University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
J Nurs Educ. 2010 Jun;49(6):355-8. doi: 10.3928/01484834-20100217-03. Epub 2010 Jun 3.
Virtual communities represent a new and innovative approach to learning within nursing education. Because this is an emerging trend, little is known about the use of virtual communities and the impact on students and their learning. This article reports the results of a study designed to assess the initial perceived benefits of using a virtual community known as The Neighborhood in a single undergraduate baccalaureate nursing program during the first few years following development. Results showed greater benefits reported among underrepresented minority students and students who expected to receive lower than a course grade of A. In addition, findings suggest the strength of perceived benefits increases over time among all learners. These findings merely scratch the surface of additional work needed in this area.
虚拟社区代表了护理学教育中一种新颖且具有创新性的学习方式。由于这是一种新兴趋势，对于虚拟社区的使用及其对学生及其学习的影响知之甚少。本文报告了一项研究的结果，该研究旨在评估在开发后的头几年，在单一的本科护理课程中使用一个名为“邻里”的虚拟社区的最初被感知到的益处。结果表明，代表性不足的少数族裔学生和预期成绩低于 A 等的学生报告的益处更大。此外，研究结果表明，所有学习者的感知益处随着时间的推移而增强。这些发现仅仅触及了该领域需要进一步研究的问题。
