Learning outcomes in online courses; Experiences from health education
Senior researcher André Vågan has recently published an academic article together with colleagues at his former workplace in the Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Learning for Coping and Health. The article describes experiences with online courses in health education for healthcare professionals and users. The authors conclude that online courses can help to strengthen health education expertise, even for large groups.
How to create great online courses?
The article provides insights that can be used when organising webinars or other forms of digital training for service providers who meet people with deafblindness. Here are some useful tips:
- Create digital security: Provide technical support to course participants, accept that participants want to participate to varying degrees (camera/audio on or off), and be personable.
- Build relationships: Use names, small talk and recognition to create a safe and inclusive digital learning space.
- Involve experienced users: Collaboration with experienced users in planning, teaching and evaluation can increase learning outcomes.
- Vary working methods: Combine professional presentations, practical exercises and experience sharing.
- Focus on practice-based learning: Relate the content of the course to the participants' everyday lives.
- Use reverse teaching: Offer subject material in advance and use the digital meetings for reflection and discussion.
- Evaluate and adjust: Use feedback to improve format and content.
Want to read the full article?
If you would like to read the entire article, it is available in the journal Sykepleien: https://sykepleien.no/fag/2025/10/digitale-kurs-gir-mange-ny-innsikt-i-helsepedagogikk
