Medical students' views on the use of video technology in the teaching of isizulu communication; language skills and cultural competence

The role of communicator has been included as a key competency for health science students in South Africa. Owing to the population's diverse language and cultural backgrounds; communication between patients and healthcare professionals is challenging. In this study; the Attention; generation; Emotion and Spacing (AGES) neurocognitive model of learning was used as a framework to create videos for language teaching for the vocational needs of students. Objectives. To explore students' views on the use of videos of simulated clinical scenarios for isiZulu communication and language teaching and the development of cultural awareness. Methods. Videos were developed using first- and second-language isiZulu speakers with scripts (verified by the university's Language Board) based on authentic clinical settings. Videos were shown to a target group of students; who were then interviewed in focus group discussions. Audio recordings from the discussions were transcribed and analysed thematically in three categories; i.e. communication; language skills; and cultural awareness; using deductive coding based on the objectives of the research. Results. Students affirmed numerous benefits of the videos and commented on their use and further development. Benefits described related well to the AGES model of learning and fulfilled the learning requirements of communication teaching; language acquisition and cultural awareness. Conclusion. The videos represent an innovative teaching method for the resource-constrained environment in which we work and are relevant to the 21st century learner. Further evaluation and development of the tool using different scenarios and African languages is recommended

Validation du systeme d'apprentissage multimedia interactif d'hematologie pour le groupage dans les systemes ABO et RH

Un Systeme d'Apprentissage Multimedia Interactif (SAMI) d'Hematologie (Travaux pratiques virtuels) developpe par la Faculte des Sciences de la Sante (FSS) de Cotonou et le Departement Communication; Audiovisuel; Multimedia (DCAM) de Bordeaux 2 a ete evalue.Vingt etudiants; choisis au hasard dans un groupe de 33 de 2eme annee de medecine; ont effectue; de facon autonome; les travaux pratiques virtuels (TPV) pour les groupages dans les systemes ABO et Rh ; les 13 restant ont fait les TP classiques. L'evaluation a ete theorique et pratique et les resultats en sont les suivants :Au plan global; 95des apprenants ont realise une performance allant de 80 a 100- Les performances realisees par les etudiants pour la maitrise des materiels et reactifs necessaires varient de 82 a 95en situation virtuelle et de 100en situation reelle - 85des etudiants ont obtenu une performance de 80 a 100en situation virtuelle pour la maitrise des modes operatoires et 95ont depasse 80de performance en situation reelle - Quant a l'interpretation des resultats; les performances varient de 92 a 100en situation virtuelle et de 80 a 100en situation reelle dont 100de score realise par 65des etudiants. En plus de ces acquisitions rapidement transmises par le SAMI d'Hematologie a la majorite des etudiants; seulement 30de la quantite de reactifs habituellement prevue pour les travaux pratiques classiques ont ete consommes ; les 70restant etant consommes par les 13 etudiants restant. Dans leur evaluation des TPV; les etudiants insistent sur le renforcement des exercices de l'auto evaluation et la systematisation de l'utilisation du SAMI pour tous les travaux pratiques