Learning the basics cell biology and pathophysiology at the microscopical level with virtual slides and wikis
Posted by Antoinette Vesseur in Announcements, Assignments, eLearning, Faculty, FASoS, FHML, FHS, FL, FPN, Inner City, Practices, Randwyck, SBE, Staff, Students on 28. Apr, 2011 | 0 Comments
At Maastricht University students in Medicine and Life Sciences (FHML) learn the basics cell biology and pathophysiology at the microscopical level in practical sessions that complement other learning activities in Problem-Based Learning. For these sessions ‘virtual slides’ are used, scanned tissue samples that can be browsed using Google-Earth-like facilities. Virtual slides and background information are implemented in an electronic learning environment.
Wikis for education
Posted by Antoinette Vesseur in Assignments, eLearning, FASoS, FHML, FHS, FL, FPN, Inner City, Practices, Randwyck, SBE, Staff, Student Feedback, Students on 27. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences uses Wiki’s as a collaborative learning tool – specifically within the course Media and War, which is a third year course in the Bachelor specialization Media Culture. The course focus is on an analysis of the ways in which acts of war are medialised, rather than on the [...]
Anti plagiarism check
Posted by Antoinette Vesseur in Announcements, Assignments, eLearning, FASoS, FHML, FHS, FL, FPN, Practices, SBE, Staff, Students on 22. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments
To prevent plagiarism Safe Assign is used to check submitted papers. More and more faculties use this function in EleUM and some faculties even have students submit all papers via Safe Assign.
Peer assessment in the Content System
Posted by Antoinette Vesseur in Announcements, eLearning, FASoS, FHML, FHS, FL, FPN, Inner City, Peer Assessment, Practices, Randwyck, SBE, Staff, Student Feedback, Students on 22. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments
Students have to submit reports of their simulated patient contacts, and read and comment on the reports of theirs peers. Since 2007 the Content System of Blackboard is used to enable the students to submit their reports and comments electronically.
Electronic submission of student comments on tests
Posted by Antoinette Vesseur in Announcements, eLearning, FASoS, FHML, FHS, FL, FPN, Inner City, Practices, Randwyck, SBE, Staff, Student Feedback, Students on 22. Feb, 2010 | 0 Comments
After some tests in the medical curriculum students can submit their comments to questions of the test electronically. Persons involved Students following the medical curriculum who have taken those tests, reviewers of the test questions. Purpose of the practice the purpose of this practice is to provide an easy way for students to submit their comments [...]
Use of the electronic portfolio
Posted by Antoinette Vesseur in Announcements, eLearning, FASoS, FHML, FHS, FL, FPN, Inner City, Practices, Randwyck, SBE, Self Assessment, Staff, Students on 22. Feb, 2010 | 0 Comments
E-portfolio FHML-g Purpose of the practice Use of the portfolio facility of the electronic learning environment of Maastricht University (EleUM) for the educational portfolio of first year medical students. Educational context During their first year students in medicine are obliged to make a portfolio to record their results and reflect on their progress in and [...]
Concept mapping as a technique for elaborating on lecture notes
Posted by Antoinette Vesseur in Announcements, Practices on 16. Dec, 2009 | 0 Comments
Within the study skills program of European Public Health attention is paid on making and elaborating on lecture notes. One way is to create a concept map. The students receive an assignment to elaborate on the notes they took during a lecture about epidemiology (by Leo Schouten, block 1.2) by making a concept map and therefore [...]
