National Midwifery Institute’s revised, modernized Study Group curriculum.

Coming early 2025

 

Changes to Technology & Curriculum Delivery

Study Group curriculum will be delivered in a digital, online education format. Students will log in to an individualized student platform, with access to:

  • Each module, featuring recorded content of direct teaching on modules topics from NMI Staff and Guest Speakers

  • A variety of learning activities per module, including quiz questions, projects, essays, practice guidelines, and short/long answer text. Module submissions will be reviewed holistically, and instructors will upload feedback for student review

  • Module instruction will remain asynchronous and pre-recorded

  • Students will be able to save progress and return to incomplete modules for completion

  • A personalized dashboard to view module submission status, dates returned, grades, etc.

  • Linked PDF copies of all previously submitted modules

Updated Module Content

NMI staff have taken this opportunity to update each and every module for the most up-to-date content from both midwifery and medical perspectives. Updated curriculum also guides student research skills with new technology & projects.

Updated Module Resources

Every single module has received a deep review of resources ensuring resources are relevant, up-to-date, and accessible to students. This has involved paring down our required textbook list to essentials and increasing access to diverse online content for students.

Clinical Skills Teaching

Students will have access to a bank of recorded videos of clinical skills teaching to accompany relevant modules to better integrate clinical & academic education, as well as to provide direct clinical instruction background to support student learning in their apprenticeships.

 
 

Module Equivalency Charts:

 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):

  • Absolutely. Great care has been taken to assess module equivalency and ensure all students get full credit for work they have already completed prior to the switch to the new system. This will be reflected on your individual dashboard. If you have any concerns or discrepancies you can reach out for discussion with the Academic Director and these can be adjusted manually.

  • Great care has been taken to assess equivalency for modules that have merged, split, or become composites of old modules. Your individual dashboard will reflect this.

  • No. Once the transition is complete to the new online learning system we will no longer accept ANY “old style” modules. All “old style” modules must be turned in by the launch date for the revised curriculum

  • You will have access to the recordings and activities of new modules for your own enrichment, even if you already previously completed that module in the “old style”. We will not accept submissions for grades/review if you already have a previous grade logged.

  • All “old style” modules must be turned in by the launch date of the revised curriculum. Students will still be held to maximum module submission standards of 7 modules/quarter between now and the launch of the new system. Students are encouraged to complete modules as they go, without opening a lot of half-modules to ensure all modules will be able to be turned in and counted before the transition in early 2025.

  • We sure are! Student notice of recruitment for beta testing and feedback will be sent out at the end of 2024.

  • The max module limit will change to match the number of modules that can be completed in 2 years. Currently, there are about 62 modules in the Distance Learning Program. The number of total modules will change the maximum limit per quarter and will be announced when the transition date is announced. In anticipation of this change, some students are completing the longer modules that will be split into various modules before the switch to the Distance Learning Program is launched. You can find information on module splits in the Module Equivalency Charts above.