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Alsalem MA, Alzahrani HA. In search of language development for students who are hard of hearing: measuring the effectiveness of assistive technologies through teaching practices. Assist Technol 2024; 36:3-10. [PMID: 36996032 DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2023.2193761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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This study evaluated the effectiveness of assistive technologies (ATs) through e-books in teaching practices aimed at enhancing language development among hard-of-hearing (HH) students. The study implemented an intervention consisting of four language aspects (phonemic awareness, writing, vocabulary, and reading comprehension) wherein the ATs' impacts on language development were assessed. Eighty HH students were divided into control and treatment groups and evaluated through pre- and post-tests. The results showed that the intervention led to significant changes in all four language aspects in both groups. Interestingly, the effect sizes were moderate in the control group but large in the treatment group, thus showing the efficiency and effectiveness of the developed intervention. These findings constitute useful evidence-based guidelines for implementing ATs to enhance teaching practices in the HH language setting.
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- Majed A Alsalem
- Department of Special Education, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Self-Development Skills, Common First Year, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Kucirkova N, Grøver V. The Importance of Embodiment and Agency in Parents' Positive Attitudes Towards Shared Reading with Their Children. Early Child Educ J 2022; 52:1-10. [PMID: 36439907 PMCID: PMC9676907 DOI: 10.1007/s10643-022-01415-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Parents' attitudes are an important indicator of whether and how parents engage in shared book reading (SBR) at home. This study analysed Norwegian parents' attitudes towards reading books with their children aged between 1-4.5 years. Thematic analysis of data from 24 interviews revealed two main themes in parents' accounts: agency (the child's independence, the adult's control as well as their shared control during SBR) and embodiment (physical presence and intimate experience of a SBR session). Both themes correspond to parents' preference for reading print rather than digital books with their children. Findings are discussed from the socio-material theoretical perspective, with attention to their practical and policy implications.
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- Natalia Kucirkova
- University of Stavanger: Universitetet I Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
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Liao YH, Tang KS, Chen CJ, Huang YH, Tiao MM. A study on how using an interactive multimedia e-book improves teachers' ability to teach evidence-based medicine depending on their seniority. BMC Med Educ 2021; 21:547. [PMID: 34711206 PMCID: PMC8555285 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-021-02984-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Teaching evidence-based medicine (EBM) is not an easy task. The role of the electronic book (e-book) is a useful supplement to traditional methods for improving skills. Our aim is to use an interactive e-book or PowerPoint to evaluate instructors' teaching effects on EBM. METHODS Our study group was introduced to learning EBM using an interactive e-book available on the Internet, while the control group used a PowerPoint presentation. We adopted the Modified Fresno test to assess EBM skills both before and after their learning. EBM teaching sessions via e-book or PowerPoint were 20-30 min long, followed by students' feedback. We adopted Student's t-test to compare teachers' evaluation of their EBM skills prior to the class and the students' assessment of the teachers' instruction. We also adopted repeated measures ANCOVA to compare teachers' evaluation of their EBM skills using the Fresno test both before and after the class. RESULTS We observed no difference regarding EBM skills between the two groups prior to their experimental learning, which was assessed by the Modified Fresno test. After learning, physicians in the study group ranked higher in choosing a case to explain which kind of research design was used for the study type of the question and explaining their choice (P = 0.024) as assessed by the post-test to pre-test Fresno test. Teaching effect was better in the e-book group than in the control group for the items, "I am satisfied with this lesson," "The teaching was of high quality," "This was a good teaching method," and "It aroused my interest in EBM." However, no differences were observed between the two groups in physicians who had more than 10 years' experience. CONCLUSIONS The use of interactive e-books in clinical teaching can enhance a teacher's EBM skills, though not in more senior physicians. This may suggest that teaching methodology and activities differ for teachers' varying years of experience.
