ReviewPostgraduate medical journal2015
Technology in postgraduate medical education: a dynamic influence on learning?
Review in Postgraduate medical journal, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.
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Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Mobile app use by medical students and residents in the clinical setting: an exploratory study.The journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association · 2022Article
- Using Technology Adoption Theories to Maximize the Uptake of E-learning in Medical Education.Medical science educator · 2022Review
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- Optimizing e-learning in oncology during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.Radiation oncology journal · 2021Article
- The SpineBox: A Freely Available, Open-access, 3D-printed Simulator Design for Lumbar Pedicle Screw Placement.Cureus · 2020Article
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- The role of WhatsApp® in medical education; a scoping review and instructional design model.BMC medical education · 2019Article
- Going Mobile: Resident Physicians' Assessment of the Impact of Tablet Computers on Clinical Tasks, Job Satisfaction, and Quality of Care.Applied clinical informatics · 2018Article
- The Use of Smartphones in Different Phases of Medical School and its Relationship to Internet Addiction and Learning Approaches.Journal of medical systems · 2018Article
- Mobile Apps for Teaching Intubation: Scoping Review and Critical Analysis in eLearning.JMIR medical education · 2017Article
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- Academic Primer Series: Key Papers About Teaching with Technology.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2017Review
- A Digital Tool to Promote Alcohol and Drug Use Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Skill Translation: A Mobile App Development and Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol.JMIR research protocols · 2017Article
- Impact of an iDevice application on student learning in an occupational therapy kinesiology course.mHealth · 2017Article
- Mobile learning devices in the workplace: 'as much a part of the junior doctors' kit as a stethoscope'?BMC medical education · 2016Article
- Evaluation of benefits and accuracy of a mobile application in planning total knee arthroplasties.Revista brasileira de ortopediaArticle
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Abstract
The influence of technology in medical workplace learning is explored by focusing on three uses: m-learning (notably apps), simulation and social media. Smartphones with point-of-care tools (such as textbooks, drug guides and medical calculators) can support workplace learning and doctors' decision-making. Simulations can help develop technical skills and team interactions, and 'in situ' simulations improve the match between the virtual and the real. Social media (wikis, blogs, networking, YouTube) heralds a more participatory and collaborative approach to knowledge development. These uses of technology are related to Kolb's learning cycle and Eraut's intentions of informal learning. Contentions and controversies with these technologies exist. There is a problem with the terminology commonly adopted to describe the use of technology to enhance learning. Using learning technology in the workplace changes the interaction with others and raises issues of professionalism and etiquette. Lack of regulation makes assessment of app quality a challenge. Distraction and dependency are charges levelled at smartphone use in the workplace and these need further research. Unless addressed, these and other challenges will impede the benefits that technology may bring to postgraduate medical education.
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