How to use Anki

Learning in Medical School

A Primer on Spaced Repetition

By Nick Honko and Ken Noguchi

• Intro to spaced repetition studying• Follow-up workshop next week

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What is SI tutoring?

• Review• Going through questions• Active learning• Flash cards = too much• Practice quizzes = not enough

Spaced Repetition

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Spaced Repetition - Anki

• noguchi@musc.edu• Presentation will be uploaded to facebook

group– Includes brief instructions

• Follow-up workshop next week– Please email

1. Basic of how to use Anki1. Downloading2. Adding cards3. Studying

2. FAQ’s – the intricacies to Anki

Basics – Downloading Anki

Google anki

Click on “Anki – powerful, intelligent flashcards”

Click “Download”

Click “Download Anki for Mac”

Click on the downloaded file

A file should show up on the desktop

• Now you have the software downloaded• Congrats!• Next, adding cards

Regoogle anki

Click on “Anki – friendly intelligent flashcards”

Sign up for an account

The easiest sign up ever

Click on the tab “Decks”

Scroll down to green button “Get Shared Decks”

Search “musc m1”

Click“Info” for MUSC M1 First Aid Material

Scroll down and click green button“Download”

Studying - Go back to desktop Anki, click on “first aid”

Click “Study Now”

Answer the question in your head, and click “Show Answer”

Rate the answer “Again,” “Good,” or “Easy”

Rate the answer “Again,” “Good,” or “Easy”

• Depending on the rating, the card will reappear at a different time interval

Rate the answer “Again,” “Good,” or “Easy”

• Depending on previous ratings, the time intervals can also differ

FAQs

1. What if I see a card I haven’t learned yet? Can I put it off until later?

2. How many should I do each day?3. If you do them on your phone and computer

can you sync them?4. How do I add my own cards?5. Can I use images?

1. What if I see a card I don’t want to answer?

• Click on “More” in the lower right corner

• Hit “Suspend Card”

• The card will be hidden until you are ready to unsuspend it

1. How do I unsuspend a card?

• Click “Browse”

1. How do I unsuspend a card?

• Look at the left side column with the different categories of cards

• Click “Suspended”

1. How do I unsuspend a card?

• Select cards that you want to unsuspend

• Click “suspend”

2. How many should I do per day?

• Depends how many cards you have, and how much time you have.

• About 20-40 new cards per day is reasonable.

2. How many should I do per day?

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3. Can I sync from multiple devices?

4. How do I add my own cards?

• Go back to the main screen

• Create Deck

4. How do I add my own cards?

• Title your deck

4. How do I add my own cards?

• The deck will show up on the main screen

• Open it

4. How do I add my own cards?

• Start adding cards by clicking on “Add”

4. How do I add my own cards?

• Fill in the “Front” and “Back” boxes

• These represent, respectively, the question and answer

4. How do I add my own cards?

• Hit Add

5. How do I add images?

• Click on the paperclip attachment button

5. How do I add images?

• Choose the image you want

5. How do I add images?

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