INTRODUCTION The diagnosis and treatment plans proposed by ORBIS Telemedicine partners, all of whom were ophthalmologists, via Cyber-Sight, in four ophthalmic sub-specialty categories were compared to those suggested by expert mentors. METHODS Records of referrals of patients via Cyber-Sight to mentors with a diagnosis of: glaucoma, pediatric cataract, external disease, and disorders related ...

The annual PIMS Graduate Industrial Mathematics Modelling Camp (GIMMC) is held in one of the PIMS universities as part of the PIMS industrial programme. It is part of PIMS' commitment to providing training for young mathematical scientists who are either pursing careers in academia or in industry. The goal of the GIMMC is to provide experience in the use of mathematical modelling as a problem-s...

So viele beginnende Lehrpersonen wie nie zuvor in Österreichs Schulen und zahlreiche unter ihnen noch ohne abgeschlossene Lehramtsausbildung: Wo vom wem dürfen diese das Handwerk, die Haltung Profession dieses schönen Berufs lernen? Kolleg*innen, Schulleiter*innen an Professor*innen Hochschulen tun ihr Möglichstes, es gibt auch Mentor*innen! Mentor*innen sind der aktuellen Situation eines Lehre...

Collaborative filtering is one of the most popular approaches in recommender systems. In collaborative filtering, the system exploits the ratings of the active user’s like-minded users: his neighbors, to estimate his ratings on the items he has not rated yet and recommend him the items with the highest estimated ratings. Collaborative filtering faces a latency problem: a new item cannot be reco...

This paper presents evaluation data following the implementation of a multiprofessional online mentor update tool designed to meet the learning needs of mentors in clinical healthcare practice. The huge resources needed to sustain traditional delivery of the updates, plus the inability of mentors to attend these events, were amongst the main drivers for the development of this tool. Results of ...

Mentors and protégés from two formal mentoring programs were interviewed about the benefits associated with program participation, problems encountered in the program, and recommendations for program improvements. The most commonly reported benefits for protégés included learning, coaching, career planning, and psychosocial support. Mentors most frequently reported learning, developing a person...

Implementing an Australian National Curriculum will require targeting both teachers and preservice teachers. Classroom teachers in their roles as mentors are well situated for developing preservice teachers. This mixed-method study presents mentors’ reports on their mentoring of primary preservice teachers (mentees) in mathematics (n=43) and science (n=29). Mentors claimed they mentored the tea...

Clinical learning is an important aspect of pre-registration nursing programmes. It enables students to acquire skills and knowledge required for quality care provision. Newly registered nurses do not always have adequate practical skills. This is attributed to inconsistencies in assessments. Yet, research relating to factors affecting clinical assessments of students is limited. This study exp...