Simposio Brasileño de Comunicación en Enfermaria
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Resumen

DIAS, Denise Costa. Learning on-line: communication in an information ecology. In Anales del 8. Simposio Brasileño de Comunicación en Enfermaria, 2002, San Pablo (SP, Brasil) [online]. 2002 [citado 20 Abril 2024]. Disponible en: <http://www.proceedings.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=MSC0000000052002000200030&lng=es&nrm=iso> .

This study aims to describe the experience with web-based instruction in graduate nursing courses, and to present a theoretical framework for online education. The online learning environment is considered an "information ecology", where the student’s active participation is mandatory to sustain the ecosystem´ balance. This learning environment has been used in the last years in many areas, which turns it into an alternative, especially for adult education.

Palabras llave : nursing education; online education.