Wanjira Kinuthia

Social determinants of health (SDOH) can be a powerful influence on health inequities and disparities. This strong influence of SDOH on patient outcomes makes it necessary for nurses to assess and address SDOH in our nursing curriculum and also during patient care. Nursing is especially well suited to incorporate SDOH into teaching and practice giv...

The World Health Organization and other health agencies have identified several social determinants of health (SDOH) that negatively impact patient health and contribute to health inequity. Nurses are at the frontlines of healthcare and are uniquely situated to assess for SDOH and address health equity. This chapter examines SDOH and nursing educat...

There is an existing gap in the integration of Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) within nursing education. We must strengthen the inclusion of SDOH within nursing curricula to effectively address inequities within healthcare. At NHWSN, we developed an innovative five-step curriculum mapping process that allows faculty to assess, integrate, and e...

The adoption of OERs by educational content developers is a progressive process that follows four distinct phases starting from initial scepticism and resistance, through appreciation phase, followed by adoption and eventual transition to creators of OERs. This is what was established in a three-stage process of creating online research methods sho...

The interest in the role of culture and instructional design and technology (IDT) continues to grow but the research in the area remains limited. More so, the number of online courses and programs are also on the rise, as is the number of geographically dispersed and culturally diverse students. In response, this study was designed to examine curre...

The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the macro and micro challenges instructional designers face when designing Web-based instruction for adult learners. Macro level challenges like institutional and infrastructural requirements are those outside the design process that directly affect teaching and learning outcomes. Micro level challenges, on...

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the role of ethnomathematics as a model for translating and interpreting mathematical structures inherent in existing indigenous technologies used by South African indigenous people as means of survival and adaptation in a variety of environments. The present study focuses on the riches of two indigenous te...

Open Educational Resources (OER) – that is, teaching, learning and research materials that their owners make free to others to use, revise and share – offer a powerful means of expanding the reach and effectiveness of worldwide education. Those resources can be full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, streaming videos, software, and othe...

It is fairly accurate to assume that societies are facing a paradigm shift from industrial to information society, and a transition from information to knowledge society. This shift has impacted the nature of the relationship between society, knowledge and technology. It is also valid to assume that knowledge is a resource. This chapter discusses i...

Culture affects individuals' responses to learning and instruction. It also influences the acceptance, use, and impact of e-learning environments because instructional approaches are entrenched in a context of beliefs, expectations, and values within the context of its application. Advances in e-learning are prompting a debate as to whether or not...

Culture affects individuals’ responses to learning and instruction. It also influences the acceptance, use, and impact of e-learning environments because instructional approaches are entrenched in a context of beliefs, expectations, and values within the context of its application. Advances in e-learning are prompting a debate as to whether or not...

One of the most difficult challenges facing African higher education institutions (HEIs) is the successful resolution of the inherent tension that underlines efficient and effective utilization of existing resources on one hand and intensified demand for more and better education on the other (Okuni, 2001; Sawyerr, 2004). Although the potential of...