Evaluating Nursing Student Clinical Skills

Each semester the fundamental nursing instructors have to evaluate 45 nursing students on 24 different skills. Each skill takes about 10 minutes to evaluate. This equates to 10,800 minutes or 180 hours of class time to complete. The students become frustrated because...

Bibliophobia? Library Phobia?

“She smells vaguely of Band-Aids and Vick’s Vapor Rub. I have several overdue DVDs, one of which is scratched.” Yahoo Answers individual explaining a fear of Librarians. We see it all the time in the Osterlin Library.  The student that reluctantly walks past the...
Lions, Tigers, and Bears, OH MY!

Lions, Tigers, and Bears, OH MY!

I am not a wizzard. And I do not live in the land of Oz. Traverse City certainly is a wonderful place to live, but it ain’t no Oz. Apologies to those whose “English gene” is now screeming. This is a blog, not a discertation. I am a teacher. And I find myself...
Intellectual Freedom Supported by Foundational Curriculum Outcomes

Intellectual Freedom Supported by Foundational Curriculum Outcomes

As a curriculum and assessment geek, I interpret writing high quality learning outcomes as the ultimate privilege in intellectual freedom.  Discussions surrounding the updating of course outlines with significant learning outcomes (SLO’s) initially surprised me when...
Writing Challenge Kick Off

Writing Challenge Kick Off

The 4x4x16 Writing Challenge begins today.  We have 11 people signed up to participate, and there is still plenty of room for more.  If you are interested in participating, please contact Mark DeLonge. Over the next 4 weeks, our participants will create 4 pieces of...