WS2-04: THE WHO, WHY, AND HOW OF VIDEO-BASED EDUCATION ON A SHOE STRING BUDGET
Michael G Healy, EdD¹, Carl Gustaf Axelsson, MD, MPhil, MMSc², Roy Phitayakorn, MD, MHPE, FACS¹, Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH³; ¹Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and NEJM Group, ²Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, ³Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Workshop Description 

Video-based education (VBE) is an increasingly important topic in medical education as many medical schools are starting to incorporate flipped classroom approaches to their didactic curricula. These approaches require the ability to create effective videos and asynchronous instructional techniques utilizing adult learning theories. This workshop will give its learners an opportunity to learn more about the need for video-based medical education and how to select the right format for a video, prepare for filming a video, tips for filming itself, and how to convert the video into a final product that can be integrated into existing teaching materials using a free editing program.

Rationale

In a lecture-based setting, many concepts are challenging to explain using only text and images. However, videos allow for instructors to use images and text in an entirely different manner, which improves learner outcomes including attention, motivation, and knowledge retention. Additionally, videos align well with different “types” of learners, especially those that value a more visual type of learning for certain topics. Furthermore, the dramatic evolution in technology allows instructors to cost-effectively create and distribute educational video-based material beyond the classroom setting. Unfortunately, it can be difficult for medical education instructors to find training in how to create and integrate videos into their existing curricula.   

Methods

The faculty of this workshop will use a combination of short interactive didactic education with hands-on skill building practice sessions, ideally suited for up to 20 participants to ensure a high faculty to learner ratio. This workshop will support adult learning principles that follows a Kolb experiential learning model/approach. Participants will receive approximately 15 minutes of didactic education and have the remaining time to practice video filming, editing, and incorporation into teaching materials.

Learner Outcome Objectives

At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Explain the value of video-based education within the larger medical education landscape.
• Demonstrate how to shoot a clear video with acceptable audio using their mobile device.
• Edit the video using a free video editing tool.
• Integrate their video into an existing medical education presentation or teaching session.