Become a Digital Citizen - Technology in Health Care Education 2015

This activity provides health care educators with the skills needed to make use of current technology and social medial tools to support teaching and learning. Participants learn how to use technology to create learning environments and materials, filters to manage information overload and customize online searchable repositories. In short, the course teaches how to leverage Web 2.0 and social medial tools to create professional learning networks.

Program Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

1.Describe the role of online learning in health care education.
2.List steps required to convert their current traditional education material into online interactive activities.
3.Independently develop online instruction material and host it on a Learning Management System.
4.Implement appropriate use of technology to enhance learning activities inside and outside the classroom.
5.Use social media to form a community of inquiry and identify the potential role of using this model at their own institutions.
6.Utilize tools for creating filters to manage information overload and for collaborating with a professional learning network to enhance learning.