Enhancing nursing students' understanding of threshold concepts through the use of digital stories and a virtual community called 'Wiimali'

Levett-Jones, T; Bowen, L; Morris, A

Enhancing nursing students' understanding of threshold concepts through the use of digital stories and a virtual community called 'Wiimali'

Levett-Jones, T

Bowen, L Morris, A

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Nurse Education in Practice, 2015, 15 (2), pp. 91 - 96
Issue Date:: 2015-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Levett-Jones, T https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4279-8957	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bowen, L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Morris, A	en_US
dc.date.available	2014-11-19	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Nurse Education in Practice, 2015, 15 (2), pp. 91 - 96	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1471-5953	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/119204
dc.description.abstract	© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. Wiimali is a dynamic virtual community developed in 2010 and first implemented into our Bachelor of Nursing (BN) program in 2011. The word Wiimali comes from the Gumiluraai Aboriginal language. Wiimali and the digital stories it comprises were designed to engage nursing students and enhance their understanding of the threshold concepts integral to safe and effective nursing practice.In this paper we illustrate some of the key features of Wiimali with web links to a virtual tour of the community and a selection of digital stories. We explain how this innovative educational approach has the potential to lead to transformative learning about concepts such as social justice, person-centred care and patient safety.Consistent feedback about Wiimali attests to the positive impact of this educational approach. Students have commented on how Wiimali caused them to think differently about the concepts of community and social justice; how it brings the health-related problems of community members to life; and how the digital stories enhance their learning about person-centred care and patient safety.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Nurse Education in Practice	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.nepr.2014.11.014	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Nursing	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Narration	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Learning	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Social Justice	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Education, Nursing	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Students, Nursing	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Computer-Assisted Instruction	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	User-Computer Interface	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Patient-Centered Care	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Australia	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Patient Safety	en_US
dc.title	Enhancing nursing students' understanding of threshold concepts through the use of digital stories and a virtual community called 'Wiimali'	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	15	en_US
utslib.for	1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy	en_US
utslib.for	1110 Nursing	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	15	en_US

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© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. Wiimali is a dynamic virtual community developed in 2010 and first implemented into our Bachelor of Nursing (BN) program in 2011. The word Wiimali comes from the Gumiluraai Aboriginal language. Wiimali and the digital stories it comprises were designed to engage nursing students and enhance their understanding of the threshold concepts integral to safe and effective nursing practice.In this paper we illustrate some of the key features of Wiimali with web links to a virtual tour of the community and a selection of digital stories. We explain how this innovative educational approach has the potential to lead to transformative learning about concepts such as social justice, person-centred care and patient safety.Consistent feedback about Wiimali attests to the positive impact of this educational approach. Students have commented on how Wiimali caused them to think differently about the concepts of community and social justice; how it brings the health-related problems of community members to life; and how the digital stories enhance their learning about person-centred care and patient safety.

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