Can New Digital Technologies Support Parasitology Teaching and Learning?

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• 作者：Abdul Jabbar¹ ; ^{jabbara@unimelb.edu.au" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Robin B. Gasser¹ ; Jason Lodge²
• 关键词：parasitology ; teaching ; learning ; digital technologies
• 刊名：Trends in Parasitology
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：July 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：32
• 期：7
• 页码：522-530
• 全文大小：1295 K

文摘

Traditionally, parasitology courses have mostly been taught face-to-face on campus, but now digital technologies offer opportunities for teaching and learning. Here, we give a perspective on how new technologies might be used through student-centred teaching approaches. First, a snapshot of recent trends in the higher education is provided; then, a brief account is given of how digital technologies [e.g., massive open online courses (MOOCs), flipped classroom (FC), games, quizzes, dedicated Facebook, and digital badges] might promote parasitology teaching and learning in digital learning environments. In our opinion, some of these digital technologies might be useful for competency-based, self-regulated, learner-centred teaching and learning in an online or blended teaching environment.