| Course | NURS 764 Learning Theories and Teaching Methods for Nurse Educators (NURS764) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 3 |
| Program | PhD in Nursing |
| Length | 8 Module/Weeks, online |
| Weeks with written work | 8 of 8 |
| Samples on this site | 8 week sample papers |
| Sources | Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published NURS 764 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What NURS 764 covers
Two textbooks run through all eight modules, a faculty guide to teaching in nursing by Billings and Halstead and Bradshaw and Lowenstein's Innovative Teaching Strategies in Nursing and Related Health Professions, with one recorded presentation each module/week.
Every forum thread rests on two peer-reviewed journal articles and answers one classmate with a different article. The project parts run five to eight pages with three to ten references, and the classroom plan adds lecture materials and a short teaching video.
This course provides an overview of major research based theories of adult learning and knowledge development. Application of theory to the planning and execution of various phases of curriculum across a variety of educational settings is explored. Students will engage in self-reflection to improve teaching practices through strategies such as use of personal attributes, demonstrating enthusiasm for nursing and the teaching-learning process, use of technology, and respect for the learner. Individual learning styles and unique needs of students will be explored, including international, adult, multicultural, educationally disadvantaged, physically challenged, at-risk, and second degree learners. Students will be encouraged to develop an individual teaching style utilizing research based theory and engage in continuous self-evaluation as life-long learners.
NURS 764 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Discussion Board Forum 1 (Course Requirements Checklist and Class Introductions also due) | 100 | Read the Week 1 sample |
| Week 2 | Project: Topic, Bibliography and Objectives | 100 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | Discussion Board Forum 2 | 100 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | Project: Classroom Teaching Plan | 150 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | Project: Innovative Strategies | 125 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | Project: Clinical Teaching Plan | 150 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | Project: Distance Learning Strategies | 125 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | Project: Final Submission and Teaching Portfolio | 150 | Read the Week 8 sample |
Where NURS 764 papers lose points
Work in NURS 764 loses points when a theory is named but never shapes an activity, when objectives cannot be measured, when a teaching plan lists topics without assessments, when strategies are described without evidence that they work and when the final portfolio reads as six papers rather than one project.
Using a NURS 764 sample well
Each sample shows how a single teaching topic can carry theory, objectives, classroom, clinical, online and service learning work across the term. Choose your own topic and let it shape every part the same way.
NURS 764 questions, answered
What textbooks does NURS 764 use?
A faculty guide, Teaching in Nursing by Billings and Halstead, paired with Bradshaw and Lowenstein's Innovative Teaching Strategies in Nursing and Related Health Professions, read across all eight modules.
What is the NURS 764 teaching project?
A comprehensive project on a topic each student chooses, submitted in six parts from Module/Week 2 to Module/Week 8 and combined at the end into a teaching portfolio.
How many forums does NURS 764 have?
Two, in Module/Weeks 1 and 3. Threads draw on two peer-reviewed journal articles, and the one required reply brings in a different article.
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