Community
It is often difficult to integrate emerging technology. The tools and methodologies constantly shift. Teachers must educate themselves regularly and maintain connections with others in the field seeking to do the same. There are supports available from both institutions and community groups. The iNET grant hopes to connect you with these institutions by linking to them here on this page. In addition, we are participating in online social networking groups via Twitter and Diigo to further our connection and participation in the educational technology community.
Twitter 
INET Nurse is on Twitter under the account: @iNetNurse. With Twitter, we can connect and share updates with an expanding group of nurses, educators, and technologist.
We have created a group inside the social networking site, Diigo. Within Diigo, we can share bookmarks, discuss and connect with each other.
Diigo group
| The iNet Nurse Diigo group is a place for nurse educators to meet, share, and discuss topics and resources concerning tools and techniques for educating nurses. Find out more about Diigo and join the group here.
Below you will see a ‘Tag Cloud’. Each word represents a topic in our database of bookmarks. The larger the word, the more bookmarks we have. Click on the words to link directly to a listing of all bookmarks for that topic. |
Also, we look to established groups for guidance and training. We link to them here.
Campus instructional technology centers
Duke Center for Instructional Technology (CIT)
“supports the academic mission of Duke University by helping instructors find innovative ways to use technology to achieve their teaching goals.”
Western Carolina University The Myron L. Coulter Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CFC)
“offers services to faculty and graduate teaching assistants, both on campus and at a distance. We provide support for teaching and learning, teaching with technology, and faculty research design and publication.”
UNC Charlotte The Center for Teaching and Learning
“assists faculty by promoting teaching and learning excellence, supporting the integration of learning technologies, and encouraging scholarly teaching.”
Information technology professional organization - EDUCAUSE
7 Things You Should Know About…
“The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative’s (ELI’s) 7 Things You Should Know About… series provides concise information on emerging learning technologies and related practices”
The Horizon Report
“The annual Horizon Report is a collaborative effort between the New Media Consortium (NMC) and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI). Each year, the report identifies six areas of emerging technology likely to have a significant impact on teaching and learning in higher education over the next one, three, and five years.”
Are we missing a community site? Please feel free to send suggested community sites (i.e. Websites, groups, mailing lists, etc.) for possible inclusion to mary.barzee@duke.edu .
