Online Learning- A Joint Venture Online Learning- A Joint Venture Anthony Gamboa Harry S. Truman College Information Technology Coordinator Catherine Gierman-Riblon

Online Learning- A Joint Online Learning- A Joint VentureVenture

Anthony GamboaAnthony Gamboa

Harry S. Truman CollegeHarry S. Truman CollegeInformation Technology CoordinatorInformation Technology Coordinator

Catherine Gierman-RiblonCatherine Gierman-RiblonTriton CollegeTriton College

Associate Dean of Health CareersAssociate Dean of Health CareersKimberly MauKimberly Mau

Kankakee Community CollegeKankakee Community CollegeDirector of NursingDirector of Nursing

The Current State of The Current State of Nursing EducationNursing Education

• The Nursing ShortageThe Nursing Shortage– According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor

and Statistics published in the February and Statistics published in the February 2004 2004 Monthly Labor ReviewMonthly Labor Review, more than , more than one million new and replacement one million new and replacement nurses will be needed by the year 2012. nurses will be needed by the year 2012.

– Registered Nursing has been identified Registered Nursing has been identified as the top occupation in terms of as the top occupation in terms of growth through the year 2012.growth through the year 2012.

– According to November/December 2003 According to November/December 2003 issue of issue of Health AffairsHealth Affairs, the number of , the number of people enrolled in nursing programs people enrolled in nursing programs would have to increase at least 40% would have to increase at least 40% annually to replace those expected to annually to replace those expected to leave the workforce through retirement.leave the workforce through retirement.

– According to the American Association of According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing 2004-2005 report, Colleges of Nursing 2004-2005 report, US nursing schools turned away 32,797 US nursing schools turned away 32,797 qualified applicants to nursing programs. qualified applicants to nursing programs.

Why can’t we simply Why can’t we simply increase the number increase the number of nursing students??of nursing students??

Reasons for Turning Away Reasons for Turning Away Qualified StudentsQualified Students

• Faculty VacanciesFaculty Vacancies– In July 2004, the national nurse faculty vacancy In July 2004, the national nurse faculty vacancy

rate was 8.1%, which translates to approximately rate was 8.1%, which translates to approximately 2.9 faculty vacancies per school.2.9 faculty vacancies per school.

• Lack of classroom spaceLack of classroom space• Decreasing number of clinical sitesDecreasing number of clinical sites• Industry Salaries vs. Faculty Salaries-Industry Salaries vs. Faculty Salaries-

According to the 2003 National Salary According to the 2003 National Salary Survey of Nurse Practitioners in Survey of Nurse Practitioners in AdvanceAdvance magazine, master’s prepared nurses working magazine, master’s prepared nurses working in an emergency department was $80,000. In in an emergency department was $80,000. In contrast, the new nursing faculty instructor contrast, the new nursing faculty instructor makes an average of $35,000- $40,000.makes an average of $35,000- $40,000.

The Benefits of Using The Benefits of Using Online Courses to Meet Online Courses to Meet

Educational DemandEducational Demand

Online/hybrid courses provide flexibilityOnline/hybrid courses provide flexibility• TimeTime• PlacePlace• Life demandsLife demands

Online/hybrid courses decrease demand Online/hybrid courses decrease demand for classroom space.for classroom space.

• Online/hybrid courses help prepare Online/hybrid courses help prepare community college students for community college students for higher degree work which often higher degree work which often incorporates online technology.incorporates online technology.

• Online/hybrid courses can increase Online/hybrid courses can increase the communication for students who the communication for students who otherwise might not speak up in otherwise might not speak up in class.class.

• Online/hybrid courses encourage Online/hybrid courses encourage student responsibility and initiativestudent responsibility and initiative

• Online/hybrid courses can increase Online/hybrid courses can increase collaboration between hospitals and collaboration between hospitals and schoolsschools

• The competition is doing it!The competition is doing it!

The Origin of the GrantThe Origin of the Grant

• A quest to find solutions to the nursing A quest to find solutions to the nursing and health professions shortages and health professions shortages within the Northeast Region within the Northeast Region

• Non-competitive WIA Healthcare Non-competitive WIA Healthcare Program Innovation Grant, DCEO, Program Innovation Grant, DCEO, coordinated and monitored by ICCB coordinated and monitored by ICCB

• Three colleges with nursing programs Three colleges with nursing programs and interest in addressing the and interest in addressing the shortagesshortages

The Goal of The GrantThe Goal of The Grant

• Expand program capacity to produce Expand program capacity to produce more RN graduates and expand more RN graduates and expand access for adult, working students access for adult, working students including incumbent workers in including incumbent workers in healthcare facilities utilizing healthcare facilities utilizing online/hybrid nursing courses.online/hybrid nursing courses.

