Background: Advancements in technology continue to transform the landscape of medical
education. The need for technology-enhanced distance learning has been further …

St George's University of London (SGUL) has a Problem-Based Learning (PBL) curriculum
for its undergraduate medicine course, using traditional paper-based patient cases. To …

Introduction: Although on-screen “virtual patients (VPs)” have been around for decades it is
only now that they are entering the mainstream, and as such they are new to most of the …

This chapter provides a synthesis of the research that demonstrates the effectiveness of PBL
in supporting critical thinking skills in order to better understand how these skills are …

The perceived potential of computer games to afford healthcare teachers new, innovative
approaches to designing compelling experiential learning activities continue to grow apace …

The use of Virtual Worlds (VWs) has increased in the last decade. VWs are used for
communication, education, community building, creative arts, and more. A good deal of …

This thesis explores participants' experiences of presence in virtual worlds as a specific case
of mediated environments, and the factors that support that experience of presence, with the …

Games have been used for training purposes for many years, but their use remains
somewhat underdeveloped and under-theorized in health professional education. This …

PracTice PoiNTs online learning has unique advantages, overcoming barriers of
introversion and physical distance, creating new ways to communicate and shaping identity …

OpenLabyrinth: An abstract pathway-based serious game engine for professional education
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