AWARDS

American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Innovations in Professional Nursing Education Award in the Academic Health Centers category, Washington DC, October, 2008.

Bayada Award for Technological Innovation in Nursing Education and Practice
Drexel University's College of Nursing and Health Professions
June, 2007

PUBLICATIONS

Giddens, J. (2008). Achieving diversity in nursing through multicontextual learning environments. Nursing Outlook, 56(2), 78-83.

Giddens, J. (2008). Advances in nursing education: Virtual experiential communities. Proceedings of the Communicating Nursing Research Conference, Western Institute of Nursing, 41, 31-43.

Giddens, J. (2007). The Neighborhood. A web-based platform to support conceptual teaching and learning. Nursing Education Perspectives, 28(5), 251-256.

Featured in the Albuquerque Journal, August 8, 2007

Featured in the University of New Mexico College of Nursing Foundation Newsletter. Spring, 2006

Featured in The University of New Mexico Foundation Magazine Report of Giving, 2005-2006

Featured in New Mexico Business Weekly – March, 2006

PRESENTATIONS

Giddens, J. New Directions for Nursing Education: Virtual Experiential Communities. Modeling and Simulation in Nursing: Partners in education. Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA. October, 2008. (Invited Keynote Speaker).

Giddens, J. Advances in Nursing Education: Virtual Experiential Communities. Western Institute of Nursing Meeting. Anaheim, CA. April, 2008 (Invited Education Keynote Speaker).

Walsh, M. & Giddens, J. Virtual communities: The clinical learning environment of tomorrow. The 33rd Annual Meeting of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. Louisville, KY. April, 2008.

Giddens, J. The Neighborhood: A virtual experiential learning platform for nursing education. Sigma Theta Tau Biennial Meeting. Baltimore, MD. November, 2007

Shuster G., & Giddens, J. Using a web-based virtual neighborhood to supplement clinical case management experiences for nursing students in a public health nursing course. American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition. Washington DC. November, 2007

15th Annual Conference for Nurse Educators in Practice Settings & Schools of Nursing
New Castle, NH
May, 2007

Western Institute of Nursing
Portland, OR
April, 2007

Success in the Classroom Workshop
University of New Mexico
February, 2007

University of New Mexico College of Nursing
Dean’s Retired Faculty and Staff Luncheon
Albuquerque, NM
February, 2007

American Association of Colleges of Nursing
BSN Conference
Orlando, FL
November, 2006

Microsoft E-Science Meeting
Baltimore, MD
October, 2006

National League For Nursing Summit
New York
September, 2006

Success in the Classroom Workshop
University of New Mexico
February 24, 2006

College of Nursing Dean’s Luncheon
Albuquerque, NM
January 18, 2006

Oregon Consortium for Nursing Education Case-Writing Workshop
Portland Oregon
January 12-13, 2006