1. Online Faculty Newsletter
August 2011
Pima Medical Institute Online Education’s
Online Faculty Newsletter
MESSAGE FROM THE PROGRAM DIRECTORS
Hi All!
Can you believe it’s August already! The focus of this newsletter is DOCUMENTATION.
I know all of us are doing it, we are all communicating with our students, but the
question is when does that communication need to be more permanently
documented? You have all seen the “login reminders” we send to the students. This should be a reminder to you as well to document contact with the student via Portal, so that it is a permanent document in their academic file.
There are also other times this type of documentation is needed, see the graphic below.
~ Nancy, BP, Chalonda, and Shanel
Giving
Discussion Board
Feedback
Give students feedback as quickly as possible. Your feedback should include some examples of what they did well or how to improve next time. Rewarding a student can be as simple as saying a student's response was good with an indication of why it was good.
When posting any feedback to a student, it is recommended that it be done in Blackboard rather than . Tracking feedback is vital so accreditors can view this during accreditation visits. Receiving feedback from an instructor can be one way to motivate a student in a course.
In a survey, students were asked to list what motivates them in their course. Here are the top answers:
When a student does one or more
of the following:
Has been absent from class for 3 days
Has not submitted an assignment
Has not completed a quiz
Has not participated or regularly
participated in a discussion
Is failing a course
Instructor's enthusiasm (feedback)
Relevance of the material
Organization of the course
Appropriate difficulty level of the material
Active involvement of students
Variety
Rapport between teacher and students (feedback)
Use of appropriate, concrete, and understandable examples
Documentation
is key!
Here are some actual comments taken from different PMI discussion boards:
GOOD
BAD
Excellent, Bob! I wish more people would look at the bigger picture and realize the need in rural areas might be beneficial for everyone.
I understand you are saying two things: 1) Mr. Howard should not have been fired. People should be better educated on the meanings of words and everyone should think critically about the meaning of a word before judging someone. 2) Mr. Howard should have thought more critically about the connotative meanings of the word because race is a touchy subject.
This is a good point. If 65% of the participants in this study refused to stop, what are the chances you would also go through to the end? Check my newest announcement for an additional point.
Great example!
I disagree.
Great post.
(No comments at all!)
Remember, your students cannot see you, so comments are vital to build a good student-teacher rapport. The students have to post a comment to at least 3 other students in the course. As the instructor, you set the example by posting feedback to every student some in each discussion board.
Health Education from Idaho State University. I have worked mostly in management positions in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine.
My career in education began when I helped create the curriculum for the Nuclear Medicine Program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
Post receiving my Master’s degree I accepted a position at Midwestern State University at Wichita Falls Texas. Here is where I consider myself as a pioneer in distant education where I helped develop programs at the bachelor level and masters level via TV, snail mail and finally online courses and programs.
I have worked for Pima Medical Institute since 2002 first as a Radiology Program Director in Las Vegas in an initial program. Then, in my present capacity as online instructor, I teach Anatomy and Physiology for the Advanced Placement Program and Research and Statistics for the Bachelor program.
I take my role as mentor and teacher very seriously. I enjoy seeing motivated individuals change their lives for the better and being a part of that process.
I enjoy my children, grandchildren, making wooden toys and playing golf.
Marsha
Sortor
I began my career in Radiologic Technology in the summer of 1966 I was accepted in a hospital base program at Rose de Lima Hospital in Henderson, Nevada. After working as a staff technologist for six months in a large hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, I was accepted into a Nuclear Medicine Program at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital affiliated with the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.
I have certifications in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Mammography, Quality Management and Distant Education from Texas A&M in conjunction with GTE.
I have a Bachelor of Science degree from Brigham Young University, and a Masters in Education from State University.
STUFF TO REMEMBER
Update Your Faculty File!
Have you attended any CEU activities?
Have you updated your CV?
Have you renewed your license?
Are you scanning and sending all things to
Don’t forget to send
Weekly Updates to
Angela Taylor in Student Services and your program director. If you need a form, let us know!
Meetings will be held on the following Tuesdays:
September 27, 2011
November 29, 2011
January 31, 2012
March 27, 2012
May 29, 2012
July 31, 2012
September25, 2012
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HELPFUL INFORMATION
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PROGRAM CONTACTS
Deb Ayers
Director Online Education
Angela Taylor
Student Services Coordinator
Susan Rose
Online Education Coordinator
Nancy Daugherty
BSRS Program Director
(480)
BP Polanco
BSRT Program Director
(520)
Chalonda Jones-Thomas
APTR Program Director
(520)
Shanel Oliver
HCA Program Director
(520)