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Creating teaching objects: a case study of delivering recorded narrations in nursing education
Anecita Gigi Lim1, Iain Doherty, Michelle L L Honey
1School of Nursing, The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Computers, Informatics, Nursing : CIN
|June 25, 2011
Summary
Recorded PowerPoint presentations enhanced postgraduate nursing students’ learning of pharmacology concepts. While valuable as supplementary resources, students desired more interactivity and direct teacher engagement.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Pharmacology Education
Background:
- Postgraduate nursing students require effective learning tools for complex pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics.
- Digital teaching objects can supplement traditional learning methods.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the effectiveness of recorded PowerPoint presentations (using Articulate Presenter) as a learning tool for postgraduate nursing students in pharmacology.
- To assess student perceptions of these digital teaching objects.
Main Methods:
- Development of PowerPoint presentations with recorded narrations using Articulate Presenter software.
- Provision of these digital teaching objects as supplementary resources to postgraduate nursing students in a pharmacology course.
Main Results:
- Students found the recorded presentations supported their learning of difficult pharmacological and pharmacotherapeutic concepts.
- Students appreciated the supplementary nature of the teaching objects but noted a lack of interactivity.
- The tool was easy for instructors to use, fostering independent creation of teaching materials.
Conclusions:
- Recorded PowerPoint presentations are a useful supplementary resource for pharmacology education in nursing.
- Enhancing interactivity in digital teaching objects could further improve their educational value.
- Articulate Presenter facilitates instructor-led development of digital learning resources.
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