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International Journal of Technologies in Higher Education

Mutation d’un cours de biostatistiques : évaluation d’un dispositif d’autoformation sur le Web

Mutation of a biostatistics course: Assessment of an online self-learning system
Grégoire Vincke - Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium
Eric Depiereux - Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium
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Abstract

Biostatistics is a hybrid discipline at the intersection of mathematics and biology. Compared with other scientific disciplines, such courses are relatively new and should be further adjusted to better fit the target audience, which is not highly familiar with mathematical formulation and is very skeptical about its usefulness. Our courses explored multimedia possibilities in order to make the concepts more accessible and the students more independent. We describe here the environment in which selflearning can be maximized. The teaching contract was also redefined in response to changes in the division of responsibilities between teachers and learners induced by this tool.

Available online: 2011-04-27

DOI : https://doi.org/10.18162/ritpu.2010.184

Vincke, G., & Depiereux, E. (2010). Mutation d’un cours de biostatistiques : évaluation d’un dispositif d’autoformation sur le Web. International Journal of Technologies in Higher Education, 7(3), 6-18. https://doi.org/10.18162/ritpu.2010.184