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Wired for thought. Electronic meetings in nursing education
1Wright State University-Miami Valley, College of Nursing and Health, Dayton, OH 45435, USA. bsobrien@.wright.edu
Computers in Nursing
|February 16, 1999
Summary
Electronic meeting software (EMS) offers time-saving and cost-effective solutions for higher education. Wright State University
Area of Science:
- Educational Technology
- Information Systems
- Higher Education Administration
Background:
- Electronic meeting software (EMS) is increasingly adopted in business for efficiency.
- Higher education institutions face challenges with time-consuming, low-productivity group processes.
- EMS offers potential solutions for administrative, research, and teaching activities in academia.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present the application of GroupSystems electronic meeting software at Wright State University's College of Nursing and Health.
- To demonstrate how EMS can address administrative, research collaboration, and classroom teaching challenges.
Main Methods:
- Implementation of GroupSystems electronic meeting software.
- Application of EMS for administrative tasks, multidisciplinary research, and classroom instruction.
- Focus on problem-solving within a higher education setting.
Main Results:
- Successful application of EMS for strategic planning, negotiation, problem-solving, and consensus building.
- Demonstrated improvements in efficiency for faculty/staff evaluation and research collaboration.
- Positive impact on classroom instruction and overall administrative processes.
Conclusions:
- Electronic meeting software, specifically GroupSystems, provides effective solutions for higher education challenges.
- EMS enhances productivity and efficiency in administrative, research, and teaching functions.
- Wright State University's College of Nursing and Health successfully integrated EMS for improved group processes.