Nursing educational technologies

Many comments (185) - pro and con http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/06/bill-gates-education/ * college needs to be less "place-based," * overall point is that it's just too expensive and too hard to get these upper-level educations. * soon place-based college educations will be five times less important than they are today. * no matter how you came about your knowledge, you should get credit for it. * textbooks are too long... even in grade school some are 300 pages. * our text books are three times longer than the equivalents in Asia.

This document is only a few pages long with paragraphs that succinctly address: * Online Mentoring and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning - revisited * Reimaging Teacher Education * Global Research Challenges

I just wanted to pass along this thought provoking video. It might be a good introduction to a nurse educator course. Changing Education Paradigm video with Spanish Subtitles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z78aaeJR8no&feature=related There are a series of these animated talks, many of them available for the iPhone. There is more information at the end of the video.

A list of accredited online schools offering diplomas, certificates and degrees.

A list of things to try this semester. If you are looking for where to begin integrating technology into your classroom, pick one of the technology tools from this list.

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.

Insightful look at iPad in for scholars

Use Yodio to add your voice to your photos or presentations, and share these narrated photos with your students.

great interactive graphic that teaches a lesson about media images and photo retouching.

Do you have ideas that might use this interactive graphic technique?

"I have taken both the iPad and the 3G iPhone to my clinical site, and the University where I work, and found that each has its advantages and disadvantages. Here they are:"

A short and insightful look at the iPad vs the iPhone in clincial situations by a nurse educator. Pays attention to the potential for e-Textbooks on the iPad.

great blog!

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