Learning from cases in a large, web-blended class-- Nursing 527
Learning from cases in a large, web-blended class-- Nursing 527
Academic Year:
2014 - 2015 (June 1, 2014 through May 31, 2015)
Funding Requested:
$4,000.00
Project Dates:
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Applicant(s):
Overview of the Project:
Abstract: The transformation of graduate nursing education at the University of Michigan requires adaptive, innovative, evidence based educational strategies to meet the changing demands of today's advanced practice registered nursing student. For this reason the University of Michigan School of Nursing has been collaborating with the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching. Web blended courses combined with monthly face to face meetings have been used for many years with class sizes of 20-25 students. Due to recent revision of the master's education curriculum, class sizes have recently increased to accommodate over 100 students, as is the case in the new N527 "Optimal Models and Systems for Health Care Delivery" course, creating challenges for a student centered approach. This new course uses adult/active learning educational methods combined with case based group activities and simulation exercises. The combination of a web-blended approach, large class size, and case-based learning is quite novel in graduate education in nursing and relatively unusual across the University of Michigan, providing a unique opportunity to capture important baseline information and reflection on the methods being used. This proposal seeks to identify what factors affect student engagement and the effect of student engagement on learning outcomes. Results of this study will guide programmatic development of future nursing courses and may be of interest in other disciplines in which students share characteristics with graduate nursing education: older students who work at least part time, and who have limited time to engage in learning activities.