TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluating e-learning concepts: the first ERS interactive online course JF - Breathe JO - Breathe SP - 17 LP - 18 DO - 10.1183/18106838.0301.17 VL - 3 IS - 1 AU - M. Gaga Y1 - 2006/09/01 UR - http://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/3/1/17.abstract N2 - Information technology develops rapidly, as does the potential for e-learning. Two examples of the new trends that develop year on year include blended learning and rapid e-learning. However, do these new concepts really bring added value to medical education? In order to try to answer this question, the European Respiratory Society (ERS) School has undertaken a two-fold initiative: 1) to identify the preferences of European respiratory specialists and trainees in respiratory medicine with respect to different e-learning concepts; and 2) to explore the acceptance of different approaches for web-based teaching. Within this initiative, the interest in three educational approaches was evaluated: ER -