MorphoDent, a computer-assisted learning program designed to teach the anatomy of the adult dentition, was introduced into the curriculum of dentistry at the University of Saarland in Homburg, Germany. Thirty-six second-year students of the School of Dentistry were introduced to morphoDent alongside the traditional lectures of dental anatomy. Questionnaires that evaluated the students' perceptions of virtual learning as well as aspects of the functionality of the program educational objectives were developed and distributed to the students. Online tests were performed and compared with a traditional examination. All questionnaires were returned. A wide variety of aspects dealing the pedagogic implications of e-learning were evaluated by the students, with the overall result being that students are aware of the needed hardware and technical skills and expect the quality of their studies to improve by implementation of e-learning. All sophomores except one felt that morphoDent had helped them in learning dental morphology and reported enjoying the virtual anatomical examination. One-third reported technical dificulties in operating the program. The average exam score was 2.53 (SD: 0.66) for the traditional and 2.23 (SD: 0.59) for the online dental anatomy test. Students expressed their positive attitude towards e-learning in general and indicated that the use of photorealistic 3D models of human teeth supported the process of individual learning of dental anatomy. The online test could be rated as a good option for students' self-performance rating.

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Teaching and understanding the principles of physiology is one of the most important and complex fields in medical education. This article describes the development of a digital learning platform for hearing physiology with computer experiments demonstrating the perceptual masking properties of the human ear. The basis for the development of this platform were two different hearing models: the sequential electronic model of the inner ear described by David in 1972 and the parallel Gammatone model by Patterson from 1988. The platform was evaluated from 44 undergraduate students of audiology. On a Likert Scale from 1= absolutely agree to 5=do not agree at all, students found the learning platform helpful for understanding "audiological physics" (2.10 ±0.67). After working on the learning module, the physiological hearing processes also became more evident to the students (2.24 ±0.69). They also were able to use the learning platform independently without relevant technical problems (1.93 ±0.80). As a conclusion, the usage of such interactive digital platforms might also lead to more efficient learning pathways which interconnect knowledge acquisition, skill development and life experience at the same time.

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