Journal
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
Volume 23, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
JMIR PUBLICATIONS, INC
DOI: 10.2196/16463
Keywords
problem-based learning; PBL; WeChat; hematology; postgraduate; education
Funding
- Wuhan University Postgraduate Tutor Education Innovation Project in 2019 [201942]
- Wuhan University Medical Department Teaching Research Project in 2019 [2019056]
- Wuhan University MOOC Course Construction Project in 2020 [413200007]
- Wuhan University Postgraduate Quality Curriculum Construction Project in 2020 [413200068]
- 2020 National Steering Committee for Postgraduate Education for Medical Degrees [A-YXC20200202-06]
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This study explored a new teaching method called WeChat-PBL, based on real micro clinical cases, to help hematology postgraduates learn. The results showed that the method received satisfactory evaluations from both students and tutors.
Background: Hematological medicine is a practical discipline that is difficult to study. Problem-based learning (PBL) is an innovative student-centered teaching method wherein students define their own learning objectives from clinically based problems. Considering that WeChat is the most popular communication app in China, we selected it as a new platform for online PBL to reduce the limitations of traditional PBL in hematology teaching. Objective: This study aims to explore a new pedagogical method called WeChat-PBL, which is based on real micro clinical cases for postgraduates majoring in hematology and to demonstrate its feasibility and acceptability. Methods: A total of 48 hematological postgraduates and 7 tutors participated in this study. We divided the participants into 7 groups where students can learn theoretical knowledge. After each course, the members of each group were required to complete in-class quizzes. Moreover, the students and tutors were required to fill out periodic (after each class) and overall (after each semester) evaluations. Results: A total of 8 micro clinical cases were presented in WeChat-PBL. The average quiz score for acute myelogenous leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, multiple myeloma, acute promyelocytic leukemia, and lymphoma were 89.0%, 86.0%, 83.4%, 88.8%, and 77.5%, respectively. Periodic evaluations showed that both students and tutors were satisfied with the process of WeChat-PBL. The overall evaluation results showed that WeChat-PBL was able to positively impact the learning experiences of hematological postgraduates. Conclusions: Our results indicate the feasibility and acceptability of the WeChat-PBL teaching method for postgraduates majoring in hematology.
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