Continuing Education
Professional Certificate Programs
Teaching in Nursing Professional Certificate
Online course
Computer Technology for Nurse Educators
May 8 - June 19, 2013
(Last day to register is May 1, 2013)
Cost: $750; $695 NLN members
Contact Hours: 45
Faculty: Barbara Manz Friesth, PhD, RN
This course provides nurse educators an opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills for using computer technologies to support the teaching/learning process. Emphasis is given to theoretical frameworks that guide the selection, use, and integration of computer technologies in education programs.
This course is fully online, so you may complete your assignments on your own schedule. However, you must be available on a regular basis (several times a week) to participate with your classmates by logging in to the course. You will be expected to submit written work online and respond online to others’ written work, as well as participate in online discussions on course content. The richness of online learning is dependent upon the qualitative participation of all course participants, so you should plan to login several times each week.
As with any Web course, you should plan on spending about one hour a week for each course credit per number of weeks in the semester as well as three to nine hours a week per course credit in reading, preparing assignments to post to the discussion forum topic, and responding to your classmates’ postings.
Course information
To receive contact hours all course requirements must be successfully completed within the timeframe of the course. Completion standards are the same for continued education and academic graduate credit and must score at least 80% to pass the course. The course is asynchronous and fully online.
When deciding whether to take this course for academic credit or for contact hours, you should consider any requirements for national certification. For more information, see:
If you are pursuing an academic graduate certificate or wish to take this course for academic credit go to the following website for information: Teaching in Nursing academic graduate certificate
Required computer skills
You should have basic computing skills including word processing, PowerPoint, and navigating the Web. For additional information, see the minimum acceptable operating system and software guide.
Costs and fees
Indiana University School of Nursing alumni qualify for a 10 percent discount registration. To receive this discount, contact the Office of Lifelong Learning at (317) 274-7779 or by e-mail, censg [at] iupui [dot] edu.
Cost for contact hours is $750 for an individual registration. The cost is $695 for NLN members.
Only one discount will apply.
Cancellations
Conferences/Live Workshops: Cancellations and requests for refunds for live events will be honored only if received at least 5 working days prior to the first day of the program. No refunds will be made if cancellation is made less than 5 working days before the start date of the course/conference. All cancellation requests must be made in writing. An administrative fee of $75 will be deducted from all refunds.
Online courses: Cancellations and requests for refunds for online courses will be honored only if requested within the first week of class. No refunds will be made if cancellation is requested after the first week of class. All cancellation requests must be made in writing. An administrative fee of $75 will be deducted from all refunds.
Transfers
Conferences/Live Workshops: A one-time transfer to the next scheduled session of the same course/event may be granted if requested by no less than 5 business days prior to the event start date.
Online Courses: A one-time transfer to the next scheduled session of the same course/event may be granted if requested by the end of the first week of class.
All participants must request transfer in writing to the Office of Lifelong Learning. All transfers will incur a $75 administrative fee.
Course Cancellation
We reserve the right to cancel any course when enrollment minimums have not been met. In such cases all fees are refunded. We reserve the right to substitute faculty if needed without notice.
Please Note: A $50.00 administrative fee will be charged for any returned checks due to insufficient funds.
Certificate of Attendance Replacement
There is an administrative processing fee of $25.00 for replacement of contact hour certificates. Requests for replacement must be received in writing.
Those persons successfully completing all three courses in the Teaching in Nursing Professional Certificate Program for contact hours will receive a professional certificate of completion.
For questions about payment, contact Melissa Kocias at iuconfs [at] indiana [dot] edu or by phone at (812) 855-4224.
The faculty/facilitators of this academic course do not have any conflict of interest. No commercial support or sponsorship was received for the development of this course. This course is reviewed and updated by the faculty/facilitators prior to the date of the offering. The expiration date for this course December 2013.
The Indiana University School of Nursing Center for Professional Development and Lifelong Learning is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission of Accreditation.
