Philosophy of Teaching

Mount Carmel College of Nursing (MCCN) seeks to be THE innovative academic center preparing nurses as the most trusted partners in health care. The faculty at MCCN believe that teaching and learning represents a dynamic, interactive sharing of knowledge that stimulates lifelong learning for both learner and educator.  Both learners and faculty are responsible for a collaborative teaching-learning process. Students are responsible for engaging in learning opportunities, while faculty are responsible for providing innovative, active, and inclusive nursing education based on theory and evidence. As faculty, we pledge to maintain our expertise and to promote nursing knowledge. The MCCN Core values of academic excellence, respect, compassion, social responsibility, and diversity guide our teaching processes.

We strive to create an intellectually challenging learning environment where faculty role-model professional education and nursing standards. We believe in developing caring relationships with students that promote personal, academic, and professional growth.  We believe in developing the learner to their greatest potential through the advancement of knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are hallmarks of the professional nurse. We recognize that students are individuals with unique needs and strengths requiring personalized attention. Included in our approach is a focus on the development of curiosity, critical thinking, and information literacy, which are essential to the life-long learner. As content changes, so must the faculty and student be able to change, adapt, and learn anew.