Online lectures in undergraduate medical education: how can we do better?

Medical education – much as the rest of the education world – has undergone significant change in the digital age. Whether through online textbooks and modules, computer-based exams, or video lectures, medical students today are expected to learn from a variety of technology-enabled modalities. Moreover, with the advent of these new modalities, many medical schools have shifted toward a “flipped classroom” model for learning.1,2 This approach calls on students to learn and prepare independently – often from self-guided, digitalized tools – before attending live classroom sessions. This cultural shift is calling on medical educators to rethink and revamp their pedagogical toolbox