Online technologies remove the barriers of location, cost and time from learning activities. A virtual field trip provides an opportunity for learners to experience people, places and things in different geographic locations. During this presentation the process of creating a virtual field trip will be described and demonstrated.

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3. Deborah Raines
Open SUNY Fellow Role:
Exemplar,
Coach
&
Mentor
Topic:
Virtual
Field
Trips
Theme:
Learning
Effec=veness/Effec=ve
Prac=ce
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4. Virtual
Field
Trips
for
Online
Learning
Deborah
A.
Raines,
PhD,
EdS,
RN,
ANEF

6. What
is
it?

7. Virtual
field
trips
provide
an
opportunity
to:
• Engage
in
self-­‐directed
learning
• Learn
about
authen=c
ar=facts
• Explore
places
related
to
concepts
being
studied
• Connect
with
persons
• Explore
beyond
the
boundaries
of
the
classroom

8. A
good
trip
starts
with
a
good
plan

9. • Objec=ve
of
the
trip
• Loca=on
• “Travel”
dates
• when
the
ac=vity
will
take
place
• Ac=vi=es
to
be
completed
during
the
trip
• Outcomes
of
the
experience
• Contribu=on
to
learning/course
objec=ves
Pedagogic
fit

10. • I=nerary
or
Ac=vity
guide
• What
to
see
• Points
of
interest
• Who
to
talk
to
The
trip:
bon
voyage!

11. • Share
your
experiences
• What
did
you
discover
• Wiki
or
blog
• Virtual
postcards
• Video
• Scrapbook
or
poster
Retuning
home

13. Take
the
metro
to
the
medical
campus
Transport
yourself
to
Washington
D.C.

14. Walk
up
the
hill
and
enter
the
NIH
campus:
h+p://www.nih.gov/

15. At
the
visitor’s
center,
watch
the
video:
explore
NIH

16. Visit
• Who
is
the
director?
• What
is
the
mission
of
NINR?
• When
and
how
did
the
NINR
get
started?
• How
has
NINR
funded
research
contributed
to
global
health?
• What
are
the
five
NINR-­‐supported
areas
of
science?
h+p://www.ninr.nih.gov/.
Learn
about
the
NINR:

17. Go
to
the
funded
grants
sec=on
and
read
about
one
research
project
in
your
area
of
prac=ce.
Remember
to
take
notes
so
you
can
share
what
you
learned.

18. How
is
the
clinical
center
similar
to
or
different
from
your
hospital?
Time
to
move
on
to
the
clinical
center:
h+p://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/

19. The
last
place
we
will
visit
is
the
Na=onal
Library
of
Medicine:
h+p://www.nlm.nih.gov/

20. Go
to
the
exhibits
and
visit
the
Pictures
of
Nursing
Collec=on.
Take
a
picture
of
your
favorite
image
and
the
image
that
most
surprised
you!
Then
visit
a
project
of
your
choice.
Remember
to
take
lots
of
pictures
to
share
with
us
later!

22. • Na=onal
ins=tute
of
Health:
• Na=onal
Pa=ent
Safety
Council
• Professional
Nursing
Organiza=ons
• Movies
and
documentaries
• AAHN
Grave
sites
of
prominent
nurses
• Museum
of
Nursing
History
Where
have
we
been?

23. • Focuses
learning
on
individual
interests.
• Iden=fies
resources
and
evidence
to
use
in
course
projects.
• Brings
resources
to
the
prac=ce
se^ng.
• Connects
with
people
and
resources
outside
geographic
area.
• Encourages
self-­‐directed
learning
and
crea=vity.
Evalua=on

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26. Next Fellow Chat
Open SUNY Fellow:
Tara Zacharzuk-Marciano, Instructor,
Ulster Community College
Open SUNY Fellow Role:
Experienced Online Practitioner
Topic:
Collaboration in a Virtual Learning Environment for
Nursing Simulation
Date:
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 12:00 PM
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