Digital Innovation
JOHNSON CITY (June 6, 2018) – A faculty member in the East Tennessee State University College of Nursing is among just 30 individuals from across the nation selected to take part in an inaugural boot camp this summer.
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing selected ETSU’s Dr. Christine Mullins to participate next month in its AACN-Apple Digital Innovation Bootcamp: From Content to Action. The initiative is a unique opportunity to apply learning theories and education models to developing engaging and inspiring digital content for students. It aims to provide new opportunities for nursing faculty to leverage the latest technology to enhance learning in the classroom, laboratory and clinical settings.
Sessions during the three-day intensive program will focus on creating digital content, developing iOS mobile apps and creating an engaging learning environment. The program will take place at the Apple campus in Texas, with Apple development executives and Apple educators teaching participants about leading technologies available to transform the higher education experience.
“I plan to embrace all the cutting-edge technologies presented to me by the distinguished Apple executives and create an innovative project to pilot with graduate nursing students at ETSU,” said Mullins, who teaches Advanced Health Assessment Practicum for masters and doctoral students in the ETSU College of Nursing. “This event will allow face-to-face communication and collaboration with the AACN, Apple executives and faculty across the United States.”
Mullins was selected from more than 150 applicants through a competitive process that required individuals to share their comfort level with technology, the type of students they teach and their specialties, courses, learning strategies and outcomes. Applicants then had to present an idea for a digital project and what they envisioned for content as well as the overall goal of the project.
Mullins will be allotted studio time with Apple executives to create her digital project. If the project is selected by the AACN, she will have the opportunity to share her work at the AACN Doctoral Education Conference in California early next year.
Mullins will join nursing faculty from 20 states and the District of Columbia at the upcoming boot camp.
“AACN applauds the incoming class of Digital Boot camp participants for their innovative ideas and commitment to enhancing the educational experience for today’s nursing student,” said Dr. Ann Cary, chair of the AACN Board of Directors.