Quality and Breadth of Learning

Traditional curriculum/delivery model
Accredited by Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN)
Renewed focus on mental health and wellness
Striving towards better work-life integration for faculty, staff and students
Leveraging technology to provide tangible improvement in quality of learning while gaining efficiencies (Clinical Simulation Learning Centre [CSLC] and technology-enabled learning environments)
Responding to community needs (e.g. stackable certificate in oncology, development of DN degree)
Best-in-class resources at UCalgary around teaching and learning (Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning)

Increasing use of blended learning and flexible delivery options
Designing bold, innovative, future-focused programs (both undergraduate and graduate) where we fully utilize technology to enhance learning (CSLC and virtual learning)
Increasing accessibility to learning (not geographically bound)
Enhancing the education-practice connection
Integrating experiential learning with innovative clinical placements and real-world grand challenges
Integrating inter-professional education (IPE) more comprehensively and systematically
Establishing a suite of global learning experiences

Supporting people to mobilize resources and structures to optimize learning (e.g. faculty development, learning technology)
Renewing our graduate and undergraduate programs to be flexible and to meet the needs of our learners, our communities and the discipline
Building resilience at all levels (individual, organizational, community)
Exploring novel pathways to attract diverse types of learners
Establishing robust mechanisms for program evaluation that enables continuous improvement in our educational programs
Fostering reciprocal relationships with the community that inform our programs and support our learners and in turn, enhance community health and wellbeing

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