title: The computer-based lecture.
abstract: Advancing computer technology, cost-containment pressures, and desire to make innovative improvements in medical education argue for moving learning resources to the computer. A reasonable target for such a strategy is the traditional clinical lecture. The purpose of the lecture, the advantages and disadvantages of "live" versus computer-based lectures, and the technical options in computerizing the lecture deserve attention in developing a cost-effective, complementary learning strategy that preserves the teacher-learner relationship. Based on a literature review of the traditional clinical lecture, we build on the strengths of the lecture format and discuss strategies for converting the lecture to a computer-based learning presentation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA. jwofford@wfubmc.edu
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Wofford
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Spickard
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wofford
mesh_terms: D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans