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ArticleJournal of clinical nursing2021

Global digital social learning as a strategy to promote engagement in the era of COVID-19.

Patricia M Davidson, Christopher Jeremy Lin, Adam Beaman, Debra Jackson, Nancy R Reynolds, William V Padula

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Article in Journal of clinical nursing, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors.

Patricia M DavidsonSchool of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0299-6289
Christopher Jeremy LinDepartment of Pharmaceutical & Health Economics, School of Pharmacy, Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6758-5814
Adam BeamanSchool of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5332-4047
Debra JacksonSusan Wakil School of Nursing, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5252-5325
Nancy R ReynoldsSchool of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
William V PadulaDepartment of Pharmaceutical & Health Economics, School of Pharmacy, Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

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objectivesTo assess formative and summative milestones in a digital course and the reach to low- and middle-income countries of a Massive Open Online Course focussing on supporting nurses dealing with an emerging pandemic.

backgroundThe severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has ravaged the globe and increased the need for timely and accurate information from reliable sources. Access to reliable and accurate information, as well as support, is important in achieving health systems strengthening. Using a Massive Open Online Course format, an educational resource aimed at large-scale interactive participation via the Internet, and participants were engaged in a course focussing on nursing in a time of crisis and involved using social learning principles.

designObservational descriptive study.

methodRoutinely collected data were collated during the period of 18 May-18 July 2020 focused on both formative and summative milestones in the course. Data were separated and classified by income in accordance with the publicly accessible 2020 World Bank Open Dataset.

resultsDuring the 2-month period of observation (18 May-18 July 2020), 10,130 individuals from 156 countries enrolled in the course. More than 51% of participants were Active Learners. Thirty per cent completed over 90% of the course content by the end. There was widespread distribution of learners in low- and middle-income countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America.

conclusionThe COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of reliable and valid information sources. The use of Massive Open Online Course format can facilitate dissemination. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: In the context of a dynamic global pandemic, leveraging digital resources to allow access to reliable information and resources is important. Incentivising participation through recognition of learning is important. Engaging in a social learning platform also has the power for reflection, promotion of resilience and capacity for health systems strengthening.

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COVID-19Social LearningAfricaAsiaHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2COVID-19global healthMassive Open Online Coursesocial learning

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PMID33904196
PMCPMC8242900

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