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Jane Dudman. 2002-02-21. E-learning. Wire wise.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11882957/
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The scanning electron microscope (SEM) is uniquely suited for use in education due to its ability to produce clear three-dimensional-looking images of virtually any sample. Elementary and secondary science textbooks regularly contain SEM images of bugs, plants, human tissue, rocks, etc. as a means of illustrating the microscopic world to students. However, despite the widespread use of SEM images for educational purposes microscope companies have virtually ignored the area of education in their development and design of SEMs, due presumably to a perceived lack of marketing potential in this area. This article presents the results of a program aimed at developing a Web-based SEM that is specifically designed for educational use by students and teachers in pre-college classrooms. While virtually all companies tout some form of remote control, no concerted effort has been made to fully develop these capabilities for use by the education sector. The microscope under development, termed the WebSEM, seeks to remedy this situation and address this neglected market. Remote control of the WebSEM is possible by means of a simple web interface that allows the users a wide range of controls, depending on the skill of the operator at the remote site. The web interface is specifically designed to be simple and reliable such that little or no training is required for use. This joint effort between educators and a microscope manufacturer is the first attempt at the development of a truly education-oriented SEM suitable for use in the classroom.
At present, "modern media" are still a novelty in medical education. The "LaMedica Project"--a program supported by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research--intends to provide an Internet-based education and training system for the entire field of medicine, using all available media resources. This online educational program will provide subjects for medical laypersons as well as medical experts. Various styles of learning and different learning requests will be promoted. The project presented mirrors the cutting edge of database technology, computer-based training and media didactics, critical content processing as well as supplying individual subjects. This report summarizes our 10 months of experience with this program at the Department for Urology and Pediatric Urology of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt Main.
The objective of this study was to evaluate a computer based interactive diabetes education program designed to train patients with diabetes to correctly estimate the energy or carbohydrate contents of foods. The acceptance and the operator convenience of the program were evaluated with an integrated program and written questionnaires. The training success was calculated for each user from the data sets after multiple repetitions of the same exercise. Age, weight, type of diabetes, previous training and computer experience of 126 patients with type 1 or 2 diabetes from three different German diabetes centres were documented. The evaluation of the computer program indicated a good acceptance and operator convenience. Moreover, there was a significant training success in patients who have never used a structured diabetes education program before. Therefore, the potential impact of the program is to support but not to replace structured diabetes education programs and to further motivate and attract patients to diabetes education programs.