Nurses Students’ Perception About Learning Online Using Social Networks

• Published in: Advances in Human Factors, Business Management, Training and Education Vol. 498; pp. 509 - 521
• Main Authors: Campos Filho, A. S., Castro, L. D., Moraes, R. J. S., Gomes, A. S.
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Springer International Publishing AG 2016; Springer International Publishing
• Series: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
• Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Data mining; Learning; Nursing; Personnel & human resources management; Social network; Usability
• ISBN: 3319420690; 9783319420691
• ISSN: 2194-5357; 2194-5365
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-42070-7_47

Education is a complex process and the incorporation of technology into health education continues to be a growing trend worldwide. This trend can be attributed to Internet proliferation and the emergence of social networks. Furthermore, there are few graduate programs in nursing that use social networks to support to teaching-learning. This study aims to analyze the students perception about learning and usability in the use of social networks during the teaching-learning process. For conducting the study we performed a case study with the participation of 180 students. An evaluation was done through a learning and usability questionnaire applied to students. The results of the study showed that 95.5 % of students used the social network in the teaching learning process. These students reported that the interaction with the social network was simple and useful. We conclude that the use of social networks in pedagogical practice is important for learning and exchange of information.