title: Promoting active learning through on-line discussion boards.
abstract: The authors describe faculty experiences in developing and evaluating on-line discussion boards for an undergraduate nursing program. The advantages and limitations of on-line discussions as well as various applications of the methodology are presented. A variety of innovative applications for on-line discussions in undergraduate didactic and clinically based nursing courses are illustrated.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, USA. buckleyk@cua.edu
authors.forename: Kathleen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Buckley
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Beyna
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dudley-Brown
mesh_terms: D001292:Attitude to Computers; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009862:Online Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation