COMMENTARY
Computers and elearning
The use of elearning in medical education
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Dr Kay Mohanna
Staffordshire University, Faculty of Health and Science, Blackhealth Lane, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST15 0AD, UK; kaymohanna@aol.com
The advent of elearning has provided a valuable tool for the teaching of medical education
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How many times today have you "Googled" for a quick answer to a query? The information explosion means that we all have rapid access to material that in the past needed the help of a friendly medical librarian and a week off work to browse. We are used to this supporting our clinical work so it is not surprising that we are increasingly turning to it to support our teaching and learning.
As Tony Choules, consultant paediatrician, points out in this issue, computers are good at storing information.1 The clever bit is how we as teachers can selectively use it in teaching and guide our learners to discriminate and make the best use of it. This article reminds us that we still need the traditional skills to align our teaching strategy with our teaching and learning objectives, but elearning—provision of instructional resources, activities, assessments and feedback online—is
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