Course I: Innovative Strategies in Education
Educators across higher education, healthcare, and adult learning are increasingly challenged to create engagement that persists beyond the platform itself. This session explores how evidence-based engagement strategies, including scenario-based learning, microlearning, and gamification, can be adapted across both digital and community-based environments. Grounded in behavioral learning science, the presentation examines how retrieval practice, feedback, spaced reinforcement, visible progress, and social learning influence persistence and practice change. Participants will explore practical examples ranging from AI-supported content development and online engagement tools to low-tech community adaptations. Designed for educators, trainers, and instructional leaders, this session offers scalable, practical strategies for building learning experiences that are not only engaging, but durable, transferable, and operationally sustainable. Watch the course below.

Donna M. Fahey, MSN, MFA, RN, AHN-BC, CHPN, CNL is Senior Director of the Boccolini Institute at Samaritan, where she leads interprofessional education, research, and organizational learning strategy. A Clinical Nurse Leader dual-trained in nursing and the arts, she advances healthcare culture transformation through innovative curriculum design, holistic practice integration, and compassionate leadership. Donna is a published author and national presenter focused on education, interdisciplinary collaboration, and healing-centered organizational development.