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WebQuests: creating engaging, student-centered, constructivist learning activities.
Cynthia K Russell1, Jacqueline R Burchum, Wendy M Likes
1The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Nursing, Memphis, TN 38163, USA. crussell@utmem.edu
Computers, Informatics, Nursing : CIN
|March 5, 2008
Summary
WebQuests enhance health professions students' information technology and literacy skills. This inquiry-based method, though underused in higher education, offers valuable training for future healthcare professionals.
Area of Science:
- Health Professions Education
- Information Science
- Educational Technology
Background:
- Students in health professions programs lack formal training in information technology and literacy.
- Despite digital nativity, students often underutilize or misunderstand essential technology tools.
- WebQuests are underutilized in higher education despite their potential.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the history and application of WebQuests in health professions education.
- To provide guidelines for developing WebQuests for nursing education.
- To enhance students' information technology and information literacy competencies.
Main Methods:
- Review of WebQuest history and pedagogical principles.
- Development and implementation of WebQuests in an undergraduate informatics for healthcare course.
- Analysis of student engagement and skill development through WebQuest activities.
Main Results:
- WebQuests effectively promote inquiry-based learning and problem-solving skills.
- The structured approach of WebQuests addresses gaps in formal IT and information literacy training.
- Examples demonstrate the adaptability of WebQuests for specific healthcare informatics curricula.
Conclusions:
- WebQuests offer a valuable, engaging pedagogical tool for health professions education.
- Implementing WebQuests can significantly improve students' information technology and literacy skills.
- Further adoption of WebQuests in higher education, particularly nursing, is recommended.
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