The 6P4C model: An instructional design conceptual model for delivery of e-learning

The 6P4C conceptual model incorporates instructional design and delivery considerations through a practical set of guiding questions and heuristics. It can be applied in multiple e-learning contexts including academia, staff development and interprofessional practice environments. The model helps guide academic nurse educators in particular through the expansive options of web-based applications, digital tools and learning platforms while also helping to humanize e-learning through the 4C's; deliberate fostering of civility, communication, collaboration and community-building. These connective principles interweave the six key design and delivery considerations the 6P's which include: the participants (learners), platforms used for teaching/learning, a well-developed teaching plan, safe spaces for intellectual play, engaging and inclusive presentations and regular checking of the pulse of learners and the tools being used. By building on similar guiding frameworks including the SAMR, ADDIE and ASSURE models, the 6P4C model further supports nurse educators in designing high-impact and significant e-learning experiences.