Migrating a lecture in nursing informatics to a blended learning format--A bottom-up approach to implement an...

Area of Science:

• Educational Technology
• Higher Education Pedagogy
• Health Informatics Education

Background:

• Universities are increasingly migrating traditional courses to web-enhanced curricula.
• This migration involves distinct phases, regardless of the specific technology employed.
• Early phases focus on online content delivery and easier material maintenance.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe the three phases of migrating a nursing informatics course to a web-enhanced curriculum.
• To discuss the experiences and challenges encountered during this migration.
• To analyze the adoption model of a learning management system (LMS) in the absence of institutional goals.

Main Methods:

• Case study of a nursing informatics course migration at a German university of applied sciences.
• Analysis of the three-phase migration process: dedicated website, database-supported CMS, and LMS.
• Qualitative discussion of faculty-driven, bottom-up adoption facilitated by open-source LMS.

Main Results:

• The migration process naturally evolved through three distinct phases.
• A promoter model, driven by faculty initiative, characterized the LMS adoption.
• Open-source LMS facilitated the process due to the lack of upfront financial commitment.

Conclusions:

• The transition to an LMS supports modern didactic principles like social constructionism.
• Faculty-driven adoption is feasible, particularly with open-source solutions.
• The phased approach provides a scalable model for web-enhanced curriculum development.