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Comparing lecture and e-learning as pedagogies for new and experienced professionals in dentistry
1Postcompulsory Education, Institute of Education, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX2 9AT.
Objective:
To evaluate the relative effectiveness of e-learning versus lecture learning in VDPs and trainers.
Design:
Experimental comparison of two groups' learning retention.
Setting:
VDPs and trainers from two regions were assessed by independent researchers.
Method:
One region's VDPs and trainers received e-learning; another's received a traditional one hour lecture. Retention and understanding were tested and compared. Personal preference was assessed in group interviews.
Results:
Significantly greater retention for the trainees occurred from lecturing rather than e-learning, and for the trainers e-learning was significantly more successful than lecturing.
Conclusions:
Small numbers in this study preclude wide generalisation. However, the results point to the benefits of face-to-face interaction for inexperienced staff, and the benefits of the speed and manageability of e-learning for busy, more experienced staff. The need for a discussion facility to be incorporated into ICT innovations to CPD (via, for example, online 'chatrooms') is also highlighted, with the potential of greatly enhancing e-learning efficacy.
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