Purpose: To ascertain the attitudes of chairs of U.S. medical school promotion committees toward e-learning and how their institutions recognize and reward faculty for e-learning as a scholarly activity.
The study examined whether simple animations or static graphics were more effective for teaching medical students about home safety assessments.
Both versions were tested on first-year medical students, who completed assessments after using the interactive modules.
Results showed no significant differences in learning outcomes or cognitive burden, indicating that static graphics are just as effective and more cost-efficient for this educational purpose.