Center for Educational Research and Innovation
Preparing teachers to shift the nursing paradigm
To meet the needs of a changing health care system, nurses must be prepared as clinicians who can exert transformative leadership, and faculty teaching in academic institutions must have the pedagogical knowledge and skills to prepare such leaders.
The Center for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) at the George Washington University School of Nursing serves to promote such pedagogical acumen by supporting evidence-based nursing education and advancement of the science through research, scholarship, publication, and collaboration. CERI’s mission is to forge researchers and scholars who can develop, implement, evaluate and disseminate evidence-based teaching practices.
Our objectives are to improve the science of nursing education through:
- Supporting the growth of pedagogical experts and innovators who develop evidence for establishing best practices in teaching and learning
- Discovering and translating innovative evidence-based strategies
We accomplish this by:
- Fostering a culture of evidence-based teaching and learning excellence where faculty continually seek to become more effective and innovative teachers who serve as role models for students who, themselves, are becoming lifelong learners committed to excellence
- Providing support for faculty scholarship, including research, creative projects, and grant opportunities
- Creating and sustaining an inclusive, dynamic academic environment that supports and develops nurse leaders in pedagogy
- Building a community of lifelong learners committed to excellence, innovation, and continued professional growth.
- Creating opportunities for collaborative and interprofessional teams
- Connecting with the larger campus community and communities beyond GW
- Identifying, sharing, and advocating for research-based practices in university teaching and the resources that support them
- Fostering campus conversations on teaching and learning that are informed by national and international higher education developments, as well as local issues and priorities
Services offered through CERI:
- Personalized for individuals, groups, and programs related to teaching and learning excellence, interprofessional education, and educational research
- Innovative Teaching and Assessment Strategies
- Faculty Development and Mentoring
- Peer Teaching Evaluation
- Outcomes Evaluation
- Research Design and Methods
- Biostatistical Assistance
- Editorial Review
- Orientation component of all new full-time faculty
- Collaborate with Program Deans and Directors to plan and implement orientation programs for clinical instructors and preceptors
- Collaborate with the GW School of Nursing’s Office of Learning and Instructional Technology (OLIT) to develop and offer programs and a variety of resources to enhance the pedagogical expertise of all nurse educators
About CERI
The Center for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) is the newest center at the GW School of Nursing and is led by the Associate Dean for Scholarship and Innovation Angie McNelis. The purpose of CERI is to help you grow as an expert in pedagogy and in educational scholarship and research. CERI will offer professional development workshops and individual consultation to support your ideas and work.