EASIER: A new model for online learning of minimally invasive surgery skills

Introduction: Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) can provide the tools to safely master minimally invasive surgery (MIS) skills in patient-free environments and receive immediate objective feedback without the constant presence of an instructor. However, TEL-based systems tend to work isolated from one another, focus on different skills, and...

MyRubric: A co-creative journey to activate learning communities

Nowadays, designers deal with increasingly complex and meaningful challenges. Because of that, design schools are required to deliver professional designers capable of handling what future decades might bring. Therefore, resilience, generally described as the process of adapting well in the presence of adversity, makes it a valuable quality...

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Web-based knowledge transfer: Specification for the E-Flood platform

The overall objective of Task 30 is to support the communication of the findings of the whole FLOODsite project and to promote uptake of the FLOODsite framework and methodologies by the three main target groups: public, professional and educational. The specific objective of Task 30 is to enhance uptake through the adoption of a Web-enabled...

Protocols for Data Sharing within FLOODsite

The overall objective of Task 30 is to support the communication of the findings of the whole FLOODsite project and to promote uptake of the FLOODsite framework and methodologies by the three main target groups: public, professional and educational. The specific objective of Task 30 is to enhance uptake through the adoption of a Web-enabled...

Multimedia tele-education - PC based real-time narrowband applications

After surveying tele-education systems and technology, this study describes the design of a tele-education system which is particularly suitable for the extension of the educational facilities of universities to remote communities. The study is focused on the application of third-world small-scale institutes like the University of the...