Educational Technology
Research News and Information

Friday, November 20, 2009

[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...

One laptop per child, local refurbishment or overseas donations? Sustainability assessment of computer supply scenarios for schools in Colombia.

26 Jun 2009 With the intention of bridging the 'digital divide' many programmes have been launched to provide computers for educational institutions, ranging from refurbishing second hand computers to delivering low cost new computers. The fast and economical ... Read more...

A method to characterize the learning curve for performance of a fundamental laparoscopic simulator task: defining "learning plateau" and "learning rate".

23 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: Although the "learning curve" is commonly analyzed by splitting the data into arbitrary chunks of experience, this does not allow for precise estimation of where the curve plateaus or the rate at which learning is achieved. Our objective ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Educational Technology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Changing the teaching of neurosurgery with information technology] 16 Sep 2009
• One laptop per child, local refurbishment or overseas donations? Sustainability assessment of computer supply scenarios for schools in Colombia. 26 Jun 2009
• A method to characterize the learning curve for performance of a fundamental laparoscopic simulator task: defining "learning plateau" and "learning rate". 23 Jun 2009
• Instructor satisfaction with a technology-based resource for diabetes education. 25 May 2009
• Design of a web portal for interdisciplinary image retrieval from multiple online image resources. 13 May 2009
• Impact of faculty-specific electronic reminders on faculty compliance with daily resident evaluations: a retrospective study. 29 Apr 2009
• Technology in anesthesia education and evaluation. 29 Apr 2009
• Linking the science of training to nursing simulation. 29 Apr 2009
• "Clicker" technology promotes interactivity in an undergraduate nutrition course. 29 Apr 2009
• Evaluation of a virtual anatomy course for clinical undergraduates. 29 Apr 2009
• Students' attitudes towards an on-line orthodontic learning resource. 29 Apr 2009
• Application of the Cloutterbuck Minimum Data Matrix to a community health nursing course. 30 Mar 2009
• Simulation in healthcare and nursing: state of the science. 30 Mar 2009
• Integrating your facility's ORs. 27 Feb 2009
• Usability testing by older adults of a computer-mediated health communication program. 27 Feb 2009
• Prescription for nursing informatics in pre-registration nurse education. 27 Feb 2009
• An optimistic read on digital libraries. 25 Feb 2009
• Podcasts--an adjunct to the teaching of dentistry. 12 Feb 2009
• Technology: an imperative for teaching in the age of digital natives. 30 Jan 2009
• Effects of a Web-based course on nursing skills and knowledge learning. 30 Jan 2009

See a longer list of these articles.

Technical information about 'Educational Technology'

Definition: Systematic identification, development, organization, or utilization of educational resources and the management of these processes. It is occasionally used also in a more limited sense to describe the use of equipment-oriented techniques or audiovisual aids in educational settings. (Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors, December 1993, p132)

Descriptor UI: D018961

Alternative terms: Educational Technology; Technology, Educational; Educational Technologies; Technologies, Educational; Instructional Technology; Technology, Instructional; Instructional Technologies; Technologies, Instructional;

Related Mesh Headings: Teaching Materials;

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

Tree Number: J01.897.280;

History Note: 96

Technical Notes: IM; coord with field or medium of educ (IM); DF: EDUC TECHNOL