heaIth professionaIs Catherine Carr June 24, 2013 Objectives ! ldentify at least 3 strengths of using a spaced learning program ! Discuss how to present new content using questions ! Review the findings of a series of Qstream courses used in a leadership development project 2 Why spaced Iearning? Timing Timing is not everythingbut it is important Low Dose/High Frequency presentation of materiaI improves retention ! Example: 15 minute (low dose) weekly sessions over 2 months (high frequency) can improve retention 4-fold 3 4 Why spaced Iearning? Testing The testing effect improves retention because Testing is active learning and more engagement improves retentionthe more engagement the better the learning 5 Why eIectronic media? ! Computer-based equally or slightly better ! One RCT found:
Greater efficiency
Three months post-test results found no
difference in retention (Harrington and Walker). ! Two RCTs found: computer-simulated patients equal and less expensive than live, standardized patients 6 However.. Media is onIy as effective as its technique ! lnteractive ! Engaging ! Repeated 7 How did we use spaced Iearning? ! Presented content to busy health care professionals ! LD/HF fits into crowded schedules ! Pre-course presentation reduces time spent on basic content in group settingmore time for deeper exploration 8 9 What we did ! Used Qstream to present content to participants in a leadership development initiative, the MNH Africa Champions ! Content courses on ! BEmONC May 2012 ! Teaching skills Sept 2012 ! PMTCT March 2013 ! Malaria in pregnancy March 2013 10 11 12 Was it feasibIe? A resounding YES (after a few bumps) Getting logged in was a very frustrating experience for me, until (facilitator) assisted, but now I can teach others to log in perfectly Usually use it after a busy clinical day mainly from office machine and many IT issues. Net is not always accessible 13 Was it acceptabIe? Yes again! ! This experience was really good because I learned a lot before coming to the SONU course. It was like a game. ! It is called real time learning for the mobile generation. It is as good as CME on the go. ! Qstream was easy to be accessed and it is a good method of passing on information to many people. I would love to continue using it. 14 ! I use the computer very well but sometimes it is difficult to download especially when the document is long and/or has a lot of graphics
! I definitely will like to use Qstream in the future and I am willing to use Qstream in teaching/training others 15 Take home Iessons ! Registering was not easy for somedo it in person ! Clear instructions on timing questions ! Need for thoughtful, criterion referenced questions with useful resources ! lnternet is always a challengeconnectivity, cost to participant 16 How did we do? CompIetion rates by group* BEmONC May 2012 Effective TS Sept 2012 MlP March 2013 PMTCT March 2013 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% Anglophone Francophone Column1 17 What next? ! April: Caribbean Regional Midwives Association 21 signed up and using ! May: St Lucia, Orientation to nursing education leaders, more signed up and using ! Requests for more courses to use in PSE, CPD ! Other potential uses: Developing courses with field offices? How would you use it? 18 Now it is YOUR turn ! Register for Qstream ! Sign up for a course (you can drop it later) ! Lets try a few questions For problems or questions Contact GLO@jhpiego.org 19 Questions, comments and ideas 20 Resources ! General information about Qstream: http:// app.qstream.com/info/howitworks http://qstream.com/solutions/cme/ ! Effective lnservice Training Techniques, Timing, Setting and Media: Evidence from an lntegrative Review of the Literature http://reprolineplus.org/resources/effective-service- training-techniques-frequency-setting-and-media- evidence-integrative 21
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