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The online environment presents particular opportunities and challenges to nursing faculty. An initial challenge for faculty who are new to online teaching is becoming familiar with the learning management system that provides the venue for teaching and learning. Additional challenges include promoting community in the online domain, promoting student engagement, and preventing instances of academic dishonesty. This chapter presents strategies that faculty can utilize to address each of these challenges, with the goal of reducing instructor anxiety and enhancing teaching and learning. This chapter emphasizes the fact that the knowledge, skills, and abilities to promote student success in online learning are within the grasp of all nursing faculty.
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Harmon, K.C., Clark, J.A., Dyck, J.M., Moran, V. (2016). Online Learning. In: Nurse Educator's Guide to Best Teaching Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42539-9_6
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