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Patricia Pence Ed.D, MSN, RN

Mennonite College of Nursing

About

Biography

Patricia Pence joined Mennonite College of Nursing as an Assistant Professor, after teaching for 17 years at Illinois Valley Community College. She received her ADN degree at Illinois Valley Community College, BSN at Bradley University, MSN at Northern Illinois University, and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership at University of Phoenix online program. Her specialty includes fundamentals of nursing and medical-surgical nursing. She received several innovation awards for teaching excellence and the Illinois Board of Higher Education Nurse Educator Award. Her research interests are flipped learning in nursing education, academic motivation, and nursing student retention. Dr. Pence is a Flipped Learning Global Initiative International Associate Faculty Member and Top 100 Global Leader in Flipped Learning.

Research Interest

Flipped learning in nursing education, academic motivation, nursing student retention. 

Education

EDD Educational Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction

University of Phoenix

MSN Clinical Nurse Specialist Older Adult Health

Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Illinois

BSN Nursing

Bradley University
Peoria, Illinois

RN Nursing

Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, Illinois

Certificate in Practical Nursing

Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, Illinois

Awards & Honors

Top 100 Global Leaders

Flipped Learning Global Initiative
2017

Faculty Excellence Award

Stephen Charry
2016

Nurse Educator Fellowship Award

Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE)
2010

Associate Degree Nursing Scholarship

Organization for Associate Degree Nursing
2008

Academic Innovations in Learning Award

Illinois Valley Community College
2004

Research

Publications

TEACH Students to THINK Like a Nurse: Transformational Strategies that will Prepare Students for Practice
Book, Chapter in Textbook-Revised
2017
“Flipping” a first-year medical-surgical associate degree registered nursing course: A 2-year pilot study
Other
Teaching and Learning in Nursing Journal
2016
Plagiarism: Using a collaborative approach in an online allied health professions course
Other
Nurse Educator
2012
Plagiarism among Undergraduate Students in an Online Course
Newsletter
Department of Health and Human Services Office of Research Integrity Newsletter
2012
Transitioning the Practical Nursing Student into Practice: Outcomes of a Geriatric Initiative
Other
Journal of Practical Nursing
2011
Transitioning the Practical Nursing Student into Practice: Outcomes of a Geriatric Initiative
Other
Teaching and Learning in Nursing
2011
Emotional intelligence, motivation, and retention among undergraduate students attending associate-degree nursing programs in Illinois.
Other
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
2010
The relationship between perceived quality of life and attitudes toward advance directive decisions in older adult nursing home residents
Other
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
2000

Grants

Presentations

Flipped Learning: An Active Learning Model in the Classroom
Faculty Development Day
Flipped Learning: An Active Learning Model in the Nursing Classroom
LEAP Conference
September 2017
Flipping the classroom: An active learning model
Association of Associate Degree Nursing Association Convention
November 2016
Pilot Study on Flipped Learning
Flipped Learning
College and High School Faculty Development In-Service
Plagiarism
Faculty Development Day
Predictors of retention among undergraduate students attending associate-degree nursing programs in Illinois
November 2011

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