Distance Education in the U.S. and Canadian Undergraduate Dental Curriculum

A major trend at all levels of education in recent years has been the advent of distance learning and, more specifically, the use of computers and communications capabilities to provide online learning. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which distance learning and online techn...

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Published inJournal of dental education Vol. 67; no. 4; pp. 427 - 438
Main Authors Andrews, Kenneth G., Demps, Elaine L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Dental Education Association 01.04.2003
Subjects
Administrative Personnel
Canada
Curriculum
Data Collection
Dental Schools
Dentistry
Distance Education
Education, Dental - methods
Education, Distance
Educational Technology
Faculty, Dental
Female
Foreign Countries
Humans
Internet - utilization
Male
Middle Aged
Online Courses
online education
School Surveys
Schools, Dental
United States
web‐based learning
Canada
United States
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Summary:A major trend at all levels of education in recent years has been the advent of distance learning and, more specifically, the use of computers and communications capabilities to provide online learning. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which distance learning and online technologies are being employed by dental schools in the United States and Canada. Two groups were surveyed: academic deans and faculty members of U.S. and Canadian dental schools. Thirty‐eight academic deans responded to a paper‐based survey, and more than 400 faculty members responded to a web‐based survey. The results of these surveys indicate that online delivery of content and information has a bright future in the delivery of the dental school curriculum. At the same time, formidable obstacles must be addressed for this approach to be successful.
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ISSN:0022-0337
1930-7837
DOI:10.1002/j.0022-0337.2003.67.4.tb03644.x