title: Student-generated e-learning for clinical education.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Within clinical education, e-learning facilitates a standardised learning experience to augment the clinical experience while enabling learner and teacher flexibility. With the shift of students from consumers to creators, student-generated content is expanding within higher education; however, there is sparse literature evaluating the impact of student-developed e-learning within clinical education. The aim of this study was to implement and evaluate a student-developed e-learning clinical module series within ambulatory care clinical pharmacy experiences.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three clinical e-learning modules were developed by students for use prior to clinical experiences. E-learning modules were created by fourth-year professional pharmacy students and reviewed by pharmacy faculty members. A pre-/post-assessment was performed to evaluate knowledge comprehension before and after participating in the e-learning modules. Additionally, a survey on student perceptions of this educational tool was performed at the end of the clinical experience. There is sparse literature evaluating the impact of student-developed e-learning within clinical education RESULTS: Of the 31 students eligible for study inclusion, 94 per cent participated in both the pre- and post-assessments. The combined post-assessment score was significantly improved after participating in the student-developed e-learning modules (p = 0.008). The student perception survey demonstrated positive perceptions of e-learning within clinical education.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Student-generated e-learning was able to enhance knowledge and was positively perceived by learners. As e-learning continues to expand within health sciences education, students can be incorporated into the development and execution of this educational tool.
authors.affiliation: Purdue University College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.|Eskenazi Health, Department of Pharmacy Services, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
authors.forename: Alex N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Isaacs
authors.affiliation: Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.|Indiana University Health - Methodist Hospital, Department of Pharmacy, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nisly
authors.affiliation: Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.|St. Vincent Health, Department of Pharmacy, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Walton
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D018794:Problem-Based Learning / Q000379:methods*; D013339:Students, Pharmacy