The Manhattan Project: Thin-client physics fission new life from technology and affordably powers a successful technology training program for doctoral allied health students.
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Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, 2004 in Atlanta, GA, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-52-5
Abstract
The paper reports on a pilot study to determine whether a technology training program for allied health practitioners could be conducted reliably and affordably at a remote facility with no educational computing infrastructure or resources, using low-cost thin-client architecture, and to assess the effectiveness of the technology-based curriculum using outcomes-based evaluations. The results reveal a highly-effective training program based upon an affordable, flexible and robust technology platform requiring negligible capital costs and minimal maintenance. The first half of this paper will describe the training environment and computing needs in question, explain the nature of Thin-Client architecture, and elaborate upon means for breathing new life into otherwise "dead" technology. The second half of the paper will examine the curriculum and outcomes-based assessment of the informatics training program, including pre- and post-test results and self-assessed "confidence inventories."
Citation
Van Moorsel, G., White, A. & Plack, M. (2004). The Manhattan Project: Thin-client physics fission new life from technology and affordably powers a successful technology training program for doctoral allied health students. In R. Ferdig, C. Crawford, R. Carlsen, N. Davis, J. Price, R. Weber & D. Willis (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 2004--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 1879-1884). Atlanta, GA, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 28, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/14705.
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