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activities are required:
Educause: Explore the Educause website
at www.educause.edu. Read at least 2 of
the articles on the website. Blog about
information you learned from this website.
Atomic Leaning: Explore the Atomic
Learning website at www.atomiclearning.com. Blog about information you learned from this
website.
Google website search: Review one Google function and blog how the function
could be used in nursing education.
Wright Educause:
ReplyDeleteThe first article I chose to blog about is “A Jedi Story: Gamification at Work” by Grundy and Belskie (2015). The article gives a background story of the Google Apps Jedi Academy, which is a training seminar for IT professionals to become accustomed with using Gmail and Google calendar. This is a program created by Google to help make transitioning to google services a much easier and fun process. The premise of the program is to gather IT professionals and utilize games and achievements associated with the popular Star Wars® franchise. This approach has a much greater appeal over traditional training seminars because it combines games, of which many IT professionals are involved with to at least some capacity, rewards, and contains elements of kinesthetic, auditory, and visual learning methods. Personally, I think this is awesome, but then again I am a self-professed nerd. The article goes on to further plead a case for making “gamification” a universally accepted means for training. Grundy and Belskie (2015) state that in order to make a successful game for education, the creator must consider: the player, the mission, motivation, mechanics, management, monitor, and measure. These variables can be different depending on which application the creator is going for. This approach does have some pitfalls which include: knowing the audience, keeping it relative to the goal, and failure in completing goals. Gamification is a constantly changing idea that does show promise for any type of education.
The next article that I chose to blog about was the use of a mobile app to help engage students. Hoff (2015) wrote about the incorporation of a campus mobile app to help students and faculty alike and create a sense of community for Texas A&M - Galveston. The majority of incoming freshmen as well as a portion of the student body are very familiar with mobile technology and smart devices. In fact, it is getting increasingly more difficult to buy a phone that doesn’t have smart features integrated into its operating system. Hoff states that the initial reasoning for creating the app was to provide an interactive guide to help incoming freshmen such as using maps and course schedules, but also as a means to keep the entire school community abreast on pertinent events around campus. The best way to create a sense of community with students is to utilize smart technology. Email is quickly becoming an outdated means of communication, with social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter providing a much quicker means to relay campus news. It is also much quicker to read what the individuals need to in the form of a short message as opposed to logging in and reading emails. Technology is the future and this is one means to create a campus in the digital age.
Grundy, C., & Belskie, M. (2015, July 6). A Jedi Story: Gamification at Work. Retrieved September 6, 2015
Hoff, J. (2015, March 30). Engaging Students with a Mobile App. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
Vanessa, your first post on GAMIFICATION reminds me of www.quizlet.com I don't know if you are familiar with that website, but it was created for and by those who home-school. Now, it is used in many various ways for folks to post lists, questions, quizzes, statistics and other material that can be printed into flash cards for both children AND adults. I use it sometimes for tutoring students. One of the benefits that I LOVE and use most is the ability to play educational games. When you go to this website (for instance) and search for information on Acid/Base Balance, you can elect to make flash cards, elect to learn how to spell associated words, press on a speaker icon and the computer will pronounce the word (GREAT resource for foreign students). Another feature is the ability to create tests... you then select matching, fill in the blank, etc... and the tests are automatically created. BUT.... The game function is one that is particularly useful for students who are having difficulty learning. There are two games, "Scatter" and Space Race"... I had one student, in particular who was very adept at technology but could not remember lab values or pharmacology.. The GAMES segment of Quilt saved her. I once had a student from Africa who had quite a language barrier. She gave me the name and spelling of her African dialect and we asked for a list that converted her language to English and vice versa. We were able to find the English word for her African word AND the computer had the ability to pronounce the word for her. It was a great learning too for this student, too.
Deleteoops - auto correct changed the word, QUIZLET into QUILT. Sorry.
DeleteBeckie,
DeleteWhen I was looking for apps for student nurses I found this and played around with it for a while. The pronunciation device is nice. I also looked at how to create a scatter game and I plan on using this in my classroom setting. I realize that not all students like games and I have been reminded of this before when I have used word search puzzles, but this is just one more way to reach another learning style. Thanks for the information.
Staci
Hi Vanessa,
DeleteI really enjoyed the thought you wrote about using mobile application in nursing education. In this regard, I'd like to add that in old-fashioned nursing education, a one-on-one teaching style produces improved learning achievements for students, the definite number of teachers is usually inadequate to defend this teaching style. As an alternative, a one-to-many teaching style is usually employed in actual teaching activities. Such a style to learning often influences the students’ learning competence and effectiveness (Stalmeijer, Dolmans, Wolfhagen, & Scherpbier, 2009).
To manage these problems, many researchers have tried to apply information technology in nursing activities. Newly, owing to the speedy development of sensing technology, joining real-world contexts with digital systems has become a vital learning style. A lot of researchers have tried to bring sensing technology together with mobile technology to develop context-aware ubiquitous learning, and have used this technology to teaching activities in diverse subjects, such as natural science (Chiou, Tseng, Hwang, , & Heller, 2010; Chu, Hwang, Tsai, & Tseng, 2010; Peng, Chuang, Hwang, Chu, Wu, & Huang, 2009), math (Zurita & Nussbaum, 2004).
In such a learning environment, the system can distinguish real world situations by sensing technology, and lead students to learn via mobile devices in actual contexts (Uden, 2007; Hwang, Tsai, & Yang, 2008); the sensing equipment includes Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) (Hwang, Kuo, Yin, & Chuang, 2010) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) (Huang, Lin, & Cheng, 2010).
The main value of context-aware ubiquitous learning is to offer individualized scaffolding and support for students to note and live through real-world situations in order to build personal knowledge (Hwang, Yang, Tsai & Yang, 2009). The students, due to interaction with real contexts and learning systems, can lead independent thinking and improve their learning motivation to further promote learning achievement (Chu, Hwang, & Tsai, 2010).
Chiou, C. K., Tseng, Judy. C. R., Hwang, G. J., & Heller, S. (2010). An adaptive navigation support system for conducting context-aware ubiquitous learning in museums. Computers & Education, 55(2), 834-845.
Chu, H. C., Hwang, G. J., & Tsai, C. C. (2010). A knowledge engineering approach to developing mindtools for context-aware ubiquitous learning. Computers & Education, 54(1), 289-297.
Hung, P. H., Lin, Y. F., & Hwang, G. J. (2010). Formative assessment design for PDA integrated ecology observation. Educational Technology & Society, 13(3), 33-42.
Hwang, G. J., Kuo, F. R., Yin, P. Y., & Chuang, K. H. (2010). A Heuristic Algorithm for planning personalized learning paths for context-aware ubiquitous learning. Computers & Education, 54(2), 404-415.
Hwang, G. J., Yang, T. C., Tsai, C. C., & Yang, S. J. H. (2009). A context-aware ubiquitous learning environment for conducting complex science experiments. Computers & Education, 53(2), 402-413.
