Academic perceptions amongst educators towards eLearning tools in dental education

International Dental Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 70-75

  Handal, Boris ^a   Groenlund, Catherine ^b   Gerzina, Tania ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

dental education; eLearning; Learning management systems; professional educator development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DENTAL EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; FACULTY, DENTAL; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79955925165     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: 1875595X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.2011.00017.x     Document Type: Article

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