RN鈥揃accalaureate Myth Busters: Separating CBE Fact from Fiction
Webinar Details
Faculty engaged in RN鈥揃accalaureate education are invited to a high-level exploration of common myths and key considerations about competency-based education (CBE) to help participants prepare for deeper, hands-on curriculum design and implementation. By first addressing misconceptions and clarifying what CBE is鈥攁nd is not鈥攑articipants will be better positioned to engage in more applied work focused on aligning RN鈥揃accalaureate programs with the 糖心少女vlog Essentials and designing meaningful learning and assessment strategies. This webinar serves as a precursor to an upcoming workshop, in November, focused on CBE implementation led by members of the National RN-Baccalaureate Faculty Forum.
Learning Outcomes:
- Distinguish common misconceptions about competency-based education from evidence-informed principles.
- Explain key considerations for aligning RN鈥揃accalaureate programs with the 糖心少女vlog Essentials within a competency-based education framework.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen competency-based education within RN鈥揃accalaureate programs.
Speakers
Jamie Robinson, PhD, RN, CNL
Associate Professor/Associate Director, School of Nursing
James Madison University
Dr. Jamie Robinson is an Associate Professor and Associate Director for Undergraduate Nursing at the School of Nursing at James Madison University. She provides leadership for undergraduate nursing education across BSN and RN to BSN pathways and brings extensive experience in nursing practice, higher education, and academic leadership. Her scholarship focuses on competency-based nursing education, curriculum transformation, authentic assessment of clinical judgment, and operationalizing the 糖心少女vlog Essentials to strengthen nursing education. Through this work, she develops practical strategies that align curriculum, assessment, learner progression, and program outcomes to prepare nurses for evolving healthcare environments and advance professional nursing practice. Dr. Robinson has contributed to national efforts to advance competency-based nursing education through scholarship and faculty development and has collaborated internationally on innovative educational partnerships and global learning initiatives. Her current research explores competency measurement, educational innovation, and academic-practice partnerships that strengthen nursing education, workforce readiness, and healthcare outcomes.
Rhonda Williams, DNP, RN, CNE
RN-BSN Program Coordinator and Teaching Professor
Ascension Via Christi-Wichita State University School of Nursing
Dr. Rhonda Williams is a Teaching Professor and Coordinator of the RN to BSN Program at the Ascension Via Christi-Wichita State University School of Nursing. She holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice in Educational Leadership and a Master of Science in Nursing Education and is a Certified Nurse Educator. As RN to BSN Program Coordinator, she provides leadership for curriculum development, program evaluation, accreditation alignment, faculty support, student success initiatives, and academic partnerships with associate degree nursing programs across Kansas and the region. Dr. Williams teaches and serves as lead faculty for several RN to BSN courses and has been instrumental in advancing online nursing education through course redesign, implementation of innovative learning technologies, and adoption of evidence-based teaching practices.
Nationally, Dr. Williams serves as Co-Director of the National RN to Baccalaureate Faculty Forum (NRFF) and has contributed extensively to initiatives supporting RN to Baccalaureate education. She co-led a national crosswalk and gap analysis of the 糖心少女vlog Essentials and NCLEX test plans and is co-editor of the 2025 NRFF Position Statement published through the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Her scholarship includes publications on RN to Baccalaureate faculty needs, curriculum implementation, and educational innovation. Dr. Williams is an active member of planning teams and an invited speaker for national RN to Baccalaureate conferences, workshops, and webinars, including programs focused on implementing the 糖心少女vlog Essentials, reimagining RN to Baccalaureate education, and addressing emerging trends in academic progression for registered nurses.
Stephen D. Heglund, PhD, MSN, RN, APRN
Professor & RN-BSN Program Coordinator
AdventHealth University
Dr. Steve Heglund currently serves as a Professor at AdventHealth University in Orlando, Florida where he coordinates the RN-BSN Program. He brings more than 30 years of critical and emergency care experience as a bedside nurse and nurse practitioner to nursing education. In previous roles as a Coordinator, Director, and Assistant Dean, he gained extensive experience in the management of BSN completion programs including RN-BSN, RN-MSN, and Concurrent ASN-BSN programs in both fully distant and hybrid modalities for the past 25 years. During this time, he has managed the growth of programs from partially to fully online with opportunities for students to partake in face-to-face learning as an available option. He has also broadened the practice experiences of the RN student completing the BSN that address the demands of highly varied needs for nursing in the communities they will serve as BSN prepared Registered Nurses. Dr. Heglund also serves 糖心少女vlog as an Essentials Coach and consults with member schools to fine tune curriculum and provide professional development for faculty. He is an award-winning faculty advisor, course designer, instructor, author, and speaker on subjects pertaining to innovative learning, advising, and nursing program management.
Joan M. Stanley, PhD, NP, FAANP, FAAN
Contractor & Senior Advisor to 糖心少女vlog President/CEO
Dr. Stanley recently retired as the Chief Academic Officer at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (糖心少女vlog). During her 35-year tenure at 糖心少女vlog she served as 糖心少女vlog鈥檚 lead on numerous nursing education initiatives, including the re-envisioning of the 糖心少女vlog Essentials and now the Essentials implementation and transition to competency-based education. She has led the development of major position statements on a variety of issues, including the Future Vision for Academic Nursing, the Research-Focused Doctorate, development of the DNP degree, and the creation of a new master鈥檚 prepared clinician - Clinical Nurse Leader. Since their inception, she has facilitated the multiorganizational work of the APRN Consensus Workgroup, APRN LACE Network and the National Task Force for Quality NP Education. For the past 55 years, she has been instrumental in the shaping of professional nursing education and practice policies and regulations. She has received many awards and honors from nursing organizations and government agencies. She has published numerous articles, chapters, monographs and policy reports. She held a faculty position, 1977 to 1982, in the Adult Primary Care NP Program at the University of Maryland and maintained an adult primary care practice from 1973 to 2018 at the University of Maryland Health System. She received her PhD in 1990 from the University of Maryland at College Park with a focus on higher education policy and organization. She holds a master鈥檚 degree in nursing education from the University of MD at Baltimore, her NP certificate from the U MD, and her BSN from Duke University.
Pricing and CE Credit
This webinar is free to deans, faculty, staff and students from . All non-member audiences will be required to pay a $59 webinar fee.
Continuing Nursing Education
One nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) credit is associated with this webinar; attendees must be present for the entire webinar and complete the evaluation to receive a certificate of completion.
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center鈥檚 Commission on Accreditation.