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Sandra Perley is the 2007 - 2008 recipient of the Faculty Instructional Technology Award.
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January of 1994, Columbia State started delivering courses using the
From 1995-1996, Sandra worked closely with the technicians in the Center of Emphasis to create a software program to teach nursing students how to write care plans. "I presented the software at the National Association of Associate Degree Nursing national convention in Denver in November 1996. The nursing department used the software as part of the curriculum for several years." In 1996, with the help of her teaching team and the technicians in the Center of Emphasis, Sandra utilized computers to administer quizzes to nursing students. Students were required to read their textbook, view a videotape of a skill, and pass a computerized quiz before they could attend their clinical laboratory sessions. The Center of Emphasis was used for students to take their quizzes on the computer. The quiz scores were part of the clinical grade. And then there was WebCT… The third semester nursing course was a 6 hour course on ITV. This course served students on 3 campuses. To help communication between the faculty and students in theses 3 counties, and to help save paper (nursing course packets could be an inch thick), Sandra placed the course content on WebCT. The content, of course, was provided by the entire teaching team. Four instructors and often 80 students (on three campuses) utilized this Web Enhanced course. And with that came “Talking PowerPoints”…
Sandra
learned how to add voice-overs to PowerPoint slides. This created And after that, a Hybrid... As a result of using the course management system, and providing online lectures via PowerPoint, Sandra developed a Hybrid course for Management of Care Issues I. Sandra finished developing the hybrid course in spring 2006. Once completed and approved, she graciously offered to shared the course shell with her co-workers. Sandra takes an active role in providing support for Columbia State faculty as they learn how to use technology as a teaching tool. Here are just a few ways that Sandra shares her knowledge and skill to assist other faculty:
What’s next?
What do I think about teaching with technology? "I have always believed that I would be doing my nursing students a disservice if I did not utilize technology in the classroom. I look all my students in the eye and tell them they are to go on to get a bachelor’s degree, and how do a lot of people do that now? By taking online courses. I must prepare them to be online learners and get them ready for courses at the universities. And if they continue to work in nursing, they will find that most of their continuing education is online. I renew my nursing license online, study patient care materials online, take tests online, and print out online transcripts. Most employers have online learning modules for all nurses to complete prior to delivering patient care and yearly thereafter. Their patients will be using technology to learn about their medications and how to take care of themselves at home. And as nurses they will need to assess the best technology to use in patient teaching. Technology is a tool to be used to accomplish something, and as nurses they must not be afraid to try the latest technology to help their patients. "
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Distance
Learning classroom in the Nursing building. Sandra Perley taught the
first classes offered on what we now call Interactive Television or ITV. The class was
broadcasted to Franklin, adding other sites as the years went on.
Classes started at 8 AM every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. To
broadcast the class, the system had to be "brought up" before she
could start the class. Also, the name "Elmo" took on a whole new meaning
for Sandra, and has been one of her best friends ever since. "I used
the first PowerPoint presentations in the nursing department on the
ITV system. (A few semesters after that they offered a workshop to
teach us how to use PowerPoint; my luck). I’ve been a mentor to
others in ITV, Elmo, PowerPoint, and faculty work stations ever
since."
PowerPoint presentations that were rather large in size.
Distributing them via WebCT became a problem. If a student had
a slow internet connection, it was almost impossible for them to
view the presentation. To solve the download problem, Sandra learned
how to use
"Podcasts!!!
I didn’t use an I-pod until a few
weeks ago. While walking on the treadmill I thought how great it
would be to listen to a book or recording of some kind. Then the
idea of placing learning materials on an I-pod really made sense for
me. I polled my students and most stated they’d like to have
materials to listen to while doing other activities. But listening
to an I-pod while driving, well, that’s scary to me."