Migrating a lecture in nursing informatics to a blended learning format : a bottom-up approach to implement an open-source web-based learning management system

TitleMigrating a lecture in nursing informatics to a blended learning format : a bottom-up approach to implement an open-source web-based learning management system
Publication TypeBook Chapter
Year of Publication2006
AuthorsSchrader, U
EditorPark, H-A
Book TitleStudies in Health Technology and Informatics
Series Volume122
Pagination559 - 562
PublisherIOS Press
CityAmsterdam [u.a.]
ISBN Number1-586-03622-X
KeywordsE-Learning, Pflegeinformatik
Abstract

At the university of applied sciences in Germany a learning management system has been implemented. The migration of classic courses to a web-enhances curriculum can be categorized into three phases independent of the technology used. The first two phases "dedicated website" and "database supported content management system" are mainly concerned with bringing the learning material and current information online and making it available to the students. The goal is here to make the maintenance of the learning material easier. The third phase characterized by the use of a learning management system offers the support of more modern didactic principles like social constructionism or problem-oriented learning. In this papers the phases as they occurred with the migration of a course of nursing informatics are described and experiences discussed.. The absence of institutional goals associated with the use of a learning management system led to a bottom-up approach triggered by faculty activities that can be described by a promoter model rather than by a process management model. The use of an open source learning management systems made this process easier to realize since no financial commitment is required up front.

URLhttp://fhffm.bsz-bw.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/815

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