Association for the
Advancement of Computing in Education
Celebrating 25+ Years of
Service to the IT in Education / E-Learning Community
Celebrating 25+ Years of
Service to the IT in Education / E-Learning Community
Room: 10
Wed, Oct. 28 4:00 PM-5:00 PM
Authors:
Brenda Stutsky, Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg, Canada
Abstract:
The goal was to develop an online learning community where hospital-based nurse educators could develop their own leadership practices through storytelling within an environment that included the elements of teaching, cognitive, and social presence. A wiki was separated into two learning communities: facilitated and self-organizing. The researcher led the facilitated community, while self-organizing members led their own community. Through narrated presentations available to both communities, and leadership stories written and posted by the community members, nurse educators learned about exemplary practices of leadership. Educators in both communities significantly increased their own perceived leadership practices and levels of empowerment. Educators in both communities identified that their communities included the elements of teaching, cognitive, and social presence. There were no differences between the communities, except on the teaching presence subscale of direct instruction.
