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Third-party-funded project

Title:
DEJAVU (Dermatological Education as a Joint Accomplishment of Virtual Universities)

Project management at the University of Würzburg:

• Prof. Dr. Jürgen Albert
• Prof. Dr. Henning Hamm ,Tel: 0931-20126738,Fax: 0931-20126700,Mail: hamm_h@klinik.uni-wuerzburg.de

Participating scientists:

• Dr. Zeno Gaigl ,Tel: 0931-20126710,Fax: 0931-20126700,Mail: gaigl_z@klinik.uni-wuerzburg.de
• Dr. Karoline Claudius ,Tel: 0931-20126710,Fax: 0931-20126700,Mail: kramp_k@klinik.uni-wuerzburg.de

Abstract:
The aim of the DEJAVU project is to integrate
? the preparation of multimedial lectures for lecturers in dermatology with the
? presentation in reference lectures and courses up to the
? generation of a platform for interactive training elements and exam preparation for medical students including their didactic evaluation in a web-based manner.
In DEJAVU the departments of dermatology in Jena, Berlin (Charité) and Würzburg are authoring together a hypertext-based, interactive learning system. Its elements are structured according to the Learning Objects Metadata Standard (LOM). Learning objects comprise teaching texts, lecture notes, image archives, case reports, multiple choice questions (MCQ) and multimedia lectures. DEJAVU offers comfortable tools for both lecturers and students on top of a multi-center database.
Teaching texts and case reports are composed according to a master document format, converted to XML and integrated into the learning system. MCQ are categorized for given learning objectives. For the preparation of lectures, reports and papers specific Add-Ins for MS-PowerPoint and MS-Word give direct access to the DEJAVU-database which contains more than 10.000 images, text slides, graphics and videos. These Add-Ins provide pick-lists such that the authors can conveniently specify criteria like diagnoses, localisations or efflorescences for selection. Then the selected objects are inserted into a presentation or a text individually. Multimedia lectures are recorded and reengineered for various ways of replay, e.g. PowerPoint presentations, videos, slides with comments on sound track and/or subtitles.
Medical students are enabled to work on the texts by highlighting important words or paragraphs, setting bookmarks or adding notes. The processed multimedia lectures serve to convenient learning and revision. MCQ are offered as a helpful option for exam preparation. An extensive image database can easily be used at any time for clinical application and training of the "diagnostic eye".
The variety of interactive teaching units provides a comprehensive opportunity for medical students to extend and test their dermatological knowledge independent of time and place.

Key words:
    digital image archives
    interactive teaching and learning system
    multimedial education
    teledermatology

Projekt period: from 01.2001 to 03.2003

Funding institution:
Bund ( BMBF ) ,Granting date: 24.01.2001

Preceding project:
SENTIMED (Semantic Net Toolbox for Images in Medical Education), gefördert vom Freistaat Bayern

Publications:

• Höhn H, Eßer W, Albert J, Hamm H. (2000). Combining image archives, audio- and video-sequences for teleteaching lectures in dermatology.. 2nd European Symposium on Teledermatology, Zürich, August 26. (lecture)
• Gaigl Z, Kramp K, Höhn H, Eßer W, Albert J, Hamm H. (2002). The DEJAVU Project: Presentation of a Teledermatological Learning System.. ECTODERM (European Confederation of Telemedical Organizations in Dermatology) Symposium, Graz, November 8-9. (lecture)
• Höhn H, Esser W, Hamm H, Albert J. (2003). Image archives, audio- and video-sequences for teleteaching. In: Burg G (ed): Telemedicine and Teledermatology. Karger, Basel. (Sonstiges)

Links:
www.projekt-dejavu.de