Nicky Torrance
Head of Department Mental Health Social Work
Department: School of Health and Social Sciences
Contact
- Telephone: +44 (0)20 8411 6723
- E-mail: n.torrance@mdx.ac.uk
Qualifications
MSc RGN RSCN DipN (Lond) Dip N Ed (Lond, RNT FHEAResearch Interests
Evaluation of educational practices, development of alternative evaluation methodologies.
Teaching Interests
Life span development, pedagogical practice, interactive teaching methods.
Biography
Research
Torrance, N (2006) Doctoral level study: options for educational developers in the 21st Century. Educational Developments 7, 1 pp 10-12
An Evaluation of the Modified Nursing Competency Rating Scale (Slater Tool).This was a study I carried out for MSc Nursing Studies Dissertation in 1992 but which informed the development of the clinical assessment tool for the 1992-96 pre-registration nursing curriculum.
Research Project commissioned by Regional Health Authority to Camden PCT and Islington PCT into the learning needs of older primary care nurses. Completed in January 2003.
Tucker, S., Strange, C., Cordeaux, C., Moules, T., Torrance, N. (1999) Developing an interdisciplinary framework for the education and training of those working with children and young people. Journal of Interprofessional Care 13, 3.
Conference Presentations
Formative Evaluation: a tool for enhancement of learning and teaching: Workshop developed for the Middlesex University annual learning and teaching conference 2007.
Evaluating practice: findings from a cross school curriculum innovation. Presented at the SEDA Conference June 2006
Developing a School Strategy for Progression Retention: Workshop developed for the annual Learning Teaching Conference at Middlesex University July 2004
The LOTS Module: Student Perspectives: a paper presented with nursing students at the Progression Retention Mini Conference hosted by the School of HSSC December 2003.
The Changing Landscape: route planning for developers: a joint paper presented at the SEDA AISHE Conference in Dublin April 2002.
The Flexible Retirement Project: initial findings: paper presented at Trevor Clay Memorial Conference at Royal Free July 2003
