The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) and conference attendees will expect engagement activities in conference presentations. Presentations should have 1-2 engagement activities in a 60-minute presentation.
It is required by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) that presenters plan for and integrate engagement activities into the presentation as it is created and before slides are shared with NASN.
Engagement activities range from use of videos to conducting live audience polls. Please refer to these examples for inspiration.
Examples of learner engagement strategies:
- Q&A Periodically throughout the presentation
- Time for self-check or reflection
- Discussion groups
- Embedded Videos
- Incorporating a case study into the presentation to demonstrate application of topic content.
- Think, Pair, Share (small group activities with report back)
- Problem-based learning
- Polls or Word Clouds (Simply include poll questions and answers if applicable on the appropriate slide in your presentation slide deck when you submit it.)
Important: In addition to engagement during the presentation, attendees will have access to the speaker email addresses. This may result in attendees contacting speakers directly.
Engagement Tools Provided by NASN
NASN offers tools that support audience engagement. These tools are described below. The tools are available for only these session types:
In-Person General Sessions; and
Virtual Live Web Sessions.
Important: Breakout, Workshop, Anytime and Poster presentations will not have access to the engagement tools described here. If one of these session types requires computer or mobile app software, please reach out to NASN's Meeting Planner Devin Dinkel ddinkel@nasn.org to discuss compatibility with conference presentation technology.
In-Person General Session Engagement Tools
If a general session requires computer or mobile app software not described below, please reach out to NASN's Meeting Planner Devin Dinkel ddinkel@nasn.org to discuss compatibility with conference presentation technology.
Electronic Speaker Q&A
NASN will secure a Q&A app called Slido.
NASN will make sure attendees know how use the app.
NASN will have a member of the NASN nursing team serve as the question moderator.
Presenters will encourage attendees to submit questions via the Slido app.
Presenters will let the question moderator know if they will respond to questions throughout the presentation or at the end of the presentation.
Audience Polls including Word Cloud Polls
NASN will secure a polling app called Slido.
NASN will make sure attendees know how use the app.
NASN will launch polls at appropriate times, close polls after one minute, and display poll results on the screen in the room.
Presenters will place each poll on its own slide in the presentation's slides. Presenters will inform NASN which slides have polls when they submit their slides.
Presenters will introduce their polls and allow the audience one minute to respond.
Participant Discussion List
NASN will host a discussion list for conference attendees and presenters.
NASN will create a discussion thread for each session at the conference to allow for discussion specific to each session.
The discussion thread will be released after the presentation is over. For this reason, presenters will direct attendees to post follow-up questions or comments on the discussion list when the discussion thread is received after the session is over.
Virtual Live Web Session Engagement Tools
If a virtual live web session requires computer or mobile app software not described below, please reach out to NASN's Meeting Planner Devin Dinkel ddinkel@nasn.org to discuss compatibility with conference presentation technology.
Electronic Speaker Q&A
NASN's event player will have built-in Q&A functionality.
NASN will make sure attendees know how navigate the event player.
NASN will have a member of the NASN nursing team serve as the question moderator.
Throughout the presentation lecture, presenters will encourage attendees to submit questions via the Q&A tab in the event player. [NOTE: Live web presentations are recorded and then the recording is broadcast live to the audience.]
When the recorded presentation is broadcast, presenters will meet with NASN virtually to review audience questions and prepare for the Q&A after the presentation ends. Presenters will attend a technical training meeting a week or two prior to the broadcast to be oriented on this process.
Audience Polls including Word Cloud Polls
NASN's event player will have built-in poll functionality. It will display polls and poll results.
NASN will make sure attendees know how navigate the event player.
NASN will launch polls at appropriate times, close polls after one minute, and share poll results with presenters.
Presenters will place each poll on its own slide in the presentation's slides. Presenters will inform NASN which slides have polls when they submit their slides.
Presenters will direct attendees to participate in their polls by referencing the poll tab in the event player.
Presenters will allow the audience one minute to respond. [NOTE: Live web presentations are recorded and then the recording is broadcast live to the audience.]
Participant Discussion List
NASN will host a discussion list for conference attendees and presenters.
NASN will create a discussion thread for each session at the conference to allow for discussion specific to each session.
The discussion thread will be released after the presentation is over. For this reason, presenters will direct attendees to post follow-up questions or comments on the discussion list when the discussion thread is received after the session is over.