Educational Technology - Research News and Information

Saturday, July 04, 2009

Usability testing by older adults of a computer-mediated health communication program.

27 Feb 2009 Failure to adhere to an antihypertensive regimen and interactions between antihypertensives and other medicines represent serious health threats to older adults. This study tested the usability of a touch-screen-enabled personal education program ... Read more...

Prescription for nursing informatics in pre-registration nurse education.

27 Feb 2009 Nurses need to be able to use information and communications technology not only to support their own practice, but also to help their patients make best use of it. This article argues that nurses are not currently adequately prepared to work with ... Read more...

Podcasts--an adjunct to the teaching of dentistry.

12 Feb 2009 The aim of this study was to evaluate how clinical students reacted to the use of Podcasts for undergraduate teaching. The most popular way of listening to them was on a computer. Students scored highly the subject matter of the Podcasts and used ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Educational Technology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• 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
• Surgical safety checklists. 19 Jan 2009
• NSF rethinks its digital library. 31 Dec 2008
• Immersive interfaces for engagement and learning. 31 Dec 2008
• Making a science of education. 31 Dec 2008
• Adding a T to the three R's. Education & technology. Introduction. 31 Dec 2008
• Video: education and technology. 31 Dec 2008
• Glow lights up Scottish classrooms. 31 Dec 2008
• Video games: a route to large-scale STEM education? 31 Dec 2008
• Laptop programs for students. 31 Dec 2008
• Opening education. 31 Dec 2008
• Virtual reality laparoscopic simulator as an aid in surgical resident education: two years' experience. 30 Dec 2008
• Online directed journaling in dental hygiene clinical education. 30 Dec 2008
• Teaching with technology: computer basics. 30 Dec 2008

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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