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Nursing Issues
“Nursing Issues” is an activity that uses listening to podcasts for content learning and followed with creation of a group podcast presenting a summary.
Outcomes:
The learner will be able to:
- Listen for specific information
- Acquire related vocabulary
- Create a group podcast presenting a summary
Preparation:
- Review how to create a screencast
- Discuss related vocabulary
- Create a list of possible reference materials and resources
Delivery:
- Presentation
- Introduce concept of listening to and creating podcasts
- See example at iTunes- Nursing Ideas by Robert Fraser
- Clarify expectations
- I.e. One podcast per group; an outline of the podcast
- Practice
- Use podcasts from iTunes and The Learning Nurse to research for a nursing issue. Make notes and summarize.
- Create a screencast
- Create groups of 3 - 4 learners to research topics chosen by class or instructor
- Research, create an outline of information to be shared, assign speaking parts
- Create a 4 - 5 minute screencast ensuring equal speaking time
- Share screencast with another group for feedback; edit screencast
- Create a screencast
- Use podcasts from iTunes and The Learning Nurse to research for a nursing issue. Make notes and summarize.
- Production
- Upload the screencast to the podcasting channel
- View podcast with entire class
- Use rubric to evaluate
The Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) skills addressed by this activity are:
- Listening
- Speaking
- Reading
- Writing