UNLABELLED The discussions about medical education in the public focus upon quantity. The quality of the teaching process isn't questioned. But the professionalization of medical education should start with a close look at bedside teaching because it is the core of training medical doctors. PATIENT-CENTERED TEACHING: German medical leicensure act (Approbationsordnung) defines the quality of med...

Objective Guided Self-Determination (GSD) is a person-centered communication and reflection method. Education in groups may have a greater impact than the content of the education, and constructive communication between parents and adolescents has been shown to be of importance. The purpose of this study was to describe adolescents' perceptions of participation in group education with the Guide...

The purpose of this paper is to provide conceptual framework for educators who are interested in integrating multimedia into the teaching of visual arts. It provides ways of using multimedia in developing digital portfolios in the context of art education. This paper first sets a cultural context for artmaking with multimedia. Secondly, it provides thematic project based in engaging students wi...

The purpose of this survey is to analyze how the Nursing Graduation teaching has contributed for legitimizing and crystallizing the knowledge, as a subaltern profession and the keeper of such status quo, and for providing visibility to the constitution of another discourse based on the practices. The survey has involved nurses and teachers over 60 years of age. The discourse analysis has been u...

Education, justification, and optimization are the cornerstones to enhancing the radiation safety of medical imaging. Education regarding the benefits and risks of imaging and the principles of radiation safety is required for all clinicians in order for them to be able to use imaging optimally. Empowering patients with knowledge of the benefits and risks of imaging will facilitate their meanin...

“Disruptive change” is a buzzword formany industries, andhealth care is noexception.Changes inpracticepayment methodologies and locations of service affect the learning environment and settings for medical education, aswell as the knowledge and skills that residents in internalmedicineshouldacquireduring their training.At the same time, graduatemedical education (GME) is undergoing an internal ...

Problem-based Learning (PBL) and Learner-Centered education (LCE) approaches were deployed to address the challenges of delivering IS education to the Net Generation, especially for non-IS majors. The main benefits has been making the educational experience more relevant to the students, with students positively responded to the class interaction, active learning experience. The paper also repo...

Hosted by The Interlink Alliance, this faculty development conference provided higher education instructors the opportunity to share best practices in teaching and learning, discuss research on teaching and learning processes, and establish relationships with faculty from other Interlink Alliance campuses. Conference programs and activities centered on four tracks: Teachers and Leaders; Teachin...

This study was carried out to examine the awareness and experiences of nursing students who learned through simulated practice with standardized patients, and to identify ways to include it in learner-centered nursing practice education. Data collection was carried out from September 2012 to June 2013, and was discontinued when data saturation was achieved. Thus, nine people participated in thi...

This chapter aims to introduce user-centered design and its basic concepts associated with online learning communities. Another aim is to search for guidelines to ensure quality in online learning. Human-computer interaction for education provides the missing holistic approach for online learning. Functioning in a sociotechnical framework, online learning communities combine information and kno...