Developing teaching and learning innovations in dental training: the example of the Progress File Learning System

Creating Learner‐Centered Classrooms: Use of an Audience Response System in Pediatric Dentistry Education

“…Pee et al have called for innovative teaching and learning in undergraduate dental education. 16 The pilot project at the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry is an attempt to build a learner-centered classroom. Based on feedback from our students, classroom use of ARS will be continued in the future.…”

Application of the European‐modified dental clinical learning environment inventory (DECLEI) in dental schools in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

“…Despite the potential for achieving a gradual move towards higher standards that depict an ideal educational environment, several barriers, such as limitations in the availability and utilisation of resources, differences in regional or society‐oriented traditional ideologies, and resistance of structures or authorities to change, inhibit this potential . However, some of the significant landmarks for a change for the better include the introduction of different adaptations of problem‐based learning , the establishment of comprehensive care clinics , the increasing potential of information and communication technology use , the surplus of virtual and online opportunities that have become available for staff and students, and the creation of an academic progress file learning system or portfolio for students to monitor and maintain an official record of their achievements .…”

The academic environment: the students’ perspective

“…The tools for achieving a gradual move towards higher standards exist. Some of the recent significant landmarks include the introduction of different versions of problem‐based learning (PBL) (8–10), the establishment of comprehensive care clinics, the growing potential of information and communication technology (ICT) use (11), the academic progress files or ‘portfolia’ (12) and increasing opportunities for mobility of staff and students. However, there is a concern that novel approaches and educational advancements are restricted to those schools and countries where educational research is developed and more resources are available.…”