ncnmlg 2011 xan goodman, university of southern nevada [email protected] february 24, 2011
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Background Collaboration Technology Challenges
University of Southern Nevada ◦ Relatively new, private non-profit university
founded in 1999 ◦ Offering only four areas of study: Pharmacy,
Nursing, Business and a residency, intern program in Orthodontics
◦ Two campuses in two states Nevada and Utah ◦ Enrollment as of Fall 2009 842 ( this number does
not include our new ABSN students)
Each cohort of students pass through one course (block) at a time.
In order to move to the next course students must pass each course with a 90%
Students are given an opportunity to reassess if they do not pass
Library instruction is not included on assessments in the nursing program but is included in pharmacy.
Activity Dates
Initial Meeting April 2010
Module Discussion June 2010
Deadline for course September 3, 2010
ABSN Library Orientation October 4, 2010
Online Courses Live October 5, 2010
Recording August 20 – September 21st
Weekly meeting with course developers
Mid June, every Thursday for 1 hour
Learning Captivate Software without formal training
Sharing 3 laptops with Captivate Software Finding time in my work schedule to record Special challenges with recording
I share an office at my university. I needed to reserve study room space at my library to record.
A new learning management system- ANGEL Transferring files using FTP
Recording Times
June 2010 Complete APA Captivate – hours not recorded
8/20/2010 1.5 hours
8/20/2010 2 hours
8/23/2010 2 hours
8/26/2010 2 hours
9/20/2010 6 hours
9/21/2010 6 hours
Recording Times – Partial Schedule
Nursing Module Block Number
Library Corresponding Module
Introduction to the Profession
1.0 Module 1Library Orientation
Introduction to the Profession
1.0 Module 2 APA Instruction
Nursing Research 7.0 Module 3 Nursing Database Research
Nursing Leadership 12.0 Module 4 Nursing Theorists Resources
Maternal Child Nursing 8.0 Module 5 Pending Nursing Legislation
Nursing Research 7.0 Module 6Google Searching & Evaluating Websites
Library Corresponding Module
Test
Module 1Library Orientation
Pre and Post Test 10 questions
Module 2 APA Instruction
Pre and Post Test 12 questions
Module 3 Nursing Database Research
Pre and Post Test 6 questions
Module 4 Nursing Theorists Resources
No pre and post test
Module 5 Pending Nursing Legislation
Pre and Post Test 8 questions
Module 6Google Searching & Evaluating Websites
Pre and Post Test 10 questions
Number of Students 27
Total Number of Access October 5, 2010 – January 24, 2011
186
Getting all the stakeholders together ◦ Nursing ◦ Library ◦ Orbis
◦ Challenges Learning new software A new LMS Recruiting pre-testers before content went live.
Challenge of moving in-class active learning activities to an online environment
Moving planning curriculum elements from USN model to Orbis model
Element Accesses Submissions # of Questions on Quiz
Pre-Test 22 5 10
Element Accesses Submissions # of Questions on Quiz
8 2 10 10
Element Accesses Submissions # of Questions on Quiz
Pre-Test 21 5 3
Post Test 1 1 3
Meeting weekly deadlines Learning a new tool Adobe Captivate 4.0 Time crunch Converting lessons and coming up with
ideasin the end because of time we stuck with a
heavy text based model Recruiting pre-testers to thoroughly test the
course before the go live date
Online is not the same as face to face What’s in it for me? This is ultimately what
students want to know what is in it for them when they register for a class
Even though face to face