Beginning August 2008, all entering full-time occupational therapy students will be issued a personal tablet computer. The expense and related support for the tablet computer will be incorporated into the normal tuition for the occupational therapy program.
Occupational Therapy education and practice in the 21st
century will critically depend on graduates who have
mastery of information technology. All health care
professionals depend on the timely delivery and use of
many types of networked information resources.
Occupational Therapists already rely extensively on
information systems for the provision of care to
patients. Access to the internet is an integral part of
personal education and professional practice. The age of
e-commerce is upon us. The School of Pharmacy and Health
Professions’ integration of a variety of technologies
into the classrooms and laboratories ensures our
graduates are well prepared to capitalize on the rich
opportunities that lie ahead in education, research and
professional practice.
Our faculty is committed to incorporating tablet
computers into a wide variety of educational
experiences. The Office of eLearning and Academic
Technologies provides support services ensure our
students receive the onsite help they require to
successfully engage the School’s educational
technologies, including their tablet computer.
Orientation to the use of the tablet computer and
software applications occurs during Welcome Week
immediately prior to the start of fall semester classes.
Minimum System Requirements
The Office of eLearning and Academic Technologies (OLAT) in the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions does not support Apple (Macintosh) users. If you are using an Apple (Macintosh), you may experience problems accessing or not be able to access the course material.
Internet Service Provider
Students are responsible for obtaining their own internet service provider for internet access from home. America Online (AOL) is not supported by OLAT, users of AOL will most likely encounter difficulties in accessing and using the online courses. AOL users encountering problems accessing course materials will be asked to find another ISP before OLAT is able to provide support.
A Creighton e-mail account will be established once you are enrolled in a course. By University policy, all electronic communication from the School and your instructors will be sent to this e-mail account. To insure electronic communications are received by the e-mail account only Creighton e-mail accounts will be used by the School. A large part of the communication, instructor/student and student/student communication in distance courses is accomplished through e-mail; therefore, it is important that you check this account frequently.
At the Creighton University Medical Center 2006 Commencement, Fr. John P. Schlegel, S.J., Creighton University President stated, "Your professors have challenged you to be leaders in your professions. As a student, you were expected to go beyond the ordinary to achieve the extraordinary. Your patients will expect no less of you. Do not disappoint them. Ethics, service, and excellence: These three words have been consistent across the 127 years of Creighton's existence; they serve as the foundation for what we do today. You will carry these with you; they are marks of a Creighton health care professional."
Heather Goertz, OTD, assistant professor, collaborated with the Omaha Street School (OSS) and received a $1,000 grant from the Omaha Community Foundation's Youth in Philanthropy award to implement a program - Tea for Teens: Women in Leadership - to develop leadership skills in young women attending the OSS.
