title: Strategies to manage the time demands of online teaching.
abstract: The time demands of online teaching may discourage nurse educators from developing distance learning courses. As consumer expectations for online education grow, it is essential that educators identify strategies that will enable efficient use of time to both develop and teach online courses. The authors review the distance learning literature from the perspective of time management strategies for online teaching. Approaches used by the authors to efficiently develop and teach online courses are described.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA. elaine.parker@umassmed.edu
authors.forename: Elaine Barber
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: Lois C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Howland
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D020375:Education, Distance / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008404:Massachusetts; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology; D009862:Online Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D010934:Planning Techniques; D012944:Social Support; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D013663:Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration; D017748:Time Management / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology