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Graduate Nurse Educator Students' Perceptions of the Use of Narrative Pedagogy in Online Learning: A Pilot Study.

Nurs Educ Perspect

July 2023

About the Authors Yeoun Soo Kim-Godwin, PhD, RN, is a professor, University of North Carolina Wilmington School of Nursing, Wilmington, North Carolina. April D. Matthias, PhD, RN, is an associate professor, University of North Carolina Wilmington School of Nursing. Laura P. Dieckman, MSN, CCRN-CSC, is a clinical nurse educator, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This research was supported by a Funding Your Passion grant from the College of Health & Human Services, University of North Carolina Wilmington. For more information, contact Dr. Yeoun Soo Kim-Godwin at .

This pilot study explored graduate nurse educator students' perceptions of the application of narrative pedagogy in an online environment. Four major themes were identified in 15 student discussion posts: adapting challenges, increasing digital human interactions, enabling strategies, and creating a partnership for learning. Results illustrate how integrating narrative pedagogy into online classes enables a transformation of student thinking and learning by providing alternate ways for nurse educators to promote active learning.

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Enhancing the Relevance and Use of Information Literacy in Future Nurse Educators.

Nurs Educ Perspect

August 2021

About the Authors April D. Matthias, PhD, RN, CNE, is associate professor and coordinator, MSN Nurse Educator Program, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina. Melissa D. Scott, PhD, RN, is assistant professor, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina Wilmington. Tammy Ivins, MSLS, MA, is coordinator of instructional services and distance education librarian, and John Osinski, MLS, is nursing librarian, William Madison Randall Library, University of North Carolina Wilmington. For more information, contact Dr. Matthias at

Nurse educators require information literacy (IL) to use evidence-based practices to design, develop, deliver, and evaluate education; to participate in research and scholarship of teaching and learning; and to disseminate new practices and evidence to the nursing education community. A needs assessment of students and faculty revealed knowledge deficits with IL for master of science in nursing-nurse educator students. A multidisciplinary team, guided by relevant theories, created an online applied learning and reflective tutorial to address the identified needs.

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