Computer-Assisted Instruction

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Simulated medical learning environments on the Internet.

Learning anatomy and surgical procedures requires both a conceptual understanding of three-dimensional anatomy and a hands-on manipulation of tools and tissue. Such virtual resources are not available widely, are expensive, and may be culturally ...
Parvati Dev, Kevin Montgomery, Steven Senger, W Leroy Heinrichs, Sakti Srivastava, Kenneth Waldron (J Am Med Inform Assoc, 200209-10)
simulated-medical-learning-environments-internet.asp

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Learning teams and networks: using information technology as a means of managing work process development in healthcare organizations.

This article focuses on the introduction of team learning and shared knowledge creation using computer-based learning environments and teams as networks in the development of healthcare organizations. Using computer technology, care units can be ...
Vesa Korhonen, Eija Paavilainen (J Nurses Staff Dev, 200209-10)
learning-teams-networks-information-technology-means-managing-work.asp

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Economic analysis of bilingual interactive multimedia nutrition education.

CONTEXT: Interactive multimedia (IMM) provides a means to deliver accurate, consistent, and convenient nutrition education. OBJECTIVE: To compare direct costs of bilingual IMM and peer nutrition education methods. DESIGN: Cost per unit of nutrition ...
Susan Martin Gould, Jennifer Anderson (J Nutr Educ Behav, 200209-10)
economic-analysis-bilingual-interactive-multimedia-nutrition-education.asp

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Web-based three-dimensional Virtual Body Structures: W3D-VBS.

Major efforts are being made to improve the teaching of human anatomy to foster cognition of visuospatial relationships. The Visible Human Project of the National Library of Medicine makes it possible to create virtual reality-based applications for ...
Bharti Temkin, Eric Acosta, Paul Hatfield, Erhan Onal, Alex Tong (J Am Med Inform Assoc, 200209-10)
web-based-three-dimensional-virtual-body-structures-w-d-vbs.asp

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An academic-business partnership for advancing clinical informatics.

A jointly funded partnership between the school of nursing at a large midwestern university and a premier health care information technology supplier represents a pioneering event for education and for the health care information technology industry. The ...
Helen R Connors, Charlotte Weaver, Judith Warren, Karen L Miller (Nurs Educ Perspect, 200209-10)
academic-business-partnership-advancing-clinical-informatics.asp

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An integrative review of computer-based simulation in the education process.

The purpose of this study was to review quantitative studies related to computer-based simulation and healthcare education and determine the effect of simulation on education and learning. A total of 513 references were retrieved, but only 9 quantitative ...
Patricia Ravert (Comput Inform Nurs, 200209-10)
integrative-review-computer-based-simulation-education-process.asp

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Clinical resource centers in nursing programs.

Whether it is called a nursing lab, clinical resource center, or something else, the need to have a place where students can observe and practice clinical skills before entering the actual clinical setting is critical. Surprisingly, nothing could be ...
Janis C Childs (Nurse Educ, 200209-10)
clinical-resource-centers-nursing-programs.asp

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The role of the course coordinator in a distance education course.

Nursing schools are increasingly offering distance education courses to meet the changing needs of students. Few resources are available to provide direction to faculty coordinating a team-taught distance education course. The author describes the ...
Paula Schulz (Nurse Educ, 200209-10)
role-course-coordinator-distance-education-course.asp

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A new era of dental education at the University of Sydney, Australia.

Dental education is currently under scrutiny in order to most appropriately address community needs for the new millennium. Educational outcomes need to include a commitment to life-long learning, and an emphasis on professional ethics and moral ...
I Klineberg, W Massey, M Thomas, D Cockrell (Aust Dent J, 200209)
new-era-dental-education-university-sydney-australia.asp

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Development of a robotic device for facilitating learning by children who have severe disabilities.

This paper presents technical aspects of a robot manipulator developed to facilitate learning by young children who are generally unable to grasp objects or speak. The severity of these physical disabilities also limits assessment of their cognitive and ...
Albert M Cook, Max Q H Meng, Jason J Gu, Kathy Howery (IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng, 200209)
development-robotic-device-facilitating-learning-children-who-severe.asp