Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N, Wolfe Street, Baltimore 21287, USA.
BMC Med Educ. 2010 Apr 21;10:30. doi: 10.1186/1472-6920-10-30.
The Internet provides a means of disseminating medical education curricula, allowing institutions to share educational resources. Much of what is published online is poorly planned, does not meet learners' needs, or is out of date.
Applying principles of curriculum development, adult learning theory and educational website design may result in improved online educational resources. Key steps in developing and implementing an education website include: 1) Follow established principles of curriculum development; 2) Perform a needs assessment and repeat the needs assessment regularly after curriculum implementation; 3) Include in the needs assessment targeted learners, educators, institutions, and society; 4) Use principles of adult learning and behavioral theory when developing content and website function; 5) Design the website and curriculum to demonstrate educational effectiveness at an individual and programmatic level; 6) Include a mechanism for sustaining website operations and updating content over a long period of time.
Interactive, online education programs are effective for medical training, but require planning, implementation, and maintenance that follow established principles of curriculum development, adult learning, and behavioral theory.
互联网提供了一种传播医学教育课程的手段，使机构能够共享教育资源。但许多在网上发布的内容都缺乏规划，无法满足学习者的需求，或者已经过时。
应用课程开发、成人学习理论和教育网站设计原则可能会改进在线教育资源。开发和实施教育网站的关键步骤包括：1）遵循既定的课程开发原则；2）进行需求评估，并在课程实施后定期重复需求评估；3）在需求评估中包括目标学习者、教育者、机构和社会；4）在开发内容和网站功能时运用成人学习和行为理论原则；5）设计网站和课程，以在个人和项目层面展示教育效果；6）包括一个机制，以在很长一段时间内维持网站运营和更新内容。
互动式在线教育计划对医学培训有效，但需要遵循既定的课程开发、成人学习和行为理论原则进行规划、实施和维护。
