Goal #7 How to Use Camtasia OH MY...

I utilized for the first time Camtasia to present a topic in our Synthesis course. Never having used this software before I viewed Atomic Learning for a tutorial: http://www.atomiclearning.com/ see D2L for user name and password. It was very detailed and time consuming. My colleague suggested I watch the you-tube clips on Camtasia which I found to be more user friendly. I completed my project with a few areas of opportunities, but for the first time using this program I am comfortable with the results. I will attach the link so you can view my presentation. As I said there are areas of improvement and I did not add all the bells and whistles, but using technology is a big step as I am not the most technical person in our group.
I would love a hands on tutorial with perhaps our IT department as this software has many great technical capabilities. It has the potential to provide pictures, sounds, color, zooming, embedding links and you-tube clips. We are currently in the process of having this software installed on a few computers in our nursing division. I think the more you use something the easier and more comfortable you will get. I am still at the novice stage, but looking forward to trying new and exciting software. Camtasia adds to the concept of the boring power point lectures. I may even try to implement some new items in my current women's health course with the use of Camtasia. If your looking to add to your current course try adding a Camtasia presentation.
Here is my Camtasia Link: Chapter 4  http://www.screencast.com/t/VYXYLTZ0QV22

See you what you think of my first creation
Here is a you-tube link to a Camtasia tutorial  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8uyYk5ti5c

Chapter 4: Brookfield What Students Value in Teachers: Camtasia Presentation

Please provide your comments to my Camtasia presentation regarding Chapter 4 of The Skillful Teacher by Stephen Brookfield. http://www.screencast.com/t/VYXYLTZ0QV22

Questions to respond to:
1) What values do you consider to be an effective teacher?




2) Do you think the use of the Critical Incident Questionnaire (CIQ) will provide valuable feedback in the course you currently teach? Is this a tool you utilize or would consider using in your current course?

I look forward to your comments.

Susan

Perks With Professional Organization Memberships Goal #6

  https://www.awhonn.org/awhonn/

I am a member of AWHONN which is the governing body behind Women's Health. They provide valuable resources related to all aspects involving women's health care. I am utilizing their case study on Preeclampsia to assist with my distance education project. Being part of an professional organization keeps everything current related to your given field. It also gives you a voice and numbers to support the important issues under discussion or debate. I have listed below all the valuable resources this organization provides to nurses involved in women's health. It was extremely helpful when we had our policy course with Dr Bishop. Being part of a professional organization i feel  is something we should discuss more with our students. They need a more global picture of nursing related to ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses, Politics, standards, and policies and procedures. Being part of a nursing organization aids in promoting the important information. Many organizations also have reduced costs for students and new graduates. AWHONN provides excellent rationals on their position statements regarding patient care and procedures. They also provide educational material to hospitals, physician office's and schools. They are the authority when it comes to fetal monitoring. No matter where you are employed there is an organization that will focus on your specialty area. Being part of an organization will not only benefit you, but may also aid in your educational and nursing practices.

• Position Statements
• Fetal Heart Monitoring
• AWHONN Store
• Events & Webinars
• NOEP & POEP

• Member Center
• Journals, Publications & Research
• Education & Resources
• Staff Development Products
• Press & Advocacy

Goal #5: Feature Presentation Now Showing

I watched a film entitled: Future of Technology: How does that work? This film was 24 minutes of wonderful information on the use of technology. It covered aspects related to new safety features and drunk driving, silicone chips to increase battery usage in all our electronic devices, Second-Life, how technology can aid in the simulation of surfing on a city canal without waves being present. Gave many new innovative strategies related to the use of current and pending technology.


Did I mention this is a free service that is offered through the USG system. Check your current college or university for more details. My films on Demand was located under our library directory.  They provide excellent films on many of the health related topics we currently are teaching. Topics include education, technology, nursing, health and medicine, psychology and sociology and many more.These may be used as supplements to assist in the student's understanding of a given topic. I have watched several of the available films and found them very informative. . If you have time it is worth checking out as a new innovative addition to your teaching arsenal. Here is my college's web link:  http://digital.films.com/Dashboard.aspx

Goal #4 Atomic Learning Tutorial on Twitter

This was my goal #4, which in retrospect should have been goal #1. This tutorial was very user friendly with pictures and simple to follow instructions. I must say Connie a member in my cohort did just as good a job if not better in a shorter amount of time. I did learn how to update my profile and find different people or categories to follow. You can also type in specific areas of interest and it will find all Twitter accounts associated with that particular interest. I am still finding Twitter very busy and just something else to have to check, but it is growing on me. The Atomic Learning site has many options to help the student or educator with different learning tools. I plan on watching a tutorial on Camtasia for my next goal to assist with other course projects. If you have the opportunity check out Atomic Learning
Here is the link for atomic learning http://www.atomiclearning.com/
See D2L for user name and password.

