Development of a Web-based learning tool for undergraduate health professionals studying applied anatomy

Abstract

It is a commonly accepted maxim of education that independent learning and directed study accommodate individual learning styles and allow students to acquire basic facts and principles. Such practices are increasingly desirable in the current educational climate as they allow teaching staff to use valuable contact time to address higher cognitive skills. However, when there is a requirement for such learning to be practice-based it is not always possible to provide students with the necessary resources for independent study

Is Twitter for the Birds?

“…This is contrary to other findings in the literature that shows take up of innovations is often a function of students' perceptions of technical difficulties. For instance, Cooper and McConnell (2000) identified one of students' least favorite aspects of using a new web-based tool to be the technical issues involved. In the case of Twitter, the quantitative results illustrate that this was not the case because perceived ease of use was statistically different from 4, indicating that respondents agreed Twitter was easy to use, on average (M PEOU = 4.41, t 47 = 2.227, p = .031).…”