Thoughts for the morning - Opportunities of a Flexible Future
what are the opportunities for using technology in nursing
sharing and group working through digitalism
synchronous and asynchronous
smaller pieces of assessment to make learning easier rather than always working towards big pieces of assessment
pushing or encouraging students beyond the 'basics'
students learning from each other
take classroom into real worldpractice areas so that they can see it/use it when they need it
anytime, any place learning
no holidays - learning over summer break
??bigger class size and smaller groups
using specialists from all over the world- not just limited to our own staff
classrooms joining with classrooms in other places eg MIT and AUT, NZ and Australia or other places in the world












Thoughts for the afternoon - Challenges of a Flexible Future
amount of content
expectations of students to be there
filtering of information - good and reliable sources, students skills to critically appraise info
managing time and self discipline - easy to not do a lot. Ensuring that the need to know is there
variety of students - age, ability etc - technology competence
straightjacket of the curriculum. Could be the scaffolding
24/7 7 days per week teaching- what's realistic? Students need boundaries
support systems IT helpdesk 24 hours
in a profession which values punctuality, professionalism, communication, collaboration