about their experience with the program.

Scholarship in Progress Peer Support (SIPPS)

Wednesday, March 20th, 12:00-1:00pm

Shannon Simmons, BS, CIP, a Regulatory Compliance Analyst in the Human Research Protections Program

opic: IRB applications for educational research/quality improvement and updates on the new website

Wednesday, April 17, 12:00-1:00pm, 279 SON

Susan Andrews, DNP, RN, CNE, CPN will present "Identification of Best Practices for Short Term Medical Mission Trips and Development of Practice Guidelines."

Fall 2018

November 26: Literature Searching and Useful Resources

Literature Searching and Useful Resources - Session video
Slides - [PDF]
Evaluation - please complete evaluation after viewing the presentation online

November 27: LGBTQI Faculty Development Workshop

LGBTQI Faculty Development Workshop - Session Video
Evaluation - please complete evaluation after viewing the presentation online
Straight Facts Slides for VUSN Lecture [PDF]
At the Intersections: Disability and LGBTQ Identities [PDF]
Sex Redefined [PDF]

September 17: Build a Better Rubric...In Brightspace!

Session Video
Handout [PDF]

Previous Sessions

2016 - 2017

Spring 2017

April 27: Tips & Tricks for Powerful Scholarly Presentations with Ruth Kleinpell and Betsy Kennedy .

Session Video
Handout [PDF]

March 20: Lippincott Nursing Education Speaker Series webinar : Interactive, Engaging Learning – What’s the Big Deal?

Interactive, Engaging Learning - What's the Big Deal? [PDF]
Book Resources [PDF]

March 14: Preparing for Promotion with the Non-Tenure Committee

March 3: Lippincott Nursing Education Speaker Series webinar: Preparing Practice Ready Nurses: How Can Relational Inquiry Help?

February 27: Junior Faculty Teaching Fellowship (JFTF) Information Session with former JFTF participants. For more information on the program please contact Betsy Kennedy or Cynthia Brame with our emails.

February 9: Effective educational videos: Principles and guidelines for maximizing student learning from video content

Teaching Guide