Decoding medical terminology: Implementing digital teaching innovations to support nursing students’ academic and clinical practice

Pharmacy students' experience of technology-enhanced learning during the COVID-19 pandemic

“… 17 Elsewhere, in a study of digital teaching innovations among nursing students in a UK university, an association was identified between ethnicity and understanding technology. 16 McAllister and colleagues noted the importance of considering digital poverty when developing technology enhanced learning interventions but also highlighted that as healthcare becomes more digitised, healthcare educators must prepare their students for an increasingly electronic and technology-driven workplace. 16 …”

“… 16 McAllister and colleagues noted the importance of considering digital poverty when developing technology enhanced learning interventions but also highlighted that as healthcare becomes more digitised, healthcare educators must prepare their students for an increasingly electronic and technology-driven workplace. 16 …”

“… 15 However digital poverty may also create a barrier for some students. 16 Digital poverty concerns exclusion of an individual or group from aspects of daily life through not having appropriate devices, software or internet connectivity and can impact many facets of life, including education. 17 The cost of internet services or devices, limited internet access, limited access to devices, and poorly developed IT skills have been described as factors that may create inequalities in access to, and benefit from, TEL.…”

“… 17 The cost of internet services or devices, limited internet access, limited access to devices, and poorly developed IT skills have been described as factors that may create inequalities in access to, and benefit from, TEL. 15 , 16 The sudden change from in-person to online learning at the beginning of the pandemic provided pharmacy educators with little time to prepare students for the new learning environment or to take account of the challenges they may experience. 12 …”