This article presents the evaluation of a basic life support (BLS) CD-ROM, developed as part of the Interactive Teaching and Learning (INTaL) staff development project. Student nurses’ preand post-test percentage results were compared using the non-parametric Wilcoxon test. Competency in delivering BLS skills was measured at one of the sites. A Pearson’s co-efficient test was applied to measure...

The 64-channel Multianode Photo Multiplier has been evaluated as a possible choice for the photo detectors of the LHCb Ring Imaging Cherenkov detector. Contributed to the Proceedings of the 30 International Conference on High Energy Physics, 7/27/2000—8/2/2000, Osaka, Japan

In 2001, a video-based interactive CD ROM entitled BUILT ('Building Understandings in Literacy and Teaching', an ASCILITE award winner) was developed for use in teacher education at the University of Melbourne, in a mass education, cost effective context. BUILT was designed to address concerns about pre-service teachers' knowledge about language and literacy across the school curriculum and yea...

CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning) courseware was developed for advanced learners of Japanese, entitled "Listening Comprehension: Life in Japan; Dwelling in a Private Apartment." Based on the "Three-step Auditory Comprehension Approach" (Takefuta, 1997), this courseware consists of three STEPs: STEP1 helps learners grasp the outline of the content, STEP2 assists in a more detailed under...

• Are tables and figures clear, relevant and correct? • Is prior work of others adequately described? Clarity of Presentation • Does the introductory section explain motivation and orient the reader? • Are the concepts clearly present-ed? • Is the submission logically organ-ized? • Are titles and keywords used ap-propriately? • Is the submission's length appropriate to its scope? • Are conclusi...

E-learning is not a widespread and accepted concept at Cameroon Universities. In the 1980s, Cameroon has realised distance learning through the School of Agronomy now at the University of Dschang. It consisted of the traditional approach based upon postal services. But since the postal branch has collapsed in Cameroon and the Internet has not yet replaced it, this type of teaching has become le...