Interaction in graduate nursing Web-based instruction.
This article describes interaction and communication methods and issues in the context of two Web-based graduate nursing courses, a theory course and a research course. A conceptual model for graduate nursing Web-based instruction is presented in which learner-centered pedagogic philosophies and interaction techniques are combined to produce active learning at each phase of the Web-based courses. The focus is on asynchronous communication techniques because these represent the dominant communication form in the two courses. Asynchronous communication is interaction in which teacher and student activities are not occurring at the same time and/or place (Berge, 1999). Outcomes of the courses are examined briefly. J Prof Nurs 17:128-134, 2001.
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University of Kansas School of Nursing, 3901 Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City, KS 66160-7502, USA. dboyle@kumc.edu
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