What the Grant ProvidedWhat the Grant Provided

• Faculty compensation, release and benefitsFaculty compensation, release and benefits• Consultants if neededConsultants if needed• Meeting and training expensesMeeting and training expenses• Personnel costs for project manager and IT Personnel costs for project manager and IT • Capital/Non-capital equipment and Capital/Non-capital equipment and

softwaresoftware• Materials and supplies for content Materials and supplies for content

developmentdevelopment

How The Process EvolvedHow The Process Evolved

• Truman College assumed the lead role Truman College assumed the lead role and managed the technology of the and managed the technology of the project project

• Triton College and Kankakee Community Triton College and Kankakee Community College were participating partners as College were participating partners as wellwell

• Each college had varying needs, abilities, Each college had varying needs, abilities, and campus and community resources.and campus and community resources.

• Each college developed and negotiated Each college developed and negotiated their own budgettheir own budget


• Each college determined their own Each college determined their own scope of work which was approved by scope of work which was approved by ICCB.ICCB.

• Each college enlisted two - four faculty Each college enlisted two - four faculty members to participate in the projectmembers to participate in the project

• Planning meetings were held in Fall Planning meetings were held in Fall 2004 during which the faculty discussed 2004 during which the faculty discussed their individual curriculum structures their individual curriculum structures and interests, and determined which and interests, and determined which school would develop what content, as school would develop what content, as well as the module structure.well as the module structure.


• The technology staff of the three The technology staff of the three colleges maintained communication to colleges maintained communication to meet technology needs such format and meet technology needs such format and determining a common labeling system determining a common labeling system for modules.for modules.

• Each school developed their content Each school developed their content which was ultimately loaded to a shared which was ultimately loaded to a shared X-drive server that Truman manages X-drive server that Truman manages and all three schools can access.and all three schools can access.

Technology- Understanding Technology- Understanding the Needsthe Needs

• FacultyFaculty– Delivering course content online.Delivering course content online.– Reuse/Rebuild existing materials such Reuse/Rebuild existing materials such

animations, interactive games, videos and animations, interactive games, videos and other medias (with consent of other medias (with consent of publishers/authors).publishers/authors).

– Use the current content management Use the current content management system with another system that would system with another system that would handle video streaming.handle video streaming.

– Existence of different CMS systems and Existence of different CMS systems and their incompatibility. their incompatibility.

Technology- Understanding Technology- Understanding the Needsthe Needs

• StudentsStudents– May lack the appropriate technology at May lack the appropriate technology at

home to view hybrid nursing courses’ home to view hybrid nursing courses’ content.content.

– May lack technological knowledge to May lack technological knowledge to navigate and/or view the courses’ navigate and/or view the courses’ content.content.

– Various online sites to remember.Various online sites to remember.

Available ResourcesAvailable Resources

• Content Management SystemsContent Management Systems– Truman CollegeTruman College

•BlackboardBlackboard– Triton and KankakeeTriton and Kankakee

•Web CTWeb CT• Both Content Management Systems used Both Content Management Systems used

by faculty members to record grades, post by faculty members to record grades, post course e-electronic material, discussion course e-electronic material, discussion boards, electronic submissions, etc.boards, electronic submissions, etc.

Addressing the NeedsAddressing the Needs

• FacultyFaculty– Post digital videos on certain nursing topics.Post digital videos on certain nursing topics.– Create re-usable xml driven interactive games Create re-usable xml driven interactive games – Research and organize a shared space wherein Research and organize a shared space wherein

all faculty members only (from all campuses) all faculty members only (from all campuses) could upload and download course prepared could upload and download course prepared materials for different modules, (The X-Drive).materials for different modules, (The X-Drive).

– Develop a database driven website as a portal Develop a database driven website as a portal – Facilitate a workshop for faculty membersFacilitate a workshop for faculty members

• StudentsStudents– A main website developed to contain A main website developed to contain

many resources in one place.many resources in one place.– Technical support available for hybrid Technical support available for hybrid

nursing students over email.nursing students over email.

Technology StructureTechnology Structure

External Streaming/Web Server Content Management Server

Blackboard Web CT

Streaming Media

[from the student area]

Student Space

[This area contains the media files that faculty members will use for they hybrid courses]

Faculty Space[Restricted Space]

[This area contains the shared resources

by/for faculty members from Triton,

Truman, and Kankakee]

Accepted File Formats for Sharing

RTF, DOC, PDF, PPP, FLV, SWF, GIF, JPEG, AVI, MPEG, WAV, MP3, WMV.

