The Development and Implementation of Mobile Apps in Nursing Education

Abstract

<p>Z世代（又稱I Generation）的學生成長於網路科技快速發展的環境，習慣依賴網路來搜尋資訊，學習偏向視聽刺激，較不喜歡閱讀或聆聽講述。近年來行動應用程式在教育的領域中使用頻率越來越多，學生可以透過行動應用程式隨時隨地取用各種學習資訊。行動應用程式（App）應用到護理教學中，不僅能符合學生的學習需求，更可提高學習成效。多數App設計都是要寫程式，護理教師只能提供課程專業知識 （know how），其App相關內容則需要仰賴科技人設計，設計成本貴，大多需要倚賴經費支援。本文將從行動應用程式談起，說明製作免編程App的操作技巧，探討其優點與限制，同時說明護理教育者如何在有限的資源下，製作一個創新有趣的行動應用程式App。期望未來護理教育者能發展出一個專屬自己的行動學習App，激發學生學習動機，提升學習成效。</p> <p> </p><p>Generation Z students (also known as I Generation) grew up in a rapidly developing environmentof Internet technology. They prefer to search information from the Internet rather than reading and listening to the lecture. Recently, mobile applications have been adopted frequently in education. Stu-dents can use different apps to get information and learn without limits. The application of Mobile applications (App) can not only meet the learning needs of students, but also improve the effectiveness of learning in nursing. Most Apps design requires programming. However, nursing educators can only provide professional knowledge (know how). App-related tasks need to be performed by technologists. The cost is expensive and financial support is required. The article starts with a brief introduction of mobile apps, and then explained the operating skills of making programming-free apps. Finally, the advantages and limitations of Apps are discussed, and how nurse educators could make an innovative and interesting mobile app with limited resources is explained. It is hoped that nurse educators can develop their own mobile learning Apps to increase students’ learning motivations and to improve learning effectiveness in the future.</p> <p> </p>