title: Menopause on the Internet: building knowledge and community on-line.
abstract: Computers are ubiquitous throughout the developed world. Diverse discourses address the pros and cons of using this technology in higher education. Nursing has extensively used informatics but has not, as yet, been involved to any extent in teaching on the Internet. I argue that nurse educators should use computer technology to present substantive and rigorous courses that deal with complex issues, using menopause as an example. A for-credit menopause course I taught via e-mail is used to illustrate the possibility of building knowledge and a sense of community on the Internet.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Southern Maine, Portland, USA.
authors.forename: K I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: MacPherson
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000266:history; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000379:methods*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D005260:Female; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause; D011643:Publishing / Q000266:history; D013338:Students, Nursing; D014481:United States