?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=A+Randomized+Trial+Comparing+Digital+and+Live+Lecture+Formats&rft.creator=Solomon+PhD%2C+David+J.&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.description=Problem+Statement+and+Background+%E2%80%93+Medical+education+is+increasingly+being+conducted+in+community-based+teaching+sites+making+it+difficult+to+provide+a+consistent+curriculum.+We+conducted+a+randomized+trial+to+assess+whether+digital+lectures+could+replace+live+lectures.%0AMethods+%E2%80%93+Students+were+randomized+to+either+attending+a+lecture+series+at+our+main+campus+or+viewing+digital+versions+of+the+same+lectures+at+community+sites.+Both+groups+completed+an+examination+based+on+the+lectures+and+the+group+viewing+the+digital+lectures+completed+a+feedback+form.%0AResults+%E2%80%93+The+group+who+viewed+the+digital+lectures+performed+slightly+better+than+the+live+lecture+group+however+the+differences+were+not+statistically+significant.+Despite+technical+problems+the+students+who+viewed+the+digital+lectures+overwhelmingly+felt+the+digital+lectures+could+replace+live+lectures.%0AConclusions+%E2%80%93+Digital+lectures+appear+to+be+a+viable+alternative+to+live+lectures+as+a+means+of+delivering+didactic+presentations+in+a+community-based+setting.%0A&rft.date=2004-02&rft.type=Preprint&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3428%2F1%2FSolomon-not-blinded.pdf&rft.identifier=++Solomon+PhD%2C+David+J.++(2004)+A+Randomized+Trial+Comparing+Digital+and+Live+Lecture+Formats.++%5BPreprint%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3428%2F