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NEXus 101: us 0 Essential Facts about the Nursing Education Exchange for Faculty for Faculty http://winnexus.org/ NEX NEXus Funding provided by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration

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NEXus 101: us Essential Facts about the Nursing Education Exchange for Faculty for Faculty

http://winnexus.org/

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NEX NEXus

Funding provided by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (D09HP09070) Initial funding from US Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement

  • f Post-Secondary Education

(FIPSE #P116B040822)

http://winnexus.org/

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Presenters

  • David Hrabe
  • Kathy Magilvy
  • Rhonda Squires
  • Anna Galas

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  • Patricia Pothier

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Project Description

  • NEXus began as a partnership among select

Western universities offering doctoral programs Western universities offering doctoral programs in nursing (PhD and DNP) making courses available by distance (online) to students y ( ) enrolled in other academic collaborating institutions.

  • The project has now expanded to include

doctoral programs outside the Western states.

http://winnexus.org/

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Current Member Institutions

A d i C ll b t 11 A d i Affili t 1 Academic Collaborators – 11

  • Arizona State University
  • Loma Linda University

Academic Affiliates – 1

  • Washington State University
  • Oregon Health & Science

University

  • Rush University

U i it f C l d D

  • University of Colorado Denver
  • University of Kansas
  • University of Nevada Las Vegas

U i it f N M i

  • University of New Mexico
  • University of Northern Colorado
  • University of Utah

U i it f T t T l

  • University of Texas at Tyler

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The Case for NEXus

  • Proven collaboration of select universities

ff i d t l i i

  • ffering doctoral programs in nursing.
  • Allows students to take courses online from

f lt th t faculty across the country.

  • Gives partner universities a cost effective way to

provide more academic opportunities for their provide more academic opportunities for their students.

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The Case for NEXus

  • Need for doctoral level nurses isn’t going

away. away.

  • Implementation of health reform will demand

even more from nurses.

  • NEXus is a key part of meeting that growing

demand – and producing the future teachers p g and researchers that will lead the field.

– (from NEXus marketing plan presentation Oct., 2010)

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What makes NEXus work?

  • Guiding Principles: document outlining philosophical

Guiding Principles: document outlining philosophical

approach and principles underlying the collaborative

  • Memorandum of Understanding: the agreement

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signed by campus deans and administrators

  • Bylaws, Policies, and Procedures: the operating

d th t id t t t th ll b ti procedures that provide structure to the collaborative

  • Tuition Common Price and Tuition Split: reflects

efforts of teaching courses sending students from home efforts of teaching courses, sending students from home institution, and sustaining the collaborative – 75% tuition returns to teaching institution – 10% to home institution; 15% to NEXus admin.

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Courses Organized into Clusters

https://wiche ice org/new/?nexuslogin https://wiche-ice.org/new/?nexuslogin

  • Nursing Education
  • Chronic & Disabling
  • Diverse and Vulnerable

Populations

  • Gerontology and Geriatric

Conditions

  • Qualitative Research

Methods Nursing

  • Systems, Leadership and

Informatics

  • Quantitative Research &

Statistical Analysis

  • DNP (core and elective
  • Nursing Knowledge

Development: Theory, Philosophy and Science DNP (core and elective courses offered)

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NEXus Benefits to Students

  • Provides students with large choice of

electives. electives.

  • Supports ‘off-sequence’ students with

needed coursework.

  • Student learns a variety of distance

education models and delivery methods. y

  • Access to leaders and expert faculty

nationally recognized in their respective fields.

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The Student Perspective: Participating in a NEXus Course p g

  • “Taking an online NEXus course was a positive

experience…It was a challenging course…I learned a lot.”

  • “It helped meet course requirements for my program… it

enlarged my pool of options for elective courses.”

  • “The online asynchronous format offered flexibility to my

The online, asynchronous format offered flexibility to my schedule.”

  • “It was good to experience another University.”

“I h i di f d i

  • “It gave me the opportunity to see diverse ways of doing

things, meet new colleagues.”

  • “It was difficult to enter an existing group, but it expanded

g g p, p my professional network and friends.”

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NEXus Benefits to Faculty

  • Provides faculty opportunities to teach in

specific expertise areas when a full class specific expertise areas when a full class doesn’t exist at home institution.

  • Increases teaching satisfaction and faculty
  • Increases teaching satisfaction and faculty

retention.

