Recorded Versus Live Online Lectures: Physiological Role in Learning

Abstract

Background: The Covid pandemic has changed the education system especially in terms of how we take lectures for the medical students. There has been a compulsively shift from traditional teaching to online teaching and learning.

Learning content can be delivered through synchronous process  where live interaction with the students is possible using various platforms like zoom, go to meeting etc. Another way of learning can be using asynchronous technology where video recording of lectures is sent to students as study material. Both these form of learning have their own advantages and disadvantages. Objective: The aim of the study is to examine the student’s perception of online live versus recorded lectures, which is preferred and explaining physiology basis of learning. Method: 200 first professional medical students were divided into 2 groups to attend online and recorded lectures respectively on a chosen topic simultaneously. After the lecture a post test was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the lectures taken by both methods. Feedback on 20 items relating to the effectiveness of the teaching method on understanding of concepts, retention, doubt clearing, reproducibility in examination and time management was analysed. Results; Among 164 students who responded to our survey, 75.8% preferred recorded lectures over online live lectures due to its convenience, time saving and flexibility. Conclusion: A blended form of learning and innovative teaching learning methods help students in improving their learning outcomes.