(1999) Computer‐assisted learning as an alternative to didactic lectures: a study of teaching the physics of diagnostic imaging. Computer-assisted learning as an alternative to didactic lectures: a study of teaching the physics of diagnostic imaging A computer-assisted learning (CAL) package entitled Physics of Diagnostic Imaging was developed in 1995 to replace five hours of didactic lectures ...

During the summer semester 1997 five German universities participated in a telelearning pilot project where a telelecture and -tutorial was held via the internet. Within this pilot project, we evaluated the m-bone based video conferencing tool as well as the applied didactic concept. The video conferencing tool provided insufficient quality of transmission and was deficient regarding its functi...

INTRODUCTION Combination of didactic lecture, practical demonstration and performing experiments by students is followed in medicine, dentistry and bachelor of pharmaceutical sciences. The purpose of this study was to assess the attitudes of nursing students towards practical demonstration in physiology. MATERIAL AND METHODS Seventy three nursing students of the first year underwent practical...

Conventional lectures in large classrooms are connected to fundamental didactic problems due to a lack of interactivity and feedback opportunities. In an interactive lecture each student is equipped with a light-weight, mobile device that can be used to interact with the lecturer during the lesson, thus creating an additional channel of communication. These devices support new teaching and lear...

The expansion of biomedical knowledge and the pursuit of more meaningful learning have led to world-wide evidence-based innovative changes in medical education and curricula. The recent emphasis on problem-based learning (PBL) and student-centred learning environments are, however, not being implemented in Nigerian medical schools. Traditional didactic lectures thus predominate, and learning is...

BACKGROUND With increasing pressure to use operating room time efficiently, opportunities for residents to learn fiberoptic orotracheal intubation in the operating room have declined. The purpose of this study was to determine whether fiberoptic orotracheal intubation skills learned outside the operating room on a simple model could be transferred into the clinical setting. METHODS First-year...

Objectives To investigate medical students' perceptions of lecture and non-lecture-based instructional methods and compare preferences for use and quantity of each during preclinical training. Methods We administered a survey to first- and second-year undergraduate medical students at the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama, USA aimed to evaluate preferred instruct...

In an effort to teach the volume of material needed by physiology students as well as to enhance the student's understanding of physiological mechanisms, a combination of teaching methods is being used at the undergraduate level. Didactic lectures are used to convey the mass of information needed, experimental labs are used to aid the student in visualizing concepts, and situational labs [calle...

Background: Case based learning (CBL) is a popular method of teaching in medical schools. The primary aim of implementing CBL in to the curriculum of medical schools is to expose the students to the real world problems and to prepare them to analyze, interpret and solve them. The objective of our study is to find the effectiveness of CBL compared to routine didactic lectures and to know whether...