This video describes the human aspect of living with a
ventricular assist device (VAD). VAD are used by patients with end-stage heart
failure or cardiomyopathy waiting for a heart transplant.
Youtube videos can engage Net Generation students both
visually and intellectually as they watch, reflect upon, and discuss video
content (Educause, 2006). Additionally, Youtube videos can be used to demonstrate
nursing skills, which can be viewed repeatedly so students can perfect
psychomotor skills (Hansen & Eberly, 2009).
Fink’s (2003) taxonomy of significant learning includes both
the human dimension and caring aspects of learning. Nursing students can learn
the pathophysiology of disease process and nursing care of patients with a
particular disease. However, truly understanding what it is like to live with a
chronic health disorder is difficult to teach. Incorporating YouTube videos
made by patients living with chronic illness can help students develop a better
appreciation for the patients experience and therefore, promote caring.
Students viewing a video can also do some critiquing and
comment on the positives and negatives of a demonstration.
Second Life (SL) is a 3D world created by users to simulate
real-world experiences.
Higher education is using Second Life (SL) for a variety of
reasons such as student recruitment, teaching course content, simulation,
role-playing and collaboration. Used as a supplementary learning experience, SL
is experiential learning, in which students are actively engaged in learning
through a virtual environment (Skiba, 2009).
In nursing education, SL is used to simulate real-world experiences students may never have the opportunity to see or be involved in during clinical rotations. For example, at
SL can also be used to increase students’ awareness and
empathy for those with health issues and allow students to experience virtual people
with different cultures, nationalities, and languages (Skiba, 2009).
References:
Educause (2006). 7 things you should know about … Youtube.
Retrieved from http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7018.pdf
Hi Linda – I agree that the technologies you chose to discuss – YouTube and SecondLife – can be very beneficial to adult education. I have used YouTube to educate myself on a variety of subjects - some related to school work and some related to other interests. I think YouTube is especially valuable, in that it allows learners to demonstrate their unique creativity skills in numerous ways. For example, students can dance, sing, recite, and/ or act in videos to educate others in any subject. As an educator, I might use this technology to help students refine communication and self-assertiveness skills. Students could take part in role-play scenarios, receive constructive feedback from the class, and re-create the video to demonstrate an understanding of the feedback.
ReplyDeleteAs for SecondLife – I find this an innovative and exciting way to bring education into a learner’s ‘real-world.’ I originally found out about SecondLife in another course at Walden, and decided to check it out. Apparently, there are a lot of places in SL that are used as gathering and discussion places for educators around the world. I think this would be a great resource for faculty to network with other colleagues around the world!
Thanks for sharing the information!
Carolyn H.
Carolyn H. Thanks for sharing your personal experiences with both applications. Like you, I have also used Youtube to learn something new and found it so helpful to have both visual and auditory explanations. This makes it so much easier to understand. I just viewed a Youtube video posted by a classmate on Lectora. Very interesting technology to deliver a lesson, engage students, and test their understanding of the lessons content.
ReplyDeleteHi Linda, I agree that sometimes, it is so much easier to learn something new when you can see it being applied. I want to check out Lectora also - several classmates have posted about it, and it sounds like a great tool for adult education.
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Carolyn H.
Linda, YouTube is yet another tool that can help ESL learners and classes to improve their listening skills. ESL students watching YouTube videos will certainly be exposed to real world representations of everyday slang and speech. Beare (n.d.) noted that "students can spend hours watching videos in English and quickly improve their pronunciation and comprehension skills through mimicry." He also cautioned that definite structure needs to be incorporated into any educational curriculum using YouTube. Thanks for sharing.
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Beare, K. (n.d.). Using YouTube Videos in the ESL Classroom. English as 2nd Language - Learn English. Retrieved March 17, 2013, from http://esl.about.com/od/listeninglessonplans/a/youtube.htm
Sara, Thanks for the additional resource and interesting use of Youtube to improve the language skills of ESL learners.
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ReplyDeleteGreat post. Your use of these applications will make your learners aware of real life situations and how to handle same. Moreover, having learners actively engaged will reinforce and further cement their understanding of the concepts learned.
Natasha