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e‐learning comes of age: Web‐based education provided by the International League Against Epilepsy
Author(s) -
Beniczky Sándor,
Blümcke Ingmar,
Rampp Stefan,
Shisler Priscilla,
Biesel Eva,
Wiebe Samuel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
epileptic disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.673
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1950-6945
pISSN - 1294-9361
DOI - 10.1684/epd.2020.1157
Subject(s) - curriculum , the internet , portfolio , medical education , medicine , computer science , psychology , world wide web , pedagogy , business , finance
Education tools and programs using interactive digital content, distributed on the internet, are increasingly becoming an integral part of postgraduate medical education. The coronavirus pandemic and global lockdown hoisted a major challenge for traditional teaching courses. A timely solution is to focus attention and reinforce web‐based teaching programs. For more than 15 years, the ILAE has been developing and managing a wide range of e‐learning programs. This paper provides an overview on the e‐learning portfolio of the ILAE, including tutored e‐courses, self‐paced interactive e‐courses and online multimedia resources, all linked to the ILAE curriculum and learning objectives addressing specific levels of professional experience. All e‐learning programs will become available through the new ILAE Academy platform ( www.ilae-academy.org ), in July 2020. E‐learning is an important tool for reaching the global educational mission of the ILAE.