OADNOADNOctober 2, 2024
Join us for the webinar “An Introduction to Nursing Education Program Evaluation” and explore the essential components of an effective program evaluation through the use of a systematic evaluation plan (SEP). This session will increase your confidence and skills in evaluating nursing education programs, including ADN programs, by emphasizing the importance of SEPs for continuous quality improvement and accreditation.
Monday, October 14, 2024 3pm – 4pm Eastern
A recording of this webinar will be posted at a later date. CE will not be available for recording viewers.
PRESENTERS
Lisa Homer, PhD, RN, CCRN, CNE, is a Nursing Education Consultant with ATI Nursing. She has been a registered nurse for more than 22 years with 14 years of post-secondary nursing education experience. That experience includes associate, baccalaureate, graduate, and doctoral education. Her nursing practice experience is in critical-care areas, including trauma, post-anesthesia care, cardiothoracic surgery, and neonatal intensive care. Dr. Homer was graduated from the University of Evansville (Evansville, Ind.) with a baccalaureate degree in nursing. She earned a master’s degree in nursing from Indiana University (Indianapolis), and a PhD in nursing from Villanova University (Philadelphia). Prior to joining ATI, Dr. Homer served in various faculty and administrative roles, with her last position as Director of Assessment and Evaluation. Her areas of expertise include program assessment and evaluation, accreditation, curriculum development/revision, and continuous programmatic quality improvement. Dr. Homer’s research interests include the context of the care environment and nursing-sensitive patient outcomes. Dr. Homer is a member of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing and is a Certified Nurse Educator.
Ann Underwood Smith PhD, MSN, RN, FNP, CNE has been a registered nurse for 28 years, with the majority of her clinical experience in perioperative and emergency nursing, along with 20 years in postsecondary nursing education. She earned her BSN and MSN-FNP at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia and her PhD in Educational Leadership- Community College Leadership at Old Dominion University. Her primary research focus has been on student retention and success, including intrusive interventions for high-risk students. She has held positions as dean, director or faculty at all undergraduate levels of nursing education and is the recipient of several awards for innovation and excellence in teaching. She served on multiple local, regional and state-level committees in the areas of curriculum development, accreditation, student retention and engagement, program evaluation, faculty development, active learning, test blueprinting, online education, and student success. As a program director, she was actively involved in the recent development and implementation of a statewide concept-based curriculum into all Virginia ADN nursing programs. Additionally, Dr. Underwood Smith has extensive experience in both college and programmatic accreditation, serving as a team member and chair on multiple site visit teams, as well as on evaluation review panels.
The Thought Leadership Series is made possible through the exclusive support
of ATI, your partner in nursing education, every step of the way.
Access recorded webinars from this series in the OADN Resource Library.