Soon K H, Sook K I, Jung C W, Im K M
Nursing Policy Research Institute, Yonsei University, Korea.
Comput Nurs. 2000 Jan-Feb;18(1):19-25.
Distance learning has been the turning point for accomplishing adult learning in nursing education. This article describes the development and structure of a distance-learning course used to deliver distance learning to the RN-BSN students at Yonsei University, College of Nursing. The distance-learning course was developed cooperatively by content experts, instructional designers, programmers, and graphic designers. The course content, "Growth and Development", was a computerized instructional course delivered using the Internet. The programming system was developed on the Web Server and Oracle DB through the Internet. The characteristics of adult learners--graduates with 3-year RN diplomas and working full-time--were considered during development of the course. For a semester, the students studied the growth and development of a person from infancy to adolescence through interactions with peers and instructors using alternative menus on the Internet. The course was evaluated from feedback of 60 RN-BSN students on their satisfaction with this distance-learning course in regard to instructional design, the arrangement and structure of instruction, and the function and feasibility of the courseware. When the self-reported questionnaire with 25 open questions was evaluated, students' general responses were relatively positive. Insufficient feedback from the professor, excessive time and difficulties experienced when connecting to the Internet, and the lack of information about related websites were primary negative responses. For an effective use of the distance-learning system, improvements to the telecommunications network service are crucial. School authorities should support the professors who are interested in developing distance-learning courses so that the courses can be developed with technical perspectives. More distance-learning courses applying interactive multimedia instructional design through the Internet should be developed with the improved network service in the future.
远程学习已成为护理教育中实现成人学习的转折点。本文描述了延世大学护理学院为注册护士-护理学学士(RN-BSN)学生提供远程学习的一门远程学习课程的开发和结构。该远程学习课程是由内容专家、教学设计人员、程序员和平面设计师合作开发的。课程内容“成长与发展”是一门通过互联网提供的计算机化教学课程。编程系统是通过互联网在网络服务器和甲骨文数据库上开发的。在课程开发过程中考虑了成人学习者的特点——拥有3年制注册护士文凭且全职工作的毕业生。在一个学期里,学生们通过互联网上的替代菜单与同伴和教师互动,学习一个人从婴儿期到青春期的成长与发展。该课程根据60名RN-BSN学生对这门远程学习课程在教学设计、教学安排和结构以及课件功能和可行性方面的满意度反馈进行了评估。在对包含25个开放式问题的自填问卷进行评估时,学生们的总体反应相对积极。教授反馈不足、连接互联网时花费时间过多和遇到困难以及缺乏相关网站信息是主要的负面反应。为了有效使用远程学习系统,改善电信网络服务至关重要。学校当局应支持对开发远程学习课程感兴趣的教授,以便能够从技术角度开发课程。未来应随着网络服务的改善,开发更多通过互联网应用交互式多媒体教学设计的远程学习课程。