Original Article

Year : 2016

Volume : Volume 6

Issue : Issue 1s

The Power of Teacher Collaboration: Putting Passions Into Practice: Opening "TheThird Eye" By Providing "A Third Space" For Teacher Candidates To Design an Interest Driven After School Programme in Gerodontology: A Research

Abstract


Background:  To design an interest driven after school programme, its efficacy needs to be adequately evaluated . This study was conducted with the aim to determine the efficacy of mobile devices to look for bridges between spaces that encourage seamless learning. This is a research evaluation on the third space in mobile learning, a way to describe new learning possibilities offered by mobile learning. Methodology: This is a prospective follow up study using a pre- and post- intervention assesment. A convenience sampling procedure was used. The study was done in Govt. Dental college & Hospital, Nagpur. All dental interns (n=60) were invited to participate in the study and written consent was taken.  Results: A statistically and post- interventions scores (p< 0.05). significant difference was observed in pre- Conclusion: The results of this study indicated that mobile devices can be used anytime as an effective tool for improving the knowledge and thus act as resource and tools influencing approaches to learning.

Keywords: Dentistry, gerodontology, teacher collaboration.