1st Edition
Becoming a Nurse Academic A Guide to Navigating the Move into Higher Education
Introduction
1. Drivers and contextualisation for nurse education
Dr Amanda Garrow
2. The academic cycle
Dr Nicky Morrell-Scott
3. Practice Learning
Trudy Hutchison and Noeleen Ryan
4. Transition into higher education as a new nurse academic
Gerardine Wood, Geraldine Macdonald-Smith, Debbie Roberts & Amanda Garrow
5. Teaching & Classroom presence
Dr Debbie Roberts & Dr Amanda Garrow
6. What is Assessment and Why Does it Matter?
Antony Newman and Dr Debbie Roberts
7. Technology in Learning
Chris Gillies
8. Student support
Alison Dean
9. Next steps
Dr Julie-Ann Hayes
Biography
Doctor Amanda Garrow is an experienced nurse and academic who has worked in a variety of roles and organizations. Her clinical background is mainly in Paediatric Accident & Emergency; she has worked in Higher Education for 22 years.
Doctor Debbie Roberts is a retired professor who has expertise in nurse education, with over 35 years’ experience as a Registered Nurse, and 24 years as a nurse academic.
