Online Courseware and How Can it Help?

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Online Courseware and How Can it Help?

• Christopher M Vaughan
• Chair, APGO Medical Education Coor Task Force
• Medical Education Coordinator
• Clinical Coordinator, Orange Team
• Boston University School of Medicine
• Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Boston Medical Center

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Disclosure

• I have no relevant financial relationship with a
  commercial interest

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Learning Objectives

• At the end of this session the participant will
  be able to
• Recognize how online courseware can be used to
  facilitate meeting LCME requirements.
• Appreciate the uses of online courseware for
  course administration.
• Identify how an online course could benefit your
  program.

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What is web based learning?

• Includes the following
• Discussion forums
• Videoconferencing
• Streaming video
• Static pages (syllabus, pocket guide etc.)

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Why should we become comfortable managing online
courses?

• Computer assisted learning is inevitable
• It is convenient and flexible
• Unique presentational benefits
• Personalized learning
• Economics of scale

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Benefits of E-Learning in Medical Education

• Allows learning to be individualized (adaptive
  learning)
• Preferred by administrators, faculty and students
• Multimedia learning enhances teaching and
  learning
• Increased retention and better use of content

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• Medical students assigned to each instructional
  site should have the same rights and receive the
  same support services.

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What do I have on my site?

• Announcements
• Clerkship Leadership Contact Info
• Community Site Contacts
• ALL Faculty, Resident, Midwifery Email Addresses
• Learning Objectives and Syllabus
• All Schedules
• Grading Guidelines
• Reading Schedule by topic
• Self Directed Learning if a required case was not
  seen
• Case Presentation Guidelines
• OSCE Guidelines

• Shelf Prep
• Supplemental Information
• Direct link to email classmates and clerkship
  leadership
• Course Didactic Evaluations
• Grades

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• The curriculum of a medical education program
  must include comparable educational experiences
  across all instructional sites.

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• Residents who supervise or teach medical students
  and graduate students must be familiar with the
  educational objectives of the clerkship.

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• A medical education program must consider medical
  student evaluations of their clerkships, teachers
  and a variety of other measures.

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What makes a good online course?

• Open learning (self study) materials
• Website design
• Technical design

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cvaughan_at_bu.edu