Introduction of eLectures at the Medical University of Graz – Results and Experiences from a Pilot Trial

Abstract

Abstract-In autumn 2011 we developed a concept for a new service to be offered for our teachers in connection with virtual lessons: eLectures. eLectures in general are defined as recorded lectures. We offer two kinds of services: InfoSnippets and InfoCasts. InfoSnippets represent short videos visualizing practical skills to be learned by medical students such as measuring the blood pressure or how to make a surgical suture. InfoCasts are recordings of entire lectures including interactive elements. Basic InfoCasts consist of voice recording in combination with synchronized slides. Video is offered only in form of short sections where e.g. practical skills or experiments are shown. With begin of summer semester 2012 we started with four pilot projects of lessons which were fully virtualized. In this paper we present the concept for our eLectures, the selection process of the production software, the realization of the four pilot projects and the evaluation results of the students.

Introduction of OER at the Medical University of Graz: Practical tips to introduce OER with a minimum of additional budget and efforts

“…More than one third of the students (34%) use electronic learning material (OER) from other universities, which underlines the relevancy of OER. The highest potential for future technologies are seen in interactive simulation and learning games (30%) and in the provision of recorded lessons (21.6%), the latter goes also in line with our findings from previous work, respectively [18], [19]. It also can be seen that nearly 22% want more lessons with small study groups.…”