While most gaps in knowledge were addressed after an intense information seminar, other learning needs were identified and responded to.
On observation, other learning needs of considerable concern to the authors were items identified not only as high learning needs, but also as frequently performed activities, indicating an immediate need to address them.
Training professionals in sharing expertise during practice and in detecting and adequately responding to others' learning needs, could optimize this way of learning.
Some college institutions, such as the University of California at Berkeley and Arizona State University, are leading the charge by creating makerspaces on campus for students to collaborate, but other learning institutions need to follow to prepare students for tomorrow's innovation.
Three items stood out above others as learning needs with mean scores greater than 0.60: two related to epidemiology (means 0.62 and 0.75); and the third to informatics or the application of information and communication technology (mean = 0.73).
Other self-reported learning needs are summarised in table 5.
For the exact key and Hamming weights to be retrieved, other learning methods may need to be employed.
There is a case for special attention to literacy and numeracy because they are basis to so much other learning, but we need to protect other areas from too much focus on them.
Knowles (1975) described self-directed learning as a process in which individuals take the initiative, with or without the help of others, to diagnose their learning needs, formulate learning goals, identify the learning resources, select and implement learning strategies, and evaluate learning outcomes.
Knowles defined SDL as a process in which individuals take the initiative, with or without the help of others, to diagnose their learning needs, formulate learning goals, identify human and material resources for learning, choosing and implementing appropriate learning strategies, and evaluating learning outcomes [ 8].
This paper focuses on the challenges and opportunities for nursing education to address learning needs of other disciplines by sharing health and nursing knowledge.
