Live interdisciplinary teaching via the internet

The independence of teachers and students is one of the main advantages of teleteaching. Specialties considered unsuitable for combined lessons are manageable using the internet. This study outlines simultaneous communication with students and lecturers over long distances between the anatomical dissection laboratory, the operating theatre, and the lecture hall. In several three-directional on-line lectures, different equipment was used. Students could also participate using personal computers from other locations. During the presentations, the participants have the opportunity to discuss problems with any lecturer. It was possible to demonstrate sufficient transmission capability for real-time application with the use of the new internet technology. No important qualitative differences can be reported between: hardware and software based solutions; or commercial and free offers. Although it is often difficult to reconcile the timetable of surgeries and lectures, multimedia on-line teaching via the internet provides new potential for interdisciplinary medical education.

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