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Lessons learned during the INSURRECT project (INteractive SURgical Teaching at REmote CeNtres)
M Hobsley1, R McCloy, D G Jameson
1Department of Surgery, University College London, UK.
Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare
|January 1, 1997
Summary
The INSURRECT project demonstrated that interactive video enhances undergraduate surgical education. Maximizing audience interaction and high-quality video are key to successful distance learning, despite longer session times.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Surgical Training
- Distance Learning Technologies
Background:
- The INSURRECT project initiated in 1993 as a UK university collaboration.
- Focused on distance teaching for undergraduate surgery.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the effectiveness of interactive video in undergraduate surgical education.
- To identify key factors for successful distance learning in surgery.
Main Methods:
- A two-year pilot teaching course involving 108 sessions and over 1300 students.
- Utilized interactive video technology for distance learning.
Main Results:
- Successful teaching correlated with increased audience interaction and high-quality video transmission.
- Interactive video sessions were longer than conventional lectures.
Conclusions:
- Students and teachers responded favorably to the interactive video teaching method.
- Interactive video is a viable, albeit time-intensive, approach to surgical distance education.