Scientific Commons: Richard E. Ferdig

Medical students’ and residents’ use of online social networking tools: Implications for teaching professionalism in medical education (2008)

Richard E Ferdig; University Of Florida College Of Education, Kara Dawson; University Of Florida College Of Education, Erik W Black; University Of Florida College Of Education, Lindsay A. Thompson; University Of Florida, College Of Medicine

This study sought to determine if and how 501 medical students and 312 residents are using Facebook at a large university in the Southeastern United States. Results reveal that medical students and...

Applying Virtual Reality in Medical Communication Education: Current Findings and Potential Teaching and Learning Benefits of Immersive Virtual Patients (2008)

Benjamin Lok, Richard E. Ferdig, Andrew Raij, Kyle Johnsen, Robert Dickerson, Jade Coutts, ...

The purpose of this paper is to summarize a theoretical perspective toward the development of a virtual reality innovation in education. Next, we will describe a virtual character project that is...

Hypermedia Applications in Web-based Teaching and Learning Environments: The Role of Databases as Intermediaries (2008)

Richard Hartshorne, Richard E. Ferdig

There are numerous benefits associated with integrating hypermedia applications into teaching and learning environments. However, simply adding a hypertextual component does not ensure increased...

Table of Contents Evolving Roles of Online and Face-To-Face Instructors in a Lecture/Lab Hybrid Course (2008)

Prof Dr, Aytekin İşman, Prof Dr, Jerry Willis, Fahme Dabaj, Dennis Beck, ...

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Experiences in promoting an intercultural perspective in an educational technology program (2005)

Dawson, Kara, Ferdig, Richard E.

Technology is a driving force behind why intercultural education and intercultural communication are important goals for the 21st century. As such, tomorrow's educational technology leaders must be...

Using multimedia and hypermedia to promote intercultural education and an appreciation for pedagogical and student diversity (2005)

Ferdig, Richard E.

Intercultural communication and education are important topics that are gaining prominence in many fields of study. In this article, a multimedia and hypermedia tool is presented that has...