MVCR Tech Tools

5 easy activities if you teach a course that address the topic of Globalization. The activities are geared toward high school level but can be expanded for higher levels.

Great ideas and templates for doing remote learning. Mostly for K-12, however it is easy to get inspired or adapt to college level.

Here is a very thorough analysis of the use of technology in the classroom. I found it to be in-line with a lot of my own thoughts and feelings on the subject.

This article gives insight to what is coming in education

Great article, Anne! Thanks for sharing. -Anne Bendik

Good article about how teaching during Covid has changed teaching as we know it in the future.

Khan academy has free videos on Youtube on a variety of anatomy and physiology subjects and pathophysiology. It's a great way to review the basics with the nursing students with high quality videos/lectures from Khan academy. It's free and I get a lot of positive feedback from the students.

Loretta-Thanks for the reminder about using Khan Academy videos in nursing courses and that they are free. I have to admit I forgot about this site. I too often use videos from You Tube (Nurse Sarah) to help students reinforce their learning. Thanks-Pat

Students hate discussion boards and mostly feel like they don't get anything out of them. They go into check box mode and real dialogue is lost. How can we fix them?

I used discussion board for 2 full semesters. I received feedback from my students in both ways: course reflection and my performance evaluation. The feedback was very positive. The assignment for the discussion boards would include an actual company with specific operations (inventory, quality, process design, etc.). Students were free to answer any questions and required provide a feedback to at least one of the classmates answer. Students felt connected to their classmates, shared different views, had an opportunity to learn from each other.

The title is a bit misleading but some of the recommendations discussed can definitely spark some life into DBs. DBs are a good way to foster engagement but unless properly done can mostly be seen by students as a one and done exercise.

This article is titled, "5 Research-Backed Tips to Improve Your Online Teaching Presence," and it offers some great information.

A good, simple reminder for all of us. I particularly related to Points 3 and 4 -- clarity and feedback

This was worth listening to. It inspired me to think about using Twitter as a teaching tool. Jesse Strommel convinced me it's worth a try.

Student confidence to learn online is predictive of the student learning experience.

This is a neat article on teaching math with social media. Some of the ideas can be applied to other subject areas as well.

Free, high-quality videos for various medical, nursing, and biology courses.

This online article listed 10 tips for using social media to maintain social connections during the emergency transition to online education during COVID-19 pandemic. These tips are still helpful for post-pandemic online teaching.

This is an interesting idea that comes full circle to the original intention of Facebook. Build (and control) individual university social networks.

This is an interesting article that discusses the importance of creating "community" with social media and how it's important to incorporate into the classroom. The startling statistic that the authors cite is that 96% of students are using at least 1 form of social media.

This a great (free) Pharmacology Open Education Resource (OER) for any nursing faculty. I have utilized this in my classes and my students have reported positive feedback on this resource. The e-book also has interactive case studies that I have implemented too. The same company is developing a Fundamentals nursing book (OER) that is set to launch later this summer.

This website offers case studies in biology.