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The
third in a series of three Web-Based Community Nursing Courses completed.
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The UTMB Multimedia Lab announces the completion of its third web-based nursing course. Community-As-Partner I: Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Midwife as Health Promoter is the first in a sequence of three courses that teach nurses in a nurse practitioner/nurse midwife program about community-based health problems. This first course focuses on health promotion and how to assess problems within their community.
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The second course, Community-As-Partner
II: Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Midwife as Program Planner allows the learner
to take their assessment skills and develop them into a plan of intervention
within a clearly defined group in their community. The last course in the
three part series, Community-As-Partner III: Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Midwife
as Grant Writer gives the learner real life experience in developing a proposal,
identifying a funding source and presenting their project in a persuasive
way.
Each course is offered completely on the web. Students communicate with each other and with the instructor via private course mail and the bulletin board. Within the course modules students access their assignment and may submit their exercises on-line. Communities of students with similar interests are formed within the class to work on program plans and on proposal development and submission. This series of community-based graduate nursing courses offers another example of how well a wide variety of topics may be successfully migrated to a web-based environment. The Development of all three courses were made possible by the Rebecca Sealy Distinquished Chair in Nursing. Dean Mary V. Fenton has held this chair since it's establishment in 1990. |
The Multimedia Lab was notified that a proposal, entitled "Lead poisoning Hazards: A Multimedia Program for Patient Education," approved for funding by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Center at UTMB. Dr. Mary Anne Sweeney, R.N., Ph.D., is the Principal Investigator of the project which will be carried out with Co-Investigator Marvin Legator, Ph.D. (Professor and Director, Division of Environmental Toxicology, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, School of Medicine), Elizabeth Anderson, R.N., Dr.P.H.,(Professor School of Nursing), and Zena Mercer, M.S., (Director, Multimedia Lab, School of Nursing.) |
The goal of the study is to produce an innovative CD-ROM program on the hazards of lead poisoning around the home that will assist parents in recognizing hazards, learn about safety-proofing the home environment, making decisions about removing hazards, and preventing future lead-related health problems. The multimedia program will be used with a large sample of volunteers to assess the impact of the program on the knowledge level of the subjects and the implementation of prevention measures in the home. The look and feel of these new interactive learning programs will be
similar to the awarding-winning programs of The Healthy Touch® Series. |
| Artist Pam Heidt will once again create the watercolor artwork that will provide the colorful backdrop for the learning sessions. | The art work helps to present a unique "Galveston"
ambiance for this new CD-ROM production |
| Three New Awards for the Multimedia Lab! |
The University of Texas "Best Practices" judging committee has just named the two award-winning programs from the UTMB campus and we are very proud to say that both multimedia-based teaching programs were produced in the Multimedia Lab of the School of Nursing. The two programs were:
1) Home Safe Home
This
program was developed to teach concepts of home-based safety to patients and
their families. The interactive CD-ROM is centered around a fanciful Victorian
house which was created by local artist Pam Heidt. The disc contains over 200
pieces of her watercolor artwork, and it was designed to have a distinctive
"Galveston ambiance." Learners can browse through the house or take
guided tours to learn about making the home a safe environment for children.
The cupboards open up, the faucets work, and the TV plays a full selection of
video clips on safety topics. Learning was an enjoyable experience for the patients
and families in the Maternal-Infant Clinics and the local WIC clinic in the
Pavilion. Patients were able to use the program in English or in Spanish while
navigating through the disc on a computer with an easy-to-operate touchscreen
monitor.
2) The Physical Assessment Disc
This
program is the newest release of the lab, and it created quite a stir when
it was demonstrated at a technology-based learning conference in Chicago this
past July. The disc presents three aspects of conducting a screening exam
on a patient: Preparation, Assessment, and Review. Preparation covers pre-exam
activities such as assembling equipment and reviewing techniques such as percussion
and auscultation. Assessment shows a nurse practitioner in action, and lets
learners choose to view a "head to toe" exam or select a specific
system. Review consists of a bank of test items that are randomly generated
and presented with immediate scoring and feedback. The disc also contains
anatomy clips, animations, and library of heart and lung sounds. It comes
with a workbook to augment student learning. Both of the UTMB programs and
the other winners from throughout the system can be viewed at the
following website :
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~best/html/exemplars/university.htm.
