학술논문

An Online Doctoral Education Course Using Problem-Based Learning.
Document Type
Article
Source
Journal of Nursing Education; February 2009, Vol. 48 Issue 2, p116-119, 4p
Subject
Doctoral degree
Distance education
Nursing schools
Internet in higher education
Graduate education
Graduate nursing education
Nursing school faculty
Problem solving education
Leadership training
Problem-based learning
Online education
Nurse supply & demand
Internet in education
Language
ISSN
01484834
Abstract
The number of doctoral nursing programs has greatly increased over the past several years. There has also been a shift toward delivering programs either partially or fully online. The literature lacks discussions about doctoral-level teaching methods in the online environment. This article describes the use of a semester-long problem-based learning activity in an online doctoral course focusing on nurse educator leadership. The Students-As-Faculty Experience created for this course features the use of a virtual nursing program in which students are cast as faculty members confronting issues via faculty meetings and sharing rotating roles as chairperson. Students were vested in the process by co-designing the course in terms of developing agenda items for the meetings and evaluation rubrics. Through playing the roles of faculty and chairperson, the students reported a distinct improvement in their leadership abilities and confidence at the end of the course. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.