Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
J Surg Educ. 2022 Jul-Aug;79(4):850-854. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2022.02.001. Epub 2022 Feb 25.
Surgical videos are commonly utilized by trainees to prepare for surgical cases. However, currently available videos tend to be of excessive length, variable quality, and exist behind paywalls or in other exclusive formats. Our objective was to create a series of videos that would address these shortcomings, and further allow for dynamic engagement between learners and experts.
Our group created surgical videos using principles of microlearning, an educational strategy which deconstructs content into small units and uses social media platforms where learners and educators may actively engage. We published a library of short (<3 min) videos covering various steps of abdominal transplantation operations on a YouTube channel. We leveraged Twitter to disseminate the content and engage with experts and learners from around the world.
Multi-institutional.
Over the period from July 2020 to January 2021, 24 microlearning videos were created, stored on a YouTube channel, and posted to Twitter weekly using a newly created account. During that time period, the videos, averaging 124 seconds in length, were viewed 4393 times and watched for a total of 127 hours. The account gained 611 followers in 37 countries and 37 US states with 312,400 impressions (defined as tweet views). Twitter users who engaged with our microlearning content (favorite, retweet, or reply) included faculty (27%), residents (21%), fellows (8%), and medical students (11%).
Broad participation with the educational material and discussion on Twitter demonstrated the potential for the microlearning technique to provide educational benefit for learners internationally. The spread of the tweets shows an opportunity to augment traditional surgical education, and the willingness of faculty to discuss alternative techniques with their peers. Our group will continue to develop a library of microlearning videos for surgical operations and engage with other institutions for collaboration and expansion.
外科手术视频通常被学员用于准备手术病例。然而，目前可用的视频往往过长、质量参差不齐，且存在付费墙或其他专有格式。我们的目标是创建一系列能够解决这些问题的视频，并进一步允许学习者和专家之间进行动态互动。
我们的团队使用微学习原则制作了外科手术视频，这是一种教育策略，将内容分解成小单元，并利用社交媒体平台，让学习者和教育者可以积极参与。我们在 YouTube 频道上发布了一个涵盖各种腹部移植手术步骤的短视频库。我们利用 Twitter 传播内容，并与来自世界各地的专家和学习者互动。
多机构。
在 2020 年 7 月至 2021 年 1 月期间，我们创建了 24 个微学习视频，存储在 YouTube 频道上，并每周使用新创建的账户在 Twitter 上发布。在此期间，这些平均时长为 124 秒的视频被观看了 4393 次，总观看时长为 127 小时。该账户在 37 个国家和 37 个美国州吸引了 611 名关注者，获得了 312400 次的推文曝光（定义为推文浏览量）。与我们的微学习内容互动（点赞、转发或回复）的 Twitter 用户包括教师（27%）、住院医师（21%）、研究员（8%）和医学生（11%）。
Twitter 上广泛参与教育材料和讨论表明，微学习技术有可能为国际学习者提供教育益处。推文的传播表明有机会增加传统的外科教育，以及教师愿意与同行讨论替代技术。我们的团队将继续为外科手术制作微学习视频库，并与其他机构合作和扩展。
