WebOSCE was developed by Dennis Novack, MD, and Christof Daetwyler, MD, at the Drexel University College of Medicine with generous funding provided by Barbara E. Chick '59, MD. WebOSCE is copyrighted 2007-2010 by Drexel University College of Medicine, Patent Pending.

What is WebOSCE?

WebOSCE is an on-line technology for the learning of complex skill-sets - as they're used when giving bad news, doing smoking cessation counseling, etc.

Skills acquisition is best done in an apprenticeship setting, where the learning of facts is combined with practice under the supervision of an experienced mentor. "See one, do one, teach one" - or better: "See many, do some, teach some". We developed the WebOSCE technology to allow on-line practice, assessment, mentoring, and assignment of learning tasks in addition to the mere learning of the knowledge:

Learning Cycle

 

 

 

 

 

Please click the parts of the picture on the left to get more information..

step 1: learning of facts step 2: practice step 3: assess step 4: assign

The following expressions are used in this text, and are here explained for clarity:


Publications about WebOSCE

Selected Presentations on WebOSCE

Resources for Initiators of WebOSCEs (this part is password protected)



This site was last upadated on May 27th, 2010 by Christof.Daetwyler@DrexelMed.edu