Nursing Education

Have you ever visited a website or looked at a magazine that left you with a feeling of cognitive overload because the fonts and colors were so varied? This can happen if you copy and paste from Word or another source into Blackboard.  Behind the scenes code that isn’t visible gets copied with your text. […]

When you go to Control Panel > Full Grade Center you will usually see two things listed below: Assignments and Tests. These are Smart Views, filters that Blackboard creates by default to collapse the gradebook view to only that category. This can be helpful, but what if you want to filter the gradebook by something […]

Ph.D. nursing student, Michele Olson Pancoast, created some JMP tutorial videos using VCU’s Kaltura software to show some tips she discovered while doing her stats homework.  Thank you, Michele!

There are a number of reasons for grouping students in Blackboard. In large courses, students are usually grouped by clinical section, which makes it easy for clinical instructors to communicate with, and grade, students in their individual groups. In other courses, students are grouped to give them the tools to work collaboratively on a project. […]

Happiness – something that we all desire, but is sometimes difficult to attain.  We sometimes blame our genetics, our environment, our jobs, or our relationships.  In this Lynda.com video, Chris Croft dispels 4 fallacies regarding happiness.  The entire course (Happiness Tips Weekly) is designed around getting more happiness into your life and is available by logging into […]

If you can’t beat’em, join’em! Educators are following the technologic trend by incorporating social media into the classroom. A recent study (Chapman 2017) was conducted to help first-semester associate degree nursing students identify and absorb health literacy content that’s then used to teach patients. The social media platform of choice? Twitter. Professors assigned readings prior […]

Have you ever wanted to create a video and share it with others via email or on a website? It takes a few more steps, by this PDF document walks you through it.  Making a Kaltura Video Available to Anyone via Email How could this be used? you are unable to attend a meeting and would […]

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 […]