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[Dental education: a new approach].
1Academisch Centrum Tandheelkunde Amsterdam (ACTA), Louwesweg 1, 1066 EA Amsterdam.
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Tandheelkunde
|September 1, 1994
Summary
A new student-centered curriculum is launching at the Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA) in 1994. This initiative adopts modern educational principles to enhance teaching and learning within the ACTA curriculum.
Area of Science:
- Dental Education
- Curriculum Development
- Pedagogical Innovation
Context:
- The Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA) is implementing a significant curriculum overhaul.
- The transition involves both content adaptation and a shift in pedagogical philosophy.
- This change is scheduled for implementation in September 1994.
Purpose:
- To outline the educational principles guiding the new curriculum.
- To detail the conditions necessary for effective student-centered teaching.
- To illustrate the practical impact of these changes on the ACTA curriculum.
Summary:
- A new curriculum at ACTA, starting September 1994, will integrate updated content with a novel teaching philosophy.
- The focus is on establishing modern, student-centered learning environments.
- Educational principles and conditions supporting this pedagogical shift are discussed.
Impact:
- The introduction of student-centered teaching methodologies.
- A modernized and potentially more effective dental education program at ACTA.
- A framework for curriculum innovation in higher dental education.