Integrating Technology

  I​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​ntegrating Technology Practicums offer unique settings to apply technology. Practicums are designed to offer opportunities to apply concepts, make decisions, and engage in real-life situations. Of course, nursing is a profession that is continually engaging with new technology. But beyond this, education technology is well-suited to enhance the learning experience, particularly the practicum learning experience, by facilitating the types of activities that characterize most of these experiences. Nurse educators are therefore eager to identify the types of technology that can optimize learning. To do so, they develop technology strategies, attempt to identify appropriate technology, correlate this to learning outcomes, and develop an implementation plan. Perhaps most importantly, nurse educators ensure that the technology strategy is based on evidence, which ultimately provides the case for implementation. In this Discussion you consider the technology strategy that you observe in your own practicum, or a strategy that you believe is applicable to your setting.