[A web-based e-learning tool in academic teaching of trauma surgery. First experiences and evaluation results]

(Webbasiertes E-Learning-Tool in der unfallchirurgischen Lehre. Erste Erfahrungen und Evaluationsergebnisse.)

Full Abstract

There are lots of possibilities for universities to offer contents of teaching to students by the Internet. Often the students can download slides or a special lecture note from the intranet of the university. Another way is to make a movie of the lecture and post this lecture movie on the Internet. In the Hanover Medical School we employed an alternative. It was developed by the Trauma Surgery Clinic and the Institute of Medical Informatics at the Hanover Medical School. Our goal was to use just one web-based content resource for the lecture and for the work at home. The Institute of Medical Informatics used a web-based content management system (CMS) Schoolbook to implement this e-learning application.Since October 2005 the Trauma Surgery Schoolbook has been used in the lecture on trauma surgery in all terms, and we evaluated the academic year 2005/2006. The results of the evaluation showed us that the students were very interested in using this e-learning application. The possibility to reinforce the learning material at home is a good chance for the students. Also the organisation of lectures was improved because the materials were all in one place. The lecturer needs to learn several new tasks, but we also got a positive response. Our experiences of the last academic year showed that it was a good way to use one web-based content resource for teaching and learning in the context of a lecture.

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Author information

Author/s: Citak, M (M); Haasper, C (C); Behrends, M (M); Kupka, T (T); Kendoff, D (D); Hüfner, T (T); Matthies, H K (HK); Krettek, C (C);

Affiliation: Unfallchirurgische Klinik, Medizinische Hochschule, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany. mcitak(-atsign-)web.de

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: English Abstract; Evaluation Studies; Journal Article

Journal: Der Unfallchirurg (Unfallchirurg), published in Germany. (Language: ger)

Reference: 2007-Apr; vol 110 (issue 4) : pp 367-72

Dates: Created 2007/04/12; Completed 2007/08/08;

PMID: 17295021, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Academic Medical Centers
Computer-Assisted Instruction - methods
Curriculum
Education, Medical - methods
Educational Measurement
Germany
Internet

Internet
Orthopedics - education
Pilot Projects
Surgical Procedures, Operative - education
Traumatology - education
User-Computer Interface
Wounds and Injuries - surgery

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