Peng, H., Chuang, P. Y., Hwang, G. J., Chu, H. C., Wu, T. T., & Huang, S. X. (2009). Ubiquitous performance-support system as Mindtool: A case study of instructional decision making and learning assistant. Educational Technology & Society, 12(1), 107- 120.
Stalmeijer, R. E., Dolmans, D. H. J. M., Wolfhagen, I. H. A. P., & Scherpbier, A. J. J. A. (2009). Cognitive apprenticeship in clinical practice: can it stimulate learning in the opinion of students? Advances in Health Sciences Education, 14(4), 535-546.
Uden, L. (2007). Activity theory for designing mobile learning. International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation, 1(1), 81-102.
Uden, L. (2007). Activity theory for designing mobile learning. International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation, 1(1), 81-102.
Zurita, G., & Nussbaum, M. (2004). Computer supported collaborative learning using wirelessly interconnected handheld computers. Computers & Education, 42(3), 289-314.
Wright- Atomic Learning
ReplyDeleteAtomic learning is a site which provides services to students, instructors, and administrators alike assisting in technological programs commonly associated with education settings such as Blackboard, Adobe, and Microsoft Office. The mission of Atomic learning is to specifically provide training in these programs to eliminate any difficulties in switching software, allowing instructors and administration to focus on the purpose of their job. This type of company is becoming more and more necessary with the increasing use of technology in the classroom setting. Atomic Learning provides support by providing campus wide training sessions, 24/7 support, and over 1,500 hours of training videos. They also allow access to many different forms of training material in document format. This service can be very useful, specifically if a campus is planning on switching from one form of information management to another. A task such as this would be far too much for the IT staff to accomplish without external support.
Wright- Google Website
ReplyDeleteGoogle is providing an ever increasing amount of apps to help educators with online learning, specifically in regards to collaboration. In my opinion, one of the greatest tools for nursing education that google has is YouTube. Sure, most people associate this with the site where you go to watch all those darling cat videos that you laugh at for hours, but YouTube does have very strong educational content as well. Imagine a site where nurses can post mnemonic devices they use to help remember processes that may save a person’s life someday. A simple YouTube search of “nursing education videos” yields results for helping students with a head to toe assessment, ways to remember the cranial nerves, and videos to help prepare for the NCLEX. These videos can aid students and reinforce skills they have been taught in class and clinical settings. This also provides an outlet for individuals more inclined to auditory and visual learners. Nursing educators can also create “channels” where they post videos and links to other videos. They could then put informative videos over the topics discussed in class that students can view. This will ensure that the students are watching the correct information. YouTube is full of content and, in my opinion, a very undervalued resource that educators can use for aiding students.
I use You Tube a lot. If I am using it in the classroom or the clinical area I always watch the videos first to make sure that the information is congruent to what I am teaching. Also, if I have embedded a hyperlink to You Tube in a PowerPoint I go and click on it before each time I use it to make sure it is still current. The students love the videos; they add value to the teaching-learning process when used appropriately.
DeleteI also use YouTube quite a bit. I especially find it helpful to those graduates who are preparing for the NCLEX. Because there is SO much information for them to study, I always recommend that they find videos that are under 3-5 minutes in length. I have found that they can concentrate intently for that amount of time... anything longer seems to be a waste. * Just an observation I have made.
DeleteEducause
ReplyDeleteThe article about cross-institutional collaboration by Jesse & Kadlec (2015) discussed things that one should know about collaboration between universities. This occurs so that students from both schools can participate in a learning situation that could not be created by one institution alone. The cooperative universities could be participating in research, combining of resources or faculty, development of better technologies. The collaboration can occur on multiple levels, institutional, departmental, or faculty. There is a common interest, vision, and goal that drives the group to join together. Typically staff, technology, and costs are shared between the universities. Many higher education institutions participate in cross-institution collaborations. Students in these programs may study abroad, share library resources, or on-line courses. Universities are able to partner together to accomplish things a single school could not. When deciding to embark on this collaborative endeavor, a university must be willing to invest time, money, and staff resources for it to work. With the ever present pressure to do more with less, partnering to accomplish goals can help a university go where it can’t go alone. Collaborative universities can influence technology by moving good ideas forward, including education development and cost-saving programs.
The article written by Gronneburg & Johnston (2015) discusses the universal design for learning that is a design of materials usable by a wide variety of students, including those with disabilities. The universal design for learning (UDL) allows flexible learning conditions for all learners. It provides students a variety of options to engage in learning and demonstrate mastery. Several universities are using UDL resulting in increased retention rates. UDL focuses on reducing barriers for students, supports students with different learning styles, and uses varied forms of assessment. UDL requires integration of technology and re-evaluation of current teaching practices that may cause faculty to need to develop the ability to use unfamiliar technology. Learning environments such as online and hybrid courses might especially benefit from the use of UDL. UDL ensures equal access to learning for all students.
Jesse, M. & Kadlec, A. (2015, July). 7 things you should know about cross-institutional
collaboration. Educause. Retrieved from http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eli7122.pdf
Gronneburg, J. & Johnston, S. (2015, April). 7 things you should know about universal design
for learning. Educause. Retrieved from http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eli7119.pdf
Atomic Learning Website
ReplyDeleteThe Atomic Learning website includes K-12 education, higher education, and global education areas. Under the “K12 education”, and “higher education” tabs of the website there are modules for academia and career focused training that enhances use of technology. Under the “global education” tab there is an option for Australian education and global education. The website provides multiple resources for students, faculty, and administrators such as faculty development, technology training, teacher preparation, technology integration, and assessment tools. Atomic learning provides support 24/7 with easy access to university campuses regarding technology and information management.
Google Website
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, one of the best Google websites is “Google Scholar”. It provides the ability for searching through scholarly literature in various libraries and archives for articles and case law by subject, author, title, or key words. This allows the researcher to see other articles written by the same author, and articles on the same subject. Google scholar has the capability for saving articles in a personal library, save citations of the articles, create alerts for articles, and subject matter newly published. Under the “metrics” tab, a person can search for publications by subject, journal, or language. The site has the capacity for settings regarding relevant searches, library links, collections, results, and bibliography management. Google scholar allows for the search of images as well as documents, which can be critical in education for student learning. It also has the ability to do an advanced search for very specific words or phrases and dates. This narrows a search to only precise article. This eliminates the need to read and filter through many useless articles. Google scholar is a very valuable tool for an academic scholar.
Response to Sheri
DeleteGoogle Scholar is something that I am not familiar with. I will look at this to see how it could enhance my literature searches. It sounds like a complete tool for research. Thanks for the information.
Could not complete PhD without Google Scholar? Excellent method to identify research articles.
