Developing Online Learning Environments in Nursing Education

by Carol O'Neil PhD, RN, CNE, Cheryl Fisher EdD, RN-BC, Matthew Rietschel MS

Overview

This third edition of the best-selling nurse educator’s handbook on using online teaching tools and assessing their results keeps pace with the rapid-fire progression in digital learning that has occurred since the second edition was published in 2008. Completely revised and updated, this edition presents several new interactive digital tools and current guidelines in translating courses from the classroom to the online environment. It provides new content on Web-based learning theories and how to optimally teach students using the latest technology. Additionally, this edition offers new information on staff development and a new chapter on the role of staff development educator, guides instructors on how to build an on-line community, and includes practical, proven measures for student assessment and evaluation in online education.

Using a step-by-step approach, the book discusses the basics of online learning, its infrastructure, and its technical support needs. Current evidenced-based research examines teacher-student interactions, course management, web-based resources, and best-practices. The text also includes an overview of free and for-purchase technologies and describes how to choose those technologies that meet the needs of a particular teaching situation. The book is completely interactive, containing web-based tools to enhance methods and concepts. Chapters also include interactive case studies, tutorials, and exercises to enhance learning and test learning styles. This text will not only provide optimal guidance for using the Web to teach students and professional nurses skills they need to embrace best practices and achieve optimal outcomes, it will also instill in them the habits of lifelong learning.

New to the third edition:

• Includes new web-based interactive features to promote online learning and skills
• Features new chapter on the nurse in staff development
• Provides current guidelines on translating courses from the classroom to the online environment
• Presents new content on Web-based learning theories and teaching with technology
• Includes practical measures for student assessment and evaluation in online education backed by research and consensus

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826199140
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	07/28/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Carol O’Neil, PhD, RN, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. Dr. O’Neil is a Web Initiative in Teaching (WIT) Fellow.

Cheryl Fisher, MSN, RN, is the Informatics/E-learning Manager for the Nursing Department at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction to Teaching and Learning in Online Environments Carol A. O’Neil

Chapter 2 Pedagogy Associated with Learning in Online Environments

William A. Sadera

Carol A. O’Neil

Kathleen A. Gould

Chapter 3 Infrastructure Considerations for Online Learning: Student Faculty and Technical Support

Cheryl A. Fisher

Chapter 4 Technology and Online Learning

Matthew J. Rietschel

Chapter 5 Reconceptualizing the Online Course

Carol A. O’Neil

Chapter 6 Designing the Online Environment

Carol A. O’Neil

Chapter 7 Blended Learning

Matthew J. Rietschel

Kathleen Buckley

Chapter 8 Interacting and Communicating Online

Cheryl A. Fisher

Chapter 9 Course Management

Cheryl A. Fisher

Chapter 10 Assessment and Evaluation of Online Learning Carol A. O’Neil

Cheryl A. Fisher

Chapter 11 Theoretical Considerations for Professional Education

Cheryl A. Fisher

William A. Sadera

Chapter 12 Practical Considerations for Nursing Professional Development Education

Susan Bindon

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"This book should be considered a primer for all online educational environments for students, instructors, and educational institution adminsitrators....This book is easy to understand with subheadings that allow simple navigation and cross-referencing to help readers get a better grasp of the authors' ponts....The book covers many aspects needed in the online environment and introduces readers to this learning environment briefly, covering educational history and helpful online practices and techniques....The advice is educational, informative, and worth comparing to an existing syllabus and classroom format for improvements. This is a ready reference for online insturctors and students and worth having in a personal library. "

—Dennis Bryan, MPH
Chief, Material Management South Texas Veterans Health Care System
Kerrville Division
Kerrville, TX