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ABSTRACT: How we “breathed life” into problem-based learning cases using a mobile application

Background: Problem-based learning (PBL) has been widely adopted in medical education. Learners become bored with paper-based cases as they progress through their studies. Aim: To breathe life (i.e. develop virtual patients) into paper-based PBL cases. Methods: The "patients" in paper-based PBL cases in one Year 2 were transformed into virtual

Posted on 10 Mar 2014
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Education Technology, Informatics & Analysis, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: Fun, collaboration and formative assessment: Skinquizition, a class wide gaming competition in a medical school with a large class.

Background: Formative assessments are tools for assessing content retention, providing valuable feedback to students and teachers. In medical education, information technology-supported games can accommodate large classes divided into student teams while fostering active engagement. Aim: To establish an innovative stimulating approach to formative assessments for large classes furthering collaborative skills

Posted on 10 Mar 2014
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Education Technology, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

MANUSCRIPT: OnlineTED.com – a novel web-based audience response system for higher education. A pilot study to evaluate user acceptance.

Background and aim: Audience response (AR) systems are increasingly used in undergraduate medical education. However, high costs and complexity of conventional AR systems often limit their use. Here we present a novel AR system that is platform independent and does not require hardware clickers or additional software to be installed.

Posted on 10 Mar 2014
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Education Technology, Manuscript, Medical Education, Resources

RESOURCE: Study: Massive Online Courses Enroll An Average Of 43,000 Students, 10% Completion

Massively Open Online Courses are becoming more mainstream, as more top-tier universities give the public access to their courses. A new study demonstrates continued wide-spread popularity with part-time students looking to substitute otherwise cat-video-filled downtime with ivy league lectures. Examining public data from 279 courses from the most popular MOOC providers

Posted on 6 Mar 2014
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Education Technology, Informatics & Analysis, Learning Models & Theory, Online Learning, Resources

EdTechReview’s ‘149 Amazing Google Tricks to Increase Effectiveness of your Search’

Here is a great resource that we might consider building CE around as a means of supporting the lifelong, natural learning actions of clinicians (and I bet you will want to share this with your colleagues too): EXCERPT: Google is the most popular search engine and most of the people use it

Posted on 3 Mar 2014
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Blog, Education Technology, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education

RESOURCE: When to Bring Your Association’s Continuing Education Online

When developing continuing education, you typically look to provide high value to your members while keeping costs as low as possible. You repurpose content in ways that get the most bang for the buck whether that is by recording webinars and making them available on demand, granting online access to

Posted on 18 Feb 2014
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Education Technology, Learning Models & Theory, Online Learning, Resources

RESOURCE: The Growing Popularity of Asynchronous Learning: A corporate learning perspective

The meaning of the word ‘asynchronous’ is ‘not at the same time’. In the context of learning, it is used when a learner completes a learning initiative on his own time and schedule – without the intervention of an instructor. As technology advanced, the modes of delivery of Asynchronous Learning

Posted on 18 Feb 2014
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Education Technology, Learning Models & Theory, Online Learning, Resources

RESOURCE: Homework & the Flipped Class

What about educators who don’t assign homework? Can, and should, they still flip their classroom? Of course! Many teachers are creating instructional videos (or using other videos) and having students watch them during class time. Instead of the whole class watching the videos together, students are watching them when they

Posted on 18 Feb 2014
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Education Technology, Learning Models & Theory, Online Learning, Resources

RESOURCE: 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Flipping Your Class

Keep Your Videos Short Don’t assume all students have the Internet at home Don’t Lecture if Students Don’t Watch Your Videos Hold Each Student Individually Accountable for Work Teach Students HOW to watch your videos via 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Flipping Your Class - EdTechReview™ (ETR).

Posted on 18 Feb 2014
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Education Technology, Learning Models & Theory, Online Learning, Resources

RESOURCE: How MOOCs and e-learning platforms deal with assessment.

The most basic way that knowledge or skills can be assessed is through short tests or quizzes in the form of HTML forms. HTML forms are the standard way for a user to sent information to a web applications server. The server can store the data and process it in

Posted on 18 Feb 2014
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Education Technology, Informatics & Analysis, Learning Models & Theory, Online Learning, Resources

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ABSTRACT: How we “breathed life” into problem-based learning cases using a mobile application

ABSTRACT: Fun, collaboration and formative assessment: Skinquizition, a class wide gaming competition in a medical school with a large class.

MANUSCRIPT: OnlineTED.com – a novel web-based audience response system for higher education. A pilot study to evaluate user acceptance.

RESOURCE: Study: Massive Online Courses Enroll An Average Of 43,000 Students, 10% Completion

EdTechReview’s ‘149 Amazing Google Tricks to Increase Effectiveness of your Search’

RESOURCE: When to Bring Your Association’s Continuing Education Online

RESOURCE: The Growing Popularity of Asynchronous Learning: A corporate learning perspective

RESOURCE: Homework & the Flipped Class

RESOURCE: 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Flipping Your Class

RESOURCE: How MOOCs and e-learning platforms deal with assessment.

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