Simulation in residency training is becoming more popular but there is limited evidence showing that it can improve a resident’s fund of knowledge, particularly in anesthesiology. We looked at whether a bronchoscopy simulation could improve performance on a thoracic anesthesia knowledge test administered both before and after using the simulator. Fourteen first-year anesthesiology residents com...

Many graduate and professional programs include Problem Based Learning (PBL) as a mainstay in their curricula. For many undergraduate students, this is a change from a teacher-centered to a student-centered learning method. This study was undertaken to learn about perceptions and test performances of college students (N=116) enrolled in liberal education classes when PBL is used vs. traditional...

C omputer science curricula for students at universities nowadays include courses on networking and information technology (IT) security. Teaching theory on networking and IT security is usually done by means of textbooks and classes (either face-to-face classes or virtual classes, which are popular at universities for distance education). To anchor and deepen the acquired theoretical knowledge...

Oversimplification or inappropriate interpretation of complex neuroscience research is widespread among curricula claiming that brain-based approaches are effective for improved learning and retention. We examine recent curricula claiming to be based on neuroscience research, discuss the implications of such misinterpretation for special education, how neuroscience actually supports many tradit...

A new teaching experience is presented in this paper. The author introduces purposefully more advanced analytical methods in his engineering technology curricula. The author integrates mathematical explanations and physical insights into technology courses such as analog communication systems, digital communications, and electric power generation, transmission, and distribution. This instructio...

This article considers the current problem of investigation the specific of specialized catalog of educational virtual communities. Peculiarities of catalogs of virtual communities are formed. This study provides a method of organization of catalog of virtual communities of educational direction. This method is based on a formal model of virtual communities as an environment of information acti...