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Faculty + Staff

Renay
Bethke
Nursing Simulation Coordinator

Renay Bethke, MSN, RN, CHSE joins Lawrence Technological University in 2023 as the Nursing Simulation Coordinator. Renay earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Oakland University and Master in Science of Nursing Education from Spring Arbor University. Additionally, she is a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator, one of just over 2,000 internationally.

Renay has been a practicing bedside nurse since 2011 caring for oncology, medical-progressive step-down, and currently neonatal intensive care populations. Transitioning to academia in 2016, Renay has been a simulation specialist, clinical instructor, and didactic lecturer, for adult health, pediatric, maternal health, and leadership courses at several Southeast Michigan universities. Additionally, she was a nursing education specialist at a local hospital where she integrated simulation practice into the RN onboarding and transition to practice programs. Renay also lectures for the Healthcare Simulation Certification Program offered at the University of Michigan, Flint. She is an active member of the Society of Simulation in Healthcare professional organization.

Renay is particularly passionate about psychological safety and debriefing methods for simulation-based experiences. The simulation lab is a safe space where all learners enter under the Basic Assumption™ that they are “intelligent, capable, cares about doing their best and wants to improve” (Center for Medical Simulation, 2023). The simulation lab is a safe opportunity for students to explore and practice on the edge of their knowledge, skill, and attitude as a professional nurse and where mistakes are made, expected, and accepted, shaped into opportunities for improvement and positive learning experiences during the debriefing conversation.

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Use Your Cell Phone as a Document Camera in Zoom

  • What you will need to have and do
  • Download the mobile Zoom app (either App Store or Google Play)
  • Have your phone plugged in
  • Set up video stand phone holder

From Computer

Log in and start your Zoom session with participants

From Phone

  • Start the Zoom session on your phone app (suggest setting your phone to “Do not disturb” since your phone screen will be seen in Zoom)
  • Type in the Meeting ID and Join
  • Do not use phone audio option to avoid feedback
  • Select “share content” and “screen” to share your cell phone’s screen in your Zoom session
  • Select “start broadcast” from Zoom app. The home screen of your cell phone is now being shared with your participants.

To use your cell phone as a makeshift document camera

  • Open (swipe to switch apps) and select the camera app on your phone
  • Start in photo mode and aim the camera at whatever materials you would like to share
  • This is where you will have to position what you want to share to get the best view – but you will see ‘how you are doing’ in the main Zoom session.