Turchin A, Lehmann C U
Department of Medicine, New England Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Med Inform Internet Med. 2000 Jul-Sep;25(3):195-206. doi: 10.1080/146392300750019190.
A new medium--World Wide Web (WWW)--has grown rapidly over the last few years. It provides opportunities for development of new educational tools and facilitates learning through interactivity, self-paced study and easy access. The aim of this project was to devise all educational WWW site (Active Learning Centre) that would take advantage of the capabilities of the new medium and assess its utilization by users.
Active Learning Centre provides customizable computer-generated feedback tests, searchable databases (currently Microbiology, Pharmacology, Vaccines, and Spanish-language Cardiovascular Medications), remote WWW-based database authoring, and multilingual support. Its modular architecture allows easy expansion into new areas of knowledge. To evaluate the Active Learning Centre we conducted a study evaluating utilization of the site and user feedback.
The site is being used by thousands of patrons from around the world, the majority of whom are health professionals/health profession students from English-speaking countries. Customizable interactive tests are the most popular feature of the site. Most users give the site high ratings and would like it to expand further.
The paradigm of combining interactive feedback tests with searchable % reference databases has been successful. Further expansion of the site to incorporate other areas of knowledge is planned.
万维网（WWW）作为一种新媒介在过去几年中迅速发展。它为开发新的教育工具提供了机会，并通过互动性、自主学习和便捷访问促进了学习。本项目的目的是设计一个利用这种新媒介功能的教育性万维网站点（主动学习中心），并评估用户对其的使用情况。
主动学习中心提供可定制的计算机生成反馈测试、可搜索数据库（目前包括微生物学、药理学、疫苗和西班牙语心血管药物）、基于万维网的远程数据库创作以及多语言支持。其模块化架构便于轻松扩展到新的知识领域。为了评估主动学习中心，我们进行了一项研究，评估该网站的使用情况和用户反馈。
该网站被来自世界各地的数千名用户使用，其中大多数是来自英语国家的卫生专业人员/卫生专业学生。可定制的交互式测试是该网站最受欢迎的功能。大多数用户对该网站给予高度评价，并希望它进一步扩展。
将交互式反馈测试与可搜索参考数据库相结合的模式很成功。计划进一步扩展该网站以纳入其他知识领域。
