Redefining classroom instruction.
In this study, the role of the classroom instructor was redefined from a "lecturer" responsible for delivering the core curriculum to a "facilitator" at the center of an active learning environment. Web-based lectures were used to provide foundation content to students outside of the classroom, which made it possible to improve the quality of student-faculty contact time in the classroom. Students reported that this hybrid format of instruction afforded them a better understanding of the content, a higher probability of retaining the content, and the opportunity to spend more time thinking about the application of the content compared with more traditional lecture-based methods of instruction.
Goldberg
Harry R
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Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. goldberg@jhmi.edu
Haase
Eileen
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Shoukas
Artin
A
Schramm
Lawrence
L
D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D004501:Education, Medical; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D010827:Physiology / Q000193:education*; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*