Abstract

A five year fully online RN to BSN program was assessed by faculty and a consultant using the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Partnerships for Training (PFT) learner-centered evaluation tool. Faculty were more critical of their expertise in learner-centered online course criteria than the consultant. The consultant identified minimal use of peer support, collaborative activities, faculty preference for visual learner activities, and a tendency toward faculty ownership of learning goals and creation of activity rules and guidelines. The need to bring online discussions to a higher level of thinking was also noted. The dual evaluation perspectives helped identify strengths and weaknesses in the curriculum.

Submitted: September 12, 2005 · Accepted: August 9, 2007 · Published: August 22, 2007

Recommended Citation

Shuster, George; Birkholz, Gloria; and Petri, Linda (2007) "Adult Learner Centered Processes in an Online ADRN to BSN Nursing Program: Independent Evaluator and Peer Self-Assessments," International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship: Vol. 4 : Iss. 1, Article 17.
DOI: 10.2202/1548-923X.1198
Available at: http://www.bepress.com/ijnes/vol4/iss1/art17