  • NEXus students may later invite faculty to serve
  • NEXus students may later invite faculty to serve

as external dissertation or capstone committee member related to expertise. p

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The Faculty Perspective: Teaching a NEXus Course Teaching a NEXus Course

  • “Having doctoral students from other

g programs in my course brought fresh perspectives and ideas and provided many p p p y

  • pportunities for great exchanges between

and among students and faculty.” g y

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The Faculty Perspective: Teaching a NEXus Course g

  • “In addition to enriching class discussions, I have

g , seen positive networking among the students. During one of the courses, the NEXus student found out her child had to be admitted to Mayo (Clinic). One of our students worked in administration at Mayo and invited the NEXus administration at Mayo and invited the NEXus student to stay with her. She was a great source

  • f information to help smooth the way.”
  • f information to help smooth the way.

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Support for Advisors and Students

  • Campus Faculty Coordinator

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– Local NEXus resource, knows courses and faculty at home institution (university where student is enrolled)

  • Campus Staff Coordinator http://www.winnexus.org/contacts.asp

– Assists students with enrollment, communication with teaching institution registration transcripts teaching institution, registration, transcripts

http://www.winnexus.org/enrollmentinfo.asp

  • Communication among collaborators faculty

Communication among collaborators, faculty, NEXus staff supports student-friendly process

  • Institutional team (e g

Registrar Bursar Financial Institutional team (e.g., Registrar, Bursar, Financial Aid) supports NEXus within the university

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Advising Tips

  • Faculty advisor and student discuss goals for

student’s elective or ‘catch up’ courses R i NEX t l i d b

  • Review NEXus course catalog, organized by

institution, clusters and/or terms Select potential courses advisor approves

  • Select potential courses, advisor approves
  • Staff Coordinator at home university initiates the

enrollment process and assists student and enrollment process and assists student and advisor to complete registration process

– Application/registration deadlines and course start Application/registration deadlines and course start dates differ for each institution.

http://winnexus.org/

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Tips for Teaching Faculty

  • Faculty teaching a NEXus course are

requested to have the syllabus available to view prior to the term beginning

  • The Teaching Institution CFC might refer a

ti NEX t d t di tl t prospective NEXus student directly to teaching faculty for further information on posted course posted course

  • Teaching faculty facilitate integration of

NEXus student into course cohort NEXus student into course cohort

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Tips for Teaching Faculty

http://winnexus.org/partners/Docs/FACULTYTEACHINGNEXUSCOURSES.pdf p g p p

  • NEXus students in course enrich the class

discussion and diversity discussion and diversity

  • Students receive services of both teaching

and home institution (e g

library online platform

and home institution (e.g., library, online platform

  • rientation)
  • Teaching, grading and course policies remain

g g g p consistent

  • NEXus Staff and Faculty Coordinators support

teaching faculty

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What Happens In a Nutshell

T hi i tit ti ff di t ibl

  • Teaching institution offers distance accessible courses
  • pen to PhD, DNP students, or both.
  • NEXus course catalog can be sorted by institution

NEXus course catalog can be sorted by institution, cluster and/or term to facilitate course selection.

  • Teaching institution designates number of open seats.
  • Home Faculty Advisor and student

– select courses https://wiche-ice.org/new/?nexuslogin, – Student registers and enrolls with assistance of Campus Staff – Student registers and enrolls with assistance of Campus Staff Coordinator http://www.winnexus.org/contacts.asp .

  • Teaching institution teaches course.
  • Student requests transcript

http://www.winnexus.org/policies.asp#completion

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Key Contacts Campus Staff Coordinators Campus Staff Coordinators

Oregon Health & Science University Shauna Hoffman Arizona State University Shauna Hoffman Email: hoffmash@ohsu.edu University of Colorado Jennifer M. Smith Levi Colton Email: Levi.Colton@asu.edu University of Nevada, Las Vegas Elizabeth Gardner Email: jennifer.m.smith@ucdenver.edu University of Northern Colorado Dairay Richards Email: dairay richards@unco edu Elizabeth Gardner Email: elizabeth.gardner@unlv.edu Loma Linda University Tiny Loftis E il tl fti @ll d Email: dairay.richards@unco.edu Email: tloftis@llu.edu http://winnexus.org/

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Key Contacts Campus Staff Coordinators Campus Staff Coordinators

Rush University Jeanette Brown Washington State University Eileen Swalling Jeanette Brown Email: jeanette_brown@rush.edu University of Texas at Tyler Pam Taylor Eileen Swalling Email: eswalling@wsu.edu University of Kansas Adam Keener Email: ptaylor@uttyler.edu University of Utah Shayla DeGooyer Email: shayla degooyer@nurs utah edu Email: akeener2@kumc.edu University of New Mexico Jeri Belsher Email: jbelsher@salud unm edu Email: shayla.degooyer@nurs.utah.edu Email: jbelsher@salud.unm.edu http://winnexus.org/

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Please tell us more!

How can we support you in How can we support you in working with NEXus? Take this brief survey: y

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/nexusfacultysurvey2011

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