Monday, September 15, 2008

New Research Shows Effectiveness of Internet-based Instruction

Mayo Clinic Research Review Shows Internet-based Instruction Effective for Teaching Health Care Professionals
Thursday, September 11, 2008
ROCHESTER, Minn. — A study led by a team of education researchers from Mayo Clinic and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) concludes that Internet-based education generally is effective...
Click on title to read more from the Mayo Clinic [JAMA 2008 Sep 10; Vol.300(10), pp.1181-96.]

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Friday, June 13, 2008

Simulation Innovation Resource Center (SIRC) at NLN

"Online E-learning Site Facilitates Integration of Simulation Technology into Nursing Education Curricula

The National League for Nursing has given simulation technology in nursing education a long-awaited boost with the creation of the online Simulation Innovation Resource Center (SIRC), a project inaugurated with funding by Laerdal Medical. Nurse educators around the world can learn how to use simulation to promote and evaluate student learning, as well as dialogue with simulation experts and one another, by engaging with the resources on the SIRC website." New York (PRWEB)

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

E-learning in Health Care : Special Issue of The Electronic Journal of e-Learning

This is a special issue of the Electronic Journal of E-learning
devoted to e-learning in healthcare [published as Vol 5(4),February 2008].

"It comprises six articles covering examples and evaluations of e-learning in healthcare, mostly for nurses and allied health professionals. Includes abstracts, full text of the articles, & downloadable PDF format."

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