Emerging Technologies Center Consumer Electronics Show 2016: Implications for Nursing Education Diane J

Emerging Technologies Center Consumer Electronics Show 2016: Implications for Nursing Education Diane J. Skiba

ach year, the Consumer Electronics Association hosts the emotion-analyzing software to assess your teaching effectiveness. International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January, (Visit https://www.airclass.com/ to learn more.) E and each year, I am amazed at what is shown. Gary Shapiro, If you remember my column on the Horizon Report (Skiba, president and CEO of the association, noted that, although the 2015), these technologies (e.g., 3-D printers, MakerSpaces, show has been consumer products-centric, CES 2016 focused gamification, and learning analytics) were on the horizon. The largely on products for the Internet of Things (IOT). emotion-analyzing software brings in a whole new dimension for As you may recall, the Emerging Technologies Center in 2015 fo- learning analytics. cused primarily on the Connected Age in education and health care, EMOTION ONLINE which is heavily reliant on the IOT phenomenon. With this column, I Jeffrey Young (2016), in the Chronicle of Higher Education column, will review some highlights of CES 2016 that have implications for highlights what he considers a tech trend “that might change nursing education and health care. (For a quick overview of CES education — the idea that emotion and a stronger sense of physical 2016 products, visit www.nbcnews.com/tech/gadgets/smart-belt- presence can be transmitted online.” He writes about a student pro- high-tech-clothes-go-casual-ces-n492851.) ject from Case Western to create a teddy bear that gives a virtual hug. You may think this has nothing to do with education, but con- sider these two points. PRODUCTS THAT WILL IMPACT THE CLASSROOM First, as Young (2016) noted, “sharing hugs via bears…fit into ’ ’ “ Let s start with Leila Meyer s(2016)column, 10 Products from CES a trend of trying to convey a richer sense of presence and emo- ” That Will Impact the Classroom, which can be organized into three tional connection over the Internet.” It also corresponds to the categories: hardware, software, and tools. For hardware, Meyer AirClass Virtual Classroom, which classifies the emotion of stu- mentions the Samsung Galaxy TabPro S 2-in-1 tablet; the ASUS dents as they participate in an online lecture or discussion. Emo- C202 Chromebook for Education, a durable computer that is spill/ tional data can help faculty gauge whether or not students are scratch resistant as well as shockproof and is thus ideal for campus engaged and truly understanding of the knowledge being shared. labs; and the XYZ 3-D Printer, which connects with XYZ Maker, a 3D Second, there is a growing trend in several disciplines, such as modeling app, and to ZYX Steam (http://us.xyzprinting.com/steam), engineering and computer science, to learn by doing. This idea an online curriculum exchange for educators. connects back to the notion of MakerSpaces (Skiba, 2015) and For educational tools, Meyer highlights four products. First, the engaging students in the learning process. Kodak Super 8 camera allows digital functionality and the ability to Young (2016) also mentions how the Case Western students record and play back movies. Next is the Panasonic Rug Speaker, made a pitch to the producers of the reality television show Shark which can be built into carpet for uses in libraries and informal learning Tank, reminding me that one of my graduates, Dr. MaryAnn spaces. The third is a digital pen, Hanvon Pentech, which works with D’Alesandro, assistant professor at the University of Tampa School touchscreen televisions. The last, and probably the most exciting, is of Nursing, also has a Shark Tank project. She grants students en- the DAQRI Smart Helmet, targeted for industrial engineers. The hel- rolled in a nursing informatics course funds to develop a creative met contains an augmented, mixed-reality interface that allows a per- health information technology tool for helping patients. son to use augmented reality when interacting with the physical We need more instances of this type of learning in nursing. Imag- environment. It has lots of implications if augmented reality is to ine if we had NursingThons, bringing together students from nursing, be incorporated into nursing or medical education (Skiba, 2011). engineering, computer science, and other disciplines to create new In the software category, Meyer highlights Klaxoon and the healthcare delivery systems and tools. Lenovo AirClass Interactive Virtual Classroom. Klaxoom is a cross- device learning platform that allows faculty to create interac- HEALTH AND WELLNESS tive learning activities, including games, for mobile devices. Visit https://klaxoon.com to learn more about this learning platform CES 2016 also showcased emerging technologies for health and and how you can use it to create new ways to interact with students. wellness. As noted in an interview with Alison Lewis, global chief mar- The AirClass classroom allows for video conferencing to connect stu- keting officer for Johnson & Johnson (J&J) (www.brandchannel.com/ “ dents and faculty and offers the ability to track student engagement 2016/01/07/ces-alison-lewis-010716/), CES is rapidly becoming through videos from individual webcams. The product contains a forum for consumer health solutions that could scale to the general population and touch the lives of consumers and their families.” Lewis tells of partnerships that J&J formed to gain a better un- Copyright © 2016 National League for Nursing derstanding of the consumer health journey and build better connec- doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000480673.43077.85 tions with customers. One partnership is with Plug and Play’s global

