Improving Education Standards

Improving education standards.

COVER Detail of a “wiring diagram” showing long-distance neural connections between major regions of the macaque brain. This visualization provides guidance for connecting multiple computer chips into a brainlike network. This diagram was awarded fi rst place in the illustration category in the 2012 Science/NSF International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge. The winning entries are...

Essential Education Standards & Benchmarks

Distance Education Standards.

Distance education in higher learning has become increasingly common. In 2013, more than 6 million students were enrolled in at least one distance education course. The increase in distance education is evident in all types of educational programs including those in the radiologic sciences. Most, if not all, radiologic sciences programs have integrated distance education into the curriculum and...

Quality Standards in Education

MedBiquitous Europe and its Role in Improving Technology Standards for Medical and Healthcare Education

Recent technological developments concerning Web 2.0 have enabled the use of three-dimensional virtual platforms for educational purposes. In this paper, focus is placed on the modifi cation of an OpenSimulator based 3D environment for its reuse in a different fi eld of medical education; developments are presented alongside the associated effort to reconstruct and repurpose this environment so...