Implementation of training programs in self-regulated learning strategies in Moodle format : Results of a experience in higher education

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How to improve the formal analytic reasoning and scientific motivation in the intellectual training of medical students

A review article of the The New England Journal of Medicine refers that almost a century ago, Abraham Flexner, a research scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, undertook an assessment of medical education in 155 medical schools in operation in the United States and Canada. Flexner’s report emphasized the nonscientific approach of American medical schools to preparation for the profession, which contrasted with the university-based system of medical education in Germany. At the core of Flexner’s view was the notion that formal analytic reasoning, the kind of thinking integral to the natural sciences, should hold pride of place in the intellectual training of physicians. This idea was pioneered at Harvard University, the University of Michigan, and the University of Pennsylvania in the 1880s, but was most fully expressed in the educational program at Johns Hopkins University, which Flexner regarded as the ideal for medical education. (...)

Attention training in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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Training and pre-decisional bias in a multiattribute decision task. 'Formaci??n y sesgo pre-decisional en una tarea de decisi??n multiatributiva'

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Inputs for the incorporation of the UNESCO guidelines on ICT competency standards for teachers : the training of teachers of mathematics in Central America

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Teacher Training Videos

Free online training resources on using web 2.0 tools for busy lecturers. - 'Outstanding ICT initiative of the year' winner of the JISC award is commended for 'commitment to open access to online content' A wealth of openly available multimedia content won the JISC/Times Higher Award. Created by University of Westminster lecturer Russell Stannard's websites build upon pioneering work using video to mark students' work. Using screen recording software, Stannard recorded himself walking through various Web 2.0 technologies with a voice-over, which were then uploaded to a website - www.teachertrainingvideos.com. The site quickly proved popular and rapidly built into a bank of over 30 videos.

Multimedia Training Videos

Multimedia Training Videos is a series of free learning videos to show anyone interested in learning packages like Flash, Director and Photoshop.

PowerPoint - basic skills training

This step-by-step guided worksheet and accompanying PowerPoint file introduce some key skills: - reorganising slides and bullets - creating speaker notes - printing slide handouts - including hyperlinks - adding images Simple stuff, but many find it useful - it uses Office 2004 (XP)

Animal Biosafety Level 1 Training Video

This training video is intended to familiarise researchers and technicians working with Hazard Group 1 pathogens in Containment Level 1 animal facilities. It is in Flash video format which will require a free media player such as VLC Media Player (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) to watch.

Animal Biosafety Level 3 Training Video

This training video is intended to familiarise researchers and technicians working with Hazard Group 3 pathogens in Containment Level 3 animal facilities. It is in Flash video format which will require a free media player such as VLC Media Player (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) to watch.

HSE - Microbiological Safety Cabinet Training Video

This training video is intended to familiarise researchers and technicians, working with potentially airborne pathogens, on the correct and safe use of Microbiological Safety Cabinets. The video also provides instruction on cleaning, disinfection and fumigation regimes; maintenance and testing regimes; and commissioning and decommissioning requirements of such Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) systems. It is in Windows Media Video format which will require a free media player such as Windows Media Player or VLC Media Player (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) to watch.

Animal Biosafety Level 2 Training Video

This training video is intended to familiarise researchers and technicians working with Hazard Group 2 pathogens in Containment Level 2 animal facilities. It is in Flash video format which will require a free media player such as VLC Media Player (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) to watch.

Animal Biosafety Risk Assessment and Management Training Video

This training video is intended to familiarise researchers and technicians working in animal containment facilities with appropriate risk assessment and risk management systems. It is in Windows Media Video format which will require a free media player such as Windows Media Player or VLC Media Player (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) to watch.

Worksheet for library bibliometrics training

This is used in our Gradbook / Staffbook courses and covers the key web addresses and guidance for activities.