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Creating simulation communities of practice: an international perspective
Marcella Hovancsek1, Pamela R Jeffries, Eliana Escudero
1The Simulation Innovation Resource Center, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. mth7@case.edu
Abstract:
A three-year National League for Nursing grant aimed at faculty development in the use of simulation as a teaching-learning strategy to promote and evaluate student learning outcomes was funded in 2007 by the Laerdal Medical Corporation. The focus of the faculty development project was the creation of nine web-based courses written by nine United States authors with the assistance of eight contributing partners from seven different countries. The process is described from the view of the international participants who worked together with the US experts.The significance of the work, the process, the challenges and barriers, and the benefits and rewards of the work are described. Recommendations for working on a multisite, international collaborative project are also discussed.
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