Making Learning Fun AgainMaking Learning Fun Again

M Choudhury, B Royston, P Li, M Choudhury, B Royston, P Li, V Jojanovski, C Thornton, D V Jojanovski, C Thornton, D

NewtonNewton

Nov 2003Nov 2003

Why listen to this Why listen to this presentation?presentation?

• Doctors regularly involved in Doctors regularly involved in teachingteaching

• Internet increasingly used for Internet increasingly used for educationeducation

• Ideal opportunity for interactive Ideal opportunity for interactive teachingteaching

What is EduCAT?What is EduCAT?

• EduCAT allows educators to create own EduCAT allows educators to create own teaching toolsteaching tools

• Promotes novel methods of teachingPromotes novel methods of teaching

• Multimedia programming toolsetMultimedia programming toolset

• Component basedComponent based

• Drag-and-drop programmingDrag-and-drop programming

• Can be used stand-alone or over Can be used stand-alone or over internetinternet

How I used EduCAT?How I used EduCAT?

• ObjectiveObjective

• - educational- educational

• - interactive- interactive

• - entertaining- entertaining

• Game created based on popular board gamesGame created based on popular board games

• - competition - competition

• - prizes & penalties- prizes & penalties

• - timers- timers

What the trainees thought!What the trainees thought!

• Anaesthetic trainees played the game Anaesthetic trainees played the game

• Feedback on educational value, Feedback on educational value, usability and interest usability and interest

• Game adapted according to feedbackGame adapted according to feedback

• - more educational value- more educational value

• - more frequent questions- more frequent questions

• - more interactivity incorporated- more interactivity incorporated

My conclusionMy conclusion

• Novel way of learningNovel way of learning

• Engages studentEngages student

• Easily adaptable by teacherEasily adaptable by teacher

• Varying types of questions and Varying types of questions and methods of answeringmethods of answering

Future plansFuture plans

• Measure effectiveness by comparing Measure effectiveness by comparing two groupstwo groups

• One to play the gameOne to play the game

• The other to complete a paper quizThe other to complete a paper quiz

• Both groups tested for recall laterBoth groups tested for recall later

Making Learning Fun AgainMaking Learning Fun Again

Any questions?Any questions?