IMPLEMENTING A “BLENDED LEARNING SYSTEM” IN A MEDICAL SCHOOL IN ITALY EMINE MERAL INELMEN and EROL INELMEN Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche via Ospedale Civile, Padova EDEN, /21

Assess the impact on education of a Blended Learning Environment in a medical school in Italy Aim: 2/21

Outline: Introduction Background Methodology Findings Conclusions

The benefits of blended learning -as an important tool in the education system- needs to be assessed and enhanced Introduction:

Background : Situated knowledge is opened to new concrete experiences enriched by new competence, thus enabling innovation and professionalism growth (1).

Methodology : Within traditional course in Geatrics, one topic has been selected to to be delivery in the Web to assess impact.

Findings : The evaluation and assement of the treatment may on a course of blended learning shows a promising future

Conclusions : The addition of new topics and courses, will help to better understand the power of blended learning

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Acknowlegment: The support given the staff of the University Hospital in preparing this work is acknowledged

Appendix A: Digestive System Description

Appendix B: Digesitive System Diagnosis