Explore options for learning with technology

This is an activity for nurse educators to explore a technology that is new to them, including developing avatars, examining MOOCs, using webquests or wikis, or exploring apps and mobile learning.

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You have been assigned to add at least one new innovative technological approach to your current course work.

Work as a team to explore at least two of the technologies, then plan on presenting what you learned at the end of this session.

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Choose at least two of the following innovations to explore and follow the instructions/links:

Create an Avatar

1. Watch this example of how an avatar has been used to present brief educational content

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxO8KEp3v78&list=PL8A564BDCA1528B8C

2. Go to one of the following (websites or apps)

• Voki: Instructions for use at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mTrBKUCcvs [2] (8:41)
• WeeMee, BuddyPoke, GoAnimate
• My Talking Avatar or My School Avatar (for Apple)
• List of additional avatar sites: https://sites.google.com/site/edinatechresources/creating-avatars

3. Choose one and follow the onscreen instructions to develop an avatar

4. Devise a short (<3 minute) educational activity with your avatar

Explore MOOCs and SPOCs

1. Watch/ read the following and think about how a MOOC could be modified or used in your setting
2. YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW3gMGqcZQc (4:26)
3. What is a Mooc? (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_open_online_course
4. What is a SPOC? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_private_online_course
5. Article: Difference between MOOC and a SPOC

http://www.2elearning.com/top-stories/item/56457-mooc-cooc-spoc-what-s-the-difference

6. Perform a Google Search for “MOOC nursing”

WebQuests

1. WebQuests provide an online version of Problem-Based Learning
2. Watch/read the following content
3. YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4rel5qOPvU
4. Description: http://tommarch.com/writings/what-webquests-are/
5. Description: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebQuest
6. Perform a Google search for "WebQuests"
7. Look for free sites for developing WebQuests

WIKIs

1. What is a Wiki? Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY  (3:53)
2. Webpage with description and examples: https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/wikis
3. Examples of how wikis can be used in
4. education: http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis
5. Perform a Google search for Free Wiki hosting sites.

Apps and Mobile Learning

1. YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgGaEbQsKWY (3:16)
2. MLearning defined: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-learning
3. Article: Apps for Healthcare Education: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4029126/
4. Perform a Google search for “Apps for Healthcare Education”
5. Search the Google Play store (for Androids) or the App Store (for Apple products) for nursing or medical apps
6. Evaluation tools for Apps at http://www.ipads4teaching.net/critical-eval-of-apps.html or
7. http://learninginhand.com/blog/ways-to-evaluate-educational-apps.html
8. Explore examples: http://www.imedicalapps.com/

Select a representative from your group to briefly present your findings and recommendations.

You will have a maximum of 5 minutes.