introduction: medical undergraduates usually understand and memorize anatomical course material with difficulty. also, the current text books and atlases of anatomy and histology do not fulfill all the learning needs of the undergraduates. therefore, it is necessary to consider the role of internet websites and computer programs (i.e. the role of electronic learning) in teaching. the present re...

Pedagogical theory of today gives high priority to social components of learning. Within the field of computer supported learning there are many attempts to acknowledge this. One approach involves the addition of virtual characters to electronic learning environments. Such character enhanced systems are the focus of the present article. Firstly, a systematic overview is given of pedagogical ben...

background: the modern electronic technologies have had a deep impact on traditional methods of education and brought forth new methods for effective education. electronic portfolio is one of the newest methods of teaching. therefore, the purpose of the present research was to study the impact of using e-portfolio on nursing students' learning in physiology course. methods: the design of t...

Background: Training methods that enhance nurses’ learning and retention will increase the quality of patient care. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of electronic learning and educational booklet on the nurses’ retention of diabetes updates.   Methods: In this controlled trial study, convenience sampling was used to select 123 nurses from the endocrinology and i...

the production, distribution, and consumption of information are the most important development indices of any nation. plenty of opportunities were created by e-learning which have overall paved the grounds for and enriched the presentation of learning materials through advanced audiovisual educational facilities. such learning environments are by and large flexible and provide more appropriate...

background: cooperative and collaborative learning approach with online programs is useful in response to rising demand for university educational system. this study evaluates the use of internet and computer in collaborative teaching and learning process for post graduate nursing students. method: this is a correlation descriptive study. the population in the study is based on census sampling ...