The Michael G Detroiter School of Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, offers major programs in undergraduate, postgraduate, and graduate medical education. The Undergraduate Medical Program for the MD degree has 148 students admitted each year. The thr... More »

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I have always hated Internet chat rooms and studiously avoided them. To me, they are chaotic, confusing, and frustrating. I have also accepted the fact that on this question I am probably in the minority. The immediacy of chat can be a significant factor in building onl... More »

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Over the years, providing high-quality training to employees has been somewhat problematic to many companies. While the need for well-trained people is obvious, many companies don't do a consistently good job of creating training internally. Others, however, have built ... More »

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Learning 2.0 has officially arrived. However, there's debate over whether it's a legitimate evolution of existing e-learning paradigms, a convenient way to group learning-enabling technologies together under one umbrella, or a cynical attempt to distance ourselves from ... More »

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