The next level of distributed learning: the introduction of the personal digital assistant.
Handheld technology has grown in both popularity and capabilities. Studies continue to be done on their impact in numerous fields. At The Ohio State University Medical Center, a handheld program was started in 2001, initially involving third- and fourth-year medical students and residents. The presence of these digital devices presented the opportunity to examine their use in taking traditional materials and delivering them in a personal digital assistant-friendly format. The objective was to offer these materials within an "anytime anywhere" set-up, thereby positively affecting the learning experience while also laying the foundation for other such uses.
McKenney
Robert R
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Department of Radiology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. mckenney.1@osu.edu
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