Int J Cur Res Rev | Vol 13 • Issue 15 • August 2021 65 Comparing the Effectiveness of Live Online Lectures vs Recorded Video Lectures as Means of Learning in Medical Education During Covid 19 Lockdowns Kirandeep Kaur Aulakh 1 , Prachi Saffar Aneja 2 , Susmita Saha 3 , Savita Bansal 4 1 Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, SGT Medical College, Gurugram, Haryana, India; 2 Professor and HOD, Department of Anatomy, SGT Medical College, Gurugram, Haryana, India; 3 Professor, Department of Anatomy, SGT Medical College, Gurugram, Haryana, India; 4 Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Manav Rachna Dental College, Faridabad, Haryana, India. Corresponding Author: Dr. Kirandeep Kaur Aulakh, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, SGT Medical College, Gurugram, Haryana, India; Phone: 9310314011; Email: kirandeep1307@gmail.com ISSN: 2231-2196 (Print) ISSN: 0975-5241 (Online) Received: 06.03.2022 Revised: 12.04.2022 Accepted: 18.05.2022 Published: 05.07.2022 INTRODUCTION Medical education comprises of vast and ever-expanding curriculum which needs to be completed within a limited time duration. Traditional classroom teaching has been the mainstay of learning in the medical field especially in In- dia. This has often been supplemented by online methods of learning either by the faculty or students themselves. There has been a dramatic increase in community-based education of health profession students but it faces many challenges in such a large and diverse population of community-based faculty. 1 In the present situation of widespread lockdowns due to Covid 19 other means of learning have to be explored in- stead of traditional classroom teaching. These include live online lectures and recorded video lectures. Since these online resources are being increasingly used as a means of learning there is a need to evaluate the effectiveness of these methods whether they meet our requirements of imparting good quality medical education. A study conducted on first-year medical students suggests that digital lectures seem to be an acceptable alternative to face-to-face delivery. 2 A randomized trial was conducted Original Research International Journal of Current Research and Review DOI: https://doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2022.141311 IJCRR Section: Healthcare ISI Impact Factor (2019-20): 1.628 IC Value (2019): 90.81 SJIF (2020) = 7.893 Copyright@IJCRR ABSTRACT Introduction: Traditional classroom teaching has been the mainstay of learning in the medical field especially in India. In the present situation of widespread lockdowns due to Covid 19 other means of learning have to be explored in place of traditional classroom teaching. These include live online lectures and recorded video lectures. There is a need to evaluate the effectiveness of these methods whether they meet our requirements of imparting good quality medical education. Aims: To find the effectiveness of live online lectures and recorded video lectures as means of learning, to study their advan- tages and disadvantages and compare them. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted through a digital Google survey on 369 undergraduate students of MBBS, BDS and BPT students of SGT University, Gurugram, Haryana, India. Out of these 274 were female students and 95 were male students. A 5-point Likert scale was used (1- strongly disagree; 2- disagree; 3- undecided; 4- agree; 5- completely agree). Statistical Analysis: Categorical variables are presented in number and percentage (%). The qualitative variable is compared using the Chi-Square test. A p-value of <0.05 is considered statistically significant. Analysis was done using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.0. The advantages and disadvantages of both the methods of online learning i.e. live online lectures and recorded videos were studied to find the most effective method of imparting distance education. Results: The majority of students leaned towards recorded videos (53%) as a better method of E-learning as compared to live online lectures (36%). Conclusion: The main advantage of recorded videos is that the student can view them as many times as required and hence it leads to a better understanding of the topic. The majority of students agreed that traditional classroom teaching should be sup- plemented by recorded video lectures also. Key Words: Live online lectures, Efficacy, Recorded video lectures, E-learning, Medical education, Online learning