IJSR - International Journal of Scientific Research

Raghvendra Gumashta; Mohan P Joshi; Jyotsna Gumashta

Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2018

Modernized Interactive Learning among Medical Students through e Query Unit: An Innovative Approach

Raghvendra Gumashta, Mohan P Joshi, Jyotsna Gumashta

Abstract :

Background: There is ever expanding need of interactive educational, research, training and capacity building environment among students and teachers in the medical colleges of developing nations. This is also required in view of information explosion, advancing knowledge base, current medical advances, structural designing inputs and importance of in–depth understanding of inter–stream technical initiatives in the larger interest of suffering humanity.

Methods: Semi–structured thematic quick verbal interviews of the randomly selected medical students visiting coffee shop of the college were held for ‘need assessment’ about their (a) felt requirement of additional educational assistance for problem solving & subject understanding, (b) practices related to usage of modern e–devices (like computers, laptops, mobile–phones), (c) interest for internet usage.

Results: 65.59% students had interest in additional educational assistance, whereas out of the total 93 students interviewed, 74.19% were frequent users of electronic devices, 69.89 % had an email account and 36.55% were daily users of internet. A model of intervention through resource networking and communication system strengthening has been developed.

Conclusion: Based on the requirements of the students, a simple website development based e–Query unit under MET cell has been conceptualized in thus devised model of educational assistance, which is easy & technically self supportive, requires small financial investment and has enormous potential of expansion for involving the students, teachers, resource persons, training, research and teaching institutions of varied medical & allied fields.