Dr. Colleen Ryan
RN, PhD, SFHEAHead of Professional Practice - Senior Lecturer
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Sciences
Centre for Research in Equity & Advancement of Teaching & Education (CREATE), Creative Arts Research Training Academy (CARTA), Health Workforce Academy
As Head of Professional Practice in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Sciences (SNMSS) at CQUniversity, I liaise with industry partners to provide quality clinical learning for CQU (and other) nursing students. As a Senior Lecturer in the College I teach across different undergraduate units including into on campus learning that prepares students for clinical placement. I am an active member of the learning and teaching community attending the school course committee and writing unit content. I have degrees in nursing and education and my teaching and early career research is focused on: education for undergraduates and clinicians to improve clinical learning and clinical teaching using evidenced based classroom and bedside teaching strategies. I have co-authored more than 50 published manuscripts and 5 book chapters on these topics.
Background
As a registered nurse and nurse educator I have had diverse clinical and clinical educator experiences, most recently focussed on facilitation roles and on medical/surgical nursing.
My area of interest in nursing education and research is primarily clinical teaching and my goal is to be a sought after educator to support stakeholders working in the clinical teaching/work integrated learning space.
This broad subject means I am an engaged researcher and educator in the following areas;
- professional development and professional identity formation for registered nurses working in both classroom and clinical settings and transitioning to clinical teaching role
- preceptorship
- work integrated learning
- enhancing students experiences of clinical learning
- story and narrative pedagogy in nursing
- healthcare simulation
- research methodologies - action research approaches, critical social theory, systematic reviews, qualitative, mixed methods approches
Universities Studied At
Curtin University
James Cook University
Central Queensland University
Universities Worked At
Central Queensland University -clinical facilitator, academic
University of Sunshine Coast - clinical facilitator
Awards
Awarded Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to Learning and Teaching (Tier 2) 2019
Multiple reviewer (of the month) and recognition for reviewer awards Elsevier, Nurse Education in Practice and Collegian
Previous teaching
Previous to teaching at CQ University I have worked as a clinical facilitator at several facilities on the Sunshine Coast. I also have extensive experience facilitating and evaluating educational workshops in both present and past employment.
Professional Memberships
Member Australian Nurse Teachers Society (ANTS)
Member International Nursing Association of Clinical Simulation Learning (INACSL)
Group member INACSL Australian Regional Interest Group (RIG)
Group member Peer Supported Open Dialogue WA/QLD
Member Healthy Simulation
Key Achievements
See my work here ORCID: 0000-0002-1126-3901
Operation and management of the National Placement Evaluation Centre
Grant: Contract Research (Category 3: Industry and Other)
Funding Scheme: Health Education Services Australia (HESA) - Contract Research - National Placement Evaluation Centre (NPEC)
Total Funding: $20,752.00
Development and evaluation of a training package to upskill healthcare professionals in virtual simulation design.
Grant: Scholarly project (Internal L&T Grant)
Funding Scheme: CQU Learning and Teaching Research and Development Grants 2022
Total Funding: $0.00
Online language learning approaches to enhance bioscience language acquisition in nursing students: A pilot study
Grant: Scholarly project (Internal L&T Grant)
Funding Scheme: CQU Learning and Teaching Research and Development Grants 2021
Total Funding: $11,962.00
Development and evaluation of an evidence-based Simulation Framework for Paramedicine
Grant: Scholarly project (Internal L&T Grant)
Funding Scheme: CQU Learning and Teaching Research and Development Grants 2020
Total Funding: $0.00
Evaluation of a creative learning experience in Transformative Learning for clinical teachers
Grant: Scholarly project (Internal L&T Grant)
Funding Scheme: CQU Learning and Teaching Research and Development Grants 2020
Total Funding: $0.00
Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Contributions to Learning and Teaching 2019
Grant: Scholarly activity (Ineligible)
Funding Scheme: CQU internal Learning and Teaching Awards 2019
Total Funding: $0.00
Story-care: An innovative WIL model for aged-care that builds students' clinical confidence positive attitudes and sense of community.
Grant: Competitive Grant (Category 3)
Funding Scheme: Australian Collaborative Education Network - 2018 Research Grant Scheme
Total Funding: $10,000.00
Accreditation
I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:
- 3901 Curriculum and Pedagogy
- 5003 Philosophy
- 4205 Nursing
- 3903 Education Systems
- 4203 Health services and systems
Current Capacity
Curriculum and Pedagogy - Work integrated learning (incl. internships)
Introducing innovative clinical teaching methods and approaches as well as using action research approaches in the design and evaluation of educational interventions
Health services and systems - Health services and systems not elsewhere classified
My area of interest in nursing education and research is primarily clinical teaching.
This broad subject allows me to research and teach into the following areas;
clinical teacher professional development and professional identity formation for working in both classroom and clinical settings
work integrated learning
undergraduate clinical education
undergraduate professional identity formation
story and narrative pedagogy in nursing
healthcare simulation
Other health sciences - Other health sciences not elsewhere classified
Nursing
Health workforce
Other health sciences - Other health sciences not elsewhere classified
Nursing
Nurse education
