Microlearning in Health Professions Education: Scoping Review.
Jennie Chang De GagneHyeyoung Kate ParkKatherine HallAmanda WoodwardSandra S YamaneSang Suk KimPublished in: JMIR medical education (2019)
Microlearning as an educational strategy has demonstrated a positive effect on the knowledge and confidence of health professions students in performing procedures, retaining knowledge, studying, and engaging in collaborative learning. However, downsides to microlearning include pedagogical discomfort, technology inequalities, and privacy concerns. Future research should look at higher-level outcomes, including benefits to patients or practice changes. The findings of this scoping review will inform education researchers, faculty, and academic administrators on the application of microlearning, pinpoint gaps in the literature, and help identify opportunities for instructional designers and subject matter experts to improve course content in didactic and clinical settings.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- end stage renal disease
- health information
- public health
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- mental health
- systematic review
- primary care
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- medical students
- metabolic syndrome
- health promotion
- deep learning
- big data
- social media
- skeletal muscle
- patient reported
- finite element