Advances in technology and desktop access to multimedia have provided an opportunity to enrich learning environments. In 2003, the University of Southern Queensland, a major provider of distance education courses, commenced the process of converting traditional print-based courses to multi-modal courses (typically comprising an interactive CD and course homepage). This change process required a...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to describe and analyze the teaching of pediatrics in medical schools of the state of Rio de Janeiro in terms of structure, hour load, insertion into the Medical course curriculum, objectives, syllabuses, learning scenarios, and evaluation methods. METHODS A cross-sectional study of 16 pediatric courses of medical schools of the state of Rio de Janeiro was c...

This paper discusses experiences from supplementing the Computational Linguistics (CL) curriculum at five German universities with distance education in the form of a network of online courses. The courses were developed and taught within the Germany-wide joint project MiLCA (Medienintensive Lehrmodule in der Computerlinguistik-Ausbildung, media-intensive teaching-modules for education in CL, [...

BACKGROUND Preparation of specialist critical care nurses in Australia is at graduate level, although there remains considerable variation in courses offered in relation to qualification, content, assessment and outcomes. As higher education providers must now comply with the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) a study was conducted to examine existing critical care courses and graduate p...

the present study aimed to compare academic performance and self-concept of physical education and sport sciences course between conventional and distance educational systems. the statistical population included all physical education undergraduate students at ardabil state universities in 2012-2013 academic years (n=234). using stratified random sampling method, 100 students were selected and ...

Author Dan Berrett Journal The Chronicle of Higher Education June 2, 2014 Abstract Students seldom relish required courses. They are often seen as a burden that everyone would rather get out of the way—a bit like flossing. Some colleges think they’ve found a solution: They have adopted a curricular approach fit for a generation of oversharers and made the courses all about the students. Courses...

This research explores the learning that took place in three hybrid universitylevel courses in education, which were designed according to three main designprinciples: (a)engage learners in peer instruction, (b)involve learners in assessment processes, and (c)reuse student artifacts as resource for further learning. These principles were employed in the courses in different manners according to...

Background: Quality of education plays a key role in the development of education. Having this perspective in mind the researchers explored the quality of ESP courses from ESP instructors point of views and investigated the role of quality of education of ESP courses in information-seeking behavior of the students. They also probed the possible relationship between EFL instructors reflective pr...

In order to keep up with the fast-paced and widespread technologies and applications of visualization, worldwide education community is actively implementing visualization courses in curricula of undergraduate and graduate programs. A study of the state of the art in the teaching visualization in Russian higher education shows the necessity to improve the quality and breadth of knowledge of the...

identifying role of extension system in adoption of new technologies have important role to developing favorable extension systems. for supporting sustainable agriculture in iran needs extension systems to be carefully thought and accurately implemented. the purpose of this is analyzing role of extension activities in adoption of sustainable agriculture. based on the results the attending agric...