E‐learning <i>vs</i> lecture: which is the best approach to surgical teaching?

Bhatti, Imran; Jones, Keith; Richardson, Lesley; Foreman, David; Lund, Jonathan N.; Tierney, Gillian

doi:10.1111/j.1463-1318.2009.02173.x

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“…This is not surprising as procedural skills are core competencies required of anesthesiologists and anesthesia trainees [27]. Recent studies have highlighted the superior nature of video in the teaching and learning of procedural skills over traditional paper based methods for surgical residents and undergraduate students [1,25,28]. In essence, it is easier to learn a new procedure or review one by watching a video demonstration rather than by reading about it on paper [29].…”

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eLearning among Canadian anesthesia residents: a survey of podcast use and content needs

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BackgroundPodcasts are increasingly being used in medical education. In this study, we conducted a survey of Canadian anesthesia residents to better delineate the content needs, format preferences, and usage patterns among anesthesia residents.Methods10/16 Canadian anesthesia program directors, representing 443/659 Canadian anesthesia residents, allowed their residents to be included in the study. 169/659 (24%) residents responded to our survey. A 17-item survey tool developed by the investigators was distributed by email eliciting information on patterns of podcast use, preferred content, preferred format, and podcast adjuncts perceived to increase knowledge retention.Results60% (91/151) had used medical podcasts with 67% of these users spending up to 1 hour per week on podcasts. 72.3% of respondents selected ‘ability to review materials whenever I want’ was selected by the majority of respondents (72%) as the reason they found podcasts to be valuable. No clear preference was shown for audio, video, or slidecast podcasts. Physiology (88%) and pharmacology (87%) were the most requested basic science topics while regional anesthesia (84%), intensive care (79%) and crisis resource management (86%) were the most requested for procedural, clinical and professional topics respectively. Respondents stated they would most likely view podcasts that contained procedural skills, journal article summaries and case presentations and that were between 5-15 minutes in duration A significantly greater proportion of senior residents (81%) requested podcasts on ‘pediatric anesthesia’ compared to junior residents 57% (P = 0.007).ConclusionsThe majority of respondents are using podcasts. Anesthesia residents have preferred podcast content, types, length and format that educators should be cognizant of when developing and providing podcasts.

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eLearning among Canadian anesthesia residents: a survey of podcast use and content needs

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“…There was significantly greater knowledge gain in group B (web/podcast) than in group A (lecture) [14].…”

Section: E Learning Versus Traditional Medical Education-available Evmentioning

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E Learning in Surgery

Aryal

Pereira

2014

Indian J Surg

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E learning means use of electronic media and information technologies in education. Virtual learning environment (VLE) provides learning platforms consisting of online tools, databases and managed resources. This article is a review of use of E learning in medical and surgical education including available evidence favouring this approach. E learning has been shown to be more effective, less costly and more satisfying to the students than the traditional methods. E learning cannot however replace direct consultant supervision at their place of work in surgical trainees and a combination of both called blended learning has been shown to be most useful. As an example of university-based qualification, one such programme is presented to clarify the components and the process of E learning. Increasing use of E learning and occasional face to face focussed supervision by the teacher is likely to enhance surgical training in the future.

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“…Die Ansätze sind dabei sehr unterschiedlich. So wurden Vi deos [22,28], Podcasts [2,24], Röntgenbe fundungen [13] oder auch virtuelle Patien tenprogramme [7,15,25] erfolgreich für Lernende implementiert.…”

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