This revised and updated edition of this down-to-earth survival manual is for those who are new to teaching, and for those who need a quick refresher course. Brimming with practical pointers and dozens of timesaving tables and checklists, this volume includes strategies you will need to make clinical assignments, select the right textbooks, construct and analyze student tests, facilitate student learning of technology, prepare and present lectures, and much more. Includes chapters on: * Supervising a clinical group * Planning to give a lecture * Designing and grading a major/minor assignment * Test construction and analysis * Guiding independent study * Helping students improve their writing skillsMore Reviews and Recommendations

Jeanne M. Novotny, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Dean and Professor at Fairfield University School of Nursing. She received her bachelor's and master of science degrees in nursing from The Ohio State University and her Ph.D. from Kent State University. Her career encompasses more than three decades of leadership in nursing education and administration. Dr. Novotny came to Fairfield University from the University of Virginia in 2001. She has done international work in Mexico, Chile, and Zimbabwe She holds a certificate from the Institute for Management and Leadership in Education at Harvard University and is an evaluator for the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education Dr. Novotny has clinical expertise in pediatric nursing and nursing leadership and has numerous scholarly publications, presentations, and consultations to her credit.Mary T. Quinn Griffin, PhD, RN, is an assistant professor of nursing at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. She received her M.Ed. degree from Dublin University's Trinity College and both her MSN and PhD from Case Western Reserve University. She has over twenty years' experience in nursing education in Ireland and the United States, having taught across a variety of nursing programs, as well as experience in educational administration. She has completed studies in the Web-Based Genetics Institute of the Genetics Program for Nursing at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and developed strategies for integrating genetics into the curriculum. Currently, her research focus is in genetics and ethics related to genetic research. She is a faculty associate of the Center for Genetic Research Ethics and Law (CGREAL) atCase Western Reserve, an interdisciplinary Center for Excellence in Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications Research funded by the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Quinn Griffin has a degree in molecular genetics from Georgetown University and is an active member of Sigma Theta Tau International.

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