A comparison of CAL with a conventional method of delivery of cell biology to undergraduate nursing students using an experimental design

Wharrad, Heather; Kent, Christine; Allcock, Nick; Wood, Barry

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“…The use of educational technology is enhanced by its many advantages, including enhancing understanding of the themes being studied (2) , respecting individual rhythms, permitting repetition for the number of times necessary to understand the material (3) and offering immediate or rapid feedback (4) . Although these advantages are acknowledged, educational software must nevertheless be assessed to guarantee quality.…”

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Evaluation of an educational technology regarding clinical evaluation of preterm newborns

Fonseca

Aredes

Leite

et al. 2013

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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Aim: To evaluate, from the students' point of view, educational software developed as a tool to help teachers and students in neonatal nursing. Method: The study evaluates the contents and simulations addressed in the software. A total of 57 undergraduate nursing students affiliated with five Brazilian public colleges participated. Results: The general assessment of the software was highly satisfactory: 82.4% of the sample characterized the software as quite effective as a teaching tool. Most components were assessed as good or very good. The participants' suggestions and comments are being considered in the improvement and adaptation of the new software version. Conclusion: The results show that the product is adequate for use in neonatal nursing courses and nursing training on the physical examination techniques and semiology of preterm newborns, falling within the pedagogical framework of active methods. IntroductionIn education, the computer can be considered much more than a modern device and has activities that extend beyond creating documents or task organization. It is also an important tool to support the teaching and learning processes because it facilitates the accomplishment of different activities, enhances the understanding of complex concepts through advanced visual resources, mediates knowledge construction and serves as an assessment mechanism (1) .The use of educational technology is enhanced by its many advantages, including enhancing understanding of the themes being studied (2) , respecting individual rhythms, permitting repetition for the number of times necessary to understand the material (3) and offering immediate or rapid feedback (4) . Although these advantages are acknowledged, educational software must nevertheless be assessed to guarantee quality.Although many advantages are attached to educational software, information technology use in education should be a complementary tool that helps, but never replaces, teachers.In the attempt to guarantee more efficient learning, education has gone through constant reform, improving technology in a progressively more motivating and interactive pedagogical relation (6) .Thus, in view of the countless possibilities for computer use in education, especially to remedy the existing gap left by the lack of educational materials on the clinical assessment of preterm newborns, we previously developed software stored and distributed on a CD-ROM. Its contents offer a holistic approach to clinical assessment and the techniques and strategies directed toward this goal in nursing practice in addition to using an innovative format in the teaching and learning process.The software contents were organized into four components: presentation, which also includes the .After the development phase, the software was submitted to content and face validation, involving Existing experiences in technology development and its use in health and especially in nursing education suggest the need to assess not only the constructed technological products but also their cont...

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Evaluation of an educational technology regarding clinical evaluation of preterm newborns

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“…This collaborative process for interprofessional RLO creation based on learning design principles has addressed some of the criticisms identified in previous investigations of the effectiveness of e-learning technologies for health professionals, among them cost, poorly designed packages, lack of skills, need for a component of face-toface teaching, time intensive nature of e-learning (Wharrad et al, 2001) and computer anxiety (Wilkinson, Forbes, Bloomfield & Gee, 2004;Childs, Blenkinsopp, Hall & Walton, 2005). Whilst the RLOs have been exclusively rated by users as high quality and having an impact on learning Windle et al, 2007;Wharrad et al, 2008;Windle et al, 2009), each case study project brought with it a different challenge in terms of the creation of RLOs: devising appropriate visual representations of complex scientific processes and reaching agreement on the core concepts in the first case study; in the second, the challenge of cross sector working and building a repository and the third -condensing a large amount of material into learning objects that would be suitable (not too difficult on the one hand or patronising on the other) for a very diverse range of users.…”

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“…A variety of activities including crosswords, drag and drop, open text, annotating diagrams, multiple choice quizzes were incorporated. High granularity, partly to facilitate reuse and "just-in-time learning", but also as our research (Wharrad, Kent, Allcock & Wood, 2001) shows, small online learning units of between five and 20 minutes are the most valued and effective for the learner. …”

