the use of dragster® software to reinforce learning for webducate
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BackgroundBackground Anatomy has always been one of the more
difficult subjects to teach.
Recently, Interactive Digital Media has helped to provide new ways to study anatomy: Self Directed Learning, which is based in interactive programs
However, some students still experience problems with this less structured approach to learning.
BackgroundBackground
Wide range of innovative resources to support anatomy teaching
Dissection videos
Interactive powerpoints
Potcasts,
Plastinated specimens, etc.
However, students request the provision of some form of feedback to provide reassurance that they are on the right track
GoalGoal:: to describe and evaluate to describe and evaluate the use of Dragster® to reinforce the use of Dragster® to reinforce Self Learning of Veterinary Self Learning of Veterinary Anatomical structuresAnatomical structures
- - InteractivityInteractivity- Autoevaluation- Autoevaluation
MethodMethodThe present work is based in two
facts Strategic collaborations between
teaching institutions.
A recent software: Dragster®
(Webducate)
Collaborations: Veterinary Faculty in Murcia (Spain) &
the RVC (London, England). Interactive bilingual programs
Development of plastination material
Veterinary Faculty in Murcia and the Minimally Invasive Surgery Centre (Caceres, Spain)
Teaching and research in animal models for minimally invasive surgery
What is DragsterWhat is Dragster®®?? A new software launched by Webducate, to
enhance interactive learning experiences through the use of “drag and drop” activities.
Works over images or videos
Available by subscription (≈ 50 Euros/year).
How does DragsterHow does Dragster®® work?work? Activities created from pictures or videos
Straight forward menu (≈ 20-30 min/activity)
Publication of the activity (4 files): Web page or Learning Environment (Blackboard, Moodle, etc).
Examples:
Example 1: Horse leg lateral dissection
Example 2: Dog abdominal laparoscopy video
Creation of activities based on images of bones, dissections, radiographs, CT, MR and laparoscopy videos.
A set of activities was trialled with students Veterinary Faculty of Murcia (UMU):Veterinary Faculty of Murcia (UMU):
10 activities of the pelvic limb
85 students
10 days before examination
Royal Veterinary College (RVC):Royal Veterinary College (RVC):
5 activities of the pelvic limb
22 students.
10 days after examination
At the end students were asked to fulfil a Survey Sheet
Experimental designExperimental design
Survey on Dragster use
• Give your opinion about the ACTIVITIES
1= No at all
2= A little
3= Indifference
4= Quite a bit
5= A lot
Entertaining Motivating Help self-directed learning Easy to use Compliment dissections Compliment the theory
• Give your opinion about the FEED-BACK QUESTIONS Easy to answer Useful for revising Usseful for helping me pass the exam
Survey on Dragster use
Other topics: (Yes or Not)
• Would you have used these activities for revising before your
exams?
• Would you like to have access to these sort of activities as a part
of the teaching plan?
RESULTSRESULTS Evaluation of Activities
The activities were...
3,91 3,75
0
1
2
3
4
5
Entertaining
UMU
RVC
Not at all
A little
Indiference
Quite a bit
A lot
The activities were...
4,64 4,57
0
1
2
3
4
5
Help Self-Directed Learning
UMU
RVC
RESULTSRESULTS
Not at all
A little
Indiference
Quite a bit
A lot
The activities were...
3,21
4,19
0
1
2
3
4
5
Easy to use
UMU
RVC
RESULTSRESULTS
Not at all
A little
Indiference
Quite a bit
A lot
RESULTSRESULTS
The activities were...
4,24 4,24
0
1
2
3
4
5
Complimentary to dissections
UMU
RVCThe activities were...
3,89
4,29
0
1
2
3
4
5
Complimentary to theory
UMU
RVC
RESULTSRESULTS Evaluation of Feed-Back Questions
The feed-back questions were...
3,112,62
0
1
2
3
4
5
Easy
UMU
RVC
The feed-back questions were...
4,54 4,52
0
1
2
3
4
5
Useful for revising
UMU
RVC
The feed-back questions were...
3,99 3,81
0
1
2
3
4
5
Useful for helping to pass theexam
UMU
RVC
RESULTSRESULTS
Would you have used these activities for revising before your exams? Yes 100 %
Would you like to have access to these sort of activities as a part of the teaching plan? Yes 100%
Conclusions:Conclusions: The development of interactive drag and drop
activities with Dragster® has proved relatively straightforward.
Feedback from learners indicates that these materials are valued by students as a useful facility to enhance self directed learning in Veterinary Anatomy.
Collaboration between two different educational institutions has provided an efficient process to simultaneously create the same content for students in different countries giving the product a wide readership.
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