Keywords

clinical education, communication disorders, learner outcomes, searchable video clip database, video clip technology, Web-based electronic object repository

 

Authors

  1. Baharav, Eva PhD, CCC-SLP

Abstract

Recent advances in video technology enable students and instructors in programs of communication disorders to use clinic-related video clips embedded in multimedia presentations for powerful learning and teaching. The purpose of this article is 2-fold. The first is to provide information on how video clips can enhance clinical instruction and learning by supporting specific learner-related outcomes needed for the demonstration of clinical competence. The second is to provide a description of a project developed in an educational program in communication disorders, in which student-generated video clips are used in several clinical educational contexts for a variety of purposes. Specifically, this article describes the process of generating designed video clips from video-recorded clinical sessions to be used in weekly clinical forum discussions as part of students' coursework, which are later catalogued for further use.