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Case Studies of Creating Reusable Inter Professional E-Learning Objects

Wharrad

Windle

2010

Interprofessional E-Learning and Collaborative Work

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means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without written permission from the publisher. Product or company names used in this set are for identification purposes only. Inclusion of the names of the products or companies does not indicate a claim of ownership by IGI Global of the trademark or registered trademark. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataInterprofessional e-learning and collaborative work : practices and technologies / Adrian Bromage ... [et al.], editors.p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: "This book provides relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest case driven research findings to improve understanding of interprofessional possibilities through e-learning at the level of universities, networks and organizations, teams and work groups, information systems and at the level of individuals as actors in the networked environments"--Provided by publisher. ISBN 978-1-61520-889-0 --ISBN 978-1-61520-890-6 (ebk.) 1. Internet in education. 2. Interdisciplinary approach in education. I. Bromage, Adrian, 1964-LB1044.87.I59 2010 British Cataloguing in Publication Data A Cataloguing in Publication record for this book is available from the British Library.All work contributed to this book is new, previously-unpublished material. The views expressed in this book are those of the authors, but not necessarily of the publisher. 260Copyright © 2010, IGI Global. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of IGI Global is prohibited.Chapter 21Case Studies of Creating Reusable Inter Professional E-Learning Objects Heather Wharrad University of Nottingham, UK Richard Windle University of Nottingham, UK iNtRoduCtioNWithin the context of interprofessional e-learning, this chapter will describe three case studies illustrating the use of a development and evaluation model for creation of reusable learning objects (RLOs). A range of issues around RLO design, repositories for interprofessional learning (IPL) and collaborative approaches will be discussed and some recommendations made for future research and development. The four objectives of the chapter are:• To provide a working definition of RLOs and explain the relevance and importance of the RLO approach for interprofessional learning. •To show a generalised model for the creation and evaluation of interprofessional RLOs in health and social care (HSC) and discuss the variants of this in the case studies described.

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“…Undergraduate online courses and e-compendiums are increasingly becoming commonplace and offer students' convenience, flexibility and empowerment over their learning (Lymn, Bath-Hextall, and Wharrad 2008;Wharrad et al 2001;Windle et al 2011). Undergraduate nursing students have reported satisfaction with such online learning materials (Mancuso-Murphy 2007;Korhonen and Lammintakanen 2005).…”

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‘I can use things, but I can't make anything’: a qualitative exploration of team networks in the development and implementation of a new undergraduate e-compendium

Latif¹,

Windle²,

Wharrad

2016

Research in Learning Technology

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In higher education, undergraduate teaching materials are increasingly becoming available online. There is a need to understand the complex processes that happen during their production and how social networks between different groups impact on their development. This paper draws on qualitative interviews and participant drawings of their social networks to understand the dynamics of creating a new e-compendium for a four-year online undergraduate nursing programme in Norway. Twenty staff interviews were undertaken to explore views of the e-compendium, the development process and the perceived networks that were formed during this course. Interview data were thematically analysed along with networks drawings. The findings showed three main institutional stakeholder groups emerging: the 'management team', 'design team' and 'lecturers'. Analysis of social networks revealed variability of relations both within and between groups. The pedagogical designer, who was part of the design team, was central to communicating with and co-ordinating staff at all levels. The least well connected were the lecturers. To them, the e-compendium challenged and even threatened previously wellestablished notions of pedagogy. Future development of e-compendiums should account for the perceived lack of time and existing workload of lecturers so they may be involved with the development process.

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A comparison of CAL with a conventional method of delivery of cell biology to undergraduate nursing students using an experimental design

Cited by 32 publications

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Evaluation of an educational technology regarding clinical evaluation of preterm newborns

Evaluation of an educational technology regarding clinical evaluation of preterm newborns

Case Studies of Creating Reusable Inter Professional E-Learning Objects

‘I can use things, but I can't make anything’: a qualitative exploration of team networks in the development and implementation of a new undergraduate e-compendium

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