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Title:
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DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION AND INITIAL EVALUATION OF A CASE-BASED COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION |
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Author(s):
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Ma. Pamela D. Patdu , Alvin B. Marcelo |
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ISBN:
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972-8924-16-X |
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Editors:
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Pedro Isaías, Maggie McPherson and Frank Bannister |
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Year:
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2006 |
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Edition:
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1 |
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Keywords:
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Collaborative learning, case-based medical education |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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19 |
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Last Page:
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26 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Medicine is shaped not only by general theoretical knowledge but also by the experiential knowledge gained through its
practice. This paper presents a web-based medical education tool, DrBlog , that aims to amplify the sharing of such
valuable experiential knowledge in a case-based collaborative learning environment. The design of its mechanisms of
knowledge acquisition, processing and storage, appraisal, and access are discussed to show their value in building this
knowledge repository and skills-enhancing tool.
This paper further describes a two-step evaluation of the system consisting of a pre-implementation focused group
discussion and the description and interpretation of initial member activity. Its potentials and weaknesses are then
assessed to draw conclusions as to the value of such a learning environment and as to what future directions development
in DrBlog should take. |
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