title: Enhancing course grades and evaluations using distance education technologies.
abstract: Delivering appropriate amounts of course content using appropriate methods is a concern for nursing faculty. To address this problem, webcasting, Camtasia, and Wimba Live Classroom were evaluated for impact on course grades and student evaluations in a medical-surgical nursing course. The addition of Camtasia resulted in improved final grades and Student Evaluations of Instruction scores that reflected enhanced critical thinking, teacher effectiveness, and overall learning. Students preferred recorded content that could be viewed on mobile devices.
authors.affiliation: Morgantown Department, School of Nursing, West Virginia University, PO Box 9600, Morgantown, WV 26506-9600, USA. rcarpenter@hsc.wvu.edu
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carpenter
authors.forename: Laurie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Theeke
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smothers
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D020375:Education, Distance / Q000379:methods*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018961:Educational Technology; D006801:Humans; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000193:education*