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SkillsLab+ -- A New Way to Teach Practical Medical Skills in an Augmented Reality Application with Haptic Feedback
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Christian Gießer; Johannes Schmitt; Emma Löwenstein; Christian Weber; Veit Braun; Rainer Brück – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2024
Digital technologies have transformed medical care and education by providing rapid access to knowledge and advanced methods, such as augmented reality and haptic feedback. These technologies are improving the efficiency of healthcare professionals and the quality of medical education. Particularly in Germany, where a shortage of skilled workers…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Medical Education, Technology Uses in Education, Feedback (Response)
Turn off or Tune In? What Advice Can SLTs, Educational Psychologists and Teachers Provide about Uses of New Media and Children with Language Impairments?
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Durkin, Kevin; Conti-Ramsden, Gina – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2014
New media are commonplace in children's lives. Speech and language therapists (SLTs), educational psychologists and teachers are sometimes called upon by caregivers to provide advice on whether or how children and young people with language impairments should be encouraged to use these media. This article aims to illuminate some of the key…
Descriptors: Speech Therapy, Language Impairments, Educational Psychology, Special Needs Students
Uses of Hypertext.
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Horney, Mark A. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1991
A theoretical description of hypertext is presented, and three applications of hypertext are discussed: electronic studying allows linkage of electronic note cards for writing and interrelating concepts; literary exploration allows construction and interpretation of stories with provided literary elements; in qualitative research, hypertext helps…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Media, Higher Education
The Self-Employment Option for People with Disabilities: A Case Study of "AHVA" Desk Top Publishing Company.
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Reiter, S.; And Others – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1995
The Association of the Physically Handicapped of Haifa and the North Haifa, Israel, (AHVA) initiated a desktop publishing and self-employment venture. Questionnaire results after the first year of operation indicated that participants developed new technical skills, learned work-related behaviors, and expanded interpersonal competencies and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Oriented Programs, Desktop Publishing, Disabilities
Learning Best-Practice in Design and Problem-Solving Skill Development: MTutor--A Web-based Distance Learning Tool.
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Culverhouse, Phil; Burton, Cheryl – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2001
Reviews the use of MTutor, a virtual learning environment, in assisting final year engineering project students to adopt industry best practices for design in their projects and to improve their problem-solving skills. MTutor is designed to support problem-solving skill development in learners through Web-based virtual tutorials, which are…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Technology, Engineering Education
Training Effectiveness Evaluation (TEE) of the Advanced Fire Fighting Training System. Focus on the Trained Person.
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Cordell, Curtis C.; And Others – 1983
A training effectiveness evaluation of the Navy Advanced Fire Fighting Training System was conducted. This system incorporates simulated fires as well as curriculum materials and instruction. The fires are non-pollutant, computer controlled, and installed in a simulated shipboard environment. Two teams of 15 to 16 persons, with varying amounts of…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Fire Fighters, Fire Protection, Fire Science Education