E-Learning; Barriers and Opportunities; Nursing Students Perspectives | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 65, Volume 11, Issue 4, December 2020, Pages 1077-1093 PDF (571.09 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.228551 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Doaa Mohamed Mahmoud1; Nayera Mohamed Tantaewy2; Hend Mohamed Allam* 1 | ||
| 1Lecturers of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt | ||
| 2Assistant Professor of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: E-learning is the use of the internet and its related devices for educational purposes. Teaching and learning via the internet is a novel experience for most teachers and students especially after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Aim: was to assess barriers and opportunities faced by nursing students during applying e-learning. Design: A descriptive research design was utilized to conduct the aim of this study. Setting: This study was conducted in the Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt. Subjects: A stratified random sample technique was employed for the selection of 10 % from the students in each of the four academic years enrolled in Faculty of Nursing, Benha University during the academic year 2019/2020. Tools: Interviewing questionnaire including demographic characteristics and background on utilizing technology, opportunities and Barriers of e-learning questionnaires. Results: The majority of the studied students was females and was living in rural area. Also There were a highly statistical significant difference between students live in rural areas and students live in urban areas regarding presence of internet facility at home and qualification in using computer and internet, more than half of students choose U tube application as the most effective tool for e- learning and preferred the use of mobile devices in e-learning activities. The majority of the nursing students had positive perception ranging from neutral to agree regarding e-learning opportunities items. Majority of nursing students of the three academic years from second to forth academic years had neutral agreement with the presence e-learning barriers While, the first year students had the highest level of agreement with the presence e-learning barriers. Conclusion: There were a highly statistically significant and the majority of the nursing students had positive perception ranging from neutral to agree regarding e- learning opportunities items. Majority of nursing students of the three academic years from second to forth academic years had neutral agreement with the presence e-learning barriers While, the first year students had the highest level of agreement with the presence e-learning barriers. Recommendations: there is a need for providing training for students on e-learning tools and computer skills. Also, a systematic strategy should be followed to implement e-learning since it is a new experience for Benha University | ||
| Keywords | ||
| E- learning; Opportunities; Barriers; Nursing Students | ||
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