Table 5 Training needs on the use of ICT in nursing (n = 18)a
From: Attitudes of nursing faculty members toward technology and e-learning in Lebanon
Number | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Perceived need to include ICT training in nursing education | ||
Yes | 17 | 94.4 |
No | 1 | 5.6 |
Received ICT training coveringa | ||
Workplace administration | 2 | 11.1 |
Computer literacy | 6 | 33.3 |
Using subject specific software | 7 | 38.9 |
Teaching ICT as a subject | 2 | 11.1 |
Finding and using resources from the internet | 7 | 38.9 |
Planning lessons or projects that integrate ICT | 4 | 22.2 |
Providing technical IT support at work | 4 | 22.2 |
Teaching students abouta | ||
Copyright | 10 | 55.6 |
Plagiarism | 11 | 61.1 |
Referencing | 10 | 55.6 |
Consider training nurses on ICT to be fundamental for teaching practice | ||
Yes | 18 | 100 |
Training seminars should be | ||
Compulsory | 13 | 72.2 |
Optional | 5 | 27.8 |
Most effective training method | ||
Short face-to-face courses | 4 | 22.2 |
Face-to-face courses provided by the university | 6 | 33.3 |
Mixed system (part online, part face-to-face) | 8 | 44.4 |
Training session preferred timing | ||
During working hours at the university | 15 | 83.3 |
Outside working hours | 3 | 16.7 |
Main focus of training | ||
Theoretical knowledge about ICT use in education | 2 | 11.1 |
Practical tips and hands-on activities on ICT use | 4 | 22.2 |
Combination of both | 12 | 66.7 |