Goodwin John, Kilty Caroline, Kelly Peter, O'Donovan Aine, White Sheila, O'Malley Maria
Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
North Lee Mental Health Services, Cork, Ireland.
Teach Learn Nurs. 2022 Oct;17(4):398-402. doi: 10.1016/j.teln.2022.02.005. Epub 2022 Apr 14.
The COVID-19 pandemic and resultant public health restrictions saw the mass movement of higher education to online, remote delivery. There was wide variation in how this was implemented, and for many undergraduate programs, this was the first time teaching was conducted remotely. The aim of this study was to explore undergraduate student nurses' views of online learning.
Reflexive thematic analysis was used to analyse focus group data from undergraduate nursing students.
Two central themes described student preferences for learning environments and challenges associated with asynchronous learning. Participants reported a preference for face-to-face learning. Suggestions for optimising remote learning include an emphasis on synchronous live sessions rather than asynchronous learning, incentivised learning, and a focus on ongoing formative informal assessment to maintain engagement. Specific challenges related to poor retention, difficulty remaining motivated, and maintaining focus on content and learning outcomes.
As more opportunities arise to engage with online pedagogies for undergraduate nursing students, educators need to ensure their approaches are evidence-based and learner-centric.
新冠疫情及由此产生的公共卫生限制措施使得高等教育大规模转向在线远程授课。其实施方式存在很大差异,而且对于许多本科课程来说,这是首次进行远程教学。本研究的目的是探讨本科护理专业学生对在线学习的看法。
采用反思性主题分析法对本科护理专业学生焦点小组的数据进行分析。
两个核心主题描述了学生对学习环境的偏好以及与异步学习相关的挑战。参与者表示更喜欢面对面学习。优化远程学习的建议包括强调同步直播课程而非异步学习、激励学习以及注重持续的形成性非正式评估以保持参与度。具体挑战包括难以记住所学内容、难以保持学习动力以及难以专注于课程内容和学习成果。
随着本科护理专业学生参与在线教学法的机会增多,教育工作者需要确保其教学方法以证据为基础且以学习者为中心。