CHALLENGES OF E-LEARNING FACED BY MEDICAL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Objective: To explore perceptions of medical students and faculty, regarding challenges of e-learning they faced, during COVID-19 pandemic. Study Design: Mixed method study (Quantitative and Qualitative - Phenomenological approach). Place and Duration of Study: Army Medical College Pakistan, f...

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Autores principales: Khadija Qamar, Faiza Kiran, Muhammad Alamgir Khan, Sayed Nusrat Raza, Maria Iram, Ayesha Rauf
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ecf9398a83a0452b8a7c4a7c699f24fa2021-12-02T17:52:46ZCHALLENGES OF E-LEARNING FACED BY MEDICAL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIChttps://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v71iSuppl-1.61910030-96482411-8842https://doaj.org/article/ecf9398a83a0452b8a7c4a7c699f24fa2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/6191https://doaj.org/toc/0030-9648https://doaj.org/toc/2411-8842Objective: To explore perceptions of medical students and faculty, regarding challenges of e-learning they faced, during COVID-19 pandemic. Study Design: Mixed method study (Quantitative and Qualitative - Phenomenological approach). Place and Duration of Study: Army Medical College Pakistan, from Apr 2020 to Sep 2020. Methodology: A self-made questionnaire, having both qualitative and quantitative elements, was developed after interviews of participants. It was pilot tested, finalized and sent via Google forms. Total 318 students and 6 faculty members responded, data was transcribed verbatim, themes were identified, and qualitative inductive content analysis of participants‟ reports was done. Results: Twenty-seven subthemes were identified by analyzing students‟ and faculty perceptions. They were grouped under five major themes, namely, communicational, technological, institutional, related to educators and students. Conclusion: Despite limiting factors like communication gap, digital refugee faculty teaching digital native students, limited technical support, digital divide and unplanned curricular delivery, e-learning was found to be beneficial in terms of flexibility in timings, improving learners‟ self-efficacy, faculty transformation and gradual acceptance. Moreover, it provided opportunity for hybrid e-curriculum development.Khadija QamarFaiza KiranMuhammad Alamgir KhanSayed Nusrat RazaMaria IramAyesha RaufArmy Medical College Rawalpindiarticlecovid-19coronavirus infectionsmedical studentspandemicsqualitative researchstudent experiencesstudent perceptionsstudent safetyMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 71, Iss SUPPL-1, Pp 3-9 (2021)
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coronavirus infections
medical students
pandemics
qualitative research
student experiences
student perceptions
student safety
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qualitative research
student experiences
student perceptions
student safety
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Khadija Qamar
Faiza Kiran
Muhammad Alamgir Khan
Sayed Nusrat Raza
Maria Iram
Ayesha Rauf
CHALLENGES OF E-LEARNING FACED BY MEDICAL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
description Objective: To explore perceptions of medical students and faculty, regarding challenges of e-learning they faced, during COVID-19 pandemic. Study Design: Mixed method study (Quantitative and Qualitative - Phenomenological approach). Place and Duration of Study: Army Medical College Pakistan, from Apr 2020 to Sep 2020. Methodology: A self-made questionnaire, having both qualitative and quantitative elements, was developed after interviews of participants. It was pilot tested, finalized and sent via Google forms. Total 318 students and 6 faculty members responded, data was transcribed verbatim, themes were identified, and qualitative inductive content analysis of participants‟ reports was done. Results: Twenty-seven subthemes were identified by analyzing students‟ and faculty perceptions. They were grouped under five major themes, namely, communicational, technological, institutional, related to educators and students. Conclusion: Despite limiting factors like communication gap, digital refugee faculty teaching digital native students, limited technical support, digital divide and unplanned curricular delivery, e-learning was found to be beneficial in terms of flexibility in timings, improving learners‟ self-efficacy, faculty transformation and gradual acceptance. Moreover, it provided opportunity for hybrid e-curriculum development.
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author Khadija Qamar
Faiza Kiran
Muhammad Alamgir Khan
Sayed Nusrat Raza
Maria Iram
Ayesha Rauf
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Faiza Kiran
Muhammad Alamgir Khan
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Ayesha Rauf
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title CHALLENGES OF E-LEARNING FACED BY MEDICAL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
title_short CHALLENGES OF E-LEARNING FACED BY MEDICAL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
title_full CHALLENGES OF E-LEARNING FACED BY MEDICAL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
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