In pondering the instructional design and plan for this week’s project, I focused on developing a learning environment for the employees of the hospital where I am employed. I am the Compliance/Privacy Officer and an area often misunderstood is patient privacy and security. The learning objective I chose for the technology plan was, “To provide a learning community that shares knowledge, and reinforces and/or reshapes employee decision making and actions concerning HIPAA Privacy and Security standards.” The learning objective had to incorporate a dynamic that actually provided concrete, factual information for educational purposes and to change decision-making and actions, when needed. In addition, provide employees with an opportunity to interact with each other and engage in the learning process.
Because our mandatory training modules come from the corporate office, I wanted to think of a way to introduce additional opportunities for learning with technology in which employees would actually participate. Some technology such as cell phones is prohibited in the hospital, therefore, the ability to incorporate other forms of technology into one space and provide a place for fun interactive activities for employees led to my decision to utilize a wiki space. http://patientprivacyourresponsibility.wikispaces.com/
Although not all employees have a computer, there are kiosks in the hospital and employees could access this particular space away from the hospital. The wiki space would have a link to a decision-making survey (such as Quandry). This is particularly important because employees often do not think through their actions concerning patient privacy, particularly when it involves other employees as patients and family or friends. A product such as Quandry would allow me to reframe scenarios and questions to either reinforce correct decisions or guide employees to correct behavior. The wiki space would also have short weekly surveys, incorporate slideshows on privacy and security facts, podcasts, and provide links to government websites. There is also the possibility of incorporating instant messaging/chat feature for the space.
The learning outcomes in use of the wiki space would be to increase employee knowledge of the privacy and security standards but also provide an impetus for change in employee behavior concerning privacy and security. Employees become more cognizant of how their actions and decisions may violate the privacy and security standards and understand the ramifications of their actions. The employees would have a chance to pose questions and scenarios in the discussion area that allows them to participate in the learning community and interact with other employees. The incorporation of the decision-making survey, short weekly surveys/quizzes, and information from the discussion areas all provide a way to assess learning outcomes and areas for future education and training.
I would have to say I view my instruction in a much more interactive and dynamic fashion. I would love to incorporate many of the technologies I have learned about in this course, however, my current enthusiasm must be tempered based on what will be allowed with my employer. In spite of this, the ability to incorporate a podcast presentation and the accessibility to many open source tools will allow me to make a stronger case for change. I will also be able utilize the skills and tools I have learned in this class in any future educational instruction, training or presentations in order to engage learners. I have already set up a wiki space for a devotional prayer group with my church, shared the use of concept maps, and Jing with other friends and colleagues. This course will have a lasting impact on how I view learning.
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