Whether you have questions about teaching and learning principles, the technical aspects of planning a course, managing a classroom, or evaluating learning, you'll find the answers here. You'll even find advice on professional issues in the higher education setting and strategies for a successful career. Provides insights from seasoned, expert educators in the field; Uses a question and answer format to make finding facts and guidance easy; Includes space for notes on what works best for you -- right in the book; Offers selected key resources for further exploration in areas of particular interest. --from publisher description.

Introduction --In memoriam -- Section 1 : Perspectives on adults as learners -- 1. How adults learn / Barbara K. Penn -- 2. Traditional nursing students / Heidi Taylor -- 3. RN-to-BSN students / Diane Graham Webb, Ann Deshotels -- 4. Second-degree master's students / Melanie Dreher -- 5. Intergenerational perspectives / Lydia R. Zager -- 6. Adults as students : special considerations / Esther H. Condon -- Section 2 : Teaching adults -- 7. Planning a course / Patsy Maloney -- 8. Developing a course syllabus / Debra P. Shelton -- 9. Learner-centered teaching / Jean E. Bartels -- 10. The power of the classroom climate / Patricia G. Coyle-Rogers -- 11. Managing the modern classroom / Anita Wingate -- 12. Developing and revising curriculum / Debra P. Shelton -- 13. Beyond the classroom : considering distance education approaches / Helen R. Connors. Section 3 : Clinical teaching -- 14. Strategic relationships with clinical agencies / Terry Misener -- 15. Developing new clinical experiences for students / Susan Letvak -- 16. Managing logistics of clinical experiences / Brenda Kelley Burke, Sue Ellen Van Nostrand -- 17. Teaching in clinical settings / Brenda Kelley Burke, Sue Ellen Van Nostrand -- 18. Working with clinical preceptors / Barbara K. Haas, Kathleen Deardorff -- 19. Utilizing clinical simulation / Debra Spunt, Barbara G. Covington -- Section 4 : Evaluating students and learning -- 20. Evaluating teaching and learning / Jackie McVey -- 21. The importance of objectives / Jackie McVey -- 22. Developing trustworthy classroom tests / Mary E. McDonald -- 23. Beyond tests : other ways to evaluate learning / Debra P. Shelton -- 24. Clinical evaluation / Marilyn H. Oermann -- 25. Resolving grade disputes with students / Paula W. Boley -- 26. Using standardized achievement tests / Julia Aucoin -- 27. Preparing students for the NCLEX-RN / Loretta Manning. Section 5 : Recurrent themes in teaching nursing -- 28. Facilitating critical thinking and effective reasoning / Pamela B. Webber -- 29. Teaching evidence-based practice / Lisa Sams, Donna G. Knauth -- 30. Ethical issues in teaching nursing / Esther H. Condon -- 31. legal issues in teaching nursing / Susan Sweat Gunby -- 32. Encouraging professional awareness and activism / Rebecca Bowers-Lanier -- 33. Developing students into leaders / Lydia R. Zager -- 34. Considering emerging curriculum issues / Joan M. Stanley -- Section 6 : Flourishing in the faculty role -- 35. Understanding the nursing faculty shortage / Linda E. Berlin, Karen R. Sechrist -- 36. Beginning in the faculty role / Jackie McVey -- 37. Nursing within the college/university environment / Carole Anderson -- 38. Perspectives of the nursing dean at a small liberal arts school / Judeen Schulte -- 39. Perspectives of the nursing dean at an academic health center / Jeannette Lancaster -- 40. Faculty roles and expectations / Jane Marie Kirschling -- 41. Anticipating an academic career / Katharyn A. May -- Index.