2. Background
SPAIN
Master on Educational
Technology
PhD, personalized learning
systems
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THE NETHERLANDS
Post-Doc e-Learning
Assistant Professor Open
University of The
Netherlands
MEXICO
• Computer Science degree
• Worked in industry
o Decision Support Systems,
Groupware, Knowledge
Management
o Responsible for training
on new technologies
9. e-Learning, definition
Use of ICT & devices to facilitate (online) learning
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Location independent
Any
where
Self-pace & time
Any time
Widens access to everyone
Everyone
Reusable learning &
Remote guidance
Efficient
10. e-Learning is not about
• Copy-paste of traditional course
materials in .pdf format
• Making available resources on the
Web (e.g., videos) without clear
learning goals, learning design
• Let students learn “by themselves”,
without guidance or support
• “Just” to set up a platform
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11. BUT e-Learning is
A learning experience that
o Makes the best use of technology to achieve
learning goals and competence acquisition
o Promotes dialogue (peer collaboration)
o Help learners become involved
o Guides the learner in the learning process,
provides feedback & support
o Considers different learner profiles
o Integrates & profits from Web resources
(materials, people, databases...)
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12.
13. e-Learning in Medical Education
• Makes possible to have access to specialists,
medical professionals and students around the
world
• Has the potential to enhance learning
• Can improve the understanding of complex
models: interactive simulations, computer
diagrams or images
• Offers quick, easy update & delivery of materials
• Allows educators to become facilitators instead
of content providers
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Adapted from Tabakov (2008) & Ruiz et al.(2006)
14. e-Learning in Medical Education
• Can result in cost-savings
• Publishing large numbers of images & cases is
cheaper and potentially more effective
• Instructor time, travel cost, labor cost
• Reuse of learning material
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Adapted from Tabakov(2008) & Ruiz et al.(2006)
15. Some considerations
• Development team must be multi-
disciplinary
• Could be difficult and costly
• Efforts are often underestimated
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20. Animations
• Exploring content in
an interactive way
• 3D visualizations
• Mobile body atlas
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e-resources
Video YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpxFmlTn120
Blausen Human Atlas
23. • Online web conferences
• Access to experts
• Interaction in a live event, participation of
the audience
• Can include chat interaction, slideshow
whiteboard
• Recorded and stored
• With or without certification
• Pay or free of charge
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Webinars
e-resources
27. Repositories
• Collections of resources from different
institutions in a single place
• Categorized
• Browsing and search facilities
• Peer reviewed or “certified”
• Can be integrated in different e-learning
initiatives
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e-resources
30. Video
e-activities
• Aim to keep knowledge updated
• Video combined with assessments
• Short pre-recorded e-activities
• Evaluation
• ACOE CME accredited (Accreditation Council of
Oncology in Europe)
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e-activity
32. Virtual Worlds: Second Life
• Simulations to teach clinical practice
• Student needs to solve a case & justify
decision
• Feedback is provided while interacting
• Chatbots for interactions
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e-activity
35. e-courses
• Online courses
• Include
• A set of e-activities
• Different e-resources
• Interactive tools
• Can give credit points
• Pay or for free
• Open or close access
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37. Radiotherap-e
• e-Learning for advanced radiotherapy techniques
• NHS UK project
• Free for UK medical students and professionals
• Different types of assessment and feedback
• Include animations, videos, etc.
• Tools
• A contouring tool
• An image registration tool
• A drawing tool
• Calculation spreadsheets
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e-courses
39. ORTELLO
• Onderlinge RadioTherapeutische ELectronische
LeerOmgeving
• e-Learning platform for RT technicians
• Project of Dutch Medical Universities, Institutes
• Nederlands Kanker Instituut , NKI
• Academisch Medisch Centrum Amsterdam, AMC
• Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, UMC
• Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, LUMC
• Each partner has developed its own e-course
• Integration of e-activities and resources
• Some are free after registration, for others the institution
should provide credentials
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e-courses
43. Open e-courses
• Free online courses
• No fee, no cost for participants
• Free access to content
• With or without
• Content structure
• Collaboration
• Guidance
• Assessment
• Certification
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e-courses
50. Cancer treatment techniques such as IMRT, IGRT and
proton and heavy ion therapy
Master (4 semesters) or post-graduate certification (2 or
3 semesters)
80% online, 20% face to face, assessment is face to face
5 Modules + Internship (7-14 days) + Thesis
ECTS-Credit
Fee: €16,426 (MSc), €2,500 (individual module)
e-master
Advanced Physical Methods in Radiotherapy
U. Heidelberg
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51. And...?
Different ways of implementing e-learning initiatives
Fancy, simple, complex, free, close, technological
oriented, expensive...
BUT the focus should be
Needs of the learners
Learning goals
Activities promote competence acquisition
More cost-efficient technology and resources
Participatory design --- involving the learners on the
design process (not only at the end!)
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