It is evident that technology is making an impact on education. According to 21st Century Classroom the top three reasons for teachers to use technology in the classroom are: adapting to diverse learning styles, boost student motivation and to enhance the material being taught. As the world of online education continues to evolve Education Week writer Michelle Davis states that schools are incorporating digital curricula and virtual teachers into the classrooms in ways that have surprised the advocates of online education. In the past few weeks I have learned that it is up to the educator to find the best ways to integrate technology into the classroom. The Online Journal of Issues In Nursing article titled Simulation Techniques to Bridge the Gap Between Novice and Competent Healthcare Professionals states that simulation may be used to enhance confidence and clinical skills as well as a method used to evaluate students skill competency. Using the simulation technique while instructing new nurses on how to prep patients would help in reducing the incidences of surgical site infections. As illustrated in the diagram below, prepping from the incision site outward helps to decrease infection and the student would be trained in an inviting, user friendly environment without feeling intimidated by the surgical staff.
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Prezi is a tool I which I didn't know existed until this course. The boredom of your typical power-points will no longer exist if everyone was aware of Prezi. It is a great tool to use because it acts as a zoomable camera. With Prezi you can showcase your work or ideas by creating your work on a white board. Even though I haven't tried this yet I fully intend to do so. This will not only keep students engaged but you can create a story with your ideas and images.
Prezi lets you zoom in to emphasize a detail or zoom out to see the big picture. The zooming effect will be helpful to the students in remembering the particulars in the presentation.
Prezi would be an extremely effective tool when describing how valves are replaced or repaired. The zooming in effect would be beneficial at the dissection of the leaflets. It is unimaginable to describe this to students or inexperienced OR nurses.
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Animoto is a site which lets you make a video by consolidating your pictures and videos. This site would be of great use especially when we have patients who bring their cameras into the OR and want pictures taken. This sometimes happens on transplants. A cystic fibrosis patient receiving lungs would request pictures of his old damaged lungs and pictures of his new lungs coming out of the cooler and being placed in his body.
I liked this site and see myself using it for images and videos of our vacations. I especially like the idea of adding music like steel drums when we were in Jamaica, or Regae music.
I liked this site and see myself using it for images and videos of our vacations. I especially like the idea of adding music like steel drums when we were in Jamaica, or Regae music.
References
Breaking Away From Tradition - www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/03/26/26intro.h28.
http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Vol142009/No2May09/Simulation-Techniques.htmlhttp://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/780819_2
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/780819_6
Sandra, I love the first example of virtual prepping!
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