DeleteEducause Articles
ReplyDeleteLearning Space Rating System (LSRS)
Learning Space Rating System (LSRS) was created to provide intuitions an objective way to assess the formal learning spaces of the organization. Providing recommendations for creating active learning spaces is a goal of the LSRS. The LSRS also provides consultation for new builds to consider evidence-based research into the planning phases as well as consultation for renovations to existing learning spaces. It was interesting to read about the formal planning for learning spaces.
Educause. (2015). Learning space rating system. Retrieved from http://www.educause.edu/eli/initiatives/learning-space-rating-system
Developments in Instructional Design
Instructional designers play a unique role in the educational setting. They are valuable members of a cross disciplinary team working toward the common goal of developing effective, learner-centered activities. The designer’s role is all encompassing. It begins with helping the instructor plan and implement change to a course and continuous throughout the duration of the course for guidance and support to the instructor and the student.
With a focus on student-centered learning, the instructional designers can predict which pedagogical approaches are most effective and work toward tailoring individualized learning experiences accordingly.
For an instructional designer to be successful, instructors must be willing to relinquish some control over their courses and agree to a collaborative approach of course design. As part of this process, the designer can work with students to identify opportunities to develop metacognitive skills and become problem solvers with regard to their own education. Involving both the instructor and the student in this process has the potential to benefit both teachers and learners.
O’Neill, E. R. (2015). 7 things you should know about developments in instructional design. Retrieved from http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/7-things-you-should-know-about-developments-instructional-design
Atomic Learning
Atomic Learning is a resource for all levels of educational institutions reaching from local to global entities. This resource is offered 24/7 for technology support and learning. It offers a full range of training, collaboration sources, and people that are able to provide guidance on issues that arise while using new technology for learning. There are industry partners available to ensure that learners have access to the tools and training they need to succeed.
Atomic Learning. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.atomiclearning.com/about-us
Google Search
I really liked the google app for flash cards and NCLEX questions. Both of these teaching modalities could be used in the classroom in small group activities or large groups. Googles You Tube is a very valuable resource for students and I use it all the time in the classroom and the clinical area. It is convenient to use strategically and spontaneously.
Learners, Learning, & Technology
ReplyDeleteDiana G. Oblinger
The Educause Learning Initiative
I read the article, ‘Engage Me or Enrage Me’, and it really hit home. My husband and I have twelve grandchildren. Believe me, they ARE ENGAGED – in the world of technology, that is. I really understood what the article was saying. Sitting in a classroom must certainly be miserable for kids these days. When I was in grade school and high school, I could hardly wait to get to school. I was a good student and made good grades. It wasn’t that I loved school it was the fact that school was the most interesting part of my life. With a mere three TV stations and games consisting of only card games or playing outside, school was THE place for engagement.
In a way, the class we are taking ‘Technology in Instructional Design’ is more motivating and interesting than most of the classes I have had in the past. I find the upcoming projects exciting and something to look forward to. Most of my previous classes involved volumes of writing projects. Unlike those required exercises, we will be working on projects that we can REALLY use in nursing education. Developing a video and a blog will be beneficial in the classroom and interesting to create. Out of all the papers I’ve written, I can only remember a few that really were beneficial to my career.
For instance, on the first day of intensives, I learned that we do not need tons of elaborate colors, insets, artwork and intricate fonts in order to have a productive PowerPoint. My PowerPoint presentations traditionally took up so many megabytes that I could hardly download or email them. They were REALLY beautiful. However, I doubt the students learned much from them. From now on, I will forego the flourishing enhancements and stick to the important information… the objectives.
Oblinger (2005), points to various technological devices being used by students for learning. Students who do not understand assignments are able to instantly ‘connect’ in one way or another to get clarification of assignments from other classmates. As a student in the 50’s and 60’s, we had no cell phones and only one phone in each household, which was on a ‘party line’. Some students today will not be able to comprehend that. We had no internet and felt fortunate to own a set of encyclopedias.
As interest is peaked, a student should be expected to learn more quickly and have greater retention. These expectations should be more achievable when the student is utilizing current and new technology. Visual, auditory, and kinetic learning styles make for a good fit and may be better represented by using technological tools.
As instructors, we must find ways to engage the students in learning. We will be forced to utilize new technology to present new material. Schools will need to increase available electronic resources. This will require instructors who are well trained in the use of educational technology. Simulation equipment and robots will be used increasingly more in health care, as well as the classroom. In order to educate, we do not need the students like us, but we DO need them to be interested in what we are teaching. We must keep them ENGAGED.
References:
Oblinger, D.G., (2005). Learners, Learning, & Technology: The Educause Learning Initiative. (ELI).
Prensky, M. (2005). Engage Me or Enrage Me: What today’s learners demand.
The Educause Learning Initiative (ELI).
Learners, Learning, & Technology (Educause) – B.Yarger
ReplyDeleteDiana G. Oblinger (2005), describes diverse learners and how they come to colleges with very different backgrounds. Learners present with varied learning needs. This is what our class studied and discussed in chapters 7 & 8 in Mastrian, McGonigle, Mahan, and Bixler (2011). Oblinger divides the college-level students into groups based on IT levels of skills (Oblinger, 2005).
The Net Gen Learners, according to Oblinger, are driven by technology. In other words, they are really “PLUGGED IN”. These students are able to maneuver around the net and use Google to find the answer to almost anything. “Today’s students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach” (Oblinger, 2005).
Although I consider myself fairly adept at computer technology, I can see a vast difference in my capabilities and those of my younger fellow students. I do not feel handicapped in my technological skills, but would certainly like to improve them.
Nontraditional Learners usually have in common, age, work and dependents. They have challenges such as not being able to get to the campus library due to personal constraints (Oblinger, 2005).
The Next Generation Learners will expect to be engaged. Many children are exposed to several media venues and many hours of TV everyday. It is not likely that they will tolerate an environment that is not engaging. Technology provides additional opportunities for educational synergy. It is simpler for students to interact with each other and with faculty through technology (Oblinger, 2005). I believe the more technology we can incorporate into our teaching strategies, the more successful we will be in teaching these students.
When colleges and universities recognize the need to change, they will be forced to create ways to use information more readily. Instructors will have to integrate not only technology, but also the means to evaluate outcomes. As students and the economy change, education through technology might be the most efficient way to adjust. (Mastrian, 2011).
Mastrian, K. G., McGonigle, D., Mahan, W. L., and Bixler. B. (2011). Integrating technology in nursing education: Tools for the knowledge era. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
Oblinger, D.G., (2005). Learners, Learning, & Technology: The Educause Learning Initiative. (ELI).
