Kevin L. Smith
Kevin Smith is a teaching specialist in the School of Nursing. He teaches in the family nurse practitioner area and specializes in teaching advanced health assessment to advanced practice nursing graduate students. In 1998, through a Robert Wood Johnson Partnerships for Training grant, he worked with colleagues from five Minnesota nurse practitioner programs to develop a Web-based health assessment course. He has modified and updated the course, and it was offered at the University in 2001 and 2002. In 1999, through a National Library of Medicine grant, he also developed a Web-based learning module for students about using electronic resources to study selected herbal remedies. Most recently, through a TELIGN grant, he adapted a graduate-level primary care course for delivery through WebCT. He was selected as a DMC faculty fellow for spring and summer 2003.
Teaching Activities
Interests
Smith is interested in the following teaching topics:
- health assessment
- primary care
- humor
University Courses
Smith has taught the following University of Minnesota courses:
- NURS 5200-4: Holistic Health Assessment and Therapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses
- NURS 8404: Family Practice Practicum I
- NURS 8405: Family Practice Practicum II
- NURS 8407: Health Care of Children Practicum for the Family Nurse Practitioner
- NURS 8402: Primary Care--Assessment and Management of Health for Advanced Practice Nurses
- CSPH 5611: Healthy Humor
Research Activities
Interests
Smith is interested in conducting research in the following areas:
- health assessment
- effective communication with patients
- health promotion and disease prevention
- applications of humor in health care
- primary care
- applications of humor in education
TEL Publications and Presentations
Smith has given the following presentation about a technology-enhanced learning topic:
Smith, Kevin. National Library of Medicine Curriculum Web-based Exemplar Project. Presentation at the Minnesota Association of Colleges of Nursing (MACN) conference in [city], Minnesota, October 1999.
Fellowship Project
Smith plans to develop online, case-based, interactive learning modules using a "problem-based" learning approach for the class, Primary Care for Advanced Practice Nursing Students. Students will use the modules to learn the process of performing a routine health maintenance examination with health promotion measures incorporated into it. He will use humor throughout the modules to enhance the learning environment.
His goal is to enhance learners' individual problem-solving and critical-thinking skills related to heath maintenance and health promotion.
TEL Consultation Areas
Smith can help other faculty members use a Web-based teaching module approach in a skill-based course. He also can help them set up Web-based content with WebCT software.
Contact Information
To schedule a consultation appointment, contact Smith:
- Office: 6-142 Weaver-Densford Hall
- Telephone: (612) 624-5113
- E-mail: smith346@tc.umn.edu
