Author Affiliations: Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio (Dr Sormunen); Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, and Director of Nursing Excellence, Hospital District of Southwest Finland, Turku (Dr Heikkilä); Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Turku University Hospital, Turku (Dr Salminen); and Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Science, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio (Drs Vauhkonen and Saaranen).
Comput Inform Nurs. 2021 Aug 4;40(3):154-164. doi: 10.1097/CIN.0000000000000797.
Implementing digital technologies has become a policy priority worldwide among all types of education. The COVID-19 pandemic has further accelerated educational institutions' efforts to reorganize their teaching and introduce new digital learning technologies. Although using digital technologies in higher education, including nursing, is considered a modern and innovative way of teaching and learning, uncertainty exists concerning these technologies' actual usefulness in achieving positive learning outcomes. The aim of this scoping review was to examine the current evidence related to the effects of using digital technologies on learning outcomes in higher education. The authors searched five electronic databases for relevant studies and used a scoping review method to analyze and synthesize the evidence. Eighty-six articles from six disciplines met the selection criteria. As a key finding, the outcomes of the interventions were mainly positive. Increased professional knowledge, skills, and attitudes reflect the advancement of professional competence. Academic, collaborative, and study skills, in turn, contribute to general competence development. Our findings suggest that digital technology has the potential to improve learning in various disciplines.
在全球范围内，实施数字技术已经成为各类教育的政策重点。COVID-19 大流行进一步加速了教育机构重组教学和引入新的数字学习技术的努力。尽管在包括护理在内的高等教育中使用数字技术被认为是一种现代和创新的教学方式，但这些技术在实现积极的学习成果方面的实际有用性仍存在不确定性。本 scoping 综述的目的是检查与使用数字技术对高等教育学习成果的影响相关的现有证据。作者在五个电子数据库中搜索了相关研究，并使用 scoping 综述方法来分析和综合证据。来自六个学科的 86 篇文章符合选择标准。作为一个关键发现，干预措施的结果主要是积极的。专业知识、技能和态度的提高反映了专业能力的提高。学术、协作和学习技能反过来又有助于一般能力的发展。我们的研究结果表明，数字技术有可能改善各个学科的学习。
