‘E-learning’ modalities in the current era of Medical Education in Pakistan

Jawaid, Masood; Aly, Syed Moyn

doi:10.12669/pjms.305.4351

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“…Asynchronous E-learning involves educational activities without direct and immediate interaction. A webinar is a seminar (presentation, lecture, or workshop) that is conducted over the internet [9]. The results of our study demonstrated that most of our students were not familiar with these two concepts-asynchronous E-learning and webinars.…”

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Perception of Students about E-learning: A Single-center Experience from Saudi Arabia

Algahtani¹,

Shirah²,

Subahi³

et al. 2020

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Introduction: E-learning is the use of the internet and associated devices for educational purposes without geographical constraints. This study aims to assess the perception of students at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, about E-learning as a teaching modality. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between June 2017 and June 2018. The inclusion criteria consisted of healthcare students (medicine, nursing, and college of sciences and health professions). A 40-item closed-ended questionnaire was distributed to the participants and was divided into six main parts: perception, diversity, implications, efficiency, acceptability, and accessibility of E-learning. Results: The response rate was 94.4% (total = 410, retrieved = 387), of which 61.8% (n = 239) stated that they had heard something about E-learning. Meanwhile, 52.2% (n = 202) of students had no idea about virtual patients. Notably, 73.1% (n = 283) agreed that cell phones can be used as a teaching modality, whereas 52.2% (n = 202) opined that cell phones can play a role in stimulating critical thinking among medical students. Sixty percent (n = 232) of students believed that E-learning has the potential to expand educational opportunities. Compared to male students, female students had a higher perception of cheating and fraud (p = 0.039) during E-learning as well as perception of a decline in personal efforts in quest of knowledge (p = 0.032). Conclusion: There is a growing positive perception of E-learning, but the level of acceptance remains low. Further research is required on how to enhance and maximize the confident utilization of ever-increasing opportunities in E-learning. Establishing well-developed E-learning facilities in Saudi educational institutions will tremendously enhance educational opportunities for its students.

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Perception of Students about E-learning: A Single-center Experience from Saudi Arabia

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Subahi³

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“…A study described that video conferencing is considered a remarkable synchronous approach for medical and nursing students of Sub Saharan Africa. 14 Blended learning approach via a Learning Management System (LMS) is also being implemented in few nursing, medical and dental universities in Pakistan [15][16][17] for instance in DOW University of Health Sciences 15,18 and the Aga Khan University. 19 Synchronous and asynchronous video/audio, Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), videoconferences, online discussion forums, Virtual Classroom, Repository and Hypertext are some of the common digital modalities used in Pakistan's medical universities.…”

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“…One study from Pakistan suggested that webinars or online lectures are the simplest and user friendly modalities to initiate routine academic activities such as those sessions which do not require a practical training such as small classroom discussions or large classroom lectures. 17 While, to ensure the faculty and student have adequate internet connectivity, accessories of digital gadgets at home, maintaining quality of e-learning are the most crucial and serious concerns for all the universities in Pakistan; if these concerns are not addressed, they may lead to cancellation of the semester by the universities. 30 At the same time, professional training and strengthening the confidence in faculty, students and IT professionals at the institutional level must be a major challenge in implementation of e-learning.…”

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Status of Digital Learning Practices in Health Sciences Education in Pakistan

Khuwