The e-Poster Conference: An Online Nursing Research Course Learning Activity

Posters have become one of the most important types of scientific communication. This article describes an e-poster conference as an online learning activity for professional nursing students. Research and evidence-based practice (EBP) project posters from colleagues across the country were placed o...

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Published in:The Journal of nursing education 2016-09, Vol.55 (9), p.533-535
Main Author: Pierce, Linda L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communication
Conferences
Education, Distance
Education, Nursing, Graduate
Evidence-Based Practice
Humans
Learning Activities
Nursing
Nursing education
Nursing Education Research
Nursing Research
Online instruction
Teaching Methods
United States
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Summary:Posters have become one of the most important types of scientific communication. This article describes an e-poster conference as an online learning activity for professional nursing students. Research and evidence-based practice (EBP) project posters from colleagues across the country were placed on a university research course Web site, along with an evaluation tool and discussion prompts. During one semester, students experienced a range of activities focused on understanding research and EBP basic processes in preparation for evaluation and discussion of the layout and content of these e-posters. From all accounts, the conference was rated as positive, providing nursing students with opportunities to (a) view studies and projects from a wider nursing science audience, (b) foster the development of important evaluation and communication skills, and (c) be exposed to evidence that could be translated into their practice. Other schools and organizations may adopt this e-poster conference activity to stimulate professional nurses' critical thinking ability. [J Nurs Educ. 2016;55(9):533-535.].
ISSN:0148-4834
1938-2421
DOI:10.3928/01484834-20160816-08