The assessment and management of pain in older people : a systematic review of the literature

This paper presents the findings of a systematic literature which was carried out to determine the most appropriate strategies that could be carried out for the assessment and management of pain in residents living in care homes. Five hundred and seventy-one papers were initially identified and from this total 70 papers were found to be appropriate. These papers were organised into five key themes; Assessment & Behavioural Assessment, Barriers/Attitudes/Perceptions, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Complementary Therapies and Education/Guidelines. Most of the papers related to pain in this group were pharmacological suggesting that health care professionals generally feel that pharmacological approaches are the only way to manage pain in this group. Nevertheless, the non-pharmacological papers do suggest that there are other methods of pain control which should be considered. Recommendations for further research are made.Burdett Trust for Nursin

IM:PACT: Supporting Faculty Innovation in Course Redesign

IM:PACT is a centrally supported program that encourages faculty innovation in the redesign of large-enrollment courses at Purdue University. In two years, IM:PACT has seen the participation of 61 faculty, representing 49 courses and 11 colleges. FLC (faculty learning community) sessions lead faculty through the course redesign process, focusing on creating student-centered learning and leveraging instructional technology. Faculty work closely with design teams composed of staff from the academic technologies division of the central IT organization (ITaP), the Center of Instructional Excellence (CIE), and Libraries. This presentation explored how to begin a similar program at their own institutions. Presented at the EDUCASE Learning Initiative (ELI) 2013 Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado

Supporting Technology Adoption through Strategic Planning

Presented at the Fantas Tech Virtual Conference, November 12, 2013

Designing the Wheel: Building Technology in at the Beginning.

Like many higher education institutions, Purdue University struggles to provide faculty with the support they need to incorporate sound use of instructional technologies in their courses. Two years ago Provost Tim Sands made a commitment to both instructional technologies and active learning, which included $100,000 funding for Instruction Matters: Purdue Academic Course Transformation (IMPACT)

Exploring Gradient: An interactive online peer-review and assessment tool.

Gradient is a web-based writing and peer assessment tool developed by the ITaP Informatics Team at Purdue University. It allows students the opportunity to develop critical reading and writing skills using various scholarly resources. Assignments can be designed to focus on discipline-specific domains, interdisciplinary topics, core curricula, or more general subject areas. Students develop critical-reviewing skills, which can be transferred to various contexts. What makes Gradient unique from similar products is its clean interface, the flexibility it offers for designing assignments, the ability to integrate graphics into assignments, and the process for scoring students

Helping faculty build new teaching and learning models

For many years we have struggled with effective student learning. At Purdue we have implemented a program which supports faculty with course redesign targeted at student-centered teaching and learning. This presentation provides details on our approach and some preliminary reports of the successes we are seeing

IMPACT FLC Schedule

Schedule of topics for weekly meetings that are part of the semester-long IMPACT Faculty Learning Community (FLC) program

IMPACT FLC Syllabus

Example syllabus for the IMPACT Faculty Learning Community (FLC) that outlines expected outcomes, materials and requirements

Signposts: Resource for staff developers

This guide is for staff developers who work with new tertiary teachers, and provides guidelines on how to use 'Signposts: A professional development resource for new teaching staff in the tertiary sector'. It is the result of a project funded by the Ako Aotearoa Northern Hub

Coming soon to a university near you: e-texts and e-textbooks

The hype about digital texts is reaching a frenzied tone. Proponents claim that e-texts will replace traditional texts on campuses and students will save enormous amounts of money; that students will learn more because e-texts offer features not available in print; and that texts will be updated more frequently. This session will examine the hype from the perspective of three major universities. The presenters will describe the varying approaches taken by Big Ten/CIC institutions. Audience members will shape the session as it moves from presentation to panel discussion. Learning Objectives: * Learn about various approaches universities have taken regarding digital textbooks * Get resources describing the advent and adoption of digital textbooks nationally (K–12, higher education * Learn about issues to consider when thinking about an e-text strategy for your institution * Be able to give aid and advice to your institution regarding possible strategies to implement for digital textbook