|
ocotillo central
Ocotillo Spotlight on Instructional Technology...
is a monthly electronic newsletter that highlights an innovative use of technology at one of the Maricopa Community Colleges.
Spotlight
current issue
« 2005 » « 2004 » January: Traditional Tellers Add a Digital Touch to their Travels (South Mountain)
February: Using Technology to make Learning Real (GateWay)
March: Snapshots of Technology in Scottsdale's Science Labs
April: WebCT Testing Center at Phoenix College
May: What is an ePortfolio? Chandler-Gilbert Knows!
June: Keeping Up With Technology is Tough! (MATEC)
October: PC Media Services: Better, Stronger, Faster (Now with IP Link™)
« 2003 » « 2002 » « 2001 »
Ocotillo
ocotillo central
roundtables
retreats
|
Ocotillo Spotlight on Instructional Technology
Note: The Ocotillo Spotlight is no longer published, but all previous issues will remain on this site.
spotlight for February 2004
The February 2004 Ocotillo Spotlight Mary Al-Saleh shares how the GateWay Community College Nursing program uses video to reinforce theory and practice in teaching a child development assessment technique.
Using Technology to make Learning Real
written by Dr. Mary Al-Saleh, Nursing faculty, GateWay Community College
| Sample DSST Video |
|---|
 |
In this video clip, Diana Breed (now residental faculty at Mesa Community College) and her son demonstrate the techniques nursing student perform to demonstrate their proficiency with conducting the DSST.
Note: This streaming video clip is designed for viewing on a high-speed (broadband) internet connection. |
|
|
|
Student nurses need a variety of skills to meet the challenges of an ever changing work environment. Nursing students begin learning assessment skills during their first semester of the nursing program. One specific skill in which technology helped to bridge the gap between practice and theory can be cited in the Denver Developmental Screening Test Assignment (DDST) offered in Block One of the program (see more about GateWay's Nursing Programs). Learning Technology Services were contacted to assist in the recording of the skill, while permits were signed by the participants.
The video-camera is set-up in the GateWay Child Care Center. Mother and child are invited to sit down. The nurse performing the test is a nursing faculty member. The nurse approaches mother and child and explains in terms the child can understand what she is going to do. The process takes about 20-30 minutes, and the student views the final product in class. Questions about the administration of the test are answered immediately following the video, and students are charged with conducting the DDST on another child.
What makes this assignment more valuable to student learning is that nothing is staged, so students experience when a child doesn't want to cooperate or do a particular task. This reality gives the student a beginning understanding of more than just the task of administering the DDST, it also requires the use of patience, flexibility, and critical thinking something all nurses have become quite adept at to survive the work environment.
I have used this technique with about 5 classes, and it really helps make learning "real." Technology can be used in a variety of ways and we chose to simple utilize a few of GateWay's resources to make a difference in the learning environment.
Resources
GateWay Community College Nursing Program
http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/programs/divisions/nur/index.html
Denver Developmental Materials are for providers of direct care to children. With procedures which are simple and quick, they can be used in a busy setting by both professionals and paraprofessionals. The procedures are designed to further the optimal development of children from birth to six years of age through guidance and identification of those who may require additional evaluation. The core materials, (the PDQ II, a parent answered questionnaire, and the DENVER II), provide a developmental surveillance program appropriate to settings where time is of the essence.
http://www.denverii.com/
|