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- Yu-Hsuan Liao
- Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
- Chang Gung Medical Education Research Centre, CGMERC, No. 5, Fusing St., Gueishan Township, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
- Department of Clinical Education, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
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Although very young children have unprecedented access to touchscreen devices, there is limited research on how successfully they operate these devices for play and learning. For infants and toddlers, whose cognitive, fine motor, and executive functions are immature, several basic questions are significant: (1) Can they operate a tablet purposefully to achieve a goal? (2) Can they acquire operating skills and learn new information from commercially available apps? (3) Do individual differences in executive functioning predict success in using and learning from the apps? Accordingly, 31 2-year-olds (M = 30.82 month, SD = 2.70; 18 female) were compared with 29 3-year-olds (M = 40.92 month, SD = 4.82; 13 female) using two commercially available apps with different task and skill requirements: (1) a shape matching app performed across 3 days, and (2) a storybook app with performance compared to that on a matched paper storybook. Children also completed (3) the Minnesota Executive Functioning Scale. An adult provided minimal scaffolding throughout. The results showed: (1) toddlers could provide simple goal-directed touch gestures and the manual interactions needed to operate the tablet (2) after controlling for prior experience with shape matching, toddlers’ increased success and efficiency, made fewer errors, decreased completion times, and required less scaffolding across trials, (3) they recognized more story content from the e-book and were less distracted than from the paper book, (4) executive functioning contributed unique variance to the outcome measures on both apps, and (5) 3-year-olds outperformed 2-year-olds on all measures. The results are discussed in terms of the potential of interactive devices to support toddlers’ learning.
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- Mary L Courage
- Department of Psychology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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Arauz M, Fuentealba C, Vanderstichel R, Bolfa P, Sithole F, Laws A, Illanes O. Development and Application of an Interactive Neuropathology iBook as a Complementary Learning Tool for Veterinary Medicine Students. J Vet Med Educ 2021; 49:e20200105. [PMID: 33970836 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2020-0105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Neuropathology is a challenging subject for most medical students. Delivering a gamified learning tool on this topic may motivate students and increase knowledge in the discipline. We report the development of such a tool in iBook format for the systemic pathology course delivered at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. Composed of 10 chapters (cases), this Neuropathology iBook (NP-iB) reviews basic clinical manifestations, neuropathology, and pathogenesis of common non-neoplastic conditions that cause brain disease in domestic animals. The goal of each chapter is to reach a diagnosis by interactively answering specific questions after reviewing relevant medical history, clinical pathology, and autopsy findings. Our hypothesis: the NP-iB improves students' ability to recognize these diseases, reflected in higher test scores. Using a post-test only control group design, data were gathered from all students enrolled in the course in two different semesters, fall 2017 and spring 2018 (n = 300). NP-iB users (n = 51, 17%) and usage time were identified by answers to multiple-choice questions embedded in the course assessments. Ninety percent of users had a positive perception although no statistically significant differences were found in median test scores between users and non-users. Statistically significant test score differences were found across how much time students used the NP-iB (p = .005); the lowest test score median values were found for neuropathology questions not related to the NP-iB, in students who used it for more than 3 hours. Unexpectedly, a low number of students preferred this digital learning tool, and its use did not improve their learning outcomes.
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Zhang X, Tlili A, Shubeck K, Hu X, Huang R, Zhu L. Teachers’ adoption of an open and interactive e-book for teaching K-12 students Artificial Intelligence: a mixed methods inquiry. Smart Learn. Environ. 2021; 8:34. [PMCID: PMC8665326 DOI: 10.1186/s40561-021-00176-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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With the rapid development of information technology, e-books have become convenient for students to improve their learning performance, especially when learning complicated concepts. However, research showed that acceptance of e-books by teachers is fragmented, due to several factors including the e-book design. Therefore, this study combined the potential positive impacts of openness and interaction on learning to design an open and interactive e-book for teaching K-12 students AI. It then applied a mixed method to investigate the factors that affect teachers’ acceptance of this open and interactive e-book based on the technology acceptance model (TAM) and interviews. The obtained results showed that teachers’ intention to continue using this e-book is significantly influenced by their perceived usefulness and attitude towards this e-book. Additionally, both the interactive and openness features were very helpful for teachers in using this e-book in their teaching plans. However, some of them raised several concerns like the interactive coding platform should be personalized based on students’ age. The findings of this study could help different stakeholders (e.g., instructional designers, teachers, policymakers) in facilitating the design and adoption of open and interactive e-books.
