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ArticleMedical science educator2023

Small-Group Teaching: Should It Be Recorded?

Peter Crook, Shagayegh Javadzadeh, Rebecca Shone, Vikram Joseph, Debasish Banerjee, Nicholas M P Annear

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Article in Medical science educator, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Peter CrookInstitute of Medical and Biomedical Education, St George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17 0RE UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9094-6558
Shagayegh JavadzadehInstitute of Medical and Biomedical Education, St George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17 0RE UK.
Rebecca ShoneInstitute of Medical and Biomedical Education, St George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17 0RE UK.
Vikram JosephInstitute of Medical and Biomedical Education, St George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17 0RE UK.
Debasish BanerjeeInstitute of Medical and Biomedical Education, St George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17 0RE UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6863-2325
Nicholas M P AnnearInstitute of Medical and Biomedical Education, St George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17 0RE UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7617-3026

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Recording large-group lectures is commonplace in higher education, allowing students to access content asynchronously and remotely. With the move towards online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, recording of small-group teaching sessions has also become increasingly common; however, the educational value of this practice is unknown. Methods: All medical students rotating through the Acute Medicine Department of a large teaching hospital were invited to enrol in the study. Consenting students were recorded for the second half of an online case-based learning (CBL) session. The recording was available for 6 months; viewing patterns were analysed. Students were sent a questionnaire after the session, asking them to reflect on the recorded and unrecorded halves of the session. Findings: Thirty-three students underwent recording in 12 separate groups; 31 students (94%) completed the questionnaire. All 31 respondents (100%) described the session as "useful" or "very useful". Twenty-four respondents (77%) recommended continuing to record small-group sessions and 17 (55%) reported being "likely" or "very likely" to watch the recording. Six respondents (19%) reported a negative impact of being recorded. During 6 months of follow-up, no students returned to view the recording for more than 1 minute. Conclusion: Despite positive feedback for the session and high student demand for ongoing recording, no students viewed the recording for any significant duration. One-fifth of students reported a negative impact of being recorded. The findings from this study do not support routine recording of small-group CBL sessions, even where demand for this may exist. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40670-023-01837-5.

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Case-based learningMedical educationRecordingSmall-group learning

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PMCPMC10597944

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