Demonstration
CAMPUS: A Platform for Development of Multilingual Computer-Based
Medical Teaching Cases
Jörn Heid and Sören Huwendiek, Laboratory for Computer-based Teaching and Learning Systems
in Medicine,
ABSTRACT:
CAMPUS (http://www.medicase.de/) is a case-based
teaching and learning tool designed for application in different teaching and
learning scenarios. The software can be used for self study, in small learning
groups, PBL seminars, for case presentation as well as for case-based exams, so
that case data can be reused for different purposes. Integration of case-data
and textbook knowledge and case presentation in an situated, authentic, highly
interactive learning environment are other key aspects of the CAMPUS-system.
The two main
components of CAMPUS are the authoring-system (used by case-authors for
creating and editing medical cases) and the player-component (used by students
for case-simulation). Both are implemented in Java and can be used locally as
standalone-application or over the Internet using a client-server architecture.
CAMPUS-cases are structured according to a realistic case-simulation-model and
are stored in a relational database, in XML files or serialized Java-Objects.
Textbook knowledge can be integrated using XML-based knowledge sources that can
be accessed on demand by learners in order to get at least enough background
information to work through the case The software contains its own vocabulary
for medical history, physical examination, technical examination and lab tests,
and makes use of standard vocabularies like ICD-10 and MeSH. The vocabulary
makes case creation easy and is a key factor for semantic interoperability with
other systems.
At the moment
vocabularies are available in German and English, so that cases can be created
in different languages. New languages can be added easily, by translating the
base vocabulary.
BENEFIT TO PARTICIPANTS ATTENDING SESSION:
Participants will get
an impression about the different application scenarios CAMPUS can be used in
and how easy it is to create medical teaching cases in the CAMPUS-shell using
standard vocabularies. The technical infrastructure of the CAMPUS software will
be presented as well as the specifics for developing multilingual teaching
cases and adding new languages to the system.
Reiner Singer
University Hospital Heidelberg
Institute of Hygiene
Laboratory for
Computer-based Teaching and Learning Systems in Medicine Im Neuenheimer Feld
324
69120
Phone:
+49-(0)7131-504-481
Fax:
+49-(0)7131-252470
Website http///www.medicase.de
CO-AUTHORS:
Jörn Heid(1)
Bas de Leng(2)
Sören Huwendiek(3)
Matthias Bauch(1)
Burkhard Tönshoff(3)
Franz Josef Leven(1)
(1)Laboratory for
Computer-based Teaching and Learning Systems in Medicine, University of
Heidelberg, Germany (2)Capaciteitsgroep Onderwijsontwikkeling en Onderwijsresearch,
Sectie Geneeskunde, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands (3)University
Children’s Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
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mailto:B.Deleng@EDUC.unimaas.nl
mailto:soeren.huwendiek@med.uni-heidelberg.de
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