Navigating Competency-Based Education: Insights and Strategies

Hollie is an NLN Certified Nurse Educator and a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator through the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. She brings a diverse nursing background and has teaching experience in lab, clinical, simulation, as well as didactic teaching experience both in person and online and she has taught at all levels (LPN, ADN, BSN, and Graduate). Hollie has studied and implemented the Team-Based Learning approach and is an advocate for bringing clinical to the classroom to improve critical thinking and clinical judgement. She has expertise in curriculum design as well as program evaluation and accreditation. In her role of Nursing Education and Implementation Manger, Hollie is proud to be a small cog in the wheel that is driving nursing into the future!

Dinez (Dee) has 25 years of experience as a nurse and educator. She has a passion for nursing education and impacting healthcare through higher education. She has extensive experience in teaching and learning including curriculum development, student success, and leadership roles in LVN/LPN, ADN, BSN, (online and on the ground) and 2nd degree nursing programs. Dee’s diverse professional experience provides her with a deep understanding of the challenges facing students, faculty, and administrators. She also recently earned her Master of Business Administration, lending an even greater lens into the business of nursing education. As a Nursing Education Specialist with Elsevier, Dee is committed to making sure nursing faculty have everything they need to serve their students and achieve their program outcomes.