Online Interactivity – A Shift towards E-textbook-based Medical Education

Autor: Dutkiewicz Aldona, Kołodziejczak Barbara, Leszczyński Piotr, Mokwa-Tarnowska Iwona, Topol Paweł, Kupczyk Barbara, Siatkowski Idzi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric, Vol 56, Iss 1, Pp 177-192 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0860-150X
2199-6059
DOI: 10.2478/slgr-2018-0048
Popis: Textbooks have played the leading role in academic education for centuries and their form has evolved, adapting to the needs of students, teachers and technological possibilities. Advances in technology have caused educators to look for new sources of knowledge development, which students could use inside and outside the classroom. Today’s sophisticated learning tools range from virtual environments to interactive multimedia resources, which can be called e-textbooks. Different types of new educational materials that go beyond printed books are now used to support the academic curriculum, with the most interesting ones exemplified in this article to show their value in medical and life sciences education. Certain interesting attempts by Polish publishers at applying technology to support both self-paced and tutor-paced student learning in the medical profession and related areas are presented. The data was collected through a review of literature, discussions with e-learning specialists and medical students, as well as an analysis of examples of good practices. The article also discusses the results of a countrywide survey on the use of e-textbooks to enhance medical education. The research investigates the targeted academic staff’s attitudes towards the use of e-textbooks, the limitations of their implementation, and the character of e-resources currently used by Polish higher education medical institutions.
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