Information and communication technologies in higher education: Evidence-based practices in medical education

Medical Teacher

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 40-48

  Valcke, Martin ^a   De Wever, Bram ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER NETWORK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRICULUM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; LEARNING; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDLINE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITY CONTROL; SKILL; STUDENT ATTITUDE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEACHING;

BELGIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; TEACHING; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33646112392     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590500441927     Document Type: Article

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