Lessons Learnt in the Use of a Collaborative Design Environment

Lessons learnt from errors in radiotherapy centers

Background: The purpose of this work is to discover and analyze errors and incidents in some radiotherapy centers, and to introduce methods that could reduce their occurrences, especially those which had happened due to the use of improper and inadequate equipment. This work is a first step toward clarifying the role of education in a risk-conscious culture, and changing the attitude of radioth...

Designing collaborative learning model in online learning environments

Introduction: Most online learning environments are challenging for the design of collaborative learning activities to achieve high-level learning skills. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to design and validate a model for collaborative learning in online learning environments. Methods: The research method used in this study was a mixed method, including qualitative content analysis and...

Governing Collaborative Healthcare Improvement: Lessons From an Atlantic Canadian Case

The Atlantic Healthcare Collaboration for Innovation and Improvement in Chronic Disease (AHC) Quality Improvement Collaborative (QIC) in Eastern Canada provided an approach to spur system-level reform across multiple health systems for patients and families living with chronic disease. Developed and led by senior executives with a unique governance approach and involving clinical front-line tea...

Cultivating a Collaborative Consumption Platform: Lessons Learnt from GoGet Car-Share in Australia

یادگیری از جامعه مورچگان در بهینه‌سازی دیوارهای حائل بتنی

: In the present paper, lessons are learnt from ant society so that humankind can optimize his engineering issues. As an example of such issues, a reinforced concrete retaining wall for which the application of optimization can reduce the costs involved is considered. Traditional design procedure for reinforced concrete retaining walls is unable to design an optimized wall unless a large trial ...