Engaging Postgraduate Students Undertaking Clinical Pharmacology Using GoSoapBox for Problem-Based Learning.

Engaging Postgraduate Students Undertaking Clinical Pharmacology Using GoSoapBox for Problem-Based Learning Engaging student cohorts in the classroom using teacher-centered learning approaches can be difficult (O’Donoghue, Jardine, & Rubner, 2010). Web-based student response systems (SRSs) used by students in the classroom can provide support for student participation in the class and enable anonymous and immediate feedback to questions during class time (Schaffer & Menzies, 2015). GoSoapBoxTM is a Web-based SRS that allows students in class to answer questions anonymously using their own words in real time. Earlier traditional SRSs included wireless handheld devices that limited student responses to yes-orno answers. More recent SRSs that are Web based, such as GoSoapBox, do not require built-in hardware, so students can use their own mobile devices and laptop computers for answering questions, class polling exercises, and engagement activities. Advantages of using classroom SRSs include reported improvements in interaction, active learning, and engaged classroom environments (Fies & Marshall, 2006). It is recognized that not all students will feel comfortable participating in classroom discussions and may actually feel intimidated about this.