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College of Nursing
Tami Wyatt and Nan Gaylord
Program: UT Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP)
Target number of students: 10
Target devices: PDA units
Courses offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Project Description
The College of Nursing seeks to explore the use of m-learning tools in a cooperative learning model for both clinical and didactic learning. While research has demonstrated the usefulness and satisfaction of students who use PDAs as a reference tool during clinical situations, little is known about how the PDA and associated applications enhance collaborative learning in both the clinical setting and the classroom. The goal of this pilot educational action research project is to explore ways m-learning can be used to enhance collaborative learning in clinical and classroom nursing education for nurse practitioner students centrally located and at a distance.
During the implementation of this project, student experiences will be measured using educational action research methodology. While the specific plan of action for this proposal is undetermined at this time due to the nature of action research, it is anticipated that PDAs and collaboration tools such as Sharepoint will be used to promote cooperative learning by synchronously connecting learners at a distance, and as a reference tool and/or diagnostic tool during clinical learning opportunities. The results of this pilot will guide a future study whereby students at three universities will collaborate during clinical and classroom learning using similar tools, applications and instructional strategies.
Specific Aims
The purpose of this research project is to determine if m-learning technology and techniques using a cooperative learning model enhance the didactic and clinical learning of nurse pracitioner students. Specifically:
- The investigators and research assistants will, with the assistance of the ITC, identify and examine various handheld tools commonly used in healthcare and education, and strategies that promote collaborative/cooperative learning.
- Selected m-learning tools and teaching strategies will be used in UT's Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) program. During focus groups, students will describe their experiences using these tools and teaching strategies and help modify current assignments and strategies based on their experiences.
- Based on the results of the focus groups, an action plan for teaching and m-learning will be implemented to include family nurse pracitioner students at University of Alabama, Birmingham and Shenandoah University. Additional focus groups will be conducted with these students.
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