Simulation Center Partnership:A University and Community Hospital Collaboration for Healthcare Education

Contexts for Collaboration in Healthcare Education

Mobile Collaboration Tool for University Education

This paper describes the implementation of a collaboration tool for learning groups. The tool is embedded in an e-learning and m-learning environment at the University of Regensburg, which allows its functions to be accessed not only from a webbrowser but also from a personal digital assistant (PDA) or any phone which supports the wireless application protocol (WAP). In addition to the implemen...

Global Reach for Community: Experiences of a University-Community Collaboration

Community-initiated information dissemination types of activities over the Internet are showing a growing trend in recent years. Local communities realized the potential of enormous benefits in promoting their locality in the Internet. This case focuses on an Internet-based community development project that promotes e-commerce concepts among customers, local businesses, and local government bo...

Redefining Simulation Fidelity for Healthcare Education

Background. “Fidelity” an intrinsic property of simulation is crucial to simulation design and educational effectiveness. Yet the term fidelity is inconsistently used, which makes it difficult to draw inferences from current literature and translate research to practice. Aim. In this article, we attempt to bring some clarity to the term simulation fidelity in healthcare education. Method. We ar...

Simulation-based Education in Healthcare