Biedermann Narelle, Ahern Tracey
Nursing and Midwifery, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
SAGE Open Nurs. 2023 Mar 22;9:23779608231165722. doi: 10.1177/23779608231165722. eCollection 2023 Jan-Dec.
Even before COVID-19, enrolments in online postgraduate nursing and midwifery courses were growing globally. Teaching into planned online courses requires pedagogical considerations unique to the context.
The objective of this descriptive mixed methods study was to understand the experiences and needs of Australian online educators who taught into planned online postgraduate nursing or midwifery courses.
A 55-item online survey captured the experiences and needs of participants. This paper reports on the analysis of participants' qualitative responses in this survey, analyzed using a thematic analysis approach. Forty-nine postgraduate educators participated in this study.
Five core themes were identified: time is precious; redefining the educator role; understanding the pedagogical shift; online and alone; and learning to teach online. Many educators report lacking the skills and confidence to deliver high-quality education to postgraduate students through their fingertips.
This research highlighted that online educators need support through resources, education, and professional development.
甚至在新冠疫情之前,全球范围内在线研究生护理和助产课程的注册人数就一直在增长。为计划好的在线课程授课需要考虑该环境下特有的教学因素。
这项描述性混合方法研究的目的是了解在计划好的在线研究生护理或助产课程中授课的澳大利亚在线教育工作者的经历和需求。
一项包含55个条目的在线调查获取了参与者的经历和需求。本文报告了对该调查中参与者定性回答的分析,采用主题分析方法进行分析。49名研究生教育工作者参与了本研究。
确定了五个核心主题:时间宝贵;重新定义教育工作者角色;理解教学转变;在线且独自工作;以及学习在线教学。许多教育工作者报告称缺乏通过指尖为研究生提供高质量教育的技能和信心。
本研究强调在线教育工作者需要通过资源、教育和专业发展获得支持。