HTML PAGE

See media link

Blackboard/Web CT

This are is used currently for: - Gradebook- Online Discussions- Document Postings- Announcements- Digital Submissions

Solutions to a Central Solutions to a Central RepositoryRepository

• The X-DriveThe X-Drive

– All faculty members involved in the project to share their electronic All faculty members involved in the project to share their electronic materials online.materials online.

– Easy accessible without compromising other faculty members’ work.Easy accessible without compromising other faculty members’ work.

– Web as well as windows accessibility.Web as well as windows accessibility.

– Search capabilitiesSearch capabilities

– Space capacity.Space capacity.

Solution to a PortalSolution to a Portal

Solutions to a Central Solutions to a Central RepositoryRepository

ConclusionConclusion

• All systems (current and new) are able to All systems (current and new) are able to coexists and provides an easy user interface.coexists and provides an easy user interface.

• Selected students were prepared to take the Selected students were prepared to take the class with good knowledge in technology.class with good knowledge in technology.

• Faculty members were also prepared to Faculty members were also prepared to handle new additional technological handle new additional technological implementations.implementations.

• A portal for all faculty and students as A portal for all faculty and students as gateway to other resources.gateway to other resources.

• A central repository for all faculty members A central repository for all faculty members only to share their course modules with other only to share their course modules with other members.members.

KCC ContributionsKCC Contributions

• Evaluation of opportunities for Online Evaluation of opportunities for Online courses within the department:courses within the department:– Three faculty members involved in Three faculty members involved in

content creation in conjunction with the content creation in conjunction with the Director of Instructional Technology and Director of Instructional Technology and Alternative DeliveryAlternative Delivery

– Plans made for integration of online Plans made for integration of online material into Practical Nursing program, material into Practical Nursing program, Transition LPN-RN program, Registered Transition LPN-RN program, Registered Nurse Program.Nurse Program.


• Content Modules created:Content Modules created:– Nursing ProcessNursing Process– End of Life CareEnd of Life Care– GerontologyGerontology– Psychiatric NursingPsychiatric Nursing– Cardiac ArrhythmiasCardiac Arrhythmias– PharmacologyPharmacology


• Content Modules included:Content Modules included:– Powerpoint presentations with printable Powerpoint presentations with printable

slides and Powerpoint Producer created slides and Powerpoint Producer created for each module.for each module.

– Discussion boards Discussion boards – Quizzes and Examinations in RespondusQuizzes and Examinations in Respondus– Video clips of nursing assessments and Video clips of nursing assessments and

patient carepatient care– Games and activities Games and activities


• Created content modules were utilized Created content modules were utilized in the Summer and Fall of 2005 at KCC in the Summer and Fall of 2005 at KCC in four RN courses, one LPN course and in four RN courses, one LPN course and the Transition program. Use of the the Transition program. Use of the grant funding allowed these courses to grant funding allowed these courses to become become hybridhybrid courses by the college’s courses by the college’s definition, creating more flexibility for definition, creating more flexibility for the student and meeting the demand to the student and meeting the demand to integrate more technology into the integrate more technology into the curriculum.curriculum.


• Equipment purchased by the grant Equipment purchased by the grant included:included:– Laptops for the department, equipped with Laptops for the department, equipped with

Powerpoint Producer and RespondusPowerpoint Producer and Respondus– Adobe Acrobat and Macromedia softwareAdobe Acrobat and Macromedia software– Digital cameraDigital camera– Apple G5 for Video editingApple G5 for Video editing– CD and DVDs for the creation of CD and DVDs for the creation of – Wireless Access point and RouterWireless Access point and Router– DVD produced with videos for purchase at DVD produced with videos for purchase at

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Truman College’s Truman College’s ContributionContribution

• Course development team Course development team established which consisted of:established which consisted of:

•Nursing facultyNursing faculty•Instructional Technology designersInstructional Technology designers•Information Technology supportInformation Technology support•AdministratorAdministrator


• Needs for exploring similar programsNeeds for exploring similar programs– A site visit to Broward Community College A site visit to Broward Community College

in Florida guided the course development in Florida guided the course development team (400 online nursing students )team (400 online nursing students )

– A site visit to Rio Salado in Arizona helped A site visit to Rio Salado in Arizona helped the faculty members get a better idea about the faculty members get a better idea about their hybrid nursing program (nationally their hybrid nursing program (nationally 300 students with 3 FT faculty, NLNAC 300 students with 3 FT faculty, NLNAC accredited to run distance education accredited to run distance education program in IL, adjuncts from local clinicals)program in IL, adjuncts from local clinicals)


Equipment needs were determined:Equipment needs were determined:•Purchased laptops, software, scanner, Purchased laptops, software, scanner,

printer, video camera, still camera, printer, video camera, still camera, and a projector using grant fundsand a projector using grant funds

