finding the human in technology
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Finding the Human in Technology
Thoughts & Reflections for the UPEI Faculty of Nursing Retreat
June 18, 2012
A problem-solving story (with technology)
Takujaksat
Knowledge Building/Knowledge Forum
A Living Archive
A UPEI Classroom Example
Four Lessons
Good teaching Sense of excitement
Understanding the learner
Translating ideas
Builds and enhances critical thinking
Fun, motivator
Connected/relationships
Reflexivity
Care about them as people, not just students
Reach their level(s)
You
A Pre-Internet Electronic BBS
If kids can do this…
Or this…
So can we…
Same ideas, new form…
Student Workspaces Digital Archives
Virtual Island
But it doesn’t have to be big and complicatedAn example from the BEd program at UPEI
Exploring Mass Media in the BEd
Umm… yeah…
So what might this tell us?4 Lessons
We’re teachers, not technologistsLesson 1
It’s not about the latest & greatestLesson 2
Start smallLesson 3
Be patientLesson 4
But most important of all
There are nurses out there too…The Net Generation:Implications for Nursing Education and PracticeDiane J. Skiba, Ph.D., FAANUniversity of Colorado Health Sciences CenterSchool of Nursing
http://electronicvision.com/nln/index.htm
Your Digital Toolkit…
Used
Skype
Videoconferencing
Moodle (CME)
WebCT
Collaborate
Google Docs
Online Discussion
WebX
Even Bright(?)
Films on the Net (RL)
YouTube
DIGITAL AUDIO
Classroom response system
Seen
Screencast
Podcast
Make & post a video
Video for role-playing
Social Networking
SmartBoard
Impatica
Like to know
Who can help us do more?
What more can we do with X?
PowerPoint
Ways to create blended course
How to? Where do I go now?