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 DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND TOOLS

Tammie Petersen, MSN, RNC-OB

Adjunct Faculty, ALHS

tpeterse@austincc.edu

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SPIRIT OF INQUIRY

  • Evidence-based
    • Active learning promotes information retention, critical thinking development, and student persistence
  • Best teaching practices
    • Avoid correspondence courses with DIL format
    • Provide active learning/engagement opportunities
      • Learner to learner
      • Learner to instructor
      • Move away from teacher-centered
    • Allow for collaboration
    • Allow for creativity
    • Students should be active participants, not passive recipients
      • Engagement goes beyond attendance
  • QM certification

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QM STANDARDS FOR DE

    • Learners are asked to introduced themselves to the class.

Standard 1.9

    • The assessments used are sequenced, varied, and suited to the level of the course.

Standard 3.4

    • Learning activities provide opportunities for interaction that support active learning.

Standard 5.2 (Required)

    • Course tools promote learner engagement and active learning.

Standard 6.2 (Required)

    • A variety of technology is used in the course.

Standard 6.3

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DIGITAL TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES

  • Discussion Boards
  • Journals
  • Voicethread
  • Quizlet
  • Kahoot!
  • VidGrid
  • Padlet
  • Vocaroo
  • Miro
  • Virtual Escape Rooms

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DISCUSSION BOARDS

  • Blackboard tool
  • Self introduction
  • Peer to peer interaction
  • Peer to instructor interaction
  • Homework assignments

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DISCUSSION BOARDS

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DISCUSSION BOARDS

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DISCUSSION BOARDS

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JOURNALS

  • Blackboard tool
  • Reflection
  • Encourages engagement with content
  • Application
    • Provide intentional and meaningful prompts

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JOURNALS

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VOICETHREAD

  • Oral presentations
  • https://voicethread.com/

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VOICETHREAD

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QUIZLET

  • Self-assessments
  • Flash cards at your fingertips
  • Shared
    • Collaborative effort
    • Minimize faculty fatigue
  • https://quizlet.com/latest

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KAHOOT!

  • Self-assessments
  • Class meeting reviews
  • Exam reviews
  • Formative assessments
  • Shared
    • Collaborative
    • Decreases faculty burnout/fatigue
  • www.kahoot.com

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KAHOOT!

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VIDGRID

  • Background knowledge
  • Flipped classroom model
  • For repetition of content covered in class
  • Instructional video in welcome announcement
  • Weekly announcements
  • Camera on/off
  • Easily edited
  • Can combine videos
  • Closed captioning
  • www.vidgrid.com

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VIDGRID

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VIDGRID

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VIDGRID

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PADLET

  • Electronic bulletin board
  • Concept map
  • Visual presentations
  • Alternate assessment
  • Introductions
  • Sharable - URL
  • PDF
  • ACC support
  • www.padlet.com

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VOCAROO

  • Audio/oral presentations
  • Microphone
    • Phone friendly
    • Computer friendly
  • URL
  • Shared in a discussion board
  • www.vocaroo.com

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MIRO

  • Online whiteboard
  • Concept map
  • Diagrams/mapping
  • Visual presentations
  • Alternate assessments
  • Team boards-shared

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  • Brainstorming
  • Meetings/workshops
  • Planning
  • Icebreakers
  • PDF or URL
  • www.miro.com

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MIRO

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MIRO

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VIRTUAL ESCAPE ROOM

  • Google Forms
  • Faculty creativity
  • Unlock the code 🡪 next question
  • Variety of question types
  • Varying levels of difficulty
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9Ib-mF8uzo

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  • Unit 5 Virtual Escape Room

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VIRTUAL ESCAPE ROOM

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REFERENCES

  • Austin Community College. (2022). ACC. Retrieved from www.acconline.austincc.edu/
  • Cennamo, K., & Kalk, D. (2019). Real World Instructional Design: An iterative approach to designing learning experiences (2nd ed.). Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
  • Kahoot! (2022). Learning games: Make learning awesome! Retrieved from http://www.kahoot.com/
  • Oermann, M. H., De Gagne, J. C., & Phillips, B. C. (Eds.). (2022). Teaching in nursing and role of the educator: The complete guide to best practice in teaching, evaluation, and Curriculum Development (2nd ed.). Springer Publishing Company, LLC.
  • Quality Matters. (2022). Helping you deliver on your online promise. Retrieved from http://www.qualitymatters.org/
  • Quizlet. (2022). Learning tools, flashcards, and textbook solutions: Quizlet. Retrieved from https://quizlet.com/
  • The visual collaboration platform for every team: miro. (2022). Retrieved November from http://www.miro.com/
  • VidGrid. (2022). Video's most interactive platform. Retrieved from http://www.vidgrid.com/
  • Vocaroo. (2022). Online voice recorder. Retrieved from http://www.vocaroo.com/
  • Voicethread. (2022). Amazing conversations about media. Retrieved from http://www.voicethread.com/

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