Beckie,
DeleteI have this soap box that I have to rant about every time we discuss using technology for teaching. My rant involves the hospitals. This antiquated, ridiculous mind set of the hospitals regarding students and their phones (not allowing students to use their phones in clinical) is the stupidest rule we still have in our profession. Research supports increasing the use of technology in teaching, however, almost every student today has a smart phone (a computer) that they are not allowed to utilize in a setting that demands real time information retrieval. Afraid of the student being on social media or other areas (which may I say that most of their staff are on) has stifled them from the most accessible method of technology available to them. STUPID!!!!!!! Ok, sorry about the rant, as you can see I am very passionate about this. Education must advocate for the students to be able to use this technology in the clinical area.
ReplyDeleteELI – (Educause Learning Initiative).
7 things you should know about…PERSONALIZED LEARNING
Beckie Yarger
I selected this article because it is related to the various learning needs of students and is relevant to our earlier studies of Learning Theories.
This article tells about a student entering college who is (according to her SAT score) ‘bad at Math’. The learning institution enrolls her in a personalized learning system that is integrated with an advisor. The interesting plot to this scenario is that the student learns she is NOT at all ‘bad at Math’ she simply did not pay attention to math during high school. There could be many causes for this… and one of the causes could be the instructional style utilized by her teachers.
Personalized Learning provides a unique style of learning for each student. Homework, studies, feedback, and assessments are geared to take into consideration areas of strength and/or weakness. Changes are made during the course of instruction that fit the needs of each individual student. The goal is to give a student the type of instruction and support in the best form – particularly for them!
A profile of each student is created, considering their pace of learning and analyzing their performance as they progress. By looking at the learning patterns of each student, it is possible to customize their learning. Continual adjustments are made as the student progresses.
Many types of educational venues are piloting various programs and approaches to deliver personalized learning for students. Instructors are able to better plan and advise students with appropriate instructional design.
One downside to personalized learning is thought to be the potential for students to rely on the system rather than using autonomy to adjust their learning experience themselves. Also, this new system will require the creation of new tools and changes in curriculum – Change = Work for the faculty.
This type of instruction is new and I can see how it might be of benefit to nursing students. I meet students who cannot successfully complete nursing education for various reasons. I have seen students who need help to become better readers. I see students who have problems with math and cannot do dosage calculation. Students who cannot read or successfully maneuver through an elementary dosage calculation question simply CANNOT become nurses. If there were PERSONALIZED LEARNING opportunities for these students such as reading remediation or basic math, it might be possible to get them up-to-speed – their areas of weakness could simply be that they ALSO did not pay attention to that topic during their basic education classes.
7 Things you should know about Personalized Learning.
Retrieved from: www.net.educause.edu
ATOMIC LEARNING
ReplyDeleteThis website is a great resource for instructors with a wealth of information. I looked at the 'Benefits of Online Discussions'. These are a few of the benefits listed by this website.
1. Online Discussions allow students to post at their convenience.
2. Asynchronous posting allows for ALL voices to be heard - even the quiet shy student.
3. Allows a student to take their time, think about, and carefully craft responses.
4. Keeps the aggressive, quick-thinker from monopolizing the conversation.
5. Gives others the opportunity to steer the conversation in differing directions.
6. For instructors, it is easier to grade.
7. The students are engaged outside the classroom and outside school hours.
Benefits of online discussions. www.atomiclearning.com
Unit 4- Google Website Search
ReplyDeleteBeckie Yarger
I looked at GOOGLE HANGOUTS. With this Google App, you can message a friend or start a group conversation. You can have a one-on-one conversation or include all your friends on a group CHAT for up to 100 people. While on a CHAT, you can insert or add photos, maps, Emoji, stickers and GIF’s.
The GOOGLE HANGOUT app would be great for students who want to chat regarding a project for school or to cram for a test. It would be nice to be able to add photos, and other pictures that are related to the topic of study.
CONNECT ANY TIME - You can turn any conversation into a free video call with just one tap. In this function, you can talk one-on-one or invite friends to join for a group call, but only up to 10 people.
It is possible to synchronize your CHATS device to device and keep a conversation going wherever you are, using an Android, IOS, or the Web. Of course, you could not have as many people on a Video call because the screen could not display all 100 people. But, 10 people would be a good size for a study group who was working on a project, studying, or preparing for a test.
MORE GOOGLE APPS:
DeleteGoogle Glass - This is an application that is still under 'construction'. Google glass is an apparatus that one wears like a pair of glasses. It can be operated with a touch pad on the side of the glasses earpiece, or by voice-activation. This application records what the wearer is actually "seeing"... and broadcasts it to iPhone or other internet sites. This would be useful in the O.R. when students are in attendance because they are not allowed to get close enough to actually view the coronary arteries and other anatomical features that are identified during an operative procedure. I would LOVE to be able to use this device/ app while scrubbed in on a surgical procedure.
AND.... ANOTHER GOOGLE APP - MY TRACKS -
DeleteGoogle’s own fitness app, My Tracks, records the user’s path, speed, distance, and elevation while he or she walks, runs, bikes. Users can view their data live, annotate their path, and hear periodic voice announcements of their progress.
A nurse could use this to inspire Physical Therapy patients to reach their peak performance levels. It could be used in patient education. Improving the physical health of U.S. citizens is a goal for all nurses and this is something we could promote to patients who need to lose weight and get in shape.
CONTACT LENS THAT MONITOR AND REPORT REAL TIME BLOOD SUGARS - To a smart phone.
DeleteI found that this is an application / or product that is being worked on by engineers at Google in conjunction with a Medical Equipment company.
Educause.com is a wonderful resource for anyone wanting to learn more about on-line e-learning. I found two different publications that I was interested in related to IT. The first was an Educause Review by Francis Frain (2015) related to the implementation and use of a free communication site called Slack for Emerson University. The IT department was looking for another way to connect with the entire IT community at the college without the formality of email or other formats previously in place that weren't working effectively. The addition of Slack as an alternative that also helped communication to continue when the main system was down. Overall, it was reported that it contributed to greater collaboration among the entire college's IT department. The review and positive recommendation of the Slack chat capabilities can add to an IT department's repertoire for useful communication tools. I'm going to mention it to our IT department.
ReplyDeleteThe next item reviewed was a brief related to the Educause Sprint 2013 webinar which was held from July 30th until August 1st. The webinar was titled "Beyond MOOCs: Is IT Creating a New, Connected Age?" This was a wonderful article discussing the future of MOOCs. Embedded in the discussion was a warning by one of the participants that if education doesn't figure out what model we will use for the future with e-learning that we will be destined to use the business model that is promoted that may or may not preserve and serve education. The link to this brief can be found at https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ESPNT13A.pdf. I truly loved this website and I signed up but haven't had the opportunity to see if I received an email confirmation so I can set my password!
I then went out and looked at the Atomic Learning website and explored some of the links that could be helpful to me in teaching. One of the resources I looked at on this site was the resource for writing. This is definitely something that could be helpful to me as well as my students.
Lastly, I have explored the google docs application and have used this in the past to give feedback to students on group papers. I love all the new technology that I have recently explored and hope that I will become proficient in the future.