3) Links
To Go Recognition Award
The
award is described as both exclusive and objective. Fewer than one page in one
thousand will ever be selected for inclusion, in an analysis of millions of
web pages. The Multimedia Lab received the award in the "End- of-Life"
category. The page gives some information on Making Decisions About Health
Care Technologies. [On the Award
page, refer to the menu item Healthy Touch series,
the Multimedia project ..' ]
THE
PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT DISC DEBUTS
Doris Campbell officially launched the long-awaited teaching program during her poster presentation and demonstration at Nursing Education in the 21st Century: Creating New Pedagogues for Nursing sponsored by the Chicago Institute for Nursing Education in affiliation with Saint Xavier University. The presentation and disc both received enthusiastic attention from the many attendees at the July meeting.
The interactive CD-ROM disc is ready after undergoing a year-long period of pilot testing with baccalaureate, associate degree, and R.N. completion students. It has also provided a quick review for students entering graduate level practitioner programs.
The CD-ROM disc is paired with a specially-designed student workbook and is available through the campus bookstore or by calling the Multimedia Lab directly at (800) 424-2575.
On June 1, 1998 at 9 o'clock, central time, the Electronic School of Nursing was brought "on-line" for the first time. A graduate level course, entitled Community As Partner II, began with great anticipation for nurse practitioner and nurse midwifery students in three geographically diverse locations: Galveston, Nacogdoches, and Beaumont, Texas. The Masters level course was initiated in 1987 by Dr. Elizabeth "Bets" Anderson to teach varied aspects of Community Health Promotion. The innovative electronic version was developed with the support of a grant from the Rebecca Sealy Fund to help us explore the ways we can use technology to enhance the learning process. The grant was awarded to a team of four investigators consisting of Bets Anderson, Norma Turner (School of Allied Health Sciences), and Mary Anne Sweeney and Zena Mercer from the Multimedia Lab. The entire staff of the Multimedia Lab did their part to get the courseware "up and running." The orientation class was conducted by combining the forces of Interactive TV and web technology. The remaining sessions of the course will take place on the Internet only for the months of June and July. Good luck to everyone involved!
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 The "orientation" to the software and WebCT courseware at the UTMB Galveston site. |
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 Multimedia Lab staff Zena Mercer and Olu Koleosho discussing the fine points of the Internet with graduate student Kathi Reveles and the "guest" lecturer for the Web Course, Mary Wainright. |
The annual Texas Interactive Media awards were announced at the SXSW 98 Interactive
Conference in Austin on March 14,1998. The Physical Assessment Disc interactive
CD-ROM produced at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston won a
Notable Achievement in Education and Training at this year's competition.
During the recent celebration and awards ceremony, UTMB paid tribute to more than 700 service pin recipients and approximately 400 honor roll inductees. The service pin recipients celebrated five to forty years of individual service.
The UTMB Multimedia Lab wants to congratulate Billie J. Karacostas for her 25 year service pin award in the School of Nursing and the assistance she rendered to the Lab this past 10 years of its existence. Another individual who has been supportive of the work of the Multimedia Lab is David C. Tabaracci who was recognized for his 30 year service pin. Congratulations, David.
Zena Mercer, M.S.,
Project Manager
The first phase of the Rebecca Project: Technology-Based Learning has just been completed. We are in the process of collecting the CD-ROM program, Physical Assessment, from the undergraduate and graduate students who used varied technology-based tools in their Health Assessment course during the fall semester. In addition to the CD-ROM program, students had access to an interactive videodisc and course-related material on the web. We will be analyzing the utilization logs to determine usage pattern as well as issues and problems with software and hardware. Stay tuned.
During the Spring semester, we will be adding 3 additional Schools of Nursing to the project: College of the Mainland in Texas City TX, Victoria College in Victoria TX, Lee College in Baytown TX.
Click on the images to see sample Menu.
The UTMB Multimedia Lab Project Director,
Prof Mary Anne Sweeney 
will be speaking at the
The panel discussion is entitled:
The Steering Committee for the CAI-IG is : Deirdre Becker, Hank James, Bob Joyce, Diane Lemier, Andy Payer, Trish Richard, Ed Smith, Diane Wonio, and Rodger Marion, Chair. The Steering Committee meets on the Thursday after the regular meeting (this is usually the second Thursday) in room 1.420, SAHSSON building, noon to 1 PM. The next regular meeting is January 15. You are invited to become involved in the operation of the group. You will receive a hearty welcome.
For further information, contact:
Rodger Marion, Ph.D., Professor and Director
Office of Research and Educational Technology
School of Allied Health Science, University of Texas Medical Branch,
Galveston, TX 77555-1028
409-772-9423 0r 747-1616 : Fax 409-772-3014 : rmarion@utmb.edu:
http://his.utmb.edu
