ATI Video Case Studies: Improving Classroom Efficiency
Explore the use of Video Case Studies, depicting focused clinical practice scenarios, enabling students to learn by doing, interacting with peers, and viewing expert interactions. Presenters will emphasize integration strategies to assist with independent student learning and active learning in the classroom.
Christine Heid, PhD, RN, CNE, is a nurse educator for Integration Services at ATI Nursing Education. Dr. Heid holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, a master’s degree in Nursing and Healthcare Education, and is a Certified Nurse Educator. Her past faculty appointments have provided her with knowledge of traditional practical, associate, and baccalaureate nursing education in both the public and private sector.
Dr. Heid has served as an advisory committee member on the ANA Workplace Violence and Incivility Professional Issues Panel, which focused on developing a position statement that applies to all settings where nurses work. As chairperson of the Ohio Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OOADN), she engaged with leaders to help nurses further their education through seamless progression and academic partnerships. As a researcher, she has investigated online and technology-mediated teaching/learning across the curriculum, developed strategies to enhance theory-practice integration, created clinical tools for teaching and acquiring clinical judgment, and identified motivational predictors of persistence behaviors.
Her peers have recognized Dr. Heid as an “ATI Expert” who finds creative ways to utilize the products as well as assist others in their discovery of ATI resources. She admits that her greatest lessons, and the success that followed, have emerged from her biggest mistakes. She has implemented ATI resources in the classroom, simulation lab, and clinical settings, which led to better student preparation, helped foster clinical judgment, and improved student confidence. She is passionate about nursing education and loves the opportunity to share ideas and promote active learning strategies to enhance student and faculty success.
Laurie Fontenot, MSN, RN
Laurie Fontenot, MSN, RN, is a nurse educator for Integration Services at ATI Nursing Education. Fontenot holds a master’s degree in Nursing Education and has 30 plus years of nursing experiences, both in the clinical and academic settings. She has an extensive clinical background in critical care nursing and psychiatric/substance abuse nursing. Fontenot has numerous years of experience as a nurse administrator/leader in acute care settings.
Fontenot recently served as the Dean of Nursing and Allied Health at a community college and was the driving force behind the approval and initiation of a new associate of science in nursing (ASN) program. Fontenot was a leading advocate for implementing ATI products into both the practice nursing (PN) and ASN programs to facilitate improved student outcomes. She is passionate about developing implementation strategies geared towards facilitating student success.
Fontenot served on several committees for her state’s board of nursing, as was the President for the statewide HealthWorks Commission and the Nursing Supply and Demand Committee for several years. In addition, she serves on regional and local nursing and allied health Advisory Boards and continues to work to improve education opportunities for current and future students.