Educause-
ReplyDeleteSince student success and retention is such an issue for universities and for schools of nursing I looked at two articles that addressed those issues.
In the first article, Hayes (2014) discussed the use of student-centered technology to monitor students’ difficulties, along with successes, throughout their college career. Retention and attrition rates were examined in the article and student characteristics that have been deemed predictors of success, or lack thereof, was also explored. The author discussed the need for a campus wide program for monitoring students that advisors and faculty could access. This would allow the early identification of problems students may be encountering, as well as allowing the opportunity to give encouragement when students were performing well. The article also discussed that there student involvement in university activities that are associated with successful outcomes benefit the students and it is important for the institutions to encourage students to engage in those activities. One very eye-opening statement that I found in this article is that universities do not need to focus only on why students are leaving the university setting, but what it is that is causing them to stay.
In the second article Pistilli, Arnold, Bethune, and Caasi (2012) discussed a program that was developed at Purdue University to promote student success. They explained the development of the Signals system. This system takes data from a learning management system that is in place in the university and predicts student success in that course. The students receive a signal throughout the course to let them know how they are doing. It is like a traffic light with green, yellow, or red signals. Statistically they found that students who had the Signals system in their courses were more successful than students in previous years in the same course with the same instructor. This system allowed the students the opportunity to see for themselves how they were doing and if the signal was red or yellow, they could take steps to remedy the problem early on. The university did see an increase in retention from the students who had had the signals in their courses, along with a higher graduation rate. The name of the company that Course Signals is available through was also provided in the article.
Hayes, R. (2014). Digital engagement: Driving student success. Retrieved from http://www.educause.edu/library/student-retention
Pistilli, M. D., Arnold, K., Bethune, M., & Caasi, R. (2012). Signals: Using academic analytics to promote student success. Retrieved from http://www.educause.edu/library/student-retention
Atomic Learning-
ReplyDeleteThis website was interesting as it has several different tools to enhance teaching in the K-12 area, the higher education area, and also globally. They had several tutorials that could be “tried on” in several different areas. There were areas that dealt with different methods of teaching in the classroom, retention and student success, using technology in teaching and several others. I did view several of the tutorials but there were only a few that were unlocked to view, but it did make me want to examine more of them. I could see where you could get a quote for the service, but I would have liked to see some cost examples. I think the many workshops that it seems are available for faculty would be extremely helpful.
Google-
I use Google Scholar quite frequently. It is easy to use and I can usually find scholarly articles on this site. If I use it on my work computer and the article is not available for free on the Google Scholar site, it will tell me if it is available through my library which is very helpful. I also use Google images a lot. As the simulation coordinator I use it to find labels for my “medications” that I am making to use in the simulations. I also use it to find forms for use in the simulations. I found a surgical consent form and blood consent form for use in simulation recently.
Carie,
DeleteIt is a first time for me to hear about atomic learning and it looks helpful for my students, my kids, and me. I am working to view it in depth.
Thanks,
Excellent discussion. Did you know about Educause and Atomic Learning before this course? Had you accessed them before you started this course? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteNo I had not ever heard of either of those sites. I can see how they would be helpful. Especially Educause with access to articles.
DeleteDr. Frutchey, "NO"! I did not know about Atomic Learning or Educause prior to taking this course. I am very happy to learn about these great resources and I know I will have opportunities to use them. I am also impressed with the number of APPS that I have discovered that will be useful for me and my students.
ReplyDeleteMe either Beckie and I am addicted to Educause now. I look at it almost every day. I have added it to my favorites list on my computer.
DeleteNo, I did not know about either of these and think they are wonderful. I am learning much from this course. I am having to put myself out of my comfort zone for some of the assignments but I am finding that I am enjoying it and thinking of more ways to design my coursework.
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ReplyDeleteThe first article that I choice is titled Twitting in higher education: Best practice that written by Chapman in 2015. The author provided her experience as an educator in high school education and the advice that she got by using many tools to enhance students learning and educators’ engagement. Also, how it affects her view on incorporating technology in higher education by web2.0 (World Wide Web).
This article aimed to show the benefits of using twitter to enhance teaching and learning. The author mentioned the benefits of twitting that stated by studies. Twitting enhances students connection to the class contents and courses. By using twitter, students spend more time on course material and represents more engagement. Twitting facilitates beneficial discussion and it is an enjoyable and rapid method to response to students’ problems or needs. Twitting enhances the social interaction between students and the professional practices, and it build the relationship between students with each other and with educators.
The author described some recommendations for best practice such as, give students an overview about the benefits of using twitter in education and the rational for use it in class, in case of newly use of twitter, educator should give students an orientation about the use of twitting , objectives , and the outcomes. It is recommended to use it as a requirement for the class, and the educator should participate in twitting with students in continuous manner. The hashtag of the class should be identified in order to facilitate students follow the tweets. Moreover, the author mentioned the need to conduct study about using the effect of twitter on the diverse cultural students, and study the effect of twitter on the active learners.
In conclusion, using twitter in higher education is helpful for engaging students and educators.
Chapman, A. (2015). Twitting in higher education: Best practice. Retrieved from: http://er.educause.edu/articles/2015/9/tweeting-in-higher-education-best-practices
Ronak,
DeleteThis article is a one of interesting article. Social media as Twitter is helpful for learning in higher education. I never use Twitter in my class but I use "Line" to communicate with my students. Line is a free mobile app for android and IOS which I can share texts, images ,video ,audio, and a limitless variety of exciting stickers and conduct free video calls and voice communications. This article encourage me to study about the effect of using Line application in classroom.
Educause Second article
ReplyDeleteThe second article that I choice is Engaging faculty in online education by Whitaker (2015). The author described the use of online teaching in universities and the resistance of online education by faculty and administrators. Some faculties represented that online teaching is something new and strength education. However, other disagree with using online education. The decline in using technology in education delays the educational institution from going forward in to the 21 century. Finding easy ways to recruit educators for using online classes is important to incorporate technology in their course and the professional must discuss the online pedagogy uses, benefits, applications, and experiences it to get their view about the online teaching. Using online courses are asynchronous teaching methods that allows students to response and participate at their convenience. It provides flexibility for students’ engagement and participation. The quality of the online website facilitate students’ engagement, collaborative with others, and providing new information. However, educators need time to build their course, the instructional design, and the requirements. Therefore, some educators prefer using this time in other educational activities. In order to compensate the time and effort of faculty, they be must compensated by raising the salary, raising the fund, or dropping the course. Training faculty, enhance educators’ sense of obligation toward students and relevance to the change in technology. Using technology and media as instructional design can influence educators perception about the online courses. Finally, experience with low quality designed course keep negative impact about all online classes. Therefore, faculty should identify the benefits and advantages of online education to change the misperception. The author stated the role of educational technology and online instructional development teams in providing the real picture of online learning. By showing educators good examples of online classes, teaching them how to incorporate high technology in their classes, and also advising the faculty who have long experience with online classes to explain their experience and the positive outcomes of these classes.
