Education, Distance
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Sunday, November 08, 2009

Implementing e-learning in a radiological science course in dental education: a short-term longitudinal study.

29 Sep 2009 This short-term longitudinal case study evaluated the quality of learning by comparing assessment outcomes following the traditional face-to-face lecture teaching of a radiological science course to first-year dental students in 2007 with assessment ... Read more...

Intelligent tutoring system for clinical reasoning skill acquisition in dental students.

29 Sep 2009 Learning clinical reasoning is an important core activity of the modern dental curriculum. This article describes an intelligent tutoring system (ITS) for clinical reasoning skill acquisition. The system is designed to provide an experience that ... Read more...

[Changing the teaching of neurosurgery with information technology]

16 Sep 2009 A digital campus is a distance learning site that uses the potential of information and communication technologies to disseminate and improve educational services. This website, with open and free access, is built from free software with Web 2.0 ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Education, Distance'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Informatics in clinical instruction. 29 Sep 2009
• Implementing e-learning in a radiological science course in dental education: a short-term longitudinal study. 29 Sep 2009
• Intelligent tutoring system for clinical reasoning skill acquisition in dental students. 29 Sep 2009
• [Changing the teaching of neurosurgery with information technology] 16 Sep 2009
• Practice question. The Aged Care Channel. 30 Aug 2009
• Bridging the gap: knowledge seeking and sharing in a virtual community of emergency practice. 18 Aug 2009
• Introducing quality improvement methods into local public health departments: structured evaluation of a statewide pilot project. 15 Aug 2009
• [Internet-based continuing medical education: as effective as live continuing medical education] 10 Aug 2009
• fmCASES: Collaborative Development of Online Cases to Address Educational Needs. 29 Jun 2009
• Implementing the virtual reality learning environment: Second Life. 29 Jun 2009
• Tales from the clinic. 29 Jun 2009
• [E-learning in cardiology education] 30 May 2009
• [E-learning and problem based learning integration in cardiology education] 30 May 2009
• Implementation of telepathology in the republic of georgia. 30 May 2009
• Case based e-learning in occupational medicine--a European approach. 30 May 2009
• Systematic approach for the propagation of postgraduate dental implant education in developing countries. 30 May 2009
• Distance education: one solution to the nursing shortage? 30 May 2009
• Evaluating the need for alternative didactic learning options in pediatric dental residency training. 30 May 2009
• Instructor satisfaction with a technology-based resource for diabetes education. 25 May 2009
• Web-based training on weapons of mass destruction response for emergency medical services personnel. 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Education, Distance'

Definition: Education via communication media (correspondence, radio, television, computer networks) with little or no in-person face-to-face contact between students and teachers. (ERIC Thesaurus, 1997)

Descriptor UI: D020375

Alternative terms: Education, Distance; Distance Education; Distance Learning; Learning, Distance; Correspondence Courses; Correspondence Course; Course, Correspondence;

Related Mesh Headings: Computer Communication Networks;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: I02.195;

History Note: 99; for CORRESPONDENCE COURSES see EDUCATION 1978-98

Technical Notes: do not confuse with COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION