Nursing educational technologies

A full version of the book "Learning and Teaching in the Virtual World of Second Life" By Judith Molka-Danielsen, Mats Deutschmann

"The partners piloted the learning objects and case studies in their own programs and facilitated the dissemination and adoption by others. In order to do this in a cost-effective, quality manner, four types of teams collaborate on meeting the following objectives:"

I like this site because it explains all the avenues that a nursing degree can take you.

The Simulation Innovation Resource Center

Copyright issues were one of the topics at the iNet conference this year. And, DUSON will hold a Teaching Conversation with the same speaker, Kevin Smith, in January.

Educause's '7 things you should know about' series is an excellent place to begin research on any teaching technology or method.

Focused on K-12, but this document from edutopia magazine is a great primer for "teaching with new media"

Excellent introduction to ePortfoilios by Dr. Helen Barrett of http://electronicportfolios.org/

A recommended beginning guide to copyright issues for higher ed

More twitter for teacher links than you'll ever need - scan through and see if one strikes your fancy.

Make sure to take the tour

Highlights the tendency to recreate the victorian, traditional classroom in Second Life and offers some quick examples of alternative experience

"Second life does provide social presence through the avatars we use, lots of opportunities for role play (let's face it, it is at a minimum a role play game), and yes it is immersive, allowing you to experience human from inside the cell walls or visit a detailed simulation of the Cistine Chapel. But the real power of Second Life as a virtual venue for your teaching and learning is the ability to translate real content into something really exciting and powerful. That of course is where the difficulty lies isn't it?"

Excellent Video about using VoiceThread to create an engaging and healthy online learning environment.

ABSTRACT This paper reports the findings of a case study in which audio feedback replaced text-based feedback in asynchronous courses. Previous research has demonstrated that participants in online courses can build effective learning communities through text based communication alone. Similarly, it has been demonstrated that instructors for online courses can adequately project immediacy behaviors using textbased communication.

Sloan-C has recognized outstanding work in the field of online learning through an annual awards process since 2001. The Sloan-C Awards and Recognition Committee has overall responsibility for overseeing and monitoring all Sloan-C awards, including * existing awards * proposing new awards * establishing criteria for all awards * creating and maintaining all procedures for nominations and selection * proposing to the board financial or other considerations for all awards * establishing/empaneling review committees as necessary