Faculty perceptions of teaching on television: one school's experience.
Videoteleconferencing (or teaching on television) represents a means of growing importance for distant learners to gain greater access to nursing education. Research has identified a number of key issues for nurse educators to consider related to videoteleconferencing: teaching/evaluation strategies, faculty workload, rewards and incentives, and support structures. The authors conducted an evaluation survey using a case study approach aimed at describing the perceptions of a convenience sample of faculty members (n = 17) regarding their recent television experiences. The survey, conducted by means of a mailed questionnaire, examined perceptions centering on sources of support, reception site logistics, rewards teaching strategies, and future directions. Key findings included: overall, respondents perceived television teaching positively; reception site, administrative support, and peer support were important to faculty; additional preparation time was required for television teaching; teaching on television required changes in style and pedagogical strategies; and student-teacher interactions were affected by the medium. Findings have implications for the implementation of videoteleconferencing operations, recruitment of faculty for television teaching, and evaluation of videoteleconferencing operations.
Billings
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Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis 46202-5107.
Durham
J
J
Finke
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L
Boland
D
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Smith
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S
Manz
B
B
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003625:Data Collection; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D012944:Social Support; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D013690:Television; D014743:Videotape Recording