Another Webinar (not really one of my goals) but Informative and job related

Listened to an interesting webinar today which provides more information on student health requirements for nursing school. We typically have to collect all the student's required health information place it on a spread sheet, send to appropriate facilities, and file in student's folder. As you know as educators this can be very time consuming. The college where I work is looking at using technology through a company to have students responsible for providing all the health information (student-centered) in one nice database. I am now getting aboard the technology train. This seems like a very user friendly and efficient idea. Would love to hear other comments on how your health information data is collected?

Goal #3 Subscribe to a Newsletter

For my third goal related to my distance education course I subscribed via email and twitter to Ed Tech review. One of our classmates recommended this newsletter last semester. Since my technology is limited I thought this would be a way to keep up with the new concepts in technology. This newsletter also provides valuable information to educators who wish to utilize technology in their course. I personally prefer the email route notification. Twitter sends out large volumes to read on a daily basis. I feel this will be a wonder resource when I have enough time to review are the great articles they are posting. Would recommend this to nurse educators. Subscription is free. http://edtechreview.co/subscribe.html#top

Goal #2 Webinar on the use of MERLOT

Webinar #2
1/21/2014

This webinar was a continuation from my first blog. This webinar is located at http://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm. this tutorial walked the viewer through the main functions of Merlot which is a community type learning process. It has a place for faculty comments noted to be the "Faculty Lounge". Is is free for students and faculty to use. Students may try www.merlotx.org to see information from the viewpoint of students. Merlot also has the capabilities to have a plug-in with D2L. One can become a member which requires membership fees, with a wide variety of useful membership perks. You can search your individual discipline under the discipline community tab. They did provide an example related to nursing. Merlot has access to over 33,000 resources with access to other repositories as well. It discussed a pedagogy portal on how to teach, it provided great simulation activities in a variety of disciplines.  It reviewed a mobile learning portal. This portal discussed how to find apps, teaching with apps, and how to use different apps in your teaching pedagogy. It adds in narrowing your search to only articles of interest. It provides information on what has been peer reviewed and the relevance to your search. This webinar provided useful information on the use of Merlot and I will explore this new technology in the future. My college where I am employed is looking to form a committee to discuss both faculty and student benefits with the use of Merlot. I plan to attend those informational sessions.

From the actual site:
MERLOT is a free and open peer reviewed collection of online teaching and learning materials and faculty-developed services contributed and used by an international education community.

Goal #1 Webinar on Open Access and Affordable Learning

Webinar #1

My first goal 1-14-14 was to watch a webinar entitled: Faculty Development Online presentation, Affordable Textbook Solutions in the USG: E, Free and Open with the Affordable Learning Georgia committee. This can be viewed through http://itunes.usg.edu  or through www.affordablelearninggeorgia.org. This webinar provided statistics related to student's use of textbooks: 26% of college tuition is spent of textbooks and 30% of the students do not even purchase a textbook. This webinar was designed to generate awareness of open access resources. UWG supports the use of Lib-guides which help create reading lists to support learning. This is a one stop open access for faculty and students. The main goal of this webinar was to develop a collaborative effort to encourage dialogue and the use of affordable learning. Yes it will create some opportunities for the bookstores on campus that is why there should be an open discussion. The use of Open Textbooks was discussed and emphasis was place on that fact that theses were free to use. OER: Open Education Resources has a variety of tools other instructors may use in their course: syllabus, assignments, quizzes, and tutorials. The concept was for faculty to rethink the design of their course and not to design a course around the textbook. Many of these textbooks being utilized were actually written by USG faculty. In the courses that have been piloted in the use of open access it showed an increase in retention and progression. The next concept for 1-21-14 will be a continuation of this concept using MERLOT.  I found that these resources have benefits for both faculty and students and will plan on exploring in more detail.

I feel like I am going to slide off the deep end. This is the beginning of my blogging career for my course entitled: Distance Learning Professional. My journey will involve discussing my 7 goals for this course which include webinars, Atomic Learning ( the use of Twitter and Camtasia), technology newsletter,  AWHONN webinar and view films on demand. I hope everyone enjoys the ride. Hang on tight it could get bumpy.