This program is designed to increase the workforce readiness of Maryland’s nursing graduates, ultimately increasing statewide nursing capacity, by preparing nursing faculty to incorporate competency-based education (CBE) best practices in their academic programs.
Program highlights:
Virtual Kickoff Webinar
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Overview:
Join us for a virtual kickoff event! This webinar will introduce the core principles of CBE and set the stage for upcoming regional workshops. Discover how CBE shifts nursing education from traditional methods to a flexible, skill-based model that better prepares students for real-world clinical demands. Gain insight into its transformative potential and get inspired to advance teaching practices that drive student success. Let this kickoff event spark your passion for innovative nursing education!
Objectives:
- Explain purpose of this project focused on CBE.
- Describe foundational concept of CBE vs. traditional education.
- Value the transformative potential for CBE in teaching practice.
Regional Faculty Development Workshops: Registration Coming Soon
Learn how to implement CBE into your teaching. Practice key CBE skills in real time, with guidance from experienced national experts.
Workshop Follow-Up Support
- Fireside Forums: An opportunity to share strategies, lessons learned, and challenges in incorporating CBE, ask questions, practice workshop concepts, and receive targeted feedback from peers and project faculty
- Catalyzing Consultation Services: Personalized consultation to assist faculty in their CBE development process
CBE Summit: Coming Spring 2027
This in-person summit will bring faculty from across Maryland together to share their experiences with CBE. Attendees and teams are encouraged to submit abstracts to exchange ideas on CBE implementation, with the chance to win the ‘Igniter of the Year’ award for exemplary work.
This program is funded in part by NSPII Grant #25-112 and offered at no cost to Maryland nursing faculty
For more information, email instituteforeducators@umaryland.edu.