Here are some of the research articles and copies of conference presentations we have done. To view / download any of these documents, please click on the title.

1. Summary of Online Learning Research – This brief literature review takes a look at research studies in distance / online education and learning to identify and define the important variables related to enhanced retention and increased success of remote learning.

2. Use of Interactive Quizzes for Professional Development – This is a copy of the PowerPoint handouts used in this workshop conducted at the Canadian Association of Continuing Health Education (CACHE) / National Continuing Competence Conference (NCCC) in Banff, Canada on April 14, 2011.

3. Use of Avatars in Nursing Education Simulations – This is a copy of the PowerPoint handouts used in this workshop conducted at the Canadian Association of Continuing Health Education (CACHE) / National Continuing Competence Conference (NCCC) in Banff, Canada on April 15, 2011.

4. Professional Development for a Global Audience – This is a copy of the paper about the Learning Nurse initiative that was presented at the Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD) conference in Toronto, Canada in November of 2010.

5. Professional Development for a Global Audience – This is a copy of the PowerPoint handouts for the CSTD conference presentation about the Learning Nurse initiative (Toronto, Nov. 2010). These notes contain a list of the various software programs that we use to develop and maintain the Learning Nurse website.

6. Continuing Competence Program Reporting – This short article proposes some ideas and suggestions about what data should be collected, analyzed and reported on continuing competence / education and professional development programs.

7. Using Competency Data to Better Manage Health Professions – This is a copy of the handout and notes for a presentation made at the National Continuing Competence Conference (NCCC) in November, 2007 in Toronto, Canada. This presentation looks at a model of data collection, analysis and reporting related to managing and monitoring continuing competence programs for health professions.