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Engagement and Educational Effectiveness Results

After analyzing results across tens of thousands of learners and hundreds of online educational interventions, the data clearly demonstrates that the more engaged a learner is throughout the learning experience the greater the educational impact.

Posted on 5 May 2016
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Education Technology, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Online Learning, Resources

eLearning Head-to-Head Trial Results

This comparative analysis revealed that clinician learners who participated in the ArcheViewer-powered education demonstrated changes in knowledge and competence that were nearly FOUR-times greater than that of the control group who participated in a traditional online series utilizing the same primary video content.

Posted on 2 Sep 2015
By Joel Selzer
In Education Technology, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Online Learning, Resources

MANUSCRIPT: ABC of learning and teaching in medicine: Applying educational theory in practice

How many times have we as teachers been confronted with situations in which we really were not sure what to do? We “flew by the seat of our pants,” usually doing with our learners what had been done with us. It would be useful to be able to turn to

Posted on 10 Jun 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Informatics & Analysis, Learning Models & Theory, Manuscript, Medical Education, Resources

What are the Natural Learning Actions of the ‘adult learner’? – ArcheMedX Blog

Welcome back to the ArcheMedX blog. Perhaps the primary theme we will explore within the pages of the ArcheMedX blog is that “the cognitive process of learning is built upon a series of natural learning actions.” If applied properly, these learning actions allow an adult learner to extract critical insights –

Posted on 1 Feb 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Blog

RESOURCE: MOOCs and other ed-tech bubbles | Ed Tech Now

"analytics is predicated on “big data” but in education, big data will not exist until we sort out the current failure of interoperability" By spotting patterns in the data produced by students’ online learning activity, learning analytics systems should be able to help: predict student progress; inform adaptive learning strategies (sequencing digital learning activities

Posted on 15 Jan 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Informatics & Analysis, Medical Education, Online Learning, Resources, Social Media & Medical Education

MANUSCRIPT: Making Sense of MOOCs: Musings in a Maze of Myth, Paradox and Possibility

During my time as a Fellow at the Korea National Open University (KNOU) in September 2012 media and web coverage of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) was intense. Since one of the requirements of the fellowship was a research paper, exploring the phenomenon of MOOCs seemed an appropriate topic. This essay had to

Posted on 15 Jan 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Education Technology, Manuscript, Medical Education, Online Learning, Resources, Social Media & Medical Education

RESOURCE: Should we be more short term in our thinking about medical education?

"George Miller famously said in the context of medical education that, “assessment drives learning,” and Richard Hays in a different take on the same subject said, “if assessment drives learning, then let’s ensure that it drives learning in the right direction.” Both quotes emphasise the importance of assessment in medical

Posted on 10 Jan 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Informatics & Analysis, Medical Education, Resources

Doctors, Like Their Patients, Use Google for Health Information – Health Blog – WSJ

"When doctors were asked how often they used certain sources to gain information used to diagnose, treat and care for patients, 68% said they “frequently” consulted professional journals and 60% said the same about colleagues. And just under half — 46% — said general web browsers. Conferences and events and

Posted on 9 Jan 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Resources, Social Media & Medical Education

RESOURCE: Grockit Wants to Build a Pinterest for Learning

"Their new product, Learnist, works a bit like a Pinterest for learning. Soon anyone (the capability is still invite-only at launch) will be able to compile content pieces onto a board or "learning." A nifty bookmarklet makes it easy to collect content from other sites." via Grockit Wants to Build a Pinterest

Posted on 9 Jan 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Online Learning, Resources, Social Media & Medical Education

RESOURCE: Learning registry for Connected Educators

"Background and How To for Publishing Social Metadata to the Learning Registry" via Learning registry for Connected Educators.

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Engagement and Educational Effectiveness Results

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MANUSCRIPT: ABC of learning and teaching in medicine: Applying educational theory in practice

What are the Natural Learning Actions of the ‘adult learner’? – ArcheMedX Blog

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RESOURCE: Learning registry for Connected Educators

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