Nursing Faculty Attitudes and Practices Related to Online Teaching.

Nurs Educ Perspect

About the Authors The authors are faculty at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions. Lisa Broussard, DNS, RN, CNE, is Acadian Ambulance Endowed Professor in Nursing, department head, and associate to the dean. Kathleen Wilson, MSN, RN, is a senior instructor. For more information, contact Dr. Broussard at

Published: September 2019

Online education as a teaching methodology is relatively new in higher education in comparison to traditional face-to-face instruction. There is often concern that the quality of online classes is inferior and that academic rigor is compromised when faculty are not engaged with students in a classroom. The purpose of this pilot study was to assess nursing faculty attitudes and practices regarding online teaching. Findings indicated that overall, faculty feel that achievement of student learning outcomes in online and hybrid settings is comparable to face-to-face and report excitement with most aspects of teaching online.

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