title: A toolbox of technical supports for nurses new to Web learning.
abstract: This article describes a number of strategies that have been used by an online Nurse Practitioner program to help learners and faculty become comfortable and proficient in the technical skills necessary for an Internet-based program. Various components of the "toolbox" of help strategies and how they have evolved over time are described. Results of a project to systematically develop and evaluate the toolbox are discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1H 8M5. bcragg@uottawa.ca
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Cragg
authors.forename: Jennie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Humbert
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Doucette
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D016251:CD-ROM; D003197:Computer Literacy; D003200:Computer User Training / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D003479:Curriculum; D020375:Education, Distance / Q000379:methods*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009864:Ontario; D011361:Professional Competence; D015397:Program Evaluation