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"Second Life Educational Summer Retreat July 13, 2010 :: Second Life"

A educational conference in Second Life in July, 2010

This video is of Michael Wesch talking to the Library of Congress is a must see for educators. Whe you have 55 minutes, you should watch it. It's worth your time, I promise. Wesch also spoke at the CHAT festival in Chapel Hill earlier this year that Newman and I attended. He hit on some of the same points, but this talk below is quite extradordinary. It is an expansion of his short video by the same name.

"Guest Article -- It's All in the Presentation: Communicating Effectively With Nurse Audiences"

Good presentation design specific for Nurse educators

Australasian Nurse Educators Conference 2009 30 September - 2 October 2009 Christchurch Convention Centre, New Zealand

"Overview of the Copyright Law and Educational Uses"

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!)

"The Blausen Human Atlas is an ideal interactive resource for professional, patient and consumer education. It contains 150 common medical treatments and conditions and combines 3D animation (approximately one to two minutes in length) with accompanying narration."

This iPhone / iPad app has video and graphic representations of body systems in a slick 3D interface.

A good introduction video with many examples and uses. From the description: An overview of educational uses of Second Life including educational locations, tools, and learning archetypes that are applicable to Second Life.

"To facilitate integration of the Master's Essentials into nursing program curricula, AACN is developing new resources, assembling an online faculty tool kit, planning interactive sessions, and hosting a series of Webinars for faculty and staff engaged in this important work. Watch for details on these upcoming activities and please let us know what additional materials you would find useful by sending your suggestions to Kathy McGuinn, AACN Director of Special Projects, at kmcguinn@aacn.nche.edu or 202-463-6930 , extension 262. "

""Will what you're about to share offend, surprise, or shock your current or future Classmates Teacher Friends Boyfriend/girlfriend Family Parents Employer Clients Business partners in a way which critically jeopardizes your relationship? If you answer even one "Yes" for this short list of people, think long and hard before publishing your content.""

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"Cultural Compentency and Healthcare Adobe PDF Upon completion of this module, you should be able to: Define cultural competency Identify correlates of cultural competency as described in the literature Define stereotyping and bias Discuss the relevance of cultural competency within the healthcare profession Identify specific factors that impact cultural competency within the healthcare profession Explain the dominant belief systems on health, illness and healing among various ethnic groups Define disparities in terms of access to healthcare, economics, and education Explain how disparities affect healthcare outcomes Formulate a plan for addressing cultural competency in clinical practice"

This module on cultural competency is available through the online training for physician assistants at Duke. It is, however, a general module with potentially wide health care worker reach.

Leaders in the Use of Technology in Nursing Education to Collaborate with the Global Community ABNF 2010

Free, high-quality digital materials for health sciences education.

The National League for Nursing advances excellence in nursing education that prepares the nursing workforce to meet the needs of diverse populations in an ever-changing healthcare environment.

A very good introduction to Second life as an educational platform

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