Dr. Winter, Your comments about computer skills and team/sport participation are very intriguing. I know that the nursing education field has looked at computer skills in re: academic success, as well as related to licensed nurses engaging in continuing professional development via computer/Internet and/or self-study modules. Your assertion that computer ownership may be a proxy for socio-economic status is right on the money. I think back to the Presidential Election in which voters were polled by telephone and the front page was printed based on that survey. Woe betide the surveyors, for the individuals with phones during that period in our history were those of higher socio-economic status. Thank you for highlighting these points. Liz Liz Rogan, EdD-c, RN, CNE - Manager, Faculty Support Services ATI Nursing Education 11161 Overbrook Road | Leawood, Kansas 66211 d 913-661-6411 | m 402-202-5347 | www.atitesting.com<http://www.atitesting.com/> [Description: Description: Description: Description: twitter_16]<http://www.twitter/atinursing> [Description: Description: Description: Description: facebook_16] <http://www.facebook.com/ATINursingEducation> [Description: Description: Description: Description: linkedin_16] <http://www.linkedin.com/companies/362495> [Description: Description: Description: Description: youtube_16] <http://www.youtube.com/atinursingeducation> From: Team-Based Learning [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Winter, Liz Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 9:02 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: TBL & Freshmen Importance: High Hi Judith, From my perspective, computer skills may be predictive of academic success (I am not familiar with the research, but it makes sense intuitively). I think you could probably find some data to support regular participation in physical activity as positively correlated with academic success, but participation on varsity athletic teams may behave differently depending on the school, sport, conference, etc.. I would be cautious about computer ownership, since this may end up acting as a proxy for socio-economic status, particularly if your factors disclosed to students. I teach graduate Social Work courses, so I have a number of course and profession-related factors to draw on. I sometimes use distance between school and place of origin, since it helps to distribute cultural backgrounds and views among teams, which is of great value to Social Work education. Good luck with your course! Liz Liz Winter, Ph.D., LSW Academic Coordinator and Clinical Assistant Professor Child Welfare Education for Leadership Program School of Social Work University of Pittsburgh 2327 Cathedral of Learning Pittsburgh, PA 15260 Phone: 412-648-2371 Fax: 412-624-1159 NOTICE: The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by person or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. From: Team-Based Learning [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Judith Garrison Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 8:39 AM To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: TBL & Freshmen I am another newbie who will be starting TBL this semester in a class of freshmen and have been thinking about team assets. Since my class is college orientation and information literacy there are not the obvious or traditional assets. I have been thinking about using participation on athletic teams and maybe some basic computer skills or computer ownership. Anyone want to share some ideas on this? -- Judith S. Garrison, M.L.S. Head of Reference & Instruction Lane Library Armstrong Atlantic State University 11935 Abercorn Street Savannah, GA 31419 912.344.3012 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message including attachments, if any, is intended for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, privileged, and/or proprietary material. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.