Nursing Education

Today is National Teacher Appreciation Day, a time to honor and celebrate the hard work and dedication of teachers across the nation. Just last week I learned of the death of a favorite high school teacher, and as saddened as I was to read her obituary it also served as a reminder of what made […]

Merlot is a growing repository of free peer-reviewed online resources that can be added to your Blackboard course. Merlot search results will return learning materials in a number of different formats: animations, online lessons, PDF files, PowerPoint files, reference manuals, videos, and more. Just recently, Merlot extended their search functionality to include materials from other […]

Adobe Spark Video is a relatively new FREE online tool that can be used to create short lessons or explainer videos. Spark includes beautiful themes and an integrated feature that allows you to easily search and add images without worry of copyright violation. Overlay text and music, record slide by slide to complete your professional […]

Once again, VoiceThread is offering free online workshops facilitated by George Haines, VT’s instructional designer and online educator.  Course descriptions and dates are listed below: Voice Thread Basics 1 – upload comment and share:  April 11 @ 7pm Voice Thread Basics 2 – groups and secure sharing:  April 18 @ 7pm Voice Thread Basics 3 […]

Kevin Thorn of Nuggethead Studios developed this eLearning course through the University of Texas Southwest Medical Center via a grant by the CDC about Partners with Positive (PwP). PwP is a campaign by the CDC to gain awareness and educate those living with HIV. Presented in a custom-drawn graphic novel style, the course tells the story […]

Mike Forder, Director of eLearning for VCU Nurse Anesthesia, created this resource when he worked at the VCU Alt lab.  The purpose of the site is to provide instructors of large classes with tools that can be used to integrate active learning technologies.  Visit the site to learn about instructional applications and best practices for engaging students […]

VCU will be upgraded on May 16, 2017 to the Bb Learn 9.1 Q4 2016 release. This new version will give instructors the ability to send reminders from the Grade Center to students and members of groups who have missing coursework.  The reminder tool is accessed from the gradebook by clicking the chevron associated with the gradebook column […]

There are so many ways for students to create multimedia assignments that deciding what to have them use can be overwhelming.  View the video below for an overview of 3 free options:  Kaltura, VoiceThread and Adobe Spark. Created by SON IT using Adobe Spark Video

APA Style Publications The copyright for the APA Sixth Edition is 2010.   Since 2010 there have been a number of changes to how people are collecting research information.  There has been an increase in the number of high quality online resources and more and more libraries are making information like dissertations and theses available online. […]

VoiceThread is now integrated in Blackboard and can be used to upload, share and discuss documents, presentations, images, audio files and videos.  Instructors and students can comment on VoiceThread slides using a microphone, webcam, text or phone.  Interested in learning more?  Voice Thread is offering interactive hands-on sessions in December and January. VoiceThread at SON […]