title: The LEONARDO-DA-VINCI pilot project "e-learning-assistant" - Situation-based learning in nursing education.
abstract: E-learning will play an important role in the training portfolio of students in higher and vocational education. Within the LEONARDO-DA-VINCI action programme transnational pilot projects were funded by the European Union, which aimed to improve the usage and quality of e-learning tools in education and professional training. The overall aim of the LEONARDO-DA-VINCI pilot project "e-learning-assistant" was to create new didactical and technical e-learning tools for Europe-wide use in nursing education. Based on a new situation-oriented learning approach, nursing teachers enrolled in the project were instructed to adapt, develop and implement e- and blended learning units. According to the training contents nursing modules were developed by teachers from partner institutions, implemented in the project centers and evaluated by students. The user-package "e-learning-assistant" as a product of the project includes two teacher training units, the authoring tool "synapse" to create situation-based e-learning units, a student's learning platform containing blended learning modules in nursing and an open sourced web-based communication centre.
authors.affiliation: Philipps-University of Marburg, Department of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, Biomedical Research Centre, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 2, 35043 Marburg, Germany. pfefferl@med.uni-marburg.de
authors.forename: Petra Ina
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Pfefferle
authors.forename: Etienne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Van den Stock
authors.forename: Annette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nauerth
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D003479:Curriculum; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D017145:Models, Educational; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010865:Pilot Projects; D018794:Problem-Based Learning / Q000379:methods*; D016730:Program Development; D012984:Software; D013338:Students, Nursing; D013663:Teaching