Virtual Poster Presentations: The Leading Edge in Continuing Nursing Education Prepared for ANPD July 18, 2013 Rosalind Sloan, MAEd, BSN, RN-BC Don Griesheimer, BA, BMus

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Objectives

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At the end of this presentation, the learner will be able to: • Discuss the planning process for a Virtual Poster Session (VPS) • Examine the application of technology and social networking used in virtual worlds to broaden healthcare education • Describe a process of offering continuing nursing education for a VPS

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Project Overview

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• Venue • History • Vision

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VPS Model

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Technology

VPS Content

Educational Approach

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The World

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• ‘Lobby Landing’ • Navigation • Orientation

• Posters • Sticky items • Art Gallery • Film Festival • Planetarium • Classroom • Bookstore

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Lobby Landing – Facing Poster Halls

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Poster Booth

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‘Sticky’– Art Gallery

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‘Sticky’– Virtual Film Fest

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CONTENT AND FORMS MANAGEMENT

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CE Forms Management

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• 2010 - pilot • 2011 – conferring contact hours and 3 room expansion • 2012 – contact hours and additional 3 room expansion

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Content Management

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• Process evolution • Content aggregation (manual and electronic processes) • Technical requirements for images • Audio A di recording di

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CONTINUING NURSING EDUCATION CONSIDERATIONS

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Poster Selection

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• Process • 2010 (1st Year ) • 30 posters

• 2011 • 60 posters

• 2012 • 60 posters (2 withdrew)

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Assigning Contact Hours

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• Live posters • Validation

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Requests for Continuing Education Credits 8000

7000 6718 6000

5000 5017 4000

2011 Users

51%

2012 Users

64% 58%

3415

3000

3206

43%

2883

39%

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2000

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19% 1271

1000

19%

2%

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0 # Attendees

All CE

Posters, Live or Virtual

LP only

VP only

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Sponsorship

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• Cost • Meeting accreditation requirements • Making a virtual barrier • Sponsor satisfaction

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Lobby – Resources and Sponsor

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Virtual World Participation

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Virtual World Membership

763

Sep2012-Oct2013

967

Sep2011-Aug2012

New Registrants

501

Jul2010-Aug2011

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200

400

600

800

1000

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Virtual World Participation

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Virtual World Registrations by Month 700 600 500 400 2010

300

2011 2012

200 100 0

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User Experience 2010

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• Evaluations and feedback - 2010 • 4.17 overall Likert score on user evaluations

• Comments • • • • • •

Available day y or night g Difficult to set up—firewall issues Interaction is limited Countless education opportunities Difficult to navigate but became easier Lots of potential

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User Evaluation - 2010 Virtual Poster Session Evaluation 1. Please rate the following

The content was relevant to my practice The content was current and up-to-date The content was well organized in the virtual world The virtual environment training video was effective The virtual environment was easy to navigate The technology platform for the environment worked well The PDF's of the posters were easily accessed

1Strongly disagree

2Disagree

3Neither agree nor disagree

0.0% (0)

0.0% (0)

0 0% (0) 0.0%

4 - Agree

5 - Strongly agree

% Responding 4 or 5

Average Likert Score

2.7% (1)

59.5% (22)

37.8% (14)

97.3

4.35

0 0% (0) 0.0%

0 0% (0) 0.0%

35 1% (13) 35.1%

64 9% (24) 64.9%

100

4 65 4.65

2.7% (1)

2.7% (1)

0.0% (0)

51.4% (19)

43.2% (16)

94.6

4.30

0.0% (0)

5.4% (2)

10.8% (4)

48.6% (18)

35.1% (13)

83.7

4.14

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18.9% (7)

10.8% (4)

45.9% (17)

24.3% (9)

70.2

3.76

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16.2% (6)

10.8% (4)

40.5% (15)

32.4% (12)

72.9

33.89 89

2.7% (1)

10.8% (4)

2.7% (1)

37.8% (14)

45.9% (17)

83.7

4.14

answered question

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Overall: 4.17

skipped question

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User Evaluation - 2010

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User Experience - 2011

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• Evaluations and feedback - 2011 • 4.4 overall score on CE evaluations

• Comments • Very encouraged & motivated to institute change • Our O only l complaint l i t iis thi this virtual i t l method th d takes t k up ttoo much hb band d width so none of our staff can view from the hospital. • Overall the posters were excellent • Would have liked to have the people their to ask questions • I was able to review them at my leisure and will contact poster presenters for more information as needed. • Great idea • Difficult to utilize - used pdf online

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User Experience - 2012

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• Evaluations and feedback - 2012 • 4.33 overall score on CE evaluations

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Enjoy the option of live and virtual posters The virtual posters offered unique insights and ideas Very cool!;virtual session posters easy to navigate Difficult to access online virtual posters Love the availability of virtual posters After I got the hang of the process I really liked the virtual concept • Love the accessibility and convenience of this format • Love this format, easy for people to access and review again if needed © 2013 American Nurses Credentialing Center

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User Experience

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• Technical Challenges • Navigation • Utility downloads (user ability and firewalls) • Platform interoperability (currently PC only) • Collaboration

• How to keep them coming back

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Interested ? Here are some recommendations

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• Go to the site and explore www.virtualbeginnings.com/start/ancc.php i t lb i i / t t/ h

• If you like what you see, and: •

Have the technical and budgetary capability – ƒ Start small small, target audience and objective objective, keep it simple but engaging

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Don’t have the technical or budgetary capability ƒ Find a collaborator, and again, start small and targeted

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References

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Dev, P., Heinrichs, L., Youngblood, P., (2011). CliniSpace: a multiperson 3D online immersive training environment accessible through a browser. Stud Health Technol Inform,163:173-9. Inform,163:173 9. Retrieved October 15 from the World Wide Web: http://clinispace.com/publications/MMVR2011_Dev_P.pdf Gregory, S., Gregory, B., Campbell, M., Farley, H., Sinnappan, S. et. al. (2010) Australian higher education institutions transforming the future of teaching and learning through 3D virtual worlds. In: ASCILITE 2010: 27th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education: Curriculum, Technology and Transformation for an Unknown Future Future, 5 5-8 8 Dec 2010 2010, Sydney, Sydney Australia. Retrieved October 18 from the World Wide Web: http://eprints.usq.edu.au/18479/2/Gregory_et_al_ASCILITE_2010_PV.pdf Fominykh, M. and Prasolova-Førland, E. (2011). "Virtual Research Arena: Presenting Research in 3D Virtual Environments," in the 2nd Global Conference on Learning and Technology (Global Learn Asia Pacific), Melbourne, Australia, March 28-April 1, 2011, Chesapeake, VA: AACE, ISBN: 1-880094-79-7, pp. 1558-1567. http://www.slideshare.net/mfominykh/virtual-research-arena-presenting-researchin-3d-virtual-environments-7522933

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References (continued)

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Lucke, U. and Zender, R. (2011). 3D Interactions between virtual worlds and real life in an e-learning community. Human-Computer Interaction, v. 2011, article ID 684202, 11 pages, 2011 doi:10.1155/2011/684202. Retrieved from the World Wide Web on October 14, 2012. http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ahci/2011/684202/ Dalgarno, B., Lee., M.J.W., Carlson, L. Gregory, S. and Tynan, B. (2011) Proceedings ascilite 2011 Hobart. Institutional support for an barriers to the use of 3D immersive virtual worlds in higher education. Retrieved from the World Wide Web on October 14, 2012. http://www ascilite org au/conferences/hobart11/downloads/papers/Dalgarno full pdf http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/hobart11/downloads/papers/Dalgarno-full.pdf Wiecha, J., Heyden, R., Sternthal, E. and Merialdi, M. (2010). Learning in a virtual world:experience with using second life for medical education. J Med Internet Res., Jan-Mar; 12(1): e1. Published online 2010 January 23. doi: 10.2196/jmir.1337. Retrieved from the World Wide Web October 15, 2012. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2821584/ Cobb, J. and Steele, C. (2011). Association virtual events: state of the sector. Tagoras

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Journal of Virtual Worlds Research - http://jvwresearch.org/ Toro-Troconis Toro Troconis, M., M & Kamel Boulos, Boulos M. M (2009) (2009). Musings on the State of '3-D 3D Virtual Worlds for Health and Healthcare' in 2009. Journal Of Virtual Worlds Research, 2(2). Retrieved October 21, 2012, from https://journals.tdl.org/jvwr/article/view/629/496 Nursing Schools http://livingbooks.nln.org/hits/chapter_02/Skiba_2009_2.pdf NASA-JPL - http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/virtualhttp://www nasa gov/audience/foreducators/virtualeducation.html CDC - http://www.cdc.gov/socialmedia/tools/guidelines/pdf/virtualworld.pdf Stanford - http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/outreach2.htm U Michigan - http://gamelab.cis.umd.umich.edu/SecondLife.htm SHRM (Society for Human Resources Management) http://www.shrm.org/publications/staffingmanagementmagazine/editorialcon tent/pages/0707_judd.aspx

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Questions

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Contact Information

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Rosalind Sloan, MAEd, BSN, RN-BC [email protected] Don Griesheimer, BA, BMus [email protected]

American Nurses Credentialing Center Credentialing Knowledge Center 8515 Georgia Avenue #400 Silver Spring, MD 20910 www.nursecredentialing.org

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