by Catherine Lucey, Huffington Post
I recently gave a talk to fellow medical school professors arguing that we need to take a lesson from the playbook of Rovio’s popular game Angry Birds™. The birds-versus-pigs format is so successful because it is efficient: Players experience sequential, gated challenges to defeat egg-snatching pigs, there is immediate feedback as the birds either succeed or fail, and players are challenged all over again. Practice makes perfect. Meanwhile, our smart phones have transformed into Star Trek-style tricorders. These tiny computers that fit in our pocket are able to measure vitals, provide step-by-step instructions, and even assist in diagnosing disease. And mobile applications capitalize on the fact that learning is best when the individual is motivated by a need to know the information. At UCSF, we used this blended learning approach — practice-makes-perfect and technology-enhanced learning — when we built a new, high tech gross anatomy lab. The lab, which overlooks the city of San Francisco from its 13th floor perch on Parnassus Heights, is arguably one of the most advanced in the world.
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