Using Spaced Education - A New Automated, Online Educational Method – to Reach Today’s Learners Andrew Schechtman, MD, FAAFP Faculty, San Jose – O’Connor Hospital Family Medicine Residency Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Stanford School of Medicine Founder, MeisterMed
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Interactive Spaced Education (ISE)
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Challenges Maintaining attention Keeping it fun Repetition without being repetitive Proving knowledge acquisition Tracking and managing learners
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What’s Unique about Interactive Spaced Education (ISE)? Bite sized chunks of information Dispensed over time Tests knowledge Fun Interactive Everyone succeeds (in the end) Tracks results Evidence based
Cute but Does it Work?
Research Studies Improves knowledge acquisition Increases long-term knowledge retention Changes behavior
Two Years Later BolusISE Bolus ISE Kerfoot. J Urol: 2009; 181:
Why Does It Work? Spacing Effect Testing Effect
Potential Uses in Family Medicine Teach key components of medical student curriculum Build uniform knowledge base for outside rotations Document knowledge component for procedural competency Cement evidence-based, practice guidelines Gradually drip-feed board review questions
Patient Education Managing your Diabetes Staying Healthy in the Teenage Years Parenting Skills for New Parents
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Institutional License Private Probably $3 / user for one course
Limitations Repetition annoys some users overload Formats other than multiple choice are limited Free version makes course public
Questions? Contact: Other uses? Would your medical students or residents use this? How might you use this in your program?