Lindeni Ivy. Buthelezi|Jacqueline Van Wyk
The use of an online learning management system by postgraduate nursing students at a selected higher educational institution in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
University of KwaZulu-Natal|University of KwaZulu-Natal
background use information communications technology ict nursing education key strategy following impact covid19 higher education institutions highlights need efficient learning management systems metacapabilities graduates studies described elearning undergraduate level less known learning management systems lms use among postgraduate nurses objectives explore students perceptions elearning perceived challenges technology compulsory postgraduate nursing module associations demographic data listed challenges methods exploratory quantitative study used selfadministered questionnaire collect data postgraduate students n 60 data included demographics language proficiency prior training computer access home frequency use prior exposure elearning platforms attitude technology perceived computer selfefficacy anxiety attitude towards computer use learning statistical analysis included using frequency distributions 2 pearsons test measure explore associations challenges sociodemographic factors results cohort consisted mainly black 95 female 75 students expressed positive views technology usage seventy percent reported firsttime exposure moodle learning management system university 683 access computer majority 667 expressed limited ict skills difficulty using moodle statistically significant associations found ability use moodle proficiency english computer literacy availability technical support access computers conclusion elearning potential yield positive outcomes continued professional learning students proficient english require early introduction training technical support use moodle effectively