TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of an e-Learning research module using multimedia instruction approach
AU - Kowitlawakul, Yanika
AU - Chan, Moon Fai
AU - Tan, Sharon Swee Lin
AU - Soong, Alan Swee Kit
AU - Chan, Sally Wai Chi
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Students nowadays feel more comfortable with new technologies, which increase their motivation and, as a result, improve their academic performance. In the last two decades, the use of information communication technology has been increasing in many disciplines in higher education. Online learning or e-learning has been used and integrated into the curriculum around the world. A team of nursing faculty and educational technology specialists have developed an e-learning research module and integrate it into the nursing curriculum. The aim was to assist master of nursing and postgraduate nursing students in developing their research knowledge before and throughout their enrollment in the research course. This e-learning module includes interactive multimedia such as audiovisual presentation, graphical theme, animation, case-based learning, and pretest and posttest for each topic area. The module focuses on three main topic areas: (1) basic research principles (for review), (2) quantitative method, and (3) qualitative method. The e-learning module is an innovative use of the information and communication technology to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes in a local context. This article discusses the development journey, piloting process, including the variety of evaluation perspectives, and the ways in which the results influenced the e-learning resource before its wider distribution.
AB - Students nowadays feel more comfortable with new technologies, which increase their motivation and, as a result, improve their academic performance. In the last two decades, the use of information communication technology has been increasing in many disciplines in higher education. Online learning or e-learning has been used and integrated into the curriculum around the world. A team of nursing faculty and educational technology specialists have developed an e-learning research module and integrate it into the nursing curriculum. The aim was to assist master of nursing and postgraduate nursing students in developing their research knowledge before and throughout their enrollment in the research course. This e-learning module includes interactive multimedia such as audiovisual presentation, graphical theme, animation, case-based learning, and pretest and posttest for each topic area. The module focuses on three main topic areas: (1) basic research principles (for review), (2) quantitative method, and (3) qualitative method. The e-learning module is an innovative use of the information and communication technology to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes in a local context. This article discusses the development journey, piloting process, including the variety of evaluation perspectives, and the ways in which the results influenced the e-learning resource before its wider distribution.
KW - E-learning
KW - Instructional technology
KW - Multimedia
KW - Nursing program
KW - Research module
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U2 - 10.1097/CIN.0000000000000306
DO - 10.1097/CIN.0000000000000306
M3 - Article
C2 - 27811511
AN - SCOPUS:84994316427
SN - 1538-2931
VL - 35
SP - 158
EP - 166
JO - CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing
JF - CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing
IS - 3
ER -