title: Use of an audience response system to augment interactive learning.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Little data exist about the use of an Audience Response System (ARS) as an interactive educational tool in medical teaching. The goals of our pilot study were to determine whether an ARS can enhance educational experiences of health care providers.
  
  
  METHODS
  The learners in the study were mainly physicians, and the educational topic was treating self, family, and friends.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The learners reported that the ARS made the presentation more fun, helped them be more attentive, and allowed them to learn more than in traditional lecture formats.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An ARS has potential as a teaching tool in this setting.
authors.affiliation: Mountain Area Health Education Center, 118 W.T. Weaver Boulevard, Asheville, NC 28804, USA. robyn1@mtn.ncahec.org
authors.forename: Robyn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Latessa
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mouw
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D010820:Physicians; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*