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Learning on the Internet by the "e learning" method, fundamentally changed the way by which doctors can get information and be involved in educational activities designed to ensure their continuous medical education. The present paper wishes to offer a general overview of Web-based learning in Medical Education based on the research, results and experience gained by an international partnership in 2 LDV projects and one in development Erasmus + KA2 project. The challenge of our projects was to offer innovative courses for medical professionals by a flexible, attractive and focused e-learning training pathway based on online courses and real case studies. The target group addressed was formed by medical professionals that improved their competencies in Ultrasound within project e-EDUMED, and Human Movement Analysis, Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation issues in projects ORTHO e-man and COR-skills. The innovation of the projects consisted in the development of online courses by the use of a new methodology (Problem Based Learning) and a virtual environment with open Source technology (Open Source online Platform). Innovation was added by Multimedia Lessons in HTML and flash format, virtual classes, a visual Authoring Tool and Keyword-guided Clinical Case search tool. Measuring the satisfaction of the trainees our conclusions showed that e-learning platform and technologies didn’t mean to substitute the practice but to strongly enhance the skills and knowledge of medical professionals to be better prepared to practice, allowing them to tailor their experiences to meet their personal learning objectives. |
