Al-Jundi Wissam, Kayssi Ahmed, Papia Giuseppe, Dueck Andrew
Department of Vascular Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Department of Vascular Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
J Surg Educ. 2017 Jul-Aug;74(4):638-643. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2016.12.006. Epub 2017 Jan 24.
Smartphones have become the most important personal technological device. M-learning is learning through mobile device educational technology. We aim to assess the acceptability of a smartphone learning experience among the vascular trainees and determine if results could inform formal teaching efforts.
A survey of the vascular trainees at a single center was conducted following a trial of smartphone learning experience. A vascular fellow used a smartphone response system application (Polltogo, Inspirapps Inc.) to send a daily multiple-choice question to the vascular residents for 20 consecutive working days. The application allows for only one attempt from each user, and the answers are registered anonymously. However, each participant receives instant feedback on his/her response by viewing the correct answer after answering each question along with a distribution of answers among other users.
A total of 9 trainees participated in the trial, and all of them filled a posttrial survey. All the trainees possessed smartphones. The majority (78%) were not aware of the concept of m-learning. The mobile engagement score (number of answers received divided by total possible answers) was 145/180 (81%). All the trainees were "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with the experience, and the same number stated that they were "likely" or "very likely" to use this technology in the future. The majority (89%) agreed that such an application could assist them in preparing for their board examination. On 3 occasions, 75% or more of the participating trainees answered the multiple-choice question incorrectly, which resulted in addressing the relevant topics in the unit's weekly teaching conference.
Using smartphones for education is acceptable among the vascular trainees, and the trial of a response system application with instant written feedback represents a novel method for using smartphones for collaborative learning. Such an application can also inform program directors and surgical trainers of their trainees' learning needs.
智能手机已成为最重要的个人科技设备。移动学习是通过移动设备教育技术进行的学习。我们旨在评估血管外科培训学员对智能手机学习体验的接受度，并确定结果是否能为正式教学工作提供参考。
在一次智能手机学习体验试验后，对单个中心的血管外科培训学员进行了一项调查。一名血管外科住院医师使用智能手机响应系统应用程序（Polltogo，Inspirapps公司）连续20个工作日每天向血管外科住院医生发送一道多项选择题。该应用程序每个用户仅允许尝试一次，答案匿名记录。然而，每个参与者在回答每个问题后通过查看正确答案以及其他用户的答案分布情况，可立即获得关于其回答的反馈。
共有9名学员参与了该试验，他们全部填写了试验后调查问卷。所有学员都拥有智能手机。大多数（78%）学员并不了解移动学习的概念。移动参与得分（收到的答案数量除以总可能答案数量）为145/180（81%）。所有学员对该体验“满意”或“非常满意”，同样数量的学员表示他们“可能”或“非常可能”在未来使用这项技术。大多数（89%）学员同意这样的应用程序可以帮助他们准备执业资格考试。有3次，75%或更多参与的学员多项选择题回答错误，这导致在该科室的每周教学会议上讨论相关主题。
血管外科培训学员接受使用智能手机进行教育，带有即时书面反馈的响应系统应用程序试验是一种使用智能手机进行协作学习的新方法。这样的应用程序还可以让项目主任和外科培训师了解学员的学习需求。
