Video Podcasting can Supplement Clinical

Skills Teaching

Rhys Clement, Tim Coughlin, Charlotte Longman, Jon Lund

2009

About Us• Podcasting since

2006 with the ‘MedSchool Finals Podcast” in iTunes

• Producing video podcasts for one year

• Content on Youtube : 42000 hits in one year

MedSchool Finals Podcast

Our Beliefs• Podcasting should be an adjunct to

traditional teaching methods, not a replacement

• It will inevitably become an integral part of all curriculums

• Material should be made freely available to all rather than locked into university networks

• This can easily be done via the internet or iTunes

Current Research

• Focussed on audio podcasting

• Demonstrated that learning was superior between the podcast group over the didactic learning group in an assessment

19.13Mark Gained 18.23

p = 0.04

Current Research

• On top of improved learning from e-learning / podcasting there was no loss in satisfaction compared to traditional teaching methods

• Can reduce the actual teaching time required in parts of curriculum and material can be reused multiple times without further outlay

Why Present on Video Podcasts?• Since adding video podcasts

overwhelmingly positive feedback

• Most students have a video capable portable device such as iPod / iPhone

• Currently very limited material

• We want to stimulate interest and further research

Advantages over Streaming

• YouTube offers similar material

• Not always accessible

• Can’t download video

• Limit to video length (10 mins)

• Higher quality video and no issues with loss of connection

Video Podcasting

• Can learn clinical examination skills

• Utilizes ‘wasted time’

• Allows demonstration of good clinical signs repeatedly when students may never otherwise see them

• Students anecdotally feel it is enhancing their learning

• Awaiting results from research to formally evaluate outcomes

Video Podcasting

• Videos up to 20 mins long

• Seven Videos on YouTube and 11 on iTunes

• Five star rating on iTunes, 4.2 star rating on YouTube

• More than 42000 views on YouTube, the vast majority from the USA

Video Podcasting

“Great

Videos”

“Perfect Video - thanks”“Great Video for leaning the thyroid examination-

found it really helpful for exams”

“Really good and instructive vid

- I’m a med student

from Italy are there other videos av

ailable somewhere?”

“The podcasts are superb and reallyuseful for revision whilst on the wards... Please keep them coming”

Conclusion• Video Podcasting is an exciting under-

used tool

• Only 45 clinical examination videos on the whole of iTunes

• Students expressed clear desire to have access to more

• Please make content freely available to all on the internet / iTunes

Next Step• Our next step is to create a freely

accessible website with video and audio podcasts and traditional text as lecture ‘handouts’.

www.surgeryandmedicine.com

Thank You