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Twelve Tips

Twelve Tips on usability testing to develop effective e-learning in medical education

John Sandars The University of Leeds, UK; JOHN SANDARS, MD MSc FRCGP MRCP Cert Ed, is a Senior Lecturer in Community Based Education and academic lead for e-learning in the Medical Education Unit, Leeds Institute of Medical Education, The University of Leeds.Correspondence[email protected]
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Natalie Lafferty University of Dundee School of Medicine, UK; NATALIE LAFFERTY, BSc (Hons), is a Lecturer (E Learning) in the School of Medicine at The University of Dundee.
Pages 956-960 | Published online: 19 Nov 2010

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