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- Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychology, The University of Memphis, Memphis, USA
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- Department of Psychology, The University of Memphis, Memphis, USA
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- Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Children with autism spectrum condition often have specific difficulties with narrative comprehension, a skill which has a strong association with both concurrent and longitudinal reading comprehension. A better understanding of narrative comprehension skills in autism spectrum condition has the potential to provide insight into potential later reading comprehension difficulties and inform early targeted intervention. In the current study, the main objective was to investigate how differences in the medium of story presentation (paper-book vs. e-book) and differences in story narration (adult narration vs. in-app narration) would influence narrative comprehension in general, and between groups (autism spectrum condition and a receptive language-matched control group). We were also interested in how task engagement (visual attention and communication) differed between group and conditions and whether task engagement was related to narrative comprehension. METHOD Forty-two children with autism spectrum condition and 42 typically developing children were read a story either via a paper-book or an e-book with interactive and multimedia features. The e-book was either narrated by the experimenter (adult narrated iPad condition) or narrated by an in-app voiceover (e-book narrated iPad condition). Children's behaviour during storybook reading was video recorded and coded for engagement (visual attention and communication). They then completed two measures of narrative comprehension: multiple-choice questions (measuring recall of literal information) and a picture ordering task (measuring global story structure). RESULTS Contrary to predictions, we did not find any significant group or condition differences on either measure of narrative comprehension, and both groups demonstrated a similar level of narrative comprehension across the three conditions. We found differences in engagement between conditions for both groups, with greater visual attention in the e-book conditions compared to the paper-book condition. However, visual attention only significantly correlated with narrative comprehension for the typically developing group. CONCLUSION Overall, this study suggests that children with autism spectrum condition are just as able as language-matched peers to comprehend a narrative from storybooks. Presenting a story on an iPad e-book compared to a paper-book does not influence narrative comprehension, nor does adult narration of the story compared to in-app narration. However, on-task engagement is linked to narrative comprehension in typically developing children.Implications: Taken together, our findings suggest that e-books may be more successful than paper-based mediums at encouraging visual attention towards the story, but no better at supporting narrative comprehension and eliciting communication.
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- Bethany R Wainwright
- Bethany R Wainwright, Department of
Psychology, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YF, UK.
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Britton RM, Li J. Using Subject Guides to Support Curriculum and Patient Care: A Multipronged Approach. Med Ref Serv Q 2019; 38:31-40. [PMID: 30942684 DOI: 10.1080/02763869.2018.1547048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Revised: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Even though the library subscribes to numerous valuable health science resources, many e-books are not being used by clinicians, researchers, and students. Because these resources are bundled in various packages that often do not show up in federated searches, making them more discoverable is important. At the same time, the cost of textbooks is increasingly burdensome for students. Using authoritative lists and metrics to evaluate these resources while also seeking faculty input to include the best resources in subject guides may not only benefit the faculty and students but also aid in promoting library resources.
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- Robert M Britton
- a Charles M. Baugh Biomedical Library, University of South Alabama , Mobile , Alabama , USA
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- a Charles M. Baugh Biomedical Library, University of South Alabama , Mobile , Alabama , USA
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Strouse GA, Ganea PA. Parent-Toddler Behavior and Language Differ When Reading Electronic and Print Picture Books. Front Psychol 2017; 8:677. [PMID: 28559858 PMCID: PMC5432581 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2016] [Accepted: 04/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Little is known about the language and behaviors that typically occur when adults read electronic books with infants and toddlers, and which are supportive of learning. In this study, we report differences in parent and child behavior and language when reading print versus electronic versions of the same books, and investigate links between behavior and vocabulary learning. Parents of 102 toddlers aged 17-26 months were randomly assigned to read two commercially available electronic books or two print format books with identical content with their toddler. After reading, children were asked to identify an animal labeled in one of the books in both two-dimensional (pictures) and three-dimensional (replica objects) formats. Toddlers who were read the electronic books paid more attention, made themselves more available for reading, displayed more positive affect, participated in more page turns, and produced more content-related comments during reading than those who were read the print versions of the books. Toddlers also correctly identified a novel animal labeled in the book more often when they had read the electronic than the traditional print books. Availability for reading and attention to the book acted as mediators in predicting children's animal choice at test, suggesting that electronic books supported children's learning by way of increasing their engagement and attention. In contrast to prior studies conducted with older children, there was no difference between conditions in behavioral or off-topic talk for either parents or children. More research is needed to determine the potential hazards and benefits of new media formats for very young children.
