“Sage on the stage or guide on the side”—Undergraduate nursing students’ experiences and expectations of bioscience tutors in a blended learning curriculum: A qualitative study

• Published in: Journal of clinical nursing Vol. 29; no. 5-6; pp. 863 - 871
• Main Authors: Koch, Jane, Ramjan, Lucie M., Everett, Bronwyn, Maceri, Anna, Bell, Kate, Salamonson, Yenna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2020
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Australia; bioscience; Blended learning; Clinical medicine; Curricula; Curriculum; Distance learning; Education, Distance - organization & administration; Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate - methods; Female; flipped learning; higher education; Humans; learning and teaching; Male; Middle Aged; Nursing education; nursing students; Qualitative Research; student engagement; Students; Students, Nursing - psychology; tutor; Tutoring; Young Adult; Australia; flipped learning; student engagement; bioscience; blended learning; higher education; qualitative research; nursing students; learning and teaching; tutor

Aims and objectives This study sought to explore undergraduate nursing students’ perceptions of the role and value of their bioscience tutors in a blended learning curriculum. Background Blended learning approaches typically have reduced face‐to‐face contact with tutors—particularly in bioscience su...