Teaching Materials

21.

The design of distance-learning programmes and the role of content experts in their production.

This paper describes an effective and efficient approach to the production of distance-learning materials in which content experts, editors and instructional designers collaborate. The approach is based on the development of a clearly defined agreed ...
Jennifer M Laidlaw, Ronald M Harden, Lorraine J Robertson, E Anne Hesketh (Med Teach, 200303)
design-distance-learning-programmes-role-content-experts-production.asp

22.

Sharing digital teaching resources: breaking down barriers by addressing the concerns of faculty members.

PURPOSE: Regional and institutional databases have been created to improve access to educational resources and to avert unnecessary duplication. The growth and success of these databases depend upon the willingness of faculty members to contribute their ...
Sebastian H J Uijtdehaage, Janice Contini, Chris S Candler, Sharon E Dennis (Acad Med, 200303)
sharing-digital-teaching-resources-breaking-down-barriers-addressing.asp

23.

Introducing HEAL: the Health Education Assets Library.

Digital multimedia, such as images and videos, are playing an increasingly important role in health sciences education. Educators, however, often do not have the time or resources to create high-quality materials. The authors describe the development of ...
Chris S Candler, Sebastian H J Uijtdehaage, Sharon E Dennis (Acad Med, 200303)
introducing-heal-health-education-assets-library.asp

24.

Distance learning materials for dentists--a users guide to quality.

In May 2001, an open meeting was held at the BDA headquarters to discuss how the quality of distance learning material for dentists and the dental team could be assured in the future. As a result of the meeting an ad hoc group of users, producers, ...
K A Eaton, M Hammick (Br Dent J, 200303)
distance-learning-materials-dentists-users-guide-quality.asp

25.

Preparing patients for urological surgery.

There is consensus among health care professionals that patients need and use written and oral patient education to prepare for hospitalisation. The purpose of this study was to re-design information for patients preparing for transurethral surgery (TUR ...
May Solveig Fagermoen, Glenys Hamilton (Int J Nurs Stud, 200303)
preparing-patients-urological-surgery.asp

26.

A comparison of critical thinking in groups of third-year medical students in text, video, and virtual PBL case modalities.

PURPOSE: To determine whether critical thinking in problem-based learning (PBL) group discourse differed according to case modality. METHOD: The study was conducted in 2000 in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine ...
Carol Kamin, Patricia OSullivan, Robin Deterding, Monica Younger (Acad Med, 200302)
comparison-critical-thinking-groups-third-year-medical-students-text.asp

27.

Bringing faculty development to community-based preceptors.

Community-based education of health profession students has increased dramatically, yet providing faculty development to a large, dispersed, and diverse population of community-based faculty is challenging. The authors describe lessons learned from 1997 ...
John P Langlois, Sarah B Thach (Acad Med, 200302)
bringing-faculty-development-community-based-preceptors.asp

28.

Readability of ocular medication inserts.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the readability of ocular medication inserts and whether they are an appropriate source of medication information for patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The Flesch-Kincaid and SMOG readability formulas were used to calculate the ...
Rahul N Khurana, Paul P Lee, Pratap Challa (J Glaucoma, 200302)
readability-ocular-medication-inserts.asp

29.

Legal and ethical issues in the use of anonymous images in pathology teaching and research.

The privacy of patients health information is of paramount importance. However, it is equally important that medical staff and students have access to photographs and video recordings of real patients for training purposes. Where the patient can be ...
H A Tranberg, B A Rous, J Rashbass (Histopathology, 200302)
legal-ethical-issues-anonymous-images-pathology-teaching-research.asp

30.

Preventing underage drinking: a "roll of the dice".

This study examines the efficacy of a video entitled "Underage Drinking: A Roll of the Dice," and accompanying discussion guide. The video illustrates the civil and criminal consequences of underage drinking. The video and discussion aimed to: (1) ...
Karen Glanz, Jason E Maddock, Dorothy Shigaki, Catherine A Sorensen (Addict Behav, 200301-02)
preventing-underage-drinking-roll-dice.asp