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- Gabrielle A Strouse
- School of Education, Division of Counseling and Psychology in Education, University of South Dakota, VermillionSD, USA
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- Language and Learning Lab, Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, TorontoON, Canada
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James A, Draffan EA, Wald M. Comparing Accessibility Auditing Methods for Ebooks: Crowdsourced, Functionality-Led Versus Web Content Methodologies. Stud Health Technol Inform 2017; 242:969-976. [PMID: 28873913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This paper presents a gap analysis between crowdsourced functional accessibility evaluations of ebooks conducted by non-experts and the technical accessibility standards employed by developers. It also illustrates how combining these approaches can provide more appropriate information for a wider group of users with print impairments.
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- Abi James
- WAIS, ECS, University of Southampton, UK
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- WAIS, ECS, University of Southampton, UK
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Christensen LB, Stevns T. A Self-Service Approach to Promote Self-Sufficiency, Independence and Inclusion Amongst Disabled Students. Stud Health Technol Inform 2017; 242:985-988. [PMID: 28873915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This paper presents how SensusAccess has been adapted and is being used in higher education to create inclusive educational environments. Reflecting on challenges of providing alternate versions of educational material to students with disabilities, it also discusses how the service can benefit mainstream learners.
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Maduku DK. Understanding E-Book Continuance Intention: Empirical Evidence from E-Book Users in a Developing Country. Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw 2016; 20:30-36. [PMID: 27991829 DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2016.0287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The book publishing industry is going through radical transformations that are driven by recent developments in information systems (IS). E-books are merely one of these developments. Notwithstanding the projections in the growth of e-book use, producers of these products contend with the issue of building user retention and loyalty through continued use. Extending the technology acceptance model (TAM), this study examined the impact of factors of perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, social influence, and facilitating conditions on e-book continuance intention among users. The subjects of this study were 317 students from five higher institutions of learning in South Africa. Empirical testing of the research model was carried out using structural equation modeling. The results indicate that 42 percent of the variance in e-book users' continuance intention is explained by perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and social influence. Interestingly, facilitating conditions have an influence, although indirectly, through perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and social influence. The study not only contributes to the existing IS literature by extending the TAM to explain continuance intention in the e-book IS domain in a developing country but also makes recommendations to practitioners who attempt to foster continuous use of this technology.
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- Daniel K Maduku
- Department of Marketing Management, Faculty of Management, University of Johannesburg , Johannesburg, South Africa
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Rey JM, Omigbodun OO. International dissemination of evidence-based practice, open access and the IACAPAP textbook of child and adolescent mental health. Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health 2015; 9:51. [PMID: 26557872 PMCID: PMC4640354 DOI: 10.1186/s13034-015-0084-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Dramatic changes have occurred in both publishing and teaching in the last 20 years stemming from the digital and Internet revolutions. Such changes are likely to grow exponentially in the near future aided by the trend to open access publishing. This revolution has challenged traditional publishing and teaching methods that-largely but not exclusively due to cost-are particularly relevant to professionals in low and middle income countries. The digital medium and the Internet offer boundless opportunities for teaching and training to people in disadvantaged regions. This article describes the development of the IACAPAP eTextbook of child and adolescent mental health, its use, accessibility, and potential impact on the international dissemination of evidence-based practice.
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- Joseph M. Rey
- Notre Dame School of Medicine Sydney, Sydney, Australia ,Discipline of Psychiatry, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney Medical School, Sydney, Australia
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- College of Medicine, University of Ibadan and Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
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