Teaching and nursing are careers in which ongoing professional development is critical. When you graduate from an undergraduate program with a degree that is really just the start of your journey. You graduate as a generalist with some basic knowledge of nursing and the skills to learn more. The teaching Read more…
Students like a mixture of media types. I find it important to note that not all students like video. The presenters said that if you are going to use video as the only way to communicate something there should be a good reason for it – and you need to Read more…
Today at TESS 2019 Katherine, Sidney, and I are presenting the findings of our research on gamification. I am really excited to share what students thought of the experience and hear from the audience what they think of the findings. We hope to publish the results in an academic journal Read more…
I am intrigued by the partnership with industry in this presentation to fill the skills-gap of students. Did you know IBM started out making cheese or meat slicers … they must have had some important pivots to get to where they are today. Digital literacy or digital literacy skills training Read more…
Check out this open website with a demo of what the content looks like. A key consideration of these resources is interactivity. Static content exists. It looks like they use a lot of H5P. They said it was built in the Mobius platform. I really like the idea that content Read more…
This was an interesting way to make sure that learners get access to specialized training. I completely understand that it is hard to make sure people get that in the clinical setting … but I wonder how accreditation views replacing clinical time with a simulation. I think it makes sense, Read more…
SMART Toolkit Students like video. This presentation gave an overview of the teaching problems that led to using more video in classes. They had a amazing experience working with an interdisciplinary approach. I like the design of the website they are developing. It has a similar breakdown to what we Read more…
Last year this survey was also summarized. I like looking at it at more than one point in time. It is good to see that Ontario has a good response rate so we can make informed observations. One major concern is that professional development for faculty is voluntary. We need Read more…
Virtual Reality I am really interested in exploring virtual reality in my practice. The question is – where do we start? Awareness is one place to start. As with any innovation the place to start should be with the purpose of the video. If it makes sense to make a Read more…
Moderating a panel of student advocates at TESS 2019 was an honor. The student experience is where our focus as educators really needs to be. These students are trying to make a difference and calling for online education to feel like an interactive human experience. Please listen.
