Discovering co-learning with students in distance education sites.

Full Abstract

Distance education is promoted as an effective way to reach more students, but how effective are interactive learning strategies in distance nursing courses? The authors discuss how nursing students adjusted to distance technologies and became actively involved in creating an environment that enabled development of supportive co-learning relationships. Learner perspectives on teaching strategies, distance learning, and becoming nurses are described.

Author information

Author/s: MacIntosh, Judith (J); MacKay, Emma (E); Mallet-Boucher, Monique (M); Wiggins, Nancy (N);

Affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, Bathurst, and Moncton sites, New Brunswick, Canada. macintsh(-atsign-)unb.ca

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Nurse educator (Nurse Educ), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2002 Jul-Aug; vol 27 (issue 4) : pp 182-6

Dates: Created 2002/07/19; Completed 2002/09/06; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 12131816, status: MEDLINE (last retrieved date: 2/18/2009)

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