Innovative approaches to generational instruction: Welcoming the NeXters via the Hybrid

Students currently entering highereducation were born between 1980-2000 and are often referred to asNeXters, Millennials, or Generation Y. An undergraduate nursing corecurriculum course was developed andimplemented using a constructivistpedagogy approach whichcharacterizes generationaldistinctiveness to optimize learningand student satisfaction

Computer Supported Interprofessional Education for Improving Health Profession Students’ Attitudes Toward Teamwork and Team Performance

15 minute research paper (19 PowerPoint Slides) This presentation will present results from a study that investigated the effect computer supported interprofessional education (CSIE) had on healthcare profession students’ attitudes toward healthcare teamwork and to what extent computer supported group processing impacted student perceptions of team performance. A hybrid approach to interprofessional education, CSIE, was used to provide students with an educational experience that combined the benefits of traditional face-to-face communication with a computer-mediated platform. JeffersonCenterfor InterProfessional Education has successfully been providing IPE to healthcare students for over 5 years. A long term strategic goal was identified to “create innovative learning environments that support interprofessional education including state-of-the-art technologies”. In actualizing this goal, the curriculum was enhanced with an online discussion forum to assist in student group processing and reflection. A pretest-posttest design was used to answer: (a) Does computer supported interprofessional education affects the attitudes toward healthcare teamwork? And (b) To what extent are perceptions of team performance affected by a computer supported interprofessional education component on enhancing group processing and teamwork? Student attitudes and perceptions were measured before and after participating in CSIE. Results from the Team Performance Scale showed a significant increase in student’s perceptions pre to post CSIE signifying students perceived their team to be functioning better after participating in CSIE. Results of the Attitudes Toward Healthcare Teams survey did not show a statistical significance increase, however the data showed an upward trend in attitude scores. The findings support the importance of utilizing reflection for team processing and further endorses the need for integration of computer supported interprofessional education within healthcare curriculums. Curriculum planners can utilize these results to integrate effective interprofessional strategies that incorporate CSIE to positively impact student attitudes of teamwork. Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will: 1. Discuss one way to enhance IPE communication using technology. 2. Identify one computer supported strategy to encourage reflection after an IPE experience

Online Teaching Preparedness: What about Faculty?

Faculty development and online teaching: What about faculty? Drexel University’s e-learning 2.0 conference. Philadelphia, PA (podium presentation). 18 PowerPoint slides

A Teaching-Learning Initiative with Tablet Computing

Mobile computing and electronic books are the top emerging technologies to impact higher education.1 The rapid expansion of technology in the health care setting has created a growing recognition that there is a need for adoption of a sound set of innovative teaching-learning strategies related to information management and technology applications in undergraduate nursing curriculum. Success in these technology-related strategies will rest on the degree to which schools comprehensively integrate technology with teaching-learning strategies in the undergraduate nursing curriculum. Tablet computing has the potential to enhance educational experiences by providing a delivery option for teaching and learning practices that enable learners to interact with content, and each other, in immediate and seamless ways.2 The literature that exists on integrating tablet computers in the health professions focuses on the use of tablet computing for teaching medical students and enhancing resident clinical rotations.3-6 This paper describes the stages of a tablet computing integration initiative in a school of nursing including: 1) creating the infrastructure; 2) planning technology requirements; 3) designing faculty development sessions focused on curricular integration; and 4) building ongoing communication and support for students

Enhancing teaching and learning: Integrating technology and nursing education

Enhancing teaching and learning: Integrating technology and nursing education. Jefferson School of Nursing Faculty Development Day: Understanding scholarship: The Boyer model and career development. Philadelphia, PA (podium) 15 PowerPoint slides

Nursing Faculty Development and Satisfaction with Online Teaching

Faculty development and online teaching. Pennsylvania Higher Education Nursing Association Annual Fall Meeting. Harrisburg, PA. (podium). 19 PowerPoint slides

JSN iPad2 Intergration Project: Sharing Strategies

Podium presentation at Thomas Jefferson University’s Fourth Annual Faculty Days, Philadelphia, PA. 24 PowerPoint slides

Planning and integrating tablet computing in an accelerated nursing curriculum.

Podium presentation at Rutgers Thirtieth Annual International Interprofessional Technology Conference, New Brunswick, NJ. 32 PowerPoint slides

Teamwork Observation Guide (JTOG): A Teaching Tool for IPE

Objectives • Discuss the Jefferson Teamwork Observation Guide (JTOG) • As a method to measure IPE competencies in an educational, simulation or practice setting • As a way to help students’ understand the components of team approaches to patient car

Fostering Community of Relationships via Online Discussion

Background: Statistics reveal that online education continues to expand in significant numbers throughout higher education. Nursing education must evolve and incorporate instructional technologies to meet the needs of the new era of tech-savvy students. An important aspect to consider for online and nursing education is creating and fostering a strong sense of community among students. Establishing a sense of community builds relationships among nursing students, assists in developing a comfort level with online course technology, is conducive to learning, and encourages reflection on learning possibilities. It has been established that online threaded discussions can encourage the growth of a learning community that allows students to learn through the viewpoint of others, enhance interaction for knowledge acquisition and application while allowing students to be exposed to multiple perspectives. This presentation reviews best practices in building online communities