Nationwide nursing shortage drives iDesign to partner with five universities
Innovatory transparent design firm, iDesign announced partnerships with five universities building online programs focused on the unique needs of working nurses pursuing a Bachelor’s in Nursing (RN-BSN) degrees.
In 2011, according to the report issued by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommended the nursing profession increase the share of BSN-qualified nurses to 80 percent by the year 2020. Since its release, enrolment in RN to BSN degree programs has increased by 80%, from 77,000 to 139,000 students. While a 2016 survey from the U.S. Census Bureau found that only about half of the country’s nurses held a bachelor’s degree. The capacity of traditional, campus-based BSN programs has struggled to keep pace.
How partnership will meet the challenge?
- Institutions such as Schreiner University, Loma Linda University, and Salve Regina University have all partnered with iDesign to design and launch programs that not only expand access, but enhance continuing education and strengthen skill development through the application of advanced online, and blended learning methodologies.
- iDesign provides white-glove, concierge course design, and development support to the faculties.
- Employing a combination of high-touch service, deep expertise in learner experience design, and robust project structure to ensure that faculty members feel informed, comfortable, and in control throughout the process.
- By creating engaging, student-centered learning experiences that unlock the potential of instructional technology.
- The instructional design team for each course includes a learning architect who leads the team, a graphic designer, an instructional technologist, and a reviewer, partner with the faculty member to walk through the process of adapting the existing content or face-to-face coursework for delivery in an online or blended modality.
- iDesign provides market research targeting program selection, competitive landscape, and ultimately program parameter recommendations accounting for institutional context.
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