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Copyright © 2016 National League for Nursing. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited. Emerging Technologies Center innovation network, which includes start-up companies, investors, Pepper is already in customers’ homes in Japan. (Check out this and university and corporate partners, to support the development video at www.pcworld.com/article/2360360/softbanks-humanoid- of health and wellness consumer products (http://plugandplaytechcenter. robot-pepper-knows-how-youre-feeling.html.) com/corporations/health/). J&J is also working with Apple HealthKit and Google to advance robotic surgery. Another important partnership is with the IBM OTHER NEWS, PRODUCTS, AND IMPLICATIONS Watson initiative to create a cognitive analytics platform that pre- The MobileHealth News staff did a great summary of the digital dicts patient outcomes, suggests treatment regimes, and promotes health news at CES 2016 (www.mobihealthnews.com/content/depth- patient and family engagement during their recovery process. digital-health-news-ces-2016). You can also check out Comstock’s The MobileHealth News staff mentions several other companies CES 2016 Running List of Health and wellness devices (http:// that showcased products at CES 2016 (http://mobihealthnews. mobihealthnews.com/content/ces-2016-running-list-health-and- com/content/depth-digital-health-news-ces-2016). In a keynote wellness-devices.) Here is just a sampling of interesting products address, Dr. WP Hong, CEO of Samsung Electronics, provided that will impact consumers and their health care: a glimpse into the future of IOT and connected health, with an em- phasis on real-life solutions. Hong told how Samsung’sIOTstrat- • Withings Thermo WiFi thermometer at https://www.withings. egy is built upon three pillars—devices, platforms, and security— com/eu/en/products/thermo/; that allow connections among products. • Owlet, a baby sock that monitors vitals and awakes parents if View the video of Hong’s keynote address (www.youtube.com/ something is wrong at www.owletcare.com; watch?v=m0ZhD_HlBqU) to watch a runner with an activity-tracking • MyUVPatch, an adhesive patch that goes on your skin and con- device return home and interact with his refrigerator. The refrigerator, nects with a smartphone app to assess your UV exposure at described as a “sophisticated multitasker” (Samsung Newsroom, www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/loreal-debuts-first-ever- stretchable-electronic-uv-monitor-at-the-2016-consumer- 2016), and Samsung Welt (wellness belt) prototypes were both electronics-show-300200110.html; demonstrated at CES 2016. Imagine wearing a Welt to track your • First ResponseTM smart enabled pregnancy test at www.multivu. activities and your waist size; the device will interact with your re- com/players/English/7725251-first-response-pregnancy-pro/; frigerator to warn you of the potential to overeat. All these tools • he OMsignal smart bra at http://omsignal.com/pages/omsignal-bra; are accessible from your smartphone, allowing you to view the • Spün, a calorie-counting utensil at http://spunutensils.com/. items in your refrigerator (which contains cameras that warn you of expiration dates) to determine what you need to buy in order So, what does this all mean to you as an educator? For me, I to prepare a selected recipe. Think about the implications of your believe that it is important to expose my students to technology digital tools and refrigerator becoming your nutritionist and health developments that their patients and families will be using at coach. (Visit www.wired.com/2016/01/video-smart-fridges-are- home. Nurses, representing the most trusted profession, must getting-smarter/ for a quick video.) be knowledgeable about products to provide good advice to patients, families, and caregivers. THE WATSON INITIATIVE As educators, we need to stress how to evaluate the positive Ginni Rometry, CEO and president of IBM, gave another exciting and negative consequences of this world of digital health and self- keynote (www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEq-W-4iLYU). Her talk fo- quantification. We also need to think about how we can use the cused on the IBM Watson initiative and the emerging cognitive era concept of learning by doing to teach such topics as informatics, “ ’ ” where data is humankind s next major natural resource. This new innovation, entrepreneurship, and quality improvement. Lastly, we era incorporates big data and IOT to develop systems that learn from need to expand our thinking about interprofessional education to in- themselves. clude other disciplines such as engineering, computer science, digi- Rometry introduced three IBM partnerships with companies that tal media, and environmental design. As always, you can e-mail me announced new products at CES 2016. The first is Under Armour, with your ideas at [email protected]. which introduced Connected Fitness, a wellness product associated with HealthBox, which “provides a scale, an activity tracker wearable, and a chest strap for measuring your heart rate (Pierce, 2016). The REFERENCES second is Metronics, which is creating an app that uses Watson Meyer, L. (2016, January 7). 10 Products from CES that will impact the classroom. Retrieved from https://campustechnology.com/articles/2016/01/07/10-products- and big data to provide patient recommendation for diabetes man- from-ces-that-will-impact-the-classroom.aspx agement (http://mobihealthnews.com/content/both-medtronic-and- Pierce,D.(2016,January5).How Under Armour plans to turn your clothes into under-armour-tap-ibm-watson-analytics). The third partnership, with gadgets. Retrieved from www.wired.com/2016/01/under-armour-healthbox/ Samsung Newsroom. (2016, January 6). 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