Successful examples of asynchronous teaching in Polish interactive remote medical education


Abstract

A thorough theoretical and practical preparation is crucial in the education of medical professionals. Present-day knowledge recipients expect a broad range of multimedia and interactive resources in the consumed media. The article discusses examples of such implementations for the nationwide education of a pharmacy technician, massage technician, medical sterilization technician, and occupational therapy technician. These examples were created for the Integrated Education Platform of the Ministry of Education and Science in Poland, as part of an EU-funded project. This study delineates the characteristics of e-materials, such as instructional and educational videos, film sequences, scenario-based learning games, interactive documentation, 3D animations, simulators and virtual tours. We prepared a learner benefit analysis based on the e-materials discussed. We aimed to formulate recommendations and guidelines for designing and developing multimedia and interactive resources, paying special attention to educational values and content for the medical industry. Regardless of the type of multimedia, profession and content, materials should prioritize realism, interactivity and detailed presentation of the situations/cases. The same multimedia rarely achieve different learning objectives and learning outcomes. To design and produce high-quality multimedia, it is necessary to know their characteristics and to work with a team of subject matter experts experienced in e-learning development.


Keywords

medical education; multimedia; interactive resources; e-materials; evaluation; blended-learning; video; interactive documentation; animation; simulator; virtual tour; distance education; medical sterilization technician; pharmacy technician; occupational therapy technician; massage technician

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SmelkowskaA., KarbownikA., PurandareB., ZaorskaK., JokielM., JankowskiM., & RoszakM. (2023). Successful examples of asynchronous teaching in Polish interactive remote medical education. International Journal of Research in E-Learning, 9(2), 1-32. https://doi.org/10.31261/IJREL.2023.9.2.08

Anna Smelkowska 
Poznan University of Medical Sciences  Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0319-4130
Agnieszka Karbownik 
Poznan University of Medical Sciences  Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3724-0548
Barbara Purandare 
Poznan University of Medical Sciences  Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4518-5881
Katarzyna Zaorska 
Poznan University of Medical Sciences  Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3894-781X
Marta Jokiel 
Poznan University of Medical Sciences  Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6078-4498
Maurycy Jankowski 
Poznan University of Medical Sciences  Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9476-0235
Magdalena Roszak  mmr@ump.edu.pl
Poznan University of Medical Sciences  Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6495-6771




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