This literature review highlights the tension between cohesiveness and incoherence in operationalizing categories of educational technology professionals. Literature on learning technologists, educational technologists, e-learning technologists, information and communications technology coordinators and information technology coordinators was analyzed through a multilevel model of comparative e...

The post graduate programs serves as the precursor for graduate level entry professionals to undertake diverse professional roles. Despite pedagogical innovation in post graduate physical therapy programs in India, there is dearth of professional expertise in academic, research and evidence based clinical practice. The objective of this article is to identify, describe and evaluate curriculum d...

Professional teachers can guarantee the progress and the promotion of society because fostering the development of next generation is up to them and depends on their professional knowledge which has two kinds of sources; content knowledge and teaching skill. The aim of the present research was studying the effect of integrating problem-based learning with Information and Communications Technolo...

INTRODUCTION Dissonance between the high 'technical' professionalism of nurses and the relatively low level of patient satisfaction with care received is a phenomenon observed in many countries. Many studies show that it occurs in the case of an inadequate interpersonal communication between nurses and patients. METHODS Three basic scopes of communication competences were involved in the rese...

LOOK up communication in a major anesthesiology text, a medical dictionary, or reference book on legal issues and you will not find the word listed, except in the most qualified sense. Yet read these books and you find ample evidence of the importance of communication in anesthesia practice. The word derives from the Latin communicare, meaning to impart, participate. Anesthesiologists, other he...

INTRODUCTION Communication is integral to clinical work. This paper describes a communication programme (CP) designed for two new professional roles. Training in communication is often focused on interactions with patients. Equally important is supporting clinicians to communicate with each other. The authors devised a CP for perioperative specialist and surgical care practitioners. METHODS T...

A gap between real life and theory usually exists in education. However, this gap can be crossed in all levels of an ICT curriculum. The constructivist learning theory and the concept of professional growth can be the building blocks for a career path course in which students can meet their professional needs since the beginning of studies. At the University of Jyväskylä we ran the career path ...

Purpose Relative to the increasing focus on organisations’ outward communication consistency and coherency, internal taking place between different organisational functions is under-explored. The study aims address following two research questions: What form does cross-functional take within organisations? How do features of work climate influence communication? Design/methodology/approach draw...

introduction: satisfaction of the students as educational institutions’ customers plays a major role in the performance and activities of the university. the aim of this study was to evaluate the degree of satisfaction of pharmacy students and their educational status in kermanshah university of medical sciences in the year 2014. methods: 48 pharmacy students at 9th to 11th semesters participat...