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New educational technologies offer great promise in improving medical education. We should, however, temper our technological enthusiasm with a dose of realism, never forgetting that new technologies cannot outperform the educators who design and implement them. No matter how fancy the bells and whistles, a bad lecture will remain a bad lecture whether it is delivered live or electronically. Uninspired questions will never spark learner curiosity, no matter how dramatic the special effects used to enliven them on a computer screen. While doing our best to make the most of the opportunities new educational technologies afford us, we cannot afford to lose sight of the human side of education.
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Gunderman, R.B. (2011). Educational Technique. In: Achieving Excellence in Medical Education. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-307-7_6
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