Highlights

Creative Teaching for Nursing Educators Conference

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Samuel L. Maceri, Director of Education and Support at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and a registered nurse of over 30 years, will be conducting a general session at the 2008 conference.

The general session will focus on the key principles of adult learning and how to create an environment where cooperative learning can take place. St. Jude has introduced ‘Clinical Immersion’ for all its nursing orientees  as an innovative application of adult learning principles.

Come find out how you can implement ‘Clinical Immersion’ at your institution.

The general session will be followed by a ‘Panel of Experiences’ from St. Jude.

CTNE 2008

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Dr. Samuel L. Maceri

Banquet Luncheon Speaker

Loretta Manning

We welcome Loretta Manning as the Luncheon Speaker for our 2008 Conference. She has co-authored Nursing Made Insanely Easy, and NCLEX-RN 101: How to Pass. Her latest book she co-authored is The Pathways of Teaching Nursing: Keeping it Real.  Loretta works internationally with schools in assisting faculty with item writing, teaching strategies for making learning fun and assisting with clinical decision making, and strategies for teaching pharmacology. Nursing faculty and students indicate that Loretta is very motivational and inspires them to strive for excellence.