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Feasibility of a Knowledge Translation CME Program: "Courriels Cochrane"
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Pluye, Pierre; Grad, Roland; Granikov, Vera; Theriault, Guylene; Fremont, Pierre; Burnand, Bernard; Mercer, Jay; Marlow, Bernard; Arroll, Bruce; Luconi, Francesca; Legare, France; Labrecque, Michel; Ladouceur, Roger; Bouthillier, France; Sridhar, Soumya Bindiganavile; Moscovici, Jonathan – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2012
Introduction: Systematic literature reviews provide best evidence, but are underused by clinicians. Thus, integrating Cochrane reviews into continuing medical education (CME) is challenging. We designed a pilot CME program where summaries of Cochrane reviews ("Courriels Cochrane") were disseminated by e-mail. Program participants…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evidence, Medical Education, Physicians
Computer Use with Young Children: Present Perspectives and Future Possibilities.
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Waldrop, Phillip B. – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Addresses two questions: (1) Can computers be used effectively to teach young children? (2) Should computers be used to teach young children? Directions for future research are suggested. (RH)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Early Childhood Education, Feasibility Studies, Futures (of Society)
Configuration and Management of a Cluster Computing Facility in Undergraduate Student Computer Laboratories
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Cornforth, David; Atkinson, John; Spennemann, Dirk H. R. – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2006
Purpose: Many researchers require access to computer facilities beyond those offered by desktop workstations. Traditionally, these are offered either through partnerships, to share the cost of supercomputing facilities, or through purpose-built cluster facilities. However, funds are not always available to satisfy either of these options, and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Feasibility Studies, Computer Uses in Education, Workstations
Feasibility, Acceptability, and Quality of Internet-Administered Adolescent Health Promotion in a Preventive-Care Setting
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Mangunkusumo, R. T.; Brug, J.; Duisterhout, J. S.; de Koning, H. J.; Raat, H. – Health Education Research, 2007
An Internet tool for monitoring, personalized feedback and referral was developed to support routine adolescent preventive care and was compared with usual practice using paper and pencil (P&P). A total of 1071 students (average age 15 years) from seven secondary schools were randomly assigned to the Internet or P&P group. The Internet group…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Health Promotion, Physicians, Nurses
Researching Distance Education: Penn State's Online Adult Education MEd Degree on the World Campus.
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Askov, Eunice; Simpson, Mary – 2001
The possibility of creating an appropriate online learning environment for distance adult students was examined in a study of 22 Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) students' attitudes regarding the online version of a course offered as part of Penn State's masters of education program. The students completed surveys before, during, and…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education