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2014 » Papers » Volume 1 » Obstetrics eLearning: Through the use of video and other media to enhance Learning styles in Obstetric students. 1. OBSTETRICS ELEARNING: THROUGH THE USE OF VIDEO AND OTHER MEDIA TO ENHANCE LEARNING STYLES IN OBSTETRIC STUDENTS. Authors: Coffey Donnchadh, Tabirca Sabin, Greene Richard Volume 1 | DOI: 10.12753/2066-026X-14-008 | Pages: 61-66 | Download PDF | Abstract
This paper presents an insight into the use of eLearning in Obstetrics Education and its advantages for practical application. The content available to existing obstetrics students attending practical and theoretical classes are established as the paper progresses into beneficial factors of video and eLearning as a source of valuable subject matter for these students as well as scope for new media interaction. Interaction in edifying methods promotes learners' efficiency, motivation and cognitive efficacy. A well designed e-learning programme can motivate learners to become more engaged with the content through assimilating cognizance, skills and postures more expeditious. E-learners have been shown to demonstrate incremented retention rates and ameliorated utilization of content, resulting in a more preponderant achievement of objectives. E-learning additionally offers the advantage of more preponderant integration of media technologies to accommodate diverse learning styles. Computer technologies have increasingly impacted medical edification, most recently through the electronic distribution of videos, that are utilized extensively for a wide range of edifying activities including demonstrating anatomical dissections, clinical procedures, assessments, providing access to online lectures for use in asynchronous learning, as well as videoconferencing of patient scenarios.
Technology is an integral part of society today. Advances in technology are apparent in every discipline a few more acute than others but ultimately most have some technologic application. The field of medicine tackles an array of technological sources and there are advances in every field of this study. Video technology has been used universally in medical education.
The use of video in medical education encourages teaching and learning in an array of different environments. Video Technology is a widely used medium for demonstrative, training and educational purposes. Video has been used in medicine since the 1950's providing a signal reference for CRT (cathode ray tube) technology. As video is a more viable and obtainable technology resource, it is used extensively in medicine. Video is now easily compiled and distributed through the means of online support making it an accessible interactive type of learning for medical students. Medical education has adopted video technology as an essential learning resource next to online learning, online learning tools and video tutorials are more prevalent in the curriculum of major Universities. | Keywords
Obstetrics, Education, eLearning, Video Technology. |
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