Multimedia teaching applications have been widely utilized in various subjects. The presentation of teaching materials with animations and games helps to stimulate the visual sense and enhance the learning motivation of learners. Successful learning, however, requires the stimulation of learning motivation that can inspire learners to achieve the desired learning objectives. This study combines...

Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases: Computerized Teaching Materials and References: Examples of lectures, teaching materials, syllabi, objectives and a disease index can be found at the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine website. Included are Clinical Cases; an Infectious Disease Laboratory Manual; Common Causes of Various Diseases; Notifiable Diseases; Skin Rashes-Diseases; etc...

Today, an increasing number of universities are introducing e-learning systems. These systems enable students to study on their own, anywhere, anytime. However, they also present some problems: (1) Elearning systems may be dull and unhelpful when students study on their own, because the teaching materials are the same for every student, and (2) Custom multimedia e-learning systems are costly to...

With the development of the Internet and the growth of online resources, bioinformatics training for wet-lab biologists became necessary as a part of their education. This article describes a one-semester course 'Applied Bioinformatics Course' (ABC, http://abc.cbi.pku.edu.cn/) that the author has been teaching to biological graduate students at the Peking University and the Chinese Academy of A...

Introduction: The German Council of Science and Humanities as well as a number of medical professional associations support the strengthening of scientific competences by developing longitudinal curricula for teaching scientific competences in the undergraduate medical education. The National Competence Based Catalogue of Learning Objectives for Undergraduate Medical Education (NKLM) has also d...

AIM The introduction of a module in Health and Human Rights into a Postgraduate diploma curriculum for registered nurses is described. BACKGROUND An important component of nursing programmes in South Africa has been teaching of the principles of ethical practice and relevant ethical codes. A number of factors have contributed to the need to include human rights as an integral component of nur...

BACKGROUND Following health sector reform, Ethiopia started training new categories of health workers. This study addresses students' perspectives regarding their training and career plans. METHODS A cross sectional questionnaire was administered to 145 students in the three schools of the Amhara regional state of Ethiopia. RESULTS The majority of students were male (62%) and originally fro...

Objectives We examined whether problem-based learning tutorials using patient-simulated videos showing daily life are more practical for clinical learning, compared with traditional paper-based problem-based learning, for the consideration rate of psychosocial issues and the recall rate for experienced learning. Methods Twenty-two groups with 120 fifth-year students were each assigned paper-b...

Journal of Management and Social Sciences Vol. 3, No. 1, (Spring 2007) 47-55 The material presented by the author does not necessarily portray the viewpoint of the editors and the management of the Institute of Business & Technology (BIZTEK) or University of Karachi. JMSS is published by the Institute of Business and Technology (BIZTEK). Main Ibrahim Hydri Road, Korangi Creek, Karachi-75190, Pa...

OBJECTIVES To determine the perceived education and training needs of health professionals involved in transitional care for adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). METHODS Two distinct questionnaires to identify transitional issues in JIA were distributed to key health professionals (n = 908) and clinical personnel involved in the implementation of a transitional care programme...