caa a22 4500 606184724 CHVBK 20210128100828.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00405-014-3326-6 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00405-014-3326-6 Comparison of traditional face-to-face teaching with synchronous e-learning in otolaryngology emergencies teaching to medical undergraduates: a randomised controlled trial [Elektronische Daten] [Talal Alnabelsi, Ali Al-Hussaini, David Owens] Undergraduate otolaryngology teaching in the UK is generally limited primarily due to curriculum time constraints with traditional face-to-face (FtF) teaching being restrained by the limitations of time and location. Advances in network technology have opened up new doors for the delivery of teaching in the form of online learning. This study compares a traditional instructor-led lecture with synchronous e-learning (SeL) using otolaryngological emergencies teaching as an educational intervention. A randomised controlled trial was designed involving two groups of medical students attending an otolaryngology emergencies management lecture: one present FtF and the other viewing the streamed lecture online. The primary outcome measure was improvement between pre-and post-lecture test scores. Secondary outcomes comprised the students' ratings of the lecture on a Likert-type scale. Students in both groups had improved test scores following the lecture (p<0.001 for both groups) and there was no difference in magnitude of improvement in test scores between the two groups (p=0.168). There was no difference in student ratings between the two groups for the usefulness of the lecture (p=0.484), interactivity (p=0.834) and meeting educational needs (p=0.968). The FtF group, however, was more satisfied overall (p=0.034). This study demonstrates that SeL may be as effective as FtF teaching in improving students' knowledge on the management of otolaryngological emergencies, and that it is generally positively perceived by medical undergraduates. This highlights the potential utility of e-learning technology in undergraduate otolaryngology training. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 Otolaryngology education nationallicence E-learning nationallicence Face-to-face teaching nationallicence Undergraduate nationallicence Alnabelsi Talal Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, CF14 4XW, Cardiff, UK aut Al-Hussaini Ali Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, CF14 4XW, Cardiff, UK aut Owens David Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, CF14 4XW, Cardiff, UK aut European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 272/3(2015-03-01), 759-763 0937-4477 272:3<759 2015 272 405 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-014-3326-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-014-3326-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Alnabelsi Talal Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, CF14 4XW, Cardiff, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Al-Hussaini Ali Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, CF14 4XW, Cardiff, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Owens David Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, CF14 4XW, Cardiff, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 272/3(2015-03-01), 759-763 0937-4477 272:3<759 2015 272 405