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ABSTRACT: YouTube and inflammatory bowel disease

Background and aims Nearly half of all patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) use the Internet as a source of information for their disease. We analyzed the source, content and accuracy of IBD videos found on YouTube - one of the most popular websites in the United States - and

Posted on 18 Nov 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Education Technology, Medical Education, Online Learning, Patient Education, Resources, Social Media & Medical Education

ABSTRACT: Social networks, web-based tools and diseases: implications for biomedical research

Advances in information technology have improved our ability to gather, collect and analyze information from individuals online. Social networks can be seen as a nonlinear superposition of a multitude of complex connections between people where the nodes represent individuals and the links between them capture a variety of different social

Posted on 18 Nov 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Education Technology, Learning Models & Theory, Online Learning, Resources

RESOURCE: As the online education movement grows, Hollywood-style concerns — wardrobe, social media buzz — are coming to academia – Lifestyle – The Boston Globe

Before Adam Van Arsdale began taping his anthropology course to show online, he was used to standing in front of perhaps 20 Wellesley College undergrads. Now when he talks about Australopithecus, he has to worry whether the 19,000 people who registered for his Massive Open Online Course — enough to

Posted on 11 Nov 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Education Technology, Learning Models & Theory, Online Learning, Resources

RESOURCE: MOOCs Can Be Further Improved To Decrease Attrition Rate – EdTechReview™ (ETR)

Introduction Nowadays, nearly half of the undergraduate students in the United States come to college grounds for counteractive work before the start of their standard credit-bearing classes. In course of time, the prospective of free online college classes have bewildered the educators, and they are now emerging with the promise of

Posted on 11 Nov 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Education Technology, Learning Models & Theory, Online Learning, Resources

RESOURCE: 5 Tips for Online Student Time Management

Ever consider how asynchronous online students manage their time? Ever receive emails about the online workload? The following 5 tips might help online students adjust to your online learning environment and prevent burn out. Planning an online course takes a great deal of work up front. You have to create an

Posted on 11 Nov 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Education Technology, Learning Models & Theory, Online Learning, Resources

RESOURCE: ‘Flipping’ Classrooms May Not Make Much Difference

In preliminary research, professors at Harvey Mudd College haven’t found that students learn more or more easily in so-called flipped courses than in traditional classes, USA Today reports. In flipped courses, students watch professors’ lectures online before coming to class, then spend the class period in discussions or activities that

Posted on 28 Oct 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Education Technology, Learning Models & Theory, Online Learning, Resources

RESOURCE: 5 Time-Saving Tips for Online Instruction

Managing your time during an online class is much different than a face-2-face class. During a face-2-face class you have a set number of hours per week in the classroom. You have your typical class prep. You have scheduled office hours that may or may not be visited by students. Unfortunately,

Posted on 28 Oct 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Education Technology, Learning Models & Theory, Online Learning, Resources

MANUSCRIPT: Effect of a web-based curriculum on primary care practice: basic skin cancer triage trial

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Primary care physicians (PCPs) are uniquely positioned to detect melanoma. Effective educational interventions targeted at PCPs may improve early melanoma detection. A previous in-person Basic Skin Cancer Triage (BSCT) 2-hour course demonstrated significant short-term improvement in provider practices, attitudes, ability, confidence, and knowledge. We conducted a randomized trial

Posted on 21 Oct 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Education Technology, Learning Models & Theory, Manuscript, Medical Education, Online Learning, Resources

ABSTRACT: Building an open academic environment – a new approach to empowering students in their learning of anatomy through ‘Shadow Modules’

Teaching and learning in anatomy is undertaken by a variety of methodologies, yet all of these pedagogies benefit from students discussing and reflecting upon their learning activities. An approach of particular potency is peer-mediated learning, through either peer-teaching or collaborative peer-learning. Collaborative, peer-mediated, learning activities help promote deep learning approaches

Posted on 15 Oct 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Education Technology, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Online Learning, Resources

ABSTRACT: Impact of an Online Survivorship Primer on Clinician Knowledge and Intended Practice Changes

The number of adult cancer survivors in the USA is expected to double by the year 2050. A call for increased survivorship care and provider training came from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in the form of a landmark report in 2006. A shortage of physicians complicates the burden of

Posted on 14 Oct 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Online Learning, Resources

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ABSTRACT: Social networks, web-based tools and diseases: implications for biomedical research

RESOURCE: As the online education movement grows, Hollywood-style concerns — wardrobe, social media buzz — are coming to academia – Lifestyle – The Boston Globe

RESOURCE: MOOCs Can Be Further Improved To Decrease Attrition Rate – EdTechReview™ (ETR)

RESOURCE: 5 Tips for Online Student Time Management

RESOURCE: ‘Flipping’ Classrooms May Not Make Much Difference

RESOURCE: 5 Time-Saving Tips for Online Instruction

MANUSCRIPT: Effect of a web-based curriculum on primary care practice: basic skin cancer triage trial

ABSTRACT: Building an open academic environment – a new approach to empowering students in their learning of anatomy through ‘Shadow Modules’

ABSTRACT: Impact of an Online Survivorship Primer on Clinician Knowledge and Intended Practice Changes

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