DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 5, 2015) - A team of Daytona State College nursing faculty will go international in coming weeks with presentations in Iceland and the Caribbean.
Drs. Jane Rosati, Kelly Duffy, Mary Goetteman and associate professors Carole Peterson and Gail Petracca have been invited to present at the First International Integrated Nursing Symposium May 18-20 in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Their presentation topic, “Embracing the Future of Nursing Education through the Integration of Technology and Conceptual Learning,” will deal with alternative ways in nursing to serve communities, as well as how faculty can embrace education needs of the 21st century nursing student through curriculum changes and technology in the classroom.
“Our presentation will focus on how we’re integrating all of this into education today,” Rosati said. “How active learning strategies with technology that replace lecture in the classroom and clinical setting result in better learning outcomes for nursing students.”
Rosati suggested that students of the 21st century learn in ways that have not been experienced before, and nursing faculty need to adjust educational tools. “We’re talking about mobile technology, simulators, virtual reality – tools that not only help students assimilate information but also process and store information for future use. Students are better critical thinkers and health-care providers because of the integration of technology and conceptual learning.”
In June, Rosati, Peterson and Prof. Verona Earl also will present at the First International Conference on Medical Ethics, Healthcare Systems and Global Business Issues at Sea to be held aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s ship, the Norwegian Getaway. The trio will do a presentation on “Ethics in Nursing Today.”
Rosati said that because of advances in technology, health-care providers today are faced with new ethical issues. “The technology has allowed us to live longer with better quality of life, but in some situations, people are sicker today. So you’re dealing with the ethics of should someone be able to decline, say, cancer treatments or dialysis. Should they be able to say, ‘Just let me go.’ These are questions the medical community must deal with today, and there are no simple answers.”
The faculty will cover their own travel expenses at no cost to Daytona State.
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