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Evaluating Tablet Technology In An Undergraduate Nursing Program, Beth Ann Swan, Kellie Smith, Anthony J. Frisby, Kathryn Shaffer, Mary Hanson-Zalot, Julie Becker

College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations

With the introduction of tablet technology, faculty began asking questions about when, where, and how tables might enhance curriculum opportunities for student learning and faculty teaching strategies beyond their use as personal digital devices and smartphones (Swan, Smith, Frisby, Shaffer, & Hason-Zalot). Personal digital devices (PDDs), including smartphones, had been used by nursing students for the past five years. The purpose of this study was to evaluate how tablet technology affected student and faculty teaching-learning processes and outcomes in an accelerated, pre-licensure baccalaureate nursing program.

Op-Ed: After Hospital Care, The Test Begins. Even For A Healthcare Professional, A Patient's Care Following Discharge Can Be Overwhelming., Beth Ann Swan

College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations

In 2011, my husband, Eric, a trial attorney, was felled by a brain stem stroke just before he was to board a flight at O'Hare in Chicago. He was just 53 years old with no prior health conditions or problems. From the outset, we knew his recovery and rehabilitation would be long and difficult. We didn't know that his transition to post-hospital medical care would be just as challenging.

I'm the dean and a professor at the Jefferson School of Nursing at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, and I'm a registered nurse. I thought my training and access to resources …

A Teaching-Learning Initiative With Tablet Computing, Beth Ann Swan, Phd, Crnp, Faan, Kellie Smith, Edd, Rn, Anthony J. Frisby, Phd, Kathryn Shaffer, Msn, Rn, Cne, Mary Hanson-Zalot, Msn, Rn

College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations

Mobile computing and electronic books are the top emerging technologies to impact higher education.¹ The rapid expansion of technology in the health care setting has created a growing recognition that there is a need for adoption of a sound set of innovative teaching-learning strategies related to information management and technology applications in undergraduate nursing curriculum. Success in these technology-related strategies will rest on the degree to which schools comprehensively integrate technology with teaching-learning strategies in the undergraduate nursing curriculum.

Tablet computing has the potential to enhance educational experiences by providing a delivery option for teaching and learning practices that …

Workshop Enhances Clinical Faculty Development, Joseph F. Lipscomb, Crna, Ms

College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations

Enhanced clinical faculty teaching strategies and skills. Consistent approaches to clinical education. Increased faculty and student satisfaction. Positive student outcomes. Strengthened alliance with clinical affiliates.

Online Teaching Preparedness: What About Faculty?, Elizabeth Elkind, Rnc, Msn, Mba, Phd(C), Kellie Smith, Edd, Rn

College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations

Faculty development and online teaching: What about faculty? Drexel University’s e-learning 2.0 conference. Philadelphia, PA (podium presentation).

18 PowerPoint slides.

Enhancing Teaching And Learning: Integrating Technology And Nursing Education, Kellie Smith, Edd, Rn, Elizabeth Elkind, Rnc, Msn, Mba, Phd(C)

College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations

Enhancing teaching and learning: Integrating technology and nursing education. Jefferson School of Nursing Faculty Development Day: Understanding scholarship: The Boyer model and career development. Philadelphia, PA (podium)

15 PowerPoint slides.

Nursing Faculty Development And Satisfaction With Online Teaching, Kellie Smith, Edd, Rn, Elizabeth Elkind, Rnc, Msn, Mba, Phd(C)

College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations

Faculty development and online teaching. Pennsylvania Higher Education Nursing Association Annual Fall Meeting. Harrisburg, PA. (podium).

19 PowerPoint slides.