This paper presents the results of a pre-pilot experiment offered in Bulgaria for teachers’ trainers who have to update their skills using ICT in teaching. The pre-pilot became a synergy of results of two European projects – the Leonardo Innovative Teacher (I*Teach) project and the FP6 TENCompetence project. The methodology for building ICT-enhanced skills, developed in the frame of the I*Teach...

In IoT domain, communities of domain experts, having different skills in specific areas of endeavor, need an effective and easy-to-use strategy for managing physical devices and their data streams. Specifically, in this paper we are interested in discussing a sociotechnical study aimed at designing an IoT ecosystem to be used by non-professional sport teams. Nowadays, coaches and trainers want ...

BACKGROUND Recent research has highlighted controversies in the conceptualisation, diagnosis and treatment of vaginismus. Vaginal trainers are currently the most widely used treatment. Critiques have highlighted concerns that the evidence-base of its effectiveness is limited, with controlled trials reporting disappointing results, and its prescription promotes 'performance-based' sexuality whic...

Received May 2009 Accepted October 2009 INTRODUCTION Learning laparoscopic skills is difficult in the current era of fast developing laparoscopic urology. There are many commercially available good-quality laparoscopy trainers, but their prohibitive costs have limited their use in developing countries. To answer this problem, we conceptualized a home-made economical digital camera coupled with ...

The study aimed at identifying the difficulties of distance training in Saudi Arabia from point view trainers and female trainers. methodology is descriptive survey approach using open questionnaire. community was who provided distance-training programs during Corona pandemic period, whether a governmental or private sector. This not specific, applied to sample 37 concluded that most faced by K...

52 British Journal of General Practice, January 2014 InTroduCTIon A family planning post offers a unique and valuable opportunity to build confidence, knowledge, and skills that are essential during a career in general practice. Doctors may be expected to answer complicated queries about contraceptives and this can be challenging if experience of family planning is limited. Unfortunately gainin...

While translation has become “a full-fledged craft and profession” (Király, 2003, p. 3), the research on translation pedagogy has been relatively new and largely dominated by “anecdotal evidence and case studies” (Colina, 2003, p. 29). Translation teachers and scholars are faced with various problems and challenges, such as the modes of teaching and the proper evaluation methods. It was in cons...

OBJECTIVE To present recommendations for the prevention, recognition, and treatment of environmental cold injuries. BACKGROUND Individuals engaged in sport-related or work-related physical activity in cold, wet, or windy conditions are at risk for environmental cold injuries. An understanding of the physiology and pathophysiology, risk management, recognition, and immediate care of environmen...

Two children with autism and 8 typical peers participated in a study designed to replicate an earlier finding of successful social-skills intervention for children with autism using peer-implemented pivotal response training (PRT) and to assess the effects of using multiple peer trainers on generalization of treatment effects. During training, peers were taught PRT strategies using didactic ins...