📚 EP #04: Research Snippet
Nurse Educator + Instructional Designer Team
💬 What if ...
What if you could offload the burden of technical course setup and digital accessibility to a dedicated instructional designer, allowing you to focus exclusively on your clinical expertise and student mentorship?
🔑 Key Insight for Active Learning
The authors of this study implement a structured 'co-development' model where an instructional designer is paired with a nurse educator for every course to handle LMS templating, accessibility remediation (e.g., boosting WCAG scores from 83% to 94%), and the creation of interactive tools like virtual escape rooms.
🌟 Why it matters
This partnership prevents faculty burnout by separating clinical content expertise from technical design requirements.
It ensures nursing courses meet rigorous accreditation and accessibility standards while significantly improving student satisfaction with the LMS platform and academic performance.
🔗 Links and Reference
Want to learn more about how it works? Link to article and citation:
- Link to article
- Ross, A., Swinney, A., & Haddad, L. (2026). Behind the screen: The impact of instructional designers on nursing course development. Nurse Educator, 51(1), E40-E45.