Using Seminar Blogs to Enhance Student Participation and Learning in Public Health School Classes

Using seminar blogs to enhance student participation and learning in public health school classes.

OBJECTIVES We evaluated whether "seminar blogs" enhanced learning in a large graduate-level introductory public health school class. METHODS Sixty students were divided into 6 online blog groups. Students posted their assignments (case analyses, news commentaries), prompting comments from other students. Anonymous poll surveys of students were conducted at midpoint and at the end of the cours...

Using the electronic health record to enhance student learning.

(Fam Med 2010;42(1):14-5.) Editor’s Note: I welcome your comments about this feature. I also encourage all predoctoral directors to make copies of this feature and distribute it to their preceptors (with the appropriate Family Medicine citation). Send your submissions to [email protected]. John Delzell, Jr, MD, MSPH, University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Family Medicine, 3901 Rainb...

Robotic projects to enhance student participation, motivation

Engineering students starting their education in various branches of engineering find it difficult to understand and appreciate the value of undergraduate curriculum. Our group has experimented with various robotic projects for second, third and fourth year engineering students designed specifically to improve their learning and understanding of the subjects taught. The list of students starts ...

Blogs, reflective practice and student-centered learning

Blogging can be used to enhance education by encouraging reflective practice. We present a study in which a final year HCI course was constructed around regular blogging activity. We discuss the role of blogs in providing a social mechanism for the student body and in acting as a conduit between classroom and practical examples. We analyze the blogs from a quantitative and qualitative perspecti...

Using Anthropomorphism and Fictional Story Development to Enhance Student Learning†