Module 6

• What did you like or dislike about taking an online course?
  I really liked the flexibility of being able to complete the modules on my own schedule around other class deadlines. But I also missed being able to visually see demonstrations and hear/ask questions in an open class setting. I especially would have liked to see/hear the demos/critiques on the other clinical decision support tools available.
  I tend to be quiet in classes because I like to internally reflect on and analyze the information. So posting to the blog & discussion questions work better for me than responding in a class setting.


• What topic did you learn the most about and what was your favorite topic?
  It’s hard for me to narrow down to one favorite topic! I experienced a lot of new exposures with technology & information management that I’ll be able to apply in my professional role and even my personal life. As an educator and future CNS, I found the Teaching with Technology module very interesting. It seems as if the topic of plagiarism within the Policy & Ethical Issues module was a favorite among most of the class, based on the volume of discussion board commentary. I really enjoyed reading everyone’s comments & perspectives – very interesting topic! Learning how to use the information retrieval system of PubMed has come in handy. I’m sure I’ll be using the IBIS-PH website more in the future. I also learned how to set up a blog!


• If you were the instructor, and this being the first course for all DNP and Master students, what would you do the same or different?
  As a first course, I would provide more frequent feedback & reinforcement along with timely grade posting. Any time an assignment doesn’t receive full credit, I would provide an explanation for the missed points to encourage corrections and improvements in future assignments. If possible, I would hold 1-2 workshops for some group hands-on learning, for example to cover the clinical decision support systems and possibly more in depth on information retrieval. I would definitely keep the variety of creative teaching methods and the topics – all very applicable to both Masters & DNP students. The incorporation of a Blog was great too.
  
  Thanks Allen, Mollie, and Matt! I’m sure it was a lot of work to develop the course and handle the large number of students this semester. Thanks for all your time and effort -- I learned a ton of information that I’ve already started applying in practice…extremely valuable content!