Telemedicine plays an important role in the delivery of medical care, and will become increasingly prominent going forward. Current medical students are among the first generation of "digital natives" who are well versed in the incorporation of technology into social interaction. These students are well positioned to apply advances in communications to patient care. Even so, providers require t...

OBJECTIVE To compare the current status of faculty development practices in Canadian medical schools with the status of such practices in 1986. DESIGN Mail survey. SETTING All 16 Canadian medical schools. PARTICIPANTS Faculty development coordinators at the medical schools. OUTCOME MEASURES Existence of faculty development committees, funding for faculty development activities, types of...

Our planet is changing rapidly, and responding to the ensuing environmental challenges will require an informed citizenry that can understand the inherent complexity of ecological systems. However, microorganisms are usually neglected in the narratives that we use to understand nature. Here, we advocate for the inclusion of microbial ecology across education levels and delineate the often negle...

This study looks at the limits and possibilities of an online game designed to build knowledge and awareness in adolescents in the field of affections, sexuality and reproduction. It evaluates the experience of a group of teenagers with a game called Papo Reto ('Straight Talk'), over a period of three months. A total of 23 teenagers aged 15 to 18 took part in the study. The data were collected ...

U programs in educational leadership have been criticized for failing to prepare effective leaders for our nation’s schools. Many of these critics are demanding signifi cant changes to leadership preparation programs, however, amidst these strident calls for change there has been very little dialogue about or consensus on what we as members of a democratic society believe capable educational le...

Despite 250 years of modern taxonomy, there remains a large biodiversity knowledge gap. Most species remain unknown to science. DNA barcoding can help address this gap and has been used in a variety of educational contexts to incorporate original research into school curricula and informal education programmes. A growing body of evidence suggests that actively conducting research increases stud...

Progress testing in the Netherlands has a long history. It was first introduced at one medical school which had a problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum from the start. Later, other schools with and without PBL curricula joined. At present, approximately 10,000 students sit a test every three months. The annual progress exam is not a single test. It consists of a series of 4 tests per annum wh...

The lack of coordination between the curricula of physics and mathematics is in one of the primary cause of students’ difficulty of application of mathematics in physics. It is difficult for the students to transfer concepts, ideas and procedures learned in mathematics to a new and unanticipated situation, e.g. in physics lessons. An alternative to this traditional transfer method stresses the ...