title: [Implementation of the eLearning project NESTOR. A network for students in traumatology and orthopedics].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Modern internet-based information technologies offer great possibilities to create and improve teaching methods for students. The eLearning tool NESTOR (Network for Students in Traumatology and Orthopedics) presented here was designed to complement the existing clinical teaching in orthopedics and traumatology at the Charité, University Medicine Berlin.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using a learning management system, videos, podcasts, X-ray diagnosis, virtual patients, tests and further tools for learning and study information were combined. After implementation the eLearning project was evaluated by students.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The NESTOR project offers various possibilities for knowledge acquisition. Students using the program voluntarily showed a high acceptance whereby 82.4% were very satisfied with the contents offered and 95.3% supported the idea of a future use of NESTOR in teaching. The blended learning approach was positively evaluated by 93.5% of the students. The project received the eLearning seal of quality of the Charité University Medicine Berlin.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Using complex eLearning tools, such as the NESTOR project represents a contemporary teaching approach in the teaching of traumatology and orthopedics and should be offered in a blended learning context as they are well accepted by students.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Berlin, Scharnhorststr. 13, 10115, Berlin, Deutschland. david.back@charite.de
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Back
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Haberstroh
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hoff
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Plener
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Perka
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schmidmaier
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D003479:Curriculum; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000193:education*; D016544:Patient Simulation; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012984:Software; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014194:Traumatology / Q000193:education*; D014584:User-Computer Interface