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Direct link to "Putting Evidence into Practice" for University of texas at Austin School of Nursing, Family Nurse Practioner Program on National Guideline Clearninghouse

"The goal of providing the handheld device, the school said in a statement, was to improve the learning experience and give students flexible access to health care--related content. The combination media player-camera-video recorder-personal digital assistant with WiFi capabilities was loaded with mobile applications students will need in the classroom as well as an app to help them prepare for the nursing board examination."

What sort of apps would you add to a mobile device for students entering the nursing profession?

"Six Nursing faculty and one graduate student participated in a CIT Fellows Program to develop methods evaluate the quality of the School's online courses. The group created an evaluation rubric, applied it to their courses, and conducted student focus groups to provide feedback about online course quality. "

Standardized rubric for online classes produced by faculty at the Duke School of Nursing

Duke School of Nursing staff are logging miles via "RunWithMe," and keeping fitness goals.

Learn about a program that encourages physical fitness, mileage tracking, and challenging one another to reach fitness goals.

"The Online Teaching Guide was developed by faculty members from the Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) under the guidance of the Duke Center for Instructional Technology (CIT). The work of this group culminated in this resource for faculty members who want to enhance their ability to plan effective online learning experiences for students. This guide serves as a user-friendly and practical tool to assist faculty in planning and implementing online courses."

This is an interesting article about a medical school approach to selecting candidates who have good social skills. I wonder if this approach would be valuable for nursing school admissions interviews? "Virginia Tech Carilion trained 80 people to be interviewers, including doctors and businesspeople from the community."

Addressing the communication and collaboration aspects of the IOM report. A different approach to the medical school interview.

Prof. Constance Johnson's video about use of Second Life in Nursing Education

A search results page for a search engine for free online courses.

I wonder if any of our nursing schools have open courses. Could we put the iNET CEU and IOM modules here?

This lecture is used in a course on HIV at the School of Nursing online lecture by Elizabeth Pisani, a British epidemiologist who wrote the book The Wisdom of Whores: Bureaucrats, Brothels, and the Business of AIDS. She is a great speaker, and the folks in my HIV class loved it. She talks about the first needle exchange program in the world, which was--get this--started by Margaret Thatcher

This paper analyzes the current move in business school pedagogy from the traditional case study method to digital cases. It discusses the impacts of digital case studies and the differences between moving traditional "cooked" cases online versus providing truly "raw" case data that is open-ended and allows for multiple solutions.

It seems that Case Studies are a common activitity in Nursing courses. This article may help you 'breath new life' into the typical case study approach.

The program incorporates commonly held cultural beliefs in the Latino community, using them to frame abstinence and condom use as acceptable and effective health strategies.

Flip Video Camera in Education

iNet has done a featured tool article on Flip Video focusing on a project that Dr. Nancy Short did with her Doctor of Nursing Practice Health Policy students. This article gives more information and project ideas abou the Flip Video at an elementary school level. (We in higher ed have a lot to learn from those teachers!)