Using technology could be overwhelming for some faculty especially those who have limit engagement with the technology. The online learning professions can provide lessons for faculty about using technology and support them with the help and suggestions for better construction of their courses. When the faculty agrees to develop online course, they should work with the instructional designer to discuss objectives, requirements, needs, and desirable outcomes. Also, to build the bridge of interaction between educators and students. After the course being constructed, faculty should participate in four week as students at Facilitating Learning Online (FLO), working on assignments, online discussion, and share their needs and inquires with other faculties. After finishing FLO they will receive a checklist from the IT in order to view their needs, requirements, and problems. Also, the IT with stay on contact with the educators for further interaction and support for class progression.
Whitaker, R. (2015). Engaging faculty in online education. http://er.educause.edu/articles/2015/3/engaging-faculty-in-online-education
Atomic Learning
ReplyDeleteAtomic Learning is an educational website that assist students, teachers, educators, and administrators to incorporate technology in their classes. It serves K-12 education, higher education, and global education and these services are available 24/7 days. It provides: training programs, projects, and workshops about different topics that are needed by students, educators, and administrators. It also provides training for distance learners. Atomic Learning provides more than 1,200 training courses that consist of 60,000 tutorials on more than 250 software applications. They provide over 1,500 hours of training that cover everything related to applying technology in classes. They design courses that setup in the Learning Management System (LMS) with training on blackboards, Desire to learn, moodle, ANGEL, canvas, sakai, Microsoft office, google apps, and workshops on online discussion and facilitating the course. It is really a great website for educational personnel to learn how to incorporate technology in the educational system.
Google Website Search
ReplyDeleteGoogle is the most usable website for searching information and learning tools. I use google scholar for searching articles and it is helpful for providing explanation and clarification topics. It provides valuable references and resources. The second benefit of google is YouTube. YouTube is a great source for applying procedures, demonstrating processes, nurses actions…etc. I learned to googling answers for my questions or needs. Google translate is useful for international students to translate words, phrases, or sentences. However, it sometimes can not give you what you want. Google apps are amazing to help nursing students learn and succeed. I think Google can provide us a high percentage of information that we need for our learning, teaching, and daily life.
The Educause is a great website that provides helpful information and articles about technology in higher education. I found two interesting articles : Six individual trajectories of digital technology and paper or tablet reading recall and comprehension.
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Brown (2015) described the term of “trajectories” is likely prediction but more practical and realistic to know acceleration and ending of factors. The three characteristics regarding the context of learning in digital technology are personalization, adoption of hybrid learning models, and analysis of ever-increasing amounts of data. There are six individual trajectories of digital technology:
Device ownership and mobile-first : The ownership of internet devices is increasing significantly in this decade. Many educational institutes tend to integrate mobile technology with the courses, and create learning management systems that are available for mobile-first approach. Smart phone with internet accessibility can provide both instructors and students a way of organizing their private learning environment.
The textbook and open educational resources (OER):Using traditional textbooks in the higher education will disappear because of the high cost, while using open educational resources will increase and become the major resource.
Adaptive learning technology : Adaptive learning technology has developed as an automated tutor that can adjust for individual learner interaction and learners need with subsequently contents which play the important role on teaching and learning over the next three to four years.
Learning spaces: Learning spaces are places of discovery, invention, and knowledge construction by all course participants. The learning space creates by the priority of learner-centeredness, the social/collaborative dimensions of learning, and the importance of active learning engagements.
The next-generation learning management system (LMS): According to the 2014 ECAR study revealed that the current model of the LMS is an enhancement to their teaching and learning experiences, but relatively few use these systems to their full capacity. Unizin ,the next generation of LMS model, is established from the ground up, learner-centered and provide for different individual missions, learning environment, culture, and strategies of higher educations.
Learning analytics and integrated planning and advising services (IPAS): Learning analytics is monitored by the frequency of engagement the course of instructors and students and progress at the course level. Integrated planning and advising services (IPAS) , an enterprise-level technology that blends data from a variety of campus systems. The capabilities of IPAS incudes education planning, progress tracking, advising and counseling , and early-alert systems.
This article encourages me to think about the implement of six trajectories in nursing education and how to prepare instructors and students, strategy of teaching, and learning facilities in the future. Moreover, I think how to develop and integrate traditional teaching and technology that are appropriate for the contexts of my country.
Brown, M. (2015, June 22) Six individual trajectories of digital technology. Educause. Retrieved from http://er.educause.edu/articles/2015/6/six-trajectories-for-digital-technology-in-higher-education
Educause article 2
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The use of an E-textbook is significantly increasing in higher education by over 60% in 2014. The question about the effect using digital device is concerned. Tablet is used as a device to read E-book. The Coast Guard Leadership Development Center created an experiment include two objective : to test the difference of recall accuracy between paper reading group and tablet reading group and to test the difference of reading comprehension between both groups. The researcher reported that students who read a paper article there was no statistically significant difference in greater recall accuracy as shown by test scores compared to those who read the same digital article using a tablet , and students who read a paper article there was no statistically significant difference in reading comprehension as shown by higher test scores compared to those who read the same digital article using a tablet. However, there were differences in score frequencies for both recall and comprehension. I think the result of this study is helpful for faculty of higher education who are concerned about supporting traditional textbooks and digital textbooks, and the effects of reading in digital devices in long term should be a continuing study.
Niccoli, A. (2015, September 28). Paper or tablet reading recall and comprehension. Educause. Retrieved from http://er.educause.edu/articles/2015/9/paper-or-tablet-reading-recall-and-comprehension
Excellent post. We depend upon tablets, readers, and cell phones as extension of our minds to help remember dates, times, appointment, notes, equations, etc. No wonder our students are struggling.
DeleteAtomic Learning
ReplyDeleteThis wonderful website serves online technology training and professional development resources for students, educators and faculty. Atomic Learning offers a variety of solutions designed to provide comprehensive framework that support the demand of educational institutions. Atomic Learning serves educational institutions around the world including K-12 education, higher education, and global education. Atomic Learning is the one of cost-effective website for supporting human resource development.
Google.
Google Apps for Education (GAFE) that offers teachers to create classroom, track document changes and participate in discussions. Google provides easy tools to access the course anytime and anywhere. These communication and collaboration apps include Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs and Sites, and other collaborative tools supported by Google. Google plus is social media platform that teachers can form groups to share documents, have online discussions, and collaborate in a social media environment and create flexible learning environment. Google Hangout app provides video conference and face to face conversations in different location at the real time. Moreover, Google for Education offers low-cost tools as Chromebooks and Nexus tablets. I think Google will improve capability to provide more effective solutions for every education levels in the future
The first article that I have chosen from Educause is “The Brink of Closure: What Motivates Higher Education to Change?” by James J. Koelbl. In this article, the author is trying to show us how important is to have power to change and how much we need changes in our lives. In addition, the author is focusing on the change in higher education and how do we motivate other people to have a significant change. Concurrently, do we have to threaten people in order to force them to change, like firing from work, closing the institution, laying off,..etc.
