What are the effects of using interactive online assignments prior to class or clinic experience on medical assistant students' understanding of their roles in assisting various types of physicians?

Abstract

Two-year college level Medical Assistant students participated in an online interactive podcast lecture based learning to assess the effectiveness of student motivation and learning of the material prior to Clinical Procedures I course. Participation of the students decreased with the online interactive podcast compared to that of the tradition lecture base. The online interactive podcast did not show a greater learning of the material as compared to lecture format, although students reported having more motivation and learning while viewing the online interactive podcast prior to class.