An Evaluation of Audiovisual Discussion Boards in a Graduate-Level Nursing Course: Innovation During the Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic challenged nurse educators to develop and implement effective learning environments at a distance and refine distance education instructional strategies that were used in the past. A quality improvement project implemented in a graduate-level nursing course incorporated audiovisual discussions as an innovative pedagogy. Students chose whether to participate in class discussions by either a narrative discussion board or an audiovisual discussion method with faculty feedback in the same format. Students who chose the audiovisual discussion board found the ability to see and hear others to be helpful, suggesting audiovisual methods may improve student satisfaction and learning outcomes.

The Doctor of Nursing Practice Project Data Collection Tool: A Teaching Strategy for Data Collection.

ABSTRACT: This article introduces the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Project Data Collection Tool developed to guide data collection and outcome analysis to promote student success in the DNP project. The DNP project combines student clinical expertise and an evidence-based intervention to address a complex practice or systems problem. Outcome data are needed to evaluate the project. The DNP Project Data Collection Tool is designed as a teaching strategy and project-specific tool that provides a model for faculty and students to use in DNP project development. Elements of the tool are discussed, and results of a student evaluation are presented.