The Transformative Teaching Framework: A roadmap for 21st century teaching

Abstract

The US healthcare system has changed dramatically in the past several decades. Nursing education, conversely, has not. This disparity, with a widening academic-practice gap prompted The National Academies to call on nursing education bodies to lead transformational change in nursing education to create the entry level and advanced practice nurses needed in the 21st century healthcare system (Wakefield et al., 2021). The Publication of The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education is the catalyst for this change. Revising curricula in nursing schools will not affect the changes needed without a transformation in how nurse educators approach their practice. The Transformative Teaching Framework provides a roadmap for faculty to embody their role differently. Adopting the new role of Faculty Coach, nurse educators cultivate a teacher-learner relationship grounded in the neuroscience of learning, relational and developmental actions aimed at the professional formation of clinicians, and mutual trust. The Transformative Teaching Framework has the power to guide faculty as they develop clinicians who can thrive in the 21st century healthcare system.