Incivility in the Online Environment

This presentation will discuss the increasing frequency of online incivility in online courses as well as how it manifests. The correlation between online incivility in courses and the rise of social media will be noted. Other root factors underlying online incivility will be explored, including social isolation and lack of connectiveness. Ties to theories that help to understand online incivility will be provided, including social learning theory and deindividualization. Strategies regarding the promotion of civility in online courses will be discussed. These begin with a review of university and school policies and proceed to online course development, setting the tone at the beginning of the semester, use of assignments, staying connected and role modeling.

Speaker

Lori Candela, EdD, RN, FNP-BC, CNE

Lori Candela, EdD, RN, FNP-BC, CNE is an associate professor of nursing at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She obtained her doctorate in Adult and continuing Professional Education from the University of Southern California. She has over 21 years of teaching experience at the associate, baccalaureate, RN-to-BSN, MSN, DNP and PhD levels. At the graduate level, she has taught courses in nursing education focusing on teaching/ learning, curriculum development, role development, curriculum evaluation and nurse educator practicums. In the PhD program, she has taught nursing leadership, history and philosophy of education, theory development and independent teacher scholar practicums. In the DNP program, she has taught advanced communication, collaboration, and negotiation strategies. Dr. Candela has chaired or been a member of numerous student thesis, dissertation, DNP Capstone, professional paper, and research utilization projects. She has led major curriculum revision efforts at the BSN and MSN levels. She has published over 25 data-based and descriptive articles in scholarly journals and written book chapters on the theoretical foundations of educational theory and curriculum development related to educational taxonomy. She received the university award for excellence in online teaching. She was also a recipent of the UNLV Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award in 2016. Dr. Candela is also a currently practicing family nurse practiioner and makes her home in Las Vegas, NV.