title: Challenging traditional teaching and learning paradigms: online learning and emancipatory teaching.
abstract: The thoughts and expectations of faculty leaving the traditional classroom for online teaching are explored. This article discusses teaching strategies and technological advances and how these are affected by changing philosophical viewpoints about nursing and education. Basic issues involving technology and education focus on a variety of issues including the ability of the learner to grow existentially.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, California State University, Chico, USA. jshovein@csuchico.edu
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shovein
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Huston
authors.forename: Sherry
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.forename: Becky
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Damazo
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D020375:Education, Distance / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018961:Educational Technology / Q000458:organization & administration; D005086:Existentialism; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000458:organization & administration; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009862:Online Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011588:Psychology, Educational; D012944:Social Support; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D013663:Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical