Teaching/Learning Grounded in Caring Science

Course overview

The Teaching/Learning Grounded in Caring Science course is a 25-hour virtual learning certificate program for nursing faculty, graduate nursing students and working nursing professionals interested in a teaching career. The focus of the program is to acquire knowledge and competencies for engagement in caring science-based teaching. The content includes the evolution of caring science, philosophical and theoretical foundations of caring science, epistemology, methodologies and praxis exemplars, and a framework for the study of nursing grounded in caring. In addition, the course includes content related to the application of this framework in nursing situations in classroom, clinical and simulation settings, and caring-based measurement and evaluation of learning. The program is designed and presented by scholars, theorists and experts in teaching nursing grounded in caring, who are on the board of the Anne Boykin Institute for the Advancement of Caring in Nursing. In addition, the course includes interviews with 19 international scholars in caring science. Content includes evolution of caring science, philosophical and theoretical foundations of caring science, epistemology, methodologies and praxis exemplars, and a framework for the study of nursing grounded in caring. Intended Audience: Nursing faculty and graduate students interested in an innovative approach to the study of nursing grounded in caring.