New Faculty Workshop

I am creating this blog page for our whine and cheese party that we will enjoy between Module 1 and Module 2.  Please post any comments that you have about the content covered in Module 1: Evaluation, Promotion, and Tenure.

As always, thanks for you participation!

                     

The NLN offers the exam to become a Certified Nurse Educator.

PLP Target Goal #7 met!      

• I had planned to complete an asynchronous webinar through Nurse Tim in preparation for the Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) exam.  Fortunately, I was able to attend a synchronous webinar presented by Dr. Diane Billings through Nurse Tim.  This was a six hour workshop which did include a one hour lunch break.  The University of West Georgia provides a free subscription to Nurse Tim for  students enrolled in graduate studies so the webinar was free.  The CNE exam is offered by the National League for Nursing (NLN) and is not free!  If you are a member of NLN, it costs less but it is still expensive.
• Visit Nurse Tim at http://nursetim.com/

A handbook outlining the process of attaining this certification can be found at

http://www.nln.org/certification/handbook/cne.pdf . In speaking with a faculty member at West Georgia, I was informed that the pass rate for this test is around 50% but that being in school and having the information fresh is a definite advantage when testing.  She suggested that I continue to prepare and then take the test in the summer before I begin the intense dissertation process.

I am providing information for my cohort on how to register on Nurse Tim using the West Georgia subscription.  I am also including a copy of my certificate of completing the prep course.

Find out about other areas of nursing certification at http://www.aacn.org/wd/certifications/content/consumer-whatiscert.pcms?menu=certification

 

 I just met PLP goal #6 as I have created a Camtasia presentation and have uploaded to Screencast. I found the Camtasia software very challenging to use.  I was fortunate that Dalton State loaded it on my laptop for free.  I viewed the tutorials provided, watched and participated in another presentation with a classmate, and then made my first solo presentation at the University of West Georgia with extensive assistance from Charles Akin.  I want to say a special thank you to Connie and Charles for their patience in assisting me in learning how to create a presentation using this software.

I am posting the presentation to this blog so that my classmates from another course can view it and make comments.

Please give brief answers to the following questions:
1. What are three ways that help ensure that teachers survive emotionally?
2. Why is a teaching philosophy important?
3. Why should teachers have a peer support system?
4. How will you incorporate Brookfield's maxims as a nurse educator?

For your convenience, here is the link to my evaluation survey.  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qH_S0ClnyZn3qGprNpBq6ZOdfLDPGw6765GEDeTTFMM/viewform

I hope you enjoy the presentation.
Thanks for watching!

Gail

Chapter14 Brookfield

Learn more about Camtasia Studio at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camtasia_Studio

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  Learning goal #5 of my PLP was to read the book, Don’t make me think and increase my knowledge regarding the principles of navigating and using the world wide web.

I completed reading the new edition of Steve Krug's book on web usability to meet this goal.

Don’t Make Me Think.

Steve Krug’s book, Don’t make me think, was recommended by the instructional designer at UWG.  I found the book easy to read and the information very useful.  The book was printed on nice, thick, and high quality paper which made reading more enjoyable. The font was large enough that reading glasses were not necessary and that made this reader not only feel younger but saved me time in locating my glasses. The pages and chapters were not crammed full of information and humor was used to make this intense subject matter more entertaining. The use of footnotes to further explain concepts was effective and kept paragraphs shorter.

The author designed the pages of his book as he recommended that a webpage be designed using eye catching headings, limited words, and lots of visual illustrations. The theme of the book was that when visiting a website, the visitor should have an easy time navigating and not have “to think” about how to accomplish the goal of the visit.  He recommended the two click and you are there method.  He argues against just muddling through a website as that takes precious time from the visitor and makes them feel less in control.  Krug stresses that most visitors are in a hurry and will simply scan a site and should find it clear which icons are “clickable”.

Steve Krug’s profession deals with website usability and he wrote this book for people who can’t afford his services.  Wikipedia describes website usability at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_usability. The book provides usability principles that anyone can use in website design and development.  The book was first published in 2000 and Krug added two chapters in this most current edition.  We weren’t carrying computers in the form of a phone in our pocket when the book was first written, so a chapter was added to address mobile devices and designing apps.  Krug states that “technology got its hands on some steroids” since the book was first published but that the principles of usability remain the same because it’s still about people and how they use the technology, not the technology itself.

Steve Krug’s web site: http://www.sensible.com/