ReplyDeleteIn other words, the author is trying to show us that if you are isolated and didn’t move toward better change you will be late and will lagging behind that might be the cause of your end up. To be exact, this description comes through an example of an old historic university that closed because of their sticking to an old fashion who always objecting the change, and their excuses were that through the age of the university they never faced a problem. But they didn’t realize the necessity of being updated and changed with world essential needs. An old historic university closed because of not being able to change accordingly to the author’s conclusion is that despite the hard working, dedicated, good people simply could not imagine a world in which their beloved institution would cease to exist. Thus, everyone need to continue and focus always on the long-term goals, this should be the well-oriented and more flexible to address the what future holds.
References:
Koelble, J. J. (2015). The Brink of Closure: What Motivates Higher Education to Change?. Retrieved from: http://www.educause.edu/blogs/alexroth/brink-closure-what-motivates-higher-education-change
My second article from educasue is “Wearable Technologies Gain Momentum in Higher Ed” by the edcause blogger Kristi DePaul. The article is about the devices and the new smart technologies that helps in easing the way to success, wearable devices like Apple Watch especially in challenging courses, which is still under research. Without doubt, institutions like universities and schools should emphasize the use of the new technologies inside the education environment. Concurrently, accordingly to the author, the director of the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, is offering an insight on why colleges and universities should go in the direction of the new technologies use, whether these technology is used inside or outside classroom.
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DePaul, K. (2015). Wearable Technologies Gain Momentum in Higher Ed Retrieved from: http://www.educause.edu/blogs/kristidepaul/wearable-technologies-gain-momentum-higher-ed
Atomic Learning, is a very agreeable website I have seen, this website is run by a group of technology educators. It is really discussing the difficulties that education faces and to overcome these issues with recent technology use. Most important of all, Atomic Learning website has the most powerful educational partners like (IMS Global, EDUCAUSE, Angelamaiers) that each of them also considered an educational website that help schools, students, faculty, and universities to get information and more knowledge about the new technologies of teaching strategies. Actually, there is a note by the Atomic Learning that says (we are connecting the dots between instruction, learning, and life to create moments that inspire and engage today’s learners…).
ReplyDeleteThe Atomic Learning, is for everyone who would like to train and to upgrade to more advanced technology in education. To illustrate, it has filtration in different categories and in different areas of project building, workshops, mobile learning, and professional development. In addition, it deals with different topics of technology besides provision of multiple skills to everyone in education field.
Google web search engine, is my favorite website as I think it is everyone’s point of search, I think google plays a huge role in nourishing the students globally with knowledge and information. Google has different search areas that almost deal with every different category to everyone’s need in the world. To be more specific, google is made for everyone, it has special easy fast search website for kids, children, adults, and accordingly to everyone’s work and need. For me, I always use scholar besides the Google docs and books, I’m very familiar with these. In addition, google has the apps for every device that facilitates our missions. Thank you Google for your support.
ReplyDeleteThe use of technologies in education has been made a grant shift and change from traditional education to more developed, improved, and innovative education. Both soft-wares and hard-wares are used in education, which facilitate and improve goals achievement of students, faculty members, and educational institutions. Using different and mixed types of technologies could make the educational material and process more fruitful and attracted for students. Examples of hard-wares technologies are, however not limited to, simulations, computers, and cellphones. Examples of soft-wares are social media and electronic educational applications. The most important point that should be considered to achieve the successful use of technologies in education is that both educators and students should know how to use the available technologies in education. Moreover, all facilities and resources should be available to facilitate the use of technologies in education, effectively. Otherwise, educators cannot ask students to achieve a specific goal when they cannot use technologies effectively. This reflects that the use of technologies in education should fit with the educational program, the process of teaching, the availability of resources, and other factors. The Education Week Organization (2011) stated that technologies provide rich contents that students can use effectively.
ReplyDeleteThe use of technologies in education is not limited to the educational process, but involves achievements of educational institutions’ works, such as annual evaluation process of faculty members and educational institutions’ performances. Also, students’ performance can be assessed through the use of technologies. Mastrian, McGonigle, Mahan, and Baxter (2011) stated that technologies can be used to assess and evaluate teacher’s performance, such as the use of teaching e-portfolios (TsPs). Mastrian et al. (2011) said that “TePs are a potent way to assess the teacher’s progress, achievement, and development; they can reflect the teaching persona from the classroom through the attainment of career goals” (p. 255). Sarkar (2012) said that “but with the world moving rapidly into digital media and information, the role of ICT in education is becoming more and more important and this importance will continue to grow and develop in the 21st century” (p. 30). This reflects that technologies become part of our lives and influence our performance positively or negatively if we do not know how to use them.
References:
Mastrian, K., McGonigle, D., Mahan, W., & Baxter. B. (2011). Integrating technology in nursing education: Tools for the knowledge era. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
Sarkar, S. (2012). The role of information and communication technology (ICT) in higher education for the 21st century. Science, 1(1), 30-41.
The Education Week Organization. (2011). Technology in education. Retrieved from http://www.edweek.org/ew/issues/technology-in-education/
Educause
ReplyDeleteThe Educause website is another example of using technologies in education. This website provides valuable resources that can be used in academia, including articles, books, conferences materials, and other resources. I reviewed two different articles. One article was published by Garrett in (2014), which was talking about “Creating experiential learning spaces”. The research showed that students’ engagement in classroom activities and their achievements would be higher through applying experiential learning and the best use of technologies. Moreover, creating experiential learning spaces helps in preparing students to be prepared for work after their graduation. Another article that I reviewed was established by Poster, Mancini, and Ganji in (2013), which was talked about the expanding online access for nurses. In short, this article explained the benefits of expanding the online nursing educational program, which would increase incomes for educational institutions, and also, increase the number of graduate nurses.
References:
Garrett, P. (2014). The evolving classroom: Creating experiential learning spaces. Retrieved from http://er.educause.edu/articles/2014/10/the-evolving-classroom-creating-experiential-learning-spaces
Poster, E., Mancini, M., & Ganji, D. (2013). MOOCs and more: Expanding online access for nurses. Retrieved from http://er.educause.edu/articles/2013/8/moocs-and-more-expanding-online-access-for-nurses
Atomic Learning
ReplyDeleteThe Atomic Learning website is just like the atomic bomb, because it provides broad and expand teaching and learning programs that assist students, educators, and administrators. This website begins with three different branches of educational program, including K-12 education, higher education, Australia education, and global education, which can be served 24/7. It also provides career opportunities. It provides remote education, learning, and training services. It has more than one thousand training courses with different soft-wares. This website provides different applications and educational programs that can be used in different technological facilities, such as tablets and smartphones to assist the attendees’ success in their work. It is really great website that I will use in my academic journey.
