Biomedical subjects

C Locatis

Publications and source records attributed to C Locatis.

5 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1995

Educational technology transfer in newly independent states: developing a medical multimedia laboratory in Lithuania.

This paper discusses the development of an interactive multimedia computer laboratory within the Vilnius University Medical Faculty involving transfer of hardware and courseware developed in the USA. The contexts in which the laboratory was developed are described and factors helping and hindering successful technology transfer are identified. The future of the laboratory and its potential role in international distance education and information access are discussed. While this paper does not focus on international distance education in the traditional sense of offering courses or training from one or more source institutions to individuals off-site, it has implications for providing education internationally, especially in the Baltic and other newly independent states of the former USSR.

Databases, Bibliographic↗

PubMed1995

Deciding among interactive multimedia technologies.

The history of multimedia technology is reviewed briefly as are some current health science applications. Multimedia hardware and software are discussed. Cost and benefits of current interactive multimedia technologies are assessed and key factors affecting their successful application are identified and described.

Artificial Intelligence↗

PubMed1991

AuthorBase: a database of authoring systems software.

A working prototype database of authoring system software was developed as part of a study of authoring software conducted by the National Library of Medicine. The database and development issues ranging from the scope of the database to what information to document are described. The protype demonstrates that records of reasonable integrity can be derived from vendor supplied information as long as users understand the database is only an initial starting point in searching for authoring software and a resource for becoming generally familiar with the technology.

Authorship↗

PubMed1986

Authoring systems and assumptions about them.

More authoring systems are beginning to appear and there is greater consumer interest as microcomputers have become more widely used by less sophisticated users. Better methods are needed for evaluating systems and investigating assumptions regarding their development and use. Suggestion for selecting systems include assessing local needs, establishing familiarity through literature reviews, demonstrations, and hands on experience, applying criteria, and addressing the assumptions which motivate authoring system use. The marketplace and the technology are rapidly changing. For example, system vendors are beginning to adopt marketing efforts which are targeted toward either hardware sales, publishing, or instructional development services, instead of general audiences. Existing systems use traditional programming techniques to create conventional "frame-based" instruction, but more intelligent authoring aids are in the offing Even though the technology is advancing rapidly many of the evaluation methods and measurement problems discussed here can still be presumed to apply. They are probably more stable than the technology.

Computer-Assisted Instruction↗

PubMed1981

Strategies contributing to effectiveness of health science faculty training.

Strategies contributing to effectiveness of design, development, and operation of national training programs for health science faculty are presented. Focus is on programs similar to those conducted by the National Medical Audiovisual Center (NMAC)-programs that involve improvement of teaching skills and cooperative efforts (non-funded) between a development agency and geographically dispersed, independent training organizations. Although strategies presented here emanated from experience at NMAC, they may be generalized to encompass training conducted by other networks of cooperating organizations operating in similar contexts. Further, the strategies are consonant with literature on instructional design, adult learning, and innovation.

Adult↗