Learning is different on the Web: a theory-based course redesign effort

There has been recent growth in professional clinical informatics education delivered via distance learning. In some instances the instructional design model is to simply port the classroom to the web. Given the unique capabilities and constraints inherent to distance learning, we elected to redesig...

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Published in:AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings 2008-11, p.1047-1047
Main Authors: Masuda, D, Zierler, B, Demiris, G, Masuda, David Lee, Zierler, Brenda, Demiris, George
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer-Assisted Instruction - methods
Curriculum
Education, Distance - methods
Internet
Medical Informatics - education
Models, Educational
Teaching - methods
United States
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Summary:There has been recent growth in professional clinical informatics education delivered via distance learning. In some instances the instructional design model is to simply port the classroom to the web. Given the unique capabilities and constraints inherent to distance learning, we elected to redesign our introductory informatics course building on a well-studied andragogical design model (AMIGO3) specifically designed for the distance learning environments.
ISSN:1559-4076