Operation Outbreak: The Case of the Sick Swimmers
Faculty teaching Nursing 309, Population Health, wanted to give students an opportunity to participate in the investigation of a public health crisis. To make this a more immersive experience, SON IT staff converted a paper-based epidemiology case study to an online format that begins with a pre-assessment. As the case unfolds, students are presented with […]
Nursing of Children Students Participate in an Interactive Case Study
Last semester, students in NURS 345 were introduced to “Rodney,” a four-year-old male who was referred to the ER by his pediatrician. Dr. Shockey engaged students in a discussion of the unfolding case, which was projected in the classroom and included audio and visuals for added realism. Because the case was […]
Using Video in your Course
At Friday’s Teaching Academy session, we had a lively discussion on using video in your course. There are a few VCU resources that may be of tremendous help to you as you are planning to add video content. They are: VCU Kanopy Streaming – a resource from VCU Libraries which gives you access to thousands of […]
Active Learning with Dr. Richard Felder
I happened to come across Dr. Richard Felder’s Random Thoughts columns and thought that I had stumbled onto a gold mine of powerful insights related to teaching and learning. Dr. Felder is the Hoechst Celanese Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University and the author of of over 150 education-related papers. This YouTube […]
Cult of Pedagogy
The Cult of Pedagogy is a website dedicated entirely to teaching. The editor, Jennifer Gonzalez, taught middle school language arts for 7 years then moved to a university where she was hired to teach pre-service instructors. This experience fueled her interest in supporting other educators and led to the creation of this site that includes […]
Allow Your Students to Download Kaltura Videos
By default, Kaltura videos are not available for download. This does not pose a problem when students have an internet connection, but recently some with long commutes have asked to listen to Kaltura recordings offline. SON IT took the request to VCU’s Learning Systems team, who worked with Kaltura to give instructors the ability to […]
National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity: University Faculty Resource
VCU subscribes to the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity. You can sign up for this resource by going to their website and doing the following: Go to the NCFDD website. Press the Become a member button in the upper right corner. Select Virginia Commonwealth University and press the continue button. Click Activate. Fill out […]
Writing Effective Learning Objectives
As we prepare for the start of classes, we are busy working on our courses and creating content. One of the most important pieces of creating a good lesson is the learning outcome or learning objective. Begin with the end in mind. What is it that you want them to learn? How will you know that […]
VoiceThread for Nurse Educators Webinar
VoiceThread is a tool that allows you to have interactive video or audio discussions in your Blackboard classes. See the video below for a demonstration. A number of our faculty have used VoiceThread over the past year and have reported many positive things about the tool including: it engages the students it provides a sense of […]
2017 Digital Media Bootcamp
The VCU School of Medicine will be hosting a digital media bootcamp on June 23, 2017 from 10am-4:15pm in the McGlothlin Medical Education Center. There will be a keynote presentation: Create presentations that captivate, inform, and inspire @12pm. Register here: http://vcuhealth.libcal.com/event/3350556 There will be hands-on training sessions as well. More information is available on the iTeach […]
