Christopher Markus Ahlers MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Jens Schneider MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Karl Friedrich Kreitner MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Michael Bernhard Pitton MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Christoph Dueber MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Peter Mildenberger MD, Abstract Co-Author: Stockholder, GeSIT GmbH

Purpose of this study was to evaluate the integration of the radiologic teaching database MIRC into the university wide Learning Management System ILIAS.

At our institution an integrated web application using the learning management system ILIAS and the teaching file database MIRC is in use for about one year. Using this system, learning modules have been created to accompany different radiological lectures and courses at the university e.g. practical teaching course for final year students. Quality, usage and potential of the integrated web application were evaluated in two different groups such as final year students and third year students using an electronic survey.

The evaluation of this system revealed a very high overall acceptance of the system. 100% of the final year students (n=21) and 80% of the 3rd year students (n=124) rated the availability of the system as important or very important. The usability of the system was judged as easy by 95% of the final year students and 77% of the 3rd year students. Concerning frequency of use, 86% of the final year students and 44 % of the 3rd year students stated to use the system more than once a week. 24% of the final year students used the system more than four times a week. Concerning further development, final year students requested most frequently, that interdisciplinary content may gain more weight. 3rd year students most frequently wished that learning modules be created focused on guided image analysis in further development.

The integrated solution of the case database MIRC and the learning management system ILIAS proved to be easy to use and well accepted by students. More experienced learners desire multidisciplinary learning content. Less advanced students like to get detailed guidance for image analysis. By integrating MIRC and ILIAS we created a web application for efficient, well structured presentation of medical and radiological eLearning content.

The integrated MIRC-ILIAS platform is easy to use, well accepted by students for blended learning and self study in radiology and has potential for further development.

Ahlers, C, Schneider, J, Kreitner, K, Pitton, M, Dueber, C, Mildenberger, P, Students Acceptance of Integrated eLearning Environment Using MIRC and ILIAS.  Radiological Society of North America 2008 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, February 18 - February 20, 2008 ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2008/6021986.html