University of Virginia School of Nursing

GNUR 8650

A –– Introductions Objectives: To provide an Overview of Informatics. Provide an introduction to the course

and course activities. Provide an introduction to all members of the class in order to facilitate sense of community and engage the class in “horizontal learning.”

It’s all about Connecting!

next – it’s all about Evidence Based Practice (EBP)!

Assignment – Overview

1. Read the syllabus and email me any questions you have 2. Look for the calendar on the Collab under syllabus. Print and

email me any questions you have. 3. Complete the tutorial “Setting up your computer for success.” 4. Compete the reading on the first unit of the book.

Read and make notes on ONE chapter from unit 1 using Evernote and email those notes from evernote directly to spf2j@virginia.edu by June 1

5. Make your introduction video 6. Look for email surveys from me and complete those on a

regular basis. 7. Start to think about the Informatics paradigm and what

innovative idea you have for a grant proposal for your population of interest.

Tools to Learn this week Evernote remember everything Look for icon on top right of your Flip Cam http://www.theflip.com/ Collab https://collab.itc.virginia.edu/portal

What did you learn? – add to EVERNOTE Keep notes as we go along the course by having a weekly log of lessons learned, issues, problems solved, organizations, acronyms, names of authors, concepts, major findings and definitions). This will used during the open book/note exam.

Discussion Questions – on the Forum SEE THE DISCUSSION and PRIVATE MESSAGES LINK FOR A POSTING for introductions to each other! Post your own PHOTO!

Assignment — Activity Make a 1-2 minute video of yourself from your webcam or flip cam. Post this on the course web site under “Assignments”

Introducing Yourself 1. Name 2. City/Town/State you live/work in 3. Year you received your MSN specialty or previous degree 4. Specialty area 5. Populations of interest 6. Settings of interest 7. Problems at work you are currently tackling 8. Types of patients you worry about most 9. Research interests Think about: Project keywords Making a Memory point Making an impression—background, dress, facial expressions & voice. Consider having a 2 minute, 5 and 15 minute pitch for your latest project.