Wooster Donna
University of South Alabama, Department of Occupational Therapy, 1504 Springhill Avenue, Room 5108, Mobile, AL, 36604
Occup Ther Health Care. 2004;18(1-2):21-9. doi: 10.1080/J003v18n01_03.
SUMMARY Occupational therapy students often experience high levels of anxiety about transitioning from the academic student role to the fieldwork student role. The separation from their classmates and the geographical relocation may isolate some students. Additionally, the quality and quantity of on-site supports available to individual students vary with each placement. A web-based resource was designed to assist occupational therapy students from the University of South Alabama with the transition from student role in an academic environment to level II fieldwork in off-campus work environments. Participation was voluntary and no grades were assigned. Students were invited to participate as needed with their classmates for support and information sharing. Resources were provided asynchronously so students could access them whenever and wherever they could gain access to the Internet. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of the data was conducted. Data analysis included frequency of web-based communication, analysis of emerging themes based on the communication, outcome of student fieldwork performance, and students' perceptions based on their participation. The information gained during this exploratory study could be useful to other faculty in developing similar web-based resources to promote student success. Additionally, the technology skills gained by the students are hoped to improve their confidence to participate in web-based professional list serves and distance education opportunities in the future.
摘要 职业治疗专业的学生在从学术学生角色向实习学生角色转变的过程中，常常会经历高度焦虑。与同学的分离以及地理位置的变动可能会使一些学生感到孤立。此外，每个实习岗位为学生提供的现场支持在质量和数量上各不相同。设计了一个基于网络的资源，以帮助南阿拉巴马大学的职业治疗专业学生从学术环境中的学生角色过渡到校外工作环境中的二级实习。参与是自愿的，不设成绩。邀请学生根据需要与同学一起参与，以获得支持和信息共享。资源以异步方式提供，以便学生在任何能够上网的时间和地点都能访问。对数据进行了定量和定性分析。数据分析包括基于网络的交流频率、根据交流内容分析新出现的主题、学生实习表现的结果以及学生基于参与情况的看法。在这项探索性研究中获得的信息，可能对其他教师开发类似的基于网络的资源以促进学生成功有所帮助。此外，希望学生获得的技术技能能提高他们未来参与基于网络的专业列表服务和远程教育机会的信心。
