The implementation of e-learning tools to enhance undergraduate bioinformatics teaching and learning: A case study in the National University of Singapore

BMC Bioinformatics

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 15, 2009, Pages

  Lim, Shen J ^a   Khan, Asif M ^a   De Silva, Mark ^b   Lim, Kuan S ^b   Hu, Yongli ^a   Tan, Chay H ^a,b   Tan, Tin W ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOINFORMATICS; E-LEARNING; EDUCATION; STUDENTS; SURVEYS; TEACHING; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

CLASSROOM TEACHING; E-LEARNING TECHNOLOGY; INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY; LEARNING ACTIVITY; LEARNING EXPERIENCES; NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; TEACHING AND LEARNING; E-LEARNING TOOL; LEARNING PROCESS; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; RAPID ADVANCEMENT;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; BIOINFORMATICS;

ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEARNING; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; SINGAPORE; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; BIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY;

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; SINGAPORE; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 71549123374     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712105     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2105-10-S15-S12     Document Type: Article

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