What It Is and Is Not: Pedagogy in Online Nursing Education Delivery
Nursing has employed distance education for decades. In the 21st century, distance programs have often been delivered online. This became even more prevalent since the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the preponderance of online nursing courses, the delivery of courses virtually does not necessarily mean...
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| description | Nursing has employed distance education for decades. In the 21st century, distance programs have often been delivered online. This became even more prevalent since the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the preponderance of online nursing courses, the delivery of courses virtually does not necessarily mean that these offerings are intentionally developed online education. We discuss a secondary analysis of data examining the formation of online nursing programs at Athabasca University. This historical inquiry used interpretive description of the pedagogy, both learning strategies and the theories that substantiate the strategies, using thematic analysis. Participants discussed their theoretical substantiation of online education. We posit that online nursing education involves a purposeful pedagogy including theoretical bases and would benefit from a strong sense of mission behind the course delivery. Findings from this study may apply to online programs, irrespective of profession or discipline.
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| spelling | doaj.art-cd95207135364a91b3440f224eed74eb2023-12-11T16:41:58ZengAthabasca University PressInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning1492-38312023-12-0124410.19173/irrodl.v24i4.7212What It Is and Is Not: Pedagogy in Online Nursing Education DeliveryAnnette Lane0Jennifer Stephens1Faculty of Health Disciplines, Athabasca University Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing, University of Wyoming Nursing has employed distance education for decades. In the 21st century, distance programs have often been delivered online. This became even more prevalent since the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the preponderance of online nursing courses, the delivery of courses virtually does not necessarily mean that these offerings are intentionally developed online education. We discuss a secondary analysis of data examining the formation of online nursing programs at Athabasca University. This historical inquiry used interpretive description of the pedagogy, both learning strategies and the theories that substantiate the strategies, using thematic analysis. Participants discussed their theoretical substantiation of online education. We posit that online nursing education involves a purposeful pedagogy including theoretical bases and would benefit from a strong sense of mission behind the course delivery. Findings from this study may apply to online programs, irrespective of profession or discipline. https://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/7212nursing educationonline deliverypedagogypost-licensure programs |
| spellingShingle | Annette Lane Jennifer Stephens What It Is and Is Not: Pedagogy in Online Nursing Education Delivery International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning nursing education online delivery pedagogy post-licensure programs |
| title | What It Is and Is Not: Pedagogy in Online Nursing Education Delivery |
| title_full | What It Is and Is Not: Pedagogy in Online Nursing Education Delivery |
| title_fullStr | What It Is and Is Not: Pedagogy in Online Nursing Education Delivery |
| title_full_unstemmed | What It Is and Is Not: Pedagogy in Online Nursing Education Delivery |
| title_short | What It Is and Is Not: Pedagogy in Online Nursing Education Delivery |
| title_sort | what it is and is not pedagogy in online nursing education delivery |
| topic | nursing education online delivery pedagogy post-licensure programs |
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