Don't forget the learner: an essential aspect for developing effective hypermedia online learning in continuing medical education.

There is increasing use of hypermedia online learning in continuing medical education (CME) that presents the learner with a wide range of different learning resources, requiring the learner to use self-regulated learning (SRL) skills. This study is the first to apply an SRL perspective to understand how learners engage with hypermedia online learning in CME. We found that the main SRL skills used by learners were use of strategies and monitoring.

The challenge of integrating new online education packages into existing curricula: a new model.

Background: In 2009, The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) developed an undergraduate online learning package on the practical application of evidence-based medicine with the intention that it would be integrated into existing medical curricula.

Methods: Complementary methodologies were used to yield a diversity of quantitative and qualitative data on how the online learning package was integrated.

Results: The modules of the online learning package received an overall positive reaction from the users but uptake of the modules was lower than expected.