Manuela Reekie

(She, Her, Hers)

Professor of Teaching

Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Nursing

Other Titles: Associate Dean - Teaching & Learning - FHSD
Office: ART 342
Email: manuela.reekie@ubc.ca

Research Summary

Curriculum Development; Clinical Nursing Education - Practice Learning Pathways; Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Courses & Teaching

Has taught across all four years of the BSN program. Has also taught in the MSN program. Most recently developed the curriculum and taught NRSG 310: Palliative Approach to Chronic Illness.

Biography

Manuela Reekie is the Associate Dean for the Faculty of Health and Social Development, and a tenured Professor of Teaching in the School of Nursing. She has clinical background experience in pediatric nursing with a focus on neurosciences, oncology and palliative care. Her current focus is on initiatives related to teaching and learning, as well as educational leadership.

Manuela has taught across all four years of the BSN program. She has also taught at the Graduate level. In the classroom setting Manuela has taught in several areas including: teaching and learning, families in health and illness, leadership, relational practice, professional practice and child health. Most recently Manuela developed the curriculum and taught NRSG 310: Palliative Approach to Chronic Illness. Manuela has also taught in the foundational clinical practice setting and supervised students in the preceptorship model.

Teaching Philosophy

Foundational to Manuela’s teaching philosophy are contemporary pedagogies that require learners to be active participants, that recognize the importance of the interpersonal connections between teacher, student, and the material that is covered, and that nurture and create a learning environment where teachers act as facilitators of learning rather than gatekeepers of knowledge. The notion that learning is life-long, and where the focus of teaching is on the journey rather than on the destination.

“Each nurse educator’s pedagogy underpins their understanding of and approach to teaching and learning, regardless of whether this has been reflected upon or articulated.”
~Horsfall, Cleary, and Glenn, (2011, p.930)

 

Educational Leadership Underpinnings

Foundational to how Manuela embraces the role of educational leadership are the weaving together of the following concepts:
a) Mentorship:
• The belief that leaders do not create followers, they create more leaders.
• The belief that mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves.
• The notion that mentoring enhances professionalism.
• Where the roles of mentoring include personal and emotional guidance, coaching, advocacy, career development, role modelling, strategies and systems advice, learning facilitation and friendship.
b) Adopting a Relational Stance:
• The belief that the concepts of caring, compassion, mindfulness and empathy are all cornerstones of educational leadership.
• The shifting from the stance of being an ‘expert’, to one of being an ‘exemplar’.
• The notion of “situating” ourselves in relation to others implies intentional or thoughtful choosing.
c) Transformational Leadership:
• A style of leadership that involves offering support and encouragement, encourages followers to explore new ways of doing things and new opportunities to learn, serves as a role model, and has a clear vision that they are able to articulate to their followers.

Formal Educational Leadership Positions

• Associate Dean – Teaching & Learning (FHSD) – November 2021 – Present
• Associate Dean – Professional Practice & Engagement (FHSD) – September 2019 – October 2021
• Acting Associate Director – Undergraduate BSN program – July 2014 – October 2016
• Assistant Director – Undergraduate BSN program – July 2013 – July 2014 / October 2016 – September 2018 / September 2019 – May 2020 /July 2021 – October 2022

Degrees

MN, University of Calgary, 2000
BSN, University of British Columbia, 1992
BSc, University of Victoria, 1987

Selected Publications & Presentations

Publications

Andersen, E., Olsen, L., Denison, J., Zerin, I., & Reekie, M. (2018). “I will go if I don’t have to talk”: Nursing students’ perceptions of reflective, debriefing discussions and intent to participate. Nurse Education Today, 70, 96-102.

Epp, S., Reekie, M., Denison, J., de Bosch-Kemper, N., Willson, M., & Marck, P. (2020). Radical transformation: Embracing new pedagogies for an innovative nursing curriculum. Manuscript submitted for publication

Presentations

Reekie, M. (2015, November). Bringing the Patient/Family Narrative into the Classroom. Conference presentation at 2nd International Conference: Where’s the Patient’s Voice in Health Professional Education – 10 Years On?, Vancouver, BC.

Murdoch, N.L., Jasper, D., de Bosch Kemper, N., & Reekie, M. (2016, June). Re-designing learning in the classroom–flipping the classroom. Conference presentation at 3rd Annual Nursing and Allied Health Educators Conference at Sea. Alaska.

Andersen, E., Olsen, L., Denison, J., Zerin, I., & Reekie, M. ( 2018, April). An intervention designed to enhance reflective debriefing discussions with nursing students. Conference presentation at Nursing Education Research Conference (NERC), 2018. Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Washington, DC, USA.

Epp, S., Murdoch, N. & Reekie, M. (2018, May). Intentional learning: A critical component of the integrative curriculum for competency development. Conference presentation at CASN Canadian Nursing Education Conference, 2018. Montreal, Quebec.

Reekie., M, Carter, K., Prada, L., & Chan, V. (May, 2019). Unpacking experiential learning. Oral Presentation/Workshop at 15th Annual UBC Okanagan Learning Conference. Conference in Kelowna, British Columbia. Conference theme “Experience eLearning”.

Epp, S., Reekie, M., Denison, J., de Bosch-Kemper, N., & Willson, M. (April, 2020). Radical transformation: Embracing new pedagogies for an innovative nursing curriculum. Mini oral presentation at International Nurse Education Conference in Sitges, Spain. Conference theme “Transforming nursing and midwifery education: leadership innovation and diversity for global healthcare impact”. (Note this conference was cancelled due to COVID-19)

Reekie, M., Denison, J., de Bosch-Kemper, N., Willson, M., & Epp, S. (April, 2020). Development of Safe Nursing Practice Utilizing Learning Pathways Within a Constructivist Framework. Mini oral presentation at International Nurse Education Conference in Sitges, Spain. Conference theme “Transforming nursing and midwifery education: leadership innovation and diversity for global healthcare impact”. (Note this conference was cancelled due to COVID-19)

Epp, S., Reekie, M., Denison, J., de Bosch-Kemper, N., & Willson, M. (April, 2020). An innovative clinical teaching model incorporating intentional learning. Poster presentation at International Nurse Education Conference in Sitges, Spain. Conference theme “Transforming nursing and midwifery education: leadership innovation and diversity for global healthcare impact”. (Note this conference was cancelled due to COVID-19)

 

Selected Grants & Awards

UBC Okanagan Teaching Honour Roll 2013/2014

UBC Okanagan Teaching Honour Roll 2011/2012

UBC Okanagan Teaching Honour Roll 2010/2011

UBC Okanagan Teaching Honour Roll 2009/2010

UBC Okanagan Teaching Honour Roll 2008/2009

University of Calgary Student’s Union 2005/2006 Teaching Excellence Award Honourable Mention

Professional Services/Affiliations/Committees