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a System for Supporting Independent Learning in Dental Education

Objectives: Our educational program “A supporting system with archive of dentistry for independent learning from student education to lifelong education” was adopted as one of supporting program for contemporary education needs in 2007, by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan. Using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) our program was developed for students and medical worker and teachers in dentistry. Students can use it for their independent learning, and others can get academic information from it as their lifelong education. This program gives knowledge and information, not only it but also this program brings up ability for practical use and guidance ability of the ICT. We report about summary of this program and our use.

Methods: Our archive is based on many questions and answers about dentistry and adjacent medical field need for dentist. When want to learn, the user can access anywhere anytime. Students can use this for school days, and dentists can use this through a life. Therefore, we propose this to all people of this field as a new method of the independent learning.

Results: From last year, we are using this system for the lecture and practice of oral pathology for the third grade dental students. A result of assessment by them were nice. We could feel that they were able to deepen the understanding of the lecture and practice. Furthermore, it seems that the standard level of the dental education improves if these archives are opened to the public more widely in the future.

Conclusion: This program provides the opportunity to learn it to all people who are trying to study by this system, including students and graduates of our university. As a result, our program can contribute to bring up excellent dentists and medical staffs.


Division: Japanese Division Meeting
Meeting: 2008 Japanese Division Meeting (Nagoya City, Japan)
Location: Nagoya City, Japan
Year: 2008
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Abstract Category|Abstract Category(s): Scientific Groups
Authors
  • Yoshida, Waka  ( Aichigakuin University, Nagoya, N/A, Japan )
  • Kubo, Katsutoshi  ( Aichigakuin University, Nagoya, N/A, Japan )
  • Sugita, Yoshihiko  ( Aichigakuin University, Nagoya, N/A, Japan )
  • Sato, Emiko  ( Aichigakuin University, Nagoya, N/A, Japan )
  • Noguchi, Toshihide  ( Aichigakuin University, Nagoya, N/A, Japan )
  • Kawai, Tatsushi  ( Aichigakuin University, Nagoya, N/A, Japan )
  • Maeda, Hatsuhiko  ( Aichigakuin University, Nagoya, N/A, Japan )
  • SESSION INFORMATION
    Oral Session
    Education Research