Web-based teaching in nursing: lessons from the literature.
Many in nurse education have partially adopted the Internet as a pedagogical approach. This has highlighted serious contentious issues for educators. These include, pedagogical vs. technological approaches to teaching, face-to-face vs. online communication and classroom vs. online teaching. This paper attempts to reassure educators about this new Internet-based pedagogy, by applying traditional educational theories and discussions on curriculum to web-based teaching. In particular, cognitive learning theories such as constructivism and the process model of curriculum development are discussed. These provide a solid theoretical framework from which to expand the Internet-based pedagogical approach among those whose interest is the promotion of learning. The paper concludes with the implications of web-based teaching for the personal and professional development of nurse educators.
School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Ireland. a.twomey@ucc.ie
Angela
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Twomey
D003142:Communication; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D003479:Curriculum; D020375:Education, Distance / Q000379:methods*; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D024382:Professional Role; D009626:Terminology as Topic