Educational Technology

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Considering theory in assessing quality of web-based courses.

There are significant implications to jumping on the Internet-course bandwagon, and several questions should be answered before offering or enrolling in such a course. This article provides information on how quality has been assessed with online ...
Veronica A Thurmond (Nurse Educ, 200201-02)
considering-theory-assessing-quality-web-based-courses.asp

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Tutor versus computer: a prospective comparison of interactive tutorial and computer-assisted instruction in radiology education.

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: This study compared the educational effectiveness of an interactive tutorial with that of interactive computer-assisted instruction (CAI) and determined the effects of personal preference, learning style, and level of training. ...
Gillian Lieberman, Richard Abramson, Kevin Volkan, Patricia J McArdle (Acad Radiol, 200201)
tutor-versus-computer-prospective-comparison-interactive-tutorial.asp

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Does training in a virtual reality simulator improve surgical performance?

BACKGROUND: The development of computerized surgical simulators in a virtual reality environment demands models for proper validation. Recent investigations have shown that a virtual reality simulator (MIST-VR) is a reliable tool for the assessment of ...
G Ahlberg, T Heikkinen, L Iselius, C-E Leijonmarck, J Rutqvist, D Arvidsson (Surg Endosc, 200201)
training-virtual-reality-simulator-improve-surgical-performance.asp

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1.2 Cognition and learning.

This theme is concerned with the relevance and efficacy of educational methods adopted in dental schools while recognizing the influence of geopolitical issues in different countries and regions. Particular emphasis will be given to examples of best ...
Eva Falk-Nilsson, Damien Walmsley, Mark Brennan, Deborah M Fournier, Birgit Junfin Glass, Karl Haden, Henk Kersten, Laura Neumann, Grace Ong Hui Lian, Kerstin Petersson (Eur J Dent Educ, 2002)
cognition-learning.asp

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Roles for learning sciences and learning technologies in biomedical engineering education: a review of recent advances.

Education in biomedical engineering offers a number of challenges to all constituents of the educational process-faculty, students, and employers of graduates. Although biomedical engineering educational systems have been under development for 40 years, ...
Thomas R Harris, John D Bransford, Sean P Brophy (Annu Rev Biomed Eng, 2002)
roles-learning-sciences-learning-technologies-biomedical-engineering.asp

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1.1 Student selection and the influence of their clinical and academic environment on learning.

Student selection and recruitment play a vital role in the successful outcome of dental education. To identify key issues and practices in selection and recruitment, the group assessed current processes, philosophies and practices from a range of ...
Peter Gaengler, Johann De Vries, Llze Akota, Irena Balciuniene, Peter Berthold, Maria Gajewska, David Johnsen, Ilga Urtâne, Laurence Walsh, Alies Zijlstra (Eur J Dent Educ, 2002)
student-selection-influence-clinical-academic-environment-learning.asp

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1.3 Development of professional competences.

Competency-based education, introduced approximately 10 years ago, has become the preferred method and generally the accepted norm for delivering and assessing the outcomes of undergraduate (European) or predoctoral (North America) dental education in ...
Alphons Plasschaert, Marcia Boyd, Sandra Andrieu, Robin Basker, Roberto J Beltran, Giorgio Blasi, Barbara Chadwick, David Chambers, Cecilia Christersson, Fernando Haddock, Thomas Kerschbaum, Stan Kogon, Gyorgy Kovesi, Fusun Ozer, Hari Parkash, Juanita E V (Eur J Dent Educ, 2002)
development-professional-competences.asp