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Conference Paper: Using VR-enriched Tasks (VRETS) To Promote Active Learning In Pre-clinical Gross Anatomy Education
Title | Using VR-enriched Tasks (VRETS) To Promote Active Learning In Pre-clinical Gross Anatomy Education |
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Issue Date | 2020 |
Publisher | Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.fasebj.org/ |
Citation | Experimental Biology 2020 Meeting, San Diego, USA, 4-7 April 2020. In The FASEB Journal., 2020, v. 34 n. S1 How to Cite? |
Abstract | With the blooming growth of technological innovations, virtual reality (VR) is slowly being incorporated into anatomy education and has provided a brand‐new area of research interest for anatomy educators. It is paramount to make anatomy classes more active and student‐centred as that creates deeper understanding of the subject matter. The use of VR is not merely to create another atlas for students to browse in their free time. Rather, VR should be used to enhance active learning. For that, task‐based learning is believed to be an ideal approach to create an active and engaging learning environment. We aim to introduce VR into large classes of over 250 students and integrate it seamlessly into dissection classes. This pilot study looked at our students’ perception and satisfaction of a learning activity assisted with VR. Prior to the pilot session, three VR‐enriched tasks (VRETs) were written by two anatomy teachers. All tasks required participants to work in groups of minimum two people, one using the VR device while the other giving instructions. Two other anatomy teachers, who did not participate in task writing, were invited to review and perform the tasks to verify the tasks were of adequate difficulty and written with clear instructions. During the VRETs sessions, the participants were given an introductory demonstration and a warm‐up task before proceeding to the three VRETs. Each session lasted on average 60 minutes and participants were asked to fill out a 7‐point Likert scale questionnaire (7=strongly agree and 1=strongly disagree) at the end of the session. Two VRETs sessions were held with a total of 48 participants. 10 sets of VR devices were deployed and anatomy teachers and technicians were present to assist the participants. All participants were second year medical students at the University of Hong Kong and all completed and returned the questionnaire. The questionnaire was modified based on a recent publication on technology‐enabled active learning inventory. Overall, three participants reported to have previous VR experience. 4 items received an average score over 5.9, in which participants moderately agreed that VRETs gave them deeper insights to issues they did not think of; piqued their curiosity; act as extra support for learning anatomy and improved the overall learning experience. Participants also gave written feedback, which mainly focused on the steep learning curve of operating the VR devices. This pilot study showed that VRETs were well‐received by participants. However, extra training time should be given to users as many commented on the operational difficulty to novice users. Further study would be conducted to look at the impact of VRETs in learning and whether it is useful in creating an active learning environment. We would also look at how VRETs can be run in conjunction to dissection classes. IRB approval Ref: HKU/HA HKW IRB, Ref: UW 19‐277. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/285267 |
ISSN | 2021 Impact Factor: 5.834 2020 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.709 |
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dc.contributor.author | Cheung, CC | - |
dc.contributor.author | Cecot, TS | - |
dc.contributor.author | Tipoe, GL | - |
dc.contributor.author | Yang, J | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-18T03:51:51Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-08-18T03:51:51Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Experimental Biology 2020 Meeting, San Diego, USA, 4-7 April 2020. In The FASEB Journal., 2020, v. 34 n. S1 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0892-6638 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/285267 | - |
dc.description.abstract | With the blooming growth of technological innovations, virtual reality (VR) is slowly being incorporated into anatomy education and has provided a brand‐new area of research interest for anatomy educators. It is paramount to make anatomy classes more active and student‐centred as that creates deeper understanding of the subject matter. The use of VR is not merely to create another atlas for students to browse in their free time. Rather, VR should be used to enhance active learning. For that, task‐based learning is believed to be an ideal approach to create an active and engaging learning environment. We aim to introduce VR into large classes of over 250 students and integrate it seamlessly into dissection classes. This pilot study looked at our students’ perception and satisfaction of a learning activity assisted with VR. Prior to the pilot session, three VR‐enriched tasks (VRETs) were written by two anatomy teachers. All tasks required participants to work in groups of minimum two people, one using the VR device while the other giving instructions. Two other anatomy teachers, who did not participate in task writing, were invited to review and perform the tasks to verify the tasks were of adequate difficulty and written with clear instructions. During the VRETs sessions, the participants were given an introductory demonstration and a warm‐up task before proceeding to the three VRETs. Each session lasted on average 60 minutes and participants were asked to fill out a 7‐point Likert scale questionnaire (7=strongly agree and 1=strongly disagree) at the end of the session. Two VRETs sessions were held with a total of 48 participants. 10 sets of VR devices were deployed and anatomy teachers and technicians were present to assist the participants. All participants were second year medical students at the University of Hong Kong and all completed and returned the questionnaire. The questionnaire was modified based on a recent publication on technology‐enabled active learning inventory. Overall, three participants reported to have previous VR experience. 4 items received an average score over 5.9, in which participants moderately agreed that VRETs gave them deeper insights to issues they did not think of; piqued their curiosity; act as extra support for learning anatomy and improved the overall learning experience. Participants also gave written feedback, which mainly focused on the steep learning curve of operating the VR devices. This pilot study showed that VRETs were well‐received by participants. However, extra training time should be given to users as many commented on the operational difficulty to novice users. Further study would be conducted to look at the impact of VRETs in learning and whether it is useful in creating an active learning environment. We would also look at how VRETs can be run in conjunction to dissection classes. IRB approval Ref: HKU/HA HKW IRB, Ref: UW 19‐277. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.fasebj.org/ | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | The FASEB Journal | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Experimental Biology 2020 Meeting | - |
dc.title | Using VR-enriched Tasks (VRETS) To Promote Active Learning In Pre-clinical Gross Anatomy Education | - |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
dc.identifier.email | Cheung, CC: cccrocky@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Cecot, TS: tscecot@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Tipoe, GL: tgeorge@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Yang, J: jianyang@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Tipoe, GL=rp00371 | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.07575 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 313023 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 34 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | S1 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000546023100228 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United States | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0892-6638 | - |