Developing and evaluating an e-learning package for medical students on genocide and public health

dc.creator	Makarious Awad
dc.creator	Sudhir Venkatesan
dc.creator	Heather Roberts
dc.creator	Nicki Keating
dc.creator	Puja Myles
dc.date	2013-09-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:11:53Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:11:53Z
dc.identifier	10.5116/ijme.5207.b73b
dc.identifier	2042-6372
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/dde62a27fede4ce29ffc4e6be1892729
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/14783
dc.description	Objective: This paper describes the development and evaluation of an e-learning package on the topic of genocide and public health aimed at undergraduate medical students. Methods: An e-learning package was designed based on pedagogical principles and was evaluated in a sample of second-year medical students. Students were asked to rate the usability of the e-learning package (design, interactivity, pace, suitability as a learning mode for the topic). The effectiveness of the e-learning package in relation to achieving learning outcomes was tested via baseline and post-learning activity questionnaires. Results: Out of 253 second-year medical students, 96(38 participated in the evaluation of which 45gave a score of 9 out of 10 for the e-learning package design, 97preferred it as a learning mode over traditional lecture based teaching and 95agreed that the package increased understanding of the topic. Immediately following the learning activity 93.75of second-years agreed that genocide was a public health issue as opposed to 23.96at baseline. 96agreed that health professionals had a role in genocide prevention but only 32agreed that they had a personal role in genocide prevention. Conclusions: The evaluation of the e-learning package suggested that learners found it well-designed and a preferred learning mode as compared to traditional lecture based teaching. There was some evidence of positive changes in knowledge and attitudes relating to genocide prevention and the role of public health immediately following the learning activity.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	IJME
dc.relation	http://www.ijme.net/archive/4/e-learning-package-on-genocide-and-public-health.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2042-6372
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	International Journal of Medical Education, Vol 4, Pp 180-185 (2013)
dc.subject	genocide
dc.subject	e-learning
dc.subject	undergraduate medical curriculum
dc.subject	public health
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Developing and evaluating an e-learning package for medical students on genocide and public health
dc.type	article