•Purchased server space for all faculty Purchased server space for all faculty to share their final materialsto share their final materials

•Allocated an office space for team Allocated an office space for team members to develop and test content members to develop and test content for the hybrid coursefor the hybrid course


• Nursing faculty worked with Nursing faculty worked with instructional technology team to instructional technology team to develop contentdevelop content

• Nursing faculty engaged in trainingNursing faculty engaged in training• Modules were created for nursing Modules were created for nursing

academicsacademics• Complete online course created for Complete online course created for

NUR101 Fundamentals of NursingNUR101 Fundamentals of Nursing


• Teaching scenarios videos were Teaching scenarios videos were uploaded uploaded

• Fundamentals of Nursing was Fundamentals of Nursing was offered in the Fall 2006 to 27 offered in the Fall 2006 to 27 students. Five students with tuition, students. Five students with tuition, fees and uniforms covered by the fees and uniforms covered by the Hospital partnerHospital partner

Triton College’s Triton College’s ContributionContribution

• Course development team Course development team established which consisted of:established which consisted of:

•Nursing facultyNursing faculty•Instructional designersInstructional designers•Technology staffTechnology staff•Arts & Sciences faculty with online Arts & Sciences faculty with online

expertise as mentorsexpertise as mentors•AdministratorAdministrator


• Content created:Content created:– Management for PNsManagement for PNs– Nursing decision makingNursing decision making– Critical thinking contentCritical thinking content– Management for RNsManagement for RNs– Nursing trendsNursing trends– Nursing academicsNursing academics– Videos : professionals in practice; Videos : professionals in practice;

teaching scenariosteaching scenarios


Equipment needs were determined:Equipment needs were determined:•Established a resource office with Established a resource office with

computers, software, scanner, video computers, software, scanner, video camera, still camera using grant fundscamera, still camera using grant funds

•Purchased faster server with greater Purchased faster server with greater capacity to handle increased content capacity to handle increased content and use of streaming video as well as and use of streaming video as well as increased student and faculty demand increased student and faculty demand for accessfor access


• Nursing faculty engaged in trainingNursing faculty engaged in training• Nursing faculty worked with the design Nursing faculty worked with the design

team and mentors to develop contentteam and mentors to develop content• Modules were created which contained Modules were created which contained

PPT, online discussions, discussion PPT, online discussions, discussion board topics, reinforcement activities.board topics, reinforcement activities.

• Complete online course created for Complete online course created for NUR190 Preparation for the Practical NUR190 Preparation for the Practical Nursing RoleNursing Role


• Practicing nurses were interviewed at Practicing nurses were interviewed at their place of employment and video their place of employment and video was dropped into the course.was dropped into the course.

• Teaching scenarios were also created Teaching scenarios were also created and videotaped on related topicsand videotaped on related topics

• NUR190 was offered in the Summer NUR190 was offered in the Summer 2005 to 29 students with tuition and 2005 to 29 students with tuition and fees covered by the grant. Students fees covered by the grant. Students participated in formative an participated in formative an summative evaluations of the course.summative evaluations of the course.

Benefits and ChallengesBenefits and Challenges

• Over 200 students in Over 200 students in three different three different colleges are colleges are experiencing a hybrid experiencing a hybrid nursing course.nursing course.

• Hospitals that Hospitals that participate can help participate can help share the burden of share the burden of sustaining nursing sustaining nursing programs.programs.

• Faculty are inspired Faculty are inspired to create more to create more courses.courses.

• Retention issues Retention issues related to online related to online courses in general.courses in general.

• Creation of online Creation of online content requires content requires additional time, additional time, technical support technical support and financial and financial support for faculty support for faculty who are often who are often already over-already over-extended.extended.


• Can expand capacity Can expand capacity beyond that of the beyond that of the traditional program traditional program modelmodel

• There was There was collaboration between collaboration between three schools that three schools that otherwise would not otherwise would not have occurred.have occurred.

• Aids students who Aids students who have time constraints.have time constraints.

• Common vocabularyCommon vocabulary• Facilitating Facilitating

communicationcommunication• Need to be flexible Need to be flexible

during developmentduring development• Some content may Some content may

not be appropriatenot be appropriate• Does the school Does the school

have enough space have enough space in their platform?in their platform?


• The design team The design team concept fosters concept fosters collaboration with collaboration with faculty from other faculty from other disciplines that disciplines that otherwise might otherwise might not have occurrednot have occurred

QUESTIONS????QUESTIONS????

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Online Learning- A Joint Venture Online Learning- A Joint Venture Anthony Gamboa Harry S. Truman College Information Technology Coordinator Catherine Gierman-Riblon