This document summarizes a presentation given at a nursing faculty retreat about finding the human element in technology. It discusses using technology like Knowledge Forum and digital archives to enhance problem solving and critical thinking. It also provides examples of how simple technologies like discussion boards have been used in a UPEI education class. The presentation emphasizes that technology should be approached by starting small, being patient, and focusing on teaching and relationships rather than the latest tools. It prompts attendees to consider what more they could do with various technologies and how to create blended courses.

1. Finding the Human in Technology
Thoughts & Reflections for the UPEI Faculty of Nursing Retreat
June 18, 2012

2. A problem-solving story (with
technology)
 Takujaksat
 Knowledge Building/Knowledge Forum
 A Living Archive
 A UPEI Classroom Example
 Four Lessons

3. Good teaching
 Sense of excitement
 Understanding the learner  You
 Translating ideas
 Builds and enhances critical
thinking
 Fun, motivator
 Connected/relationships
 Reflexivity
 Care about them as people, not
just students
 Reach their level(s)

4. A Pre-Internet Electronic BBS

5. If kids can do this…

6. Or this…

7. So can we…

8. Same ideas, new form…
Virtual Island
Student Workspaces Digital Archives

9. But it doesn’t have to be big and
complicated
An example from the BEd program at UPEI

10. Exploring Mass Media in the BEd

11. Umm… yeah…

12. So what might this tell us?
4 Lessons

13. We’re teachers, not technologists
Lesson 1

14. It’s not about the latest &
greatest
Lesson 2

15. Start small
Lesson 3

16. Be patient
Lesson 4

17. But most important of all

18. There are nurses out there too…
The Net
Generation: Implications for
Nursing Education and
Practice Diane J.
Skiba, Ph.D., FAAN University
of Colorado Health Sciences
Center School of Nursing
http://electronicvision.com/nln/
index.htm

19. Your Digital Toolkit…
 Used
 Seen  Like to know
 Skype
 Screencast
 Videoconferencing
 Who can help
 Moodle (CME)  Podcast us do more?
 Make & post a video
 WebCT
 Collaborate
 What more can
 Google Docs
 Video for role-playing we do with X?
 Online Discussion  Twitter  PowerPoint
 WebX
 Facebook
 Even Bright(?)  Ways to create
 Films on the Net (RL)
 Social Networking blended course
 YouTube
 SmartBoard  How to? Where
 DIGITAL AUDIO
 Impatica do I go now?
 Classroom response system