By Maura MacPhee

The 3-day summit consisted of networking sessions, poster and podium presentations from US and international nurse educators, and key notes by well-known ‘stars,’ such as Chris Tanner and Pat Benner. The powerpoint slides are a potpourri of highlights from podium presentations on flipped and blended learning, clinical education engagement, concept-based education, and trends in healthcare education. What I found most notable from educator discussions: The broad acceptance of flexible learning (e.g., blended, flipped) and persistent challenges related to concept-based education. Most educators have comfortably converted to flexible approaches online, in class and labs and clinicals. Concept-based education, however, is requiring an overhaul of curriculum that is beyond the resources of many undergraduate programs and faculty.

This was an enlightening and inspiring conference-I highly recommend it. Next year, the educator summit will be in Nashville, same time in April 2016.

*Slide presentation available in pdf. Please send an email to khristine.carino@ubc.ca, for your copy. **Voice over slide presentation to be posted in the blog shortly.