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Online teaching: "are you there, and do you care?"
Nursing faculty are adapting to online education by developing an "online caring presence." This involves enhancing digital communication and fostering supportive relationships in virtual learning environments.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Online Learning
- Digital Pedagogy
Background:
- The shift towards online nursing education necessitates new approaches to content delivery and faculty-student communication.
- Understanding faculty perceptions of online caring presence is crucial for effective virtual pedagogy.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore nursing faculty's perceptions and expressions of online caring presence.
- To develop a comprehensive definition of online caring presence in nursing education.
- To provide recommendations for enhancing online teaching practices.
Main Methods:
- A hybrid model of concept development was employed.
- Qualitative interviews were conducted with six doctoral-prepared nursing faculty teaching online.
- Watson's Ten Caritas Processes were revised and used for online course review.
Main Results:
- Four themes emerged: online teaching experiences, online vs. face-to-face teaching differences, online presence, and online caring presence.
- Faculty actively promoted helping-trusting-caring relationships and individualized learning.
- A comprehensive definition of online caring presence was formulated.
Conclusions:
- Faculty experiences highlight the importance of cultivating an online caring presence.
- Recommendations focus on improving technology and communication skills for online educators.
- Integrating Caritas Processes can enhance caring dynamics in online nursing education.
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