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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Bell, Lawrence T. O.; Evans, Darrell J. R. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2014
For many years art, anatomy and medicine have shared a close relationship, as demonstrated by Leonardo da Vinci's anatomical drawings and Andreas Vesalius' groundbreaking illustrated anatomical textbook from the 16th century. However, in the modern day, can art truly play an important role in medical education? Studies have suggested…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Teaching Methods, Medical Education, Art
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Evans, Darrell J. R. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2013
In the twenty-first century, communication has become truly global. Advances in technology have opened up a host of ways in which we are able to communicate to retrieve or pass on information and knowledge. In many cases we have moved from a place-based communication approach to one of increasing mobility. With this shift in approach, it is…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Communication Skills, Communication Strategies, Educational Practices
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Evans, Darrell J. R. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2011
Although podcasting has been a well used resource format in the last few years as a way of improving the student learning experience, the inclusion of enhanced audiovisual formats such as screencasts has been less used, despite the advantage that they work well for both visual and auditory learners. This study examines the use of and student…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Embryology, Learning Experience, Audiovisual Aids
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Fraher, John P.; Evans, Darrell J. R. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2009
Anatomy is recognized to play a central role in the education and training of clinicians, healthcare professionals, and scientists. However, in recent years, the perceived decline in popularity of anatomy has led to a deficiency in the numbers of new anatomy educators. The tide is now turning with anatomy once again taking its rightful place in a…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Foreign Countries, Scientists, Physicians
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Evans, Darrell J. R.; Cuffe, Tracy – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2009
Peer teaching has been recognized as a valuable and effective approach for learning and has been incorporated into medical, dental, and healthcare courses using a variety of approaches. The success of peer teaching is thought to be related to the ability of peer tutors and tutees to communicate more effectively, thereby improving the learning…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Anatomy, Teaching Skills, Peer Teaching
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Evans, Darrell J. R. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2008
Literature clearly demonstrates that there has been a large increase in the time devoted to teaching oral communication skills within medical curricula worldwide. In contrast, the ability to communicate with patients through written means does not appear to be a feature in many programmes, despite its fundamental importance in creating…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Medical Education, Medical Students, Speech Communication