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"The fact that students prefer Mediasite over podcasting makes sense to us because in medical school the slides and the visual information are very important. You cannot learn a medical school curriculum just by listening to audio," said Dr. Russ Scaduto, Director of Education Technology at Penn State Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine. "Mediasite encapsulates the entire classroom experience, helping students put themselves back in that environment. Reviewing the lecture in its complete format helps them remember what happened in class, down to the hand gestures of the faculty member."

Faculty members reported that recording their lectures did not decrease class attendance. The survey also revealed a correlation between the grading method and the use of Mediasite. Students watch lectures more often via Mediasite for classes where grades are awarded as honors, high pass, pass and fail, vs. pass/fail.

Feedback received during the survey included anecdotal comments from the first and second year medical students, including:

-- "I love Mediasite, it helps me a lot because I am able to go back and

listen to parts of the lecture that I didn't understand the first time

or catch pieces of material I missed."

-- "This is an amazing resource that has helped me to actively answer my

own questions without having to waste both my and my professor's time

by seeking them outside of class."

-- "Mediasite is really great because I can pause the lecture to write

notes and not miss anything."

-- "I came to every class but use Mediasite for difficult to understand

lectures, fill in my notes and clarify difficult points."

Additional Penn State Hershey Medical Center findings include
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