Wakita Bradford RN, MSN

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• Wakita Bradford RN, MSN
• Skills Lab Supervisor, Lawrenceville campus
• Susan Buchholz RN, MSN
• Associate Professor, Lawrenceville campus

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iTeaching and iLearning  Presenting Content on
iPods
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ABSTRACT

• Can students learn material on a portable device
  such as an iPod?
  
• Can teachers utilize an iPod to teach?

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THE PROBLEM

• Specific skills and knowledge in the Nursing
  Skills Lab are taught by repetition and
  demonstration.
  
• Faculty is constantly repeating the same
  information over and over!

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SIGNIFICANCE

• All students have access to a computer
• Many have handheld devices
• Many students are visual learners

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SOOUR STRATEGY?

• Videos of the various nursing skills
• Allow the students to watch anytime
• Review needed nursing knowledge
• View the use of equipment to help with the
  technical part of the skill

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IMPLEMENTATION

• We made videos of nursing psychomotor skills
• URLs given to students
• Converted videos to podcasts
• Students could view on iPods

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RESULTS?

• Could track how many times students accessed the
  URLs (via WebCT)
  
• Survey of students Over thirty-five surveys were
  sent to students. Received 19 completed surveys.

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MORE RESULTS

• 100 of students surveyed stated that the videos
  helped them.
  
• 53 stated they could watch the videos where
  they wanted to
  
• 74 stated that the videos allowed them to watch
  when they wanted to
  
• 79 stated that they could watch the videos
  repetitively

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HOW STUDENTS WATCHED THE VIDEOS
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STUDENT STATEMENTS

• It was great to be able to watch the videos more
  than one time.
  
• very professional quality
• I love the videos for the fact that they
  coincide directly with the technique taught here
  at GPC.
  
• I really appreciated these videos- they helped
  me tremendously!

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CONCLUSION

• Although less than half of our students have
  iPods or other video enabled MP3 players, 26
  will buy a video device in the next year
  
• The majority of students viewed the videos at
  home or at school
  
• 100 of students felt that the videos helped them

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FUTURE iPOD PROJECTS

• Dosage Calculations
• Participatory Learning Activities
• Physical Assessment
• Lectures
• Other Ideas??