Team Teaching in Nursing Education: Lessons Learned During COVID-19

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Collaborative Learning Strategies

Background:

• Team teaching involves multiple faculty instructing a single course.
• Various formats can enhance the educational experience for students and faculty.

Purpose of the Study:

• To adopt team teaching for prelicensure students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• To maximize faculty time and expertise, eliminate duplicate work, and ensure redundancy.

Main Methods:

• A tag-rotation model was implemented for team teaching.
• Faculty were assigned specific content, activities, and assessments.
• All course materials were managed on a centralized learning platform.

Main Results:

• Novice faculty received mentorship, and work duplication was eliminated.
• Team teaching led to increased efficiency and faculty satisfaction.
• A majority of faculty opted to continue using the team teaching model.

Conclusions:

• Team teaching fosters a culture of debate, critical thinking, and interprofessional learning.
• Strong faculty relationships and thorough planning are crucial for successful team teaching.
• The model proved advantageous for both students and faculty involved.