IKT og internasjonalt samarbeid. Erfaringer med Internett konferansesystem som del av studiet i sykepleievitenskap
Sammanfattning
Current development and use of
Information Technology (IT) enables
new learning experiences
and international collaboration.
In this article we present experiences
from the joint project
«Canada-Norway Nursing Connection:
International Computer
Conferencing in Graduate Nursing
Education» where we used
an interactive, asynchronous
Internet conferencing system to
facilitate communication and
learning. To provide context and
framework for discussion and
interaction we developed three
cases to address issues of interest.
The cases focused on leadership,
organizational change
and team-building.
Students of health care management
at the Institute of Nursing
Science at the University of Oslo,
Norway and nursing management
at School of Nursing at the University
of Western Ontario,
Canada engaged in focused discussion
framed by the cases over
a project period of 6 weeks. In
evaluation of the project, experience
with learning, collaboration
with other students, technology
and satisfaction was emphasized.
The students viewed international
collaboration as the most important
and meaningful leaning
experience. Further they also
found the technology feasible to
facilitate learning over a distance.
In addition, the students
would have liked more time to
allow in-depth discussions and
analysis of each case.