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Overview of the Japan Society of Emergency Nursing

Director and Council Member Junji Masuyama (Professor, Department of Nursing, Reiwa Health Science University)

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Can you tell me about the initiatives of the Japanese Emergency Nursing Association?

Mr. Masuyama: Every year, our association holds an academic conference. This year marks our 25th anniversary. In addition, we also publish books and hold seminars on emergency nursing. We have approximately 4,000 members, most of whom are nurses. We also have many university faculty members as members.

What is Mr. Masuyama's role within the Japanese Emergency Nursing Association?

Mr. Masuyama: I am in charge of seminars within the conference. Therefore, I am also responsible for Moodle related to the seminars.

- What was the background behind deciding to implement e-learning this time?

Mr. Masuyama: Our association offers a large number of educational courses and seminars, even among nursing associations. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been forced to cancel in-person seminars and switch to e-learning, which allows for learning anytime, anywhere.

- What perspective did you choose Moodle as an e-learning system?

Mr. Masuyama: The professors at the academic conference were using Moodle to conduct classes during the COVID-19 pandemic, and I myself was also using Moodle and was familiar with it. Additionally, one of the reasons for choosing Moodle was because it is open source and allows for various customizations. When we decided to introduce an LMS, we researched several options and ultimately chose to utilize Moodle for these reasons.

- How do you feel about using Moodle, which has many features?

Mr. Masuyama: I feel that Moodle is good because it allows us to use features such as quizzes, videos, and bulletin boards as content. I think it is sufficient for creating various e-learning materials. Personally, I have no issues with usability as I follow the policy of using only necessary functions, similar to using a mobile phone. Although there are inquiries from seminar organizers about whether certain things can be done, I believe the current features are sufficient for handling them.

- How effective is the integration of the academic society's portal site and Moodle?

Mr. Masuyama: We are currently promoting the use of the "Public University Faculty Training System" to a wider audience through our online seminars.

On the portal site, user information (member information) and application information are managed. We have linked the portal site and Moodle to migrate user information and application information from the portal site to Moodle. This eliminates the need to manually load user information and application information into Moodle, greatly reducing the workload of administrative tasks. In addition, we have also migrated Moodle's learning history to the portal site. This allows us to track the completion status of e-learning courses for learners on the portal site. This development was done by the vendor on the portal side and Human Science on the Moodle side. This integration has been a great help.

What were the reasons for choosing Human Science Co., Ltd.?

Mr. Masuyama: We are currently promoting the use of the "Public University Faculty Training System" to a wider audience through our online seminars.

Recently, there has been a rapid increase in companies handling Moodle. We collected performance surveys and information from teachers, and compared several companies at the board of directors. In the end, we evaluated Human Science Co., Ltd. and decided on them because there were no issues with the price.

- What kind of effects did you feel when introducing Moodle?

Mr. Masuyama: Due to the past 3 years of the COVID-19 pandemic, face-to-face classes have been cancelled. At first, many students were not used to online learning and the number of participants did not increase much, but recently there has been an upward trend. I feel that this is one of the benefits of online learning.

In addition, e-learning has the advantage of being able to be done at one's own pace, but it is still a challenge to continue and complete it because it is also possible to quit. However, at first, only about 60% of people who took e-learning completed it, but now it has increased to about 80%, so I think this increase is a truly wonderful effect. In the situation where face-to-face learning has been suspended, the fact that e-learning has been able to provide educational opportunities as an alternative on a continuous basis is greatly appreciated and appreciated by the academic community.

We conducted a survey for members for another purpose. In the questions regarding how much our seminars and e-learning, including those provided by our association, contribute to nursing practice, there were also results showing that e-learning has a higher contribution rate. In our current learning, we offer the improvement of assessment skills based on CBL (Case Based Learning) cases. We have discussed with the seminar committee and believe that it has an effect that can be applied in practice as a learning effect. In addition, the fact that it can be viewed multiple times was also well received. These are the effects of e-learning that are not found in face-to-face learning, and we feel that it was a good survey result.

How is Human Science Co., Ltd.'s response?

Mr. Masuyama: Currently, even if I have a problem and consult by email, I do not feel stressed because I can receive a reply immediately. I would be grateful if you could continue to assist me in the future.

- Please let us know if you have any future plans or schedules?

Mr. Masuyama: We are currently promoting the use of the "Public University Faculty Training System" to a wider audience through our online seminars.

At the conference, we are planning to create several new courses and we believe that blended learning will be the basis. We also plan to continue face-to-face learning in the future. We are currently discussing whether to make it a pre-learning or post-learning process. In the future, we would like to enhance e-learning even more. Last year, the committee responsible for various seminars split into subcommittees and learned how to use Moodle once a month for a year. As a result, about two courses were added. It seems that it may still take some time for e-learning to become more widespread.
In addition, we are considering issuing specialized licenses to those who have completed learning courses up to a certain level in the future. We want to clarify the skills necessary for emergency nursing practice and provide the necessary courses to our members.

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