Google Website Search
ReplyDeleteOne of the most effective uses of Google website that I almost use in my education and teaching is the use of Google Scholar. This application assists me in doing effective search about articles that I need to use in any topic. It provides different selective options to narrow the searching engine with specific time and keywords. Moreover, it provides the reference of any article with different forms, including APA, MLA, and Chicago. Anyone can use this application effectively, which makes the research process more fruitful.
I read the article “On the Horizon: Implications for Nursing Education” (2015). I’ll focus on the main points in this article. Annually, the New Media Consortium and the Education Learning Initiative work jointly to produce the Horizon Report, a projection of technology trends, challenges, and emerging technologies. A recognized panel of experts, from 17 countries and 6 continents, was included in the production of the 2015 report. When the panel found topics for each section, a modified Delphi process was used, with a wide literature review. Each section of the final report concentrates on how trends, challenges, and emerging technologies will inform and impact practice, leadership, and policy.
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The 2015 report offers six main trends that are projected to hasten the embracing of technologies within higher education. In three time periods, they are:
Short-Term
The escalated use of blended learning is pushed by the shift in student and educator perceptions of the value of online learning. The National Center for Education Statistics Distance Education (US Department of Education, 2014) noticed that, according to 2012 data, 1 in 10 students were engaged completely in online courses. While, 2013 data showed that 1 in 8 students took their entire courses online (Poulin & Straut, 2015). Allen and Seaman (2015) reported that 7.1 million students in the U.S. are enrolled in online learning.
Mid-Term
Data science, learning analytics, and big data are all compelling forces behind the measurement of learning. As in business and health care, the reaping of data to foresee, market, and manage are standard operating procedures. The goals, according the report are “to build better pedagogies, empower students to take an active part in their learning, target at-risk student populations, and assess factors affecting completion and student success.”
Long-Term
Universities are lining up with others to communicate resources for teaching, research, and technology infrastructure. In nursing, the NEXus (Nursing Education Xchange, www.winnexus.org/about) began in the mid-2000s as a way of sharing doctoral courses among universities in western states. It has expanded to include schools and colleges of nursing throughout the United States. Ideologists in higher education have noticed a transition in the role of the university from knowledge disseminator to incubator for new discoveries and innovations. The role of the university is influencing not only local economies, but also global economies: “To breed innovation and adapt to economic needs, higher education institutions must be structured in ways that allow for flexibility, and spur creativity and entrepreneurial thinking” (Johnson et al., 2015, p. 8).
On the Horizon: Implications for Nursing Education. (2015). Nursing Education Perspectives, 36(4), 263-266. doi:10.5480/1536-5026-36.4.263
Atomic Learning:
ReplyDeleteThis website has many resources for faculty who are new to learning and teaching with technology. I immediately began to search for a topic that would be helpful to me and found several. One topic that I forwarded to a friend of mine who is developing an online discussion board was the "effective online discussions" video. This topic has been talked about frequently as he is beginning to develop the use of online discussion within his class and I found this tutorial to be worthy and helpful.
I can see there are many helpful topics and some are free and most have a cost associated with them. I would be interested in getting a quote for use in a program or this could be useful to a program who desires to incorporate online learning or even start an online program.
I am grateful to know this technology is available as a resource.
Google:
Google is one of my favorite references utilized in the classroom. I refer to it as " Dr. Google" to add humor to the conversation and as I bring Dr. Google into the conversation, there is always an educational moment related to how the student can determine if a reference found on Google is reputable. Rather than telling my students they cannot use google we learn about how to correctly use it as a resource tool to find quality references.
Google hangouts is a new option I found to be useful and I can see how this platform can allow me to expand my business model across the nation when I get ready. Another favorite from google is the Blogger capability-I enjoy writing and blogging and this is a great resource for education. This current course has utilized the blogger platform effectively and I have enjoyed the process.
Google hangout can be used in nursing education through tutoring and mentoring. I could use google hangout to get online with a student and provide assistance via live video chatting with screen sharing. This would provide a hands on, live, personal contact point with the student and hopefully assist them. This can be used anytime as long as both parties have Internet capabilities and a computer, laptop, or phone. I also like that google hangout allows for both android or iOS platforms. this is a great tool.
The current technology in nursing may not stay current as technology is ever changing and swiftly changing. Faculty would be advised to keep abreast with technology and not become comfortable with any one form but rather many forms and on a continuous journey to learn more.
Happy Teching!
Educause:
ReplyDeleteThe Educause website is a great resource for an educator of any level. One of the articles I read was found in the current issue of the Educause Review journal titled, Competency-Based Education: Technology Challenges and Opportunities by Mark Leuba. The article describes competency-based education (CPE) and how educators are interested in this concept, however current technology and learning management systems (LMS) are not compatible as necessary to support a rigorous high quality CPE program. The article provides data from a survey of where the technology is lacking and where it is working and how to utilize what is working to create better learning platforms. For example, inter-operatability across programs and courses and the competencies necessary to progress are met in multiple courses rather than just one as is with the credit hour courses (Leuba, 2015).
The interesting point I learned from this article is the current learning system used in the OKCU program, D2L, and the learning system I teach with, Blackboard, are participants in the technical interoperability pilot (TIP) project. I am grateful to be utilizing technical platforms that are part of forward thinking learning and education. I look forward to the development of CPE in higher education and how CPE will create more learning opportunities for students.
Leuba, M. (2015). Competency-based education: Technology challenges and opportunities. Educause Review. Retrieved from: http://er.educause.edu/articles/2015/10/competency-based-education-technology-challenges-and-opportunities
The second article was found in one of the Educause Learning Initiatives (ELI) within the "7 things you should know" section. This particular topic was over the 7 things you should know about personalized learning. Personalized learning is a passion of mine as I based my start up business on the principles of custom or personalized learning concepts. The article provides information about how personalized learning works for the student and can be utilized by faculty to better teach toward the students' learning abilities. Although the article describes adaptive systems as the identifier of the students' learning abilities and thus creating a privacy concern, I am convinced that individual relationship and time spent the student can determine a students' personalized abilities aside from technology. The systems described in the article can be beneficial to faculty as they are researched and developed further and designed to allow the faculty the ability to spend more time on instruction (Feldstein, Hill, & Cavanagh, 2015).
Feldstein, M., Hill, P., & Cavanagh, T. (Contributors). (2015, September 8). 7 things you should know about personalized learning [blog post]. Retrieved from: http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/7-things-you-should-know-about-personalized-learning
Educause is a site I will utilize often to look for new ideas and technologies. This is a user friendly website with contributions from several researchers and educators. I highly recommend this site to any educator.