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E ducation R etooling. Use of Technology in Education Deb Case-Cromer, RN, MS Coordinator for Nursing Education The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Do More, Faster, With Less!. Increased need – regulations, legal, change, safety Financial constraints. Technology-Based Education.
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EducationRetooling Use of Technology in EducationDeb Case-Cromer, RN, MSCoordinator for Nursing EducationThe Johns Hopkins Hospital
Do More, Faster, With Less! • Increased need – regulations, legal, change, safety • Financial constraints
Technology-Based Education • Synchronous – chat rooms, online/video conferences, instant messaging • Asynchronous – web pages, blogging, email discussion, recorded live events, CBT (CD-ROM, online)
Learning Management Systems (LMS) • Deliver content • Test learning • Track and report
They Are Growing! • Half of LMS implementations are less than two years old
LMS - Advantages • Wherever/whenever • Just in time • Faster • Reduce class time • Consistency of content • Improved tracking/ documentation • People like it
LMS - Limitations • Not for all types of learning • Different set educator skills • Up front, visible cost • Takes time • Computer availability • Technologically-challenged learners
Selecting a LMS – for starters… • Content/courseware • Authoring tool • Classroom training • Ease of use • Multiple languages • System performance • Technical issues –”based on open industry standards for Web deployments (XML, SOAP or AQ) and support the major learning standards (AICC, SCORM, IMS and IEEE)”
Selecting a LMS – more… • Enrollment/assignment process • Tracking/report capabilities • Implementation services • Ongoing support • Timely product enhancements • Cost • Stability of vendor
Blended Learning • High tech and high touchUses more than one method based on: • Type of learning • Needs/styles of learners
Simulation High impact, low risk training
Intranets: • Just in time • Just enough
Attendance Tracking Devices Bar code scanners Magnetic strip readers
Gadgets & Gizmos • Hand-helds • Notebooks • Data storage devices • Projectors • Cameras • Digital whiteboards/wall displays • Etc.
Dying for Information • 33% - tension with colleagues and loss of job satisfaction • 42% - ill-health • 61% - cancel social activities • 60% - frequently too tired for leisure activities
Fun, Fun, Fun… • Gets attention • Decreases fatigue; energizes • Increases creative thinking • Activates long term memory