Coronavirus Support & Remote Teaching Resources

As the world continues to take precautionary measures to prevent the further spread of coronavirus, we understand that the switch to teaching remotely may be outside of many instructors’ comfort zones. With such a rapid shift in the way courses are being conducted, it could be easy to feel overwhelmed.

Elsevier is here to help. We’ve created this coronavirus support center for nursing and healthcare educators that offers the latest strategies, resources, and information to help you adapt your curriculum and deliver course materials remotely in response to campus and clinical site closures.

Our Commitment to You

As the world rallies together to combat the spread of the coronavirus, we are keeping a close eye on all the latest developments so we can effectively partner with you during this challenging time. We know you are having to make difficult decisions to protect faculty and students, and we want to help you with your efforts to minimize disruption to your courses. We can support a wide range of your virtual classroom needs, including distance learning, lab and clinical replacement, and remote proctoring.

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Best Practices for Teaching Remotely

As campuses close in response to the coronavirus, many nurse educators will be teaching remotely for the first time to ensure the student learning experience isn’t disrupted. Nurse Education Specialist Mardie Timken shares some considerations and best practices.

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Benefits and Helpful Features of Ebooks

Although the value of ebooks is important to consider during any semester, it’s especially important now while classrooms move online. Hollie Moots shares the benefits and features of ebooks so students can get the most out of their reading.

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Seven Essential Elements for Creating an Online Course

Building a classroom remotely can be a challenge for educators who don’t know where to start and what to prioritize for their course. Elsevier experts Helen Murphy and Cami Weber explore the most important considerations educators should take for teaching remotely.

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Digital tools to optimize your online classroom

Skills traditionally learned in the clinical setting don’t always translate well online. When you don’t have the time or capacity to write scenarios or develop case studies to teach students, it makes the transition that much harder. With Elsevier solutions, educators can continue giving students what they need to develop essential critical thinking for a successful future. Learn how schools found ways to transition online with digital tools during the most challenging times.

“Every single student is going to go in and do that exact same scenario, so every student is going to have that defined experience.”

SLS Provides Consistent Learning for Students Online at Tarrant County College

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Remote Proctoring through HESI

As colleges and universities continue the shift to a remote model, we recognize the effect it may have on the ability to administer secure assessments. In response, Elsevier has streamlined a solution for delivering remotely proctored HESI exams. Our continuing goal is to equip and support educators in administering the assessments that are so vital to developing well prepared future nurses. We sincerely hope this offering helps alleviate concerns surrounding exam day logistics amid this new reality.

Corporate Partnerships & Free Tools

In response to the urgent need for remote teaching resources during this unprecedented health crisis, Elsevier has entered into strategic partnerships with fellow education solution providers to bring you free access to key course materials.

Be sure to check back often for additional information as new partnerships are formed.

To assist students at disrupted semester-calendar schools who are losing access to course materials due to COVID-19 campus closures, VitalSource has been joined by publishers and partners to offer free access to ebooks to students whose classes have moved online from March 16 through May 25, 2020. Students will be able to access the expansive catalog of ebooks from participating publishers through the VitalSource Bookshelf app effective immediately.

Under the label of ‘RedShelf Responds’, RedShelf is collaborating with its publishing partners to offer free access to ebooks for the remainder of the semester for currently enrolled students impacted by recent campus closings. Semester-calendar schools of authorized programs will be allowed free access to ebooks from March 16 through May 25, 2020.

Elsevier has partnered with ProctorU to deliver safe, remotely proctored HESI exams to ensure your students can test with the same high-quality assessments you use in class to gain reliable insights and improve outcomes. Our continuing goal is to equip and support you in administering the assessments that are so vital to developing future nurses.

Please contact your Elsevier Education Solutions Consultant to learn more and enroll in the remote proctoring program.

 

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This is your one-stop source for the latest strategies, resources, and information to help you adapt your curriculum and deliver course materials remotely in response to campus and clinical site closures resulting from coronavirus. Working together, we can ensure that learning continues uninterrupted and that you are empowered to achieve your program goals amid these changing circumstances.

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