UNC School of Nursing
I have been on the UNC School of Nursing faculty since Fall,1988 teaching courses (leadership in organizations, financial management, human resources management and information management) in the master's program in Health Care Systems. My current interest is the use of technology in education and in distance education.  I pioneered the first totally online course in the School of Nursing in 1997 and  have been teaching the online course in Health Care Informatics for 4 years (revised each year).  It is available to students on campus, to students in the nursing administration program at Queens College in Charlotte and to distance education students across the United States and around the world.

In addition to my faculty role (Clinical Associate Professor), I am the Director of the Center for Instructional Technology and Educational Support at the School of Nursing.  Our department staff works with faculty to develop web-based educational materials, designs faculty slide, poster and computer based presentations, and designs and maintains the school's web page . We develop and present workshops related to the use of technology tools such as PowerPoint, Blackboard.com's CourseInfo, and on Teaching with Technology.
Personal
I've been married to Art for 40 years. Yes, I know that's considered quite a feat in this day and time. Art is retired and keeps very busy with community activities, working for the Chapel Hill Police department and playing golf. Of course, the busier he is with his work, the less time he has for golf these days.

We have 2 wonderful children (Ellen and Eric) and 2 equally wonderful children-in-law (Beth and Mike). Eric and Beth have 2 sons, Aaron 7 1/2 and Max 3 1/2. Eric and Beth are both attorneys in Greenville, SC. Ellen and Michael also have 2 sons, Carson  5 and Nicholas 2 1/2.  Ellen is a Human Resources Specialist with First Union Bank; Mike is a Hydrogeologist..

Pictures of the Family.

We have a little, black cocker spaniel mix who is 13 years old. His name is Augie - for those of you old enough to remember (or addicted to old cartoons), he was named after Augie Doggie because Art wanted to be Augie Doggie Daddy! Explanations available for anyone too young to understand!  Augie thinks he's still a puppy and is an important part of our family.

Education
I received a doctorate in Nursing Administration from the Virginia Commonwealth University and a Master's in Education from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.  My basic nursing degree was from New York University/Bellevue Hospital Center.

Experience
My experiences in nursing have ranged from clinical to teaching to administration and back to teaching. The clinical areas in which I worked were equally varied. My first love was the emergency room and critical care, then I moved to a small geriatric hospital, and finally managed a maternal/child department. One would think that I couldn't keep a job - but, I'd rather say that my eclectic experience uniquely prepared me to be a nursing administrator in a large community medical center and provided the experiences that I rely on to inform my teaching..

My administrative experience included being a Director of Nursing, Clinical Director, Assistant Administrator for Resource Management, and a Director of Nursing Systems. It was in this role that I began my love affair with finance and computers (in addition to management).  This lead me to return to school and to move into the role of nurse educator in the graduate program at the School of Nursing.

Email me at: (Sheila_Englebardt@unc.edu)

Last updated: 7/5/01