Group Investigation Learning with Google Plus for Public Health Nursing Practice Course

The popularity of social networking has changed interactive relationships between people. The development of mobile devices has further provided diverse communication channels for social networking websites. The rich resources in virtual communities, instantaneous feedback, and sharing of information have led many studies to apply it in the instructional environment of collaborative learning. This study uses Google plus as the learning platform, Tablet PC as the learning device, and group investigation (GI) as the collaborative learning instructional strategy, introducing it in the public health nursing practice course in nursing school. The experiment shows that learners using the Google plus system to carry out GI collaborative learning have better learning effects than engaging in GI instruction with traditional paper books. Most learners and instructors hope that future courses can be conducted in this way for learning.