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FRIDA – a smart tool for PBL handycraft FRIDA – a smart tool for PBL handycraft and curriculum planningand curriculum planning
Gunnar Birgegård, MD, PhDGunnar Birgegård, MD, PhDUppsala University Medical SchoolUppsala University Medical School
BackgroundBackground• New curriculum started in 2004• Case-based, integrated• Old courses dissolved• Need for
– Overview– Tool for case creation, viewing– Support for students and PBL tutors
Via the home page of the Medical School...
Personal first page after log-in
(in Swedish)
•Tutors may read tutor tips for each case and print the student version of the case to copy and give out.
• Tutors can perform evaluations of the cases, see evaluation statistics and use tutor support documents
• Case-responsible teacher can create new cases, make changes and see evaluation statistics for their cases
• Course directors and curriculum planners have access to all parts
•Students may read cases and use links to resources without log-in
Communication, nerves and psyche (2)
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Objectives
(Visible for tutors, not for students)
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4-5 evaluation questions covering various aspects of the functionality of the case
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Evaluation for tutors
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PBL basics for tutors, cont´d
Basics in case creation•Choose a realistic situation that obviates the need to learn the content you aim for
A good case should have these characteristics:•Realistic, interesting, engaging situation
•Include phenomena in need of explanation
•Clearly related to goals
•Start by making content goals clear for yourself
•Balanced amount of triggers
•Etc...
Characteristics
Area Respiration, circulation, tumors
Key words respiration, lung, lung cancer, smoking
Each case is characterized for search purposes
FRIDA as a tool for curriculum planning and overview
Search result
The area ”Respiration” is covered in the following cases:
Semester Case Name 1 1 ”The first patient” 1 3 ”The chainsmoking businessman” 1 4 ”The Chamonix skiers” 5 1 ”The architect with cough” 5 3 ”The dyspnoic builder” 5 5 ”The wheezing lady”
Ongoing development:
Curriculum mapping
•All lectures, seminars, cases etc cathegorized with area designations and key words
•Clicks on each item found will lead to description of the item including objectives
FRIDA can be used for
• PBL case creation and presentation
• Tutor support in case creation
• PBL method support for students and tutors
• PBL case evaluation (incl statistics) for students and tutors
• Tips for tutors in case presentations
• Attendance reporting
• Curriculum overview and mapping
Why ”FRIDA”
?
No reason,but why
not?
Take home message:
Create your own Frida!
Gunnar BirgegårdAstrid Hoppe Lisa PerssonThereseMeinhardt
Martin Grydén
Eductional Unit,Medical School
MedfarmDoIT(IT unit of Med School)
Acknowledging collaborators from...
Thank you for your attention!
