These slides present feedback to 2nd year cohort of medical students from University of Otago about a pilot online course called StudySmart.

1. 54% ELM2 attempted
StudySmart -voluntarily
“Showing us how to use the databases is a
VERY good idea I believe as this is an
important skill, especially for the lifelong
learning in medicine and being able to access
respected journals readily.”
Source: Sydney University

2. So, who did the course?
54% made an attempt
(n=154, Moodle)
39% completed the
course (n=111, Moodle)
76% of completed the
StudySmart survey
(n=217, Survey)
Source: University of Nottingham

3. Did you learn HOW to learn?
Summary of learning – StudySmart (%)
0 20 40 60 80 100
learned
1
something (a
2 lot or at least
3
one thing)
learned
4
nothing new
5
6
Source: University of Nottingham

4. Some thoughts about StudySmart
“It was easy to follow, didn't take too long
to do, exposed me to different search
strategies that I wasn't aware of through
the library website.”
Source: University of Nottingham

5. Some thoughts about StudySmart
“Finding out about HOW to
find relevant and recent
information easily through
the various databases etc.”
Source: Tulane Public Relations

6. Some thoughts about StudySmart
“I have never had to cite anything
in a research sense, and was not
fully aware of copyright laws.
This was really helpful to show me
why and when I need to cite and
then how also to do this.”
Source: Svennevenn

7. Some thoughts about StudySmart
“I didn't know how to use
databases to find articles, but
now I know how to use them
which is super helpful.”
Source: University of Otago

8. Some thoughts about StudySmart
“Was good to know that I can
access some of the course
text books online.
Also really useful to find out
how to book study rooms
because I was unaware of
how to do that.”
Source: Tulane Public Relations
Source: University of Nottingham

9. What’s next for StudySmart?
I’m going have a chat with
some of you, and make some
tweaks to the course based on
class evaluations and your
feedback.
Thanks for taking part!