Digital Education with IT: How to create Motivational and Inclusive Education in Blended Learning Environments using Flipped Learning: A Study in Nurse Education

Lukassen Niels Bech, Annette Pedersen, Annegrethe Nielsen, Christian Wahl, Elsebeth Korsgaard Sorensen

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    Abstract

    The purpose of this paper is to examine how collaborative IT‐design 
    integrated in pedagogic designs can create motivation and transfer from an edu‐
    cational setting into the student’s clinical education. Learning design for higher 
    education can be challenging, especially in subjects with great quantities of theo‐
    retical material and where students have difficulties in linking theory with prac‐
    tice. This paper reports a case study in the nurse bachelor education, in which the
    subject studied is “Organization, administration and management”. Former eval‐
    uations indicate great student dissatisfaction. The ways of teaching in this subject 
    was  dominated  by  lectures from  one teacher  and  oral student  presentations. 
    Many students felt excluded and frustrated after class and could not relate the 
    subject content to the hospital context. In this design we carry out experiments 
    with  Flipped  Learning  integrating Otto  Scharmer’s  Theory U  as  a motivational 
    pedagogical model to ensure quality and a meta perspective in linking theory into 
    internship. The research design is inspired by action science research experiment
    and is ontologically embedded with practice as it employs participatory observa‐
    tion, focus group interviews as instruments to collect data. The learning experi‐
    ment is based on blended learning theory and explores ways of creating motiva‐
    tional learning designs to enhance transfer. In a blended learning environment 
    the teacher must create a community of inquiry and consider factors such as so‐
    cial, teaching and cognitive presence. This paper is an account of an investigation 
    into how online activities combined with the principles of Flipped Learning can 
    create and enhance motivation.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 13th European Conference on e-Learning
    EditorsRikke Ørngreen, Karin Tweddell Levinsen
    PublisherAcademic Conferences and Publishing International
    Publication date30 Oct 2014
    Pages305-312
    ISBN (Print)978-1-910309-67-4
    Publication statusPublished - 30 Oct 2014
    Event13th European Conference on e-Learning - Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
    Duration: 30 Oct 201431 Oct 2014
    Conference number: 13

    Conference

    Conference13th European Conference on e-Learning
    Number13
    LocationAalborg University, Copenhagen
    Country/TerritoryDenmark
    CityCopenhagen
    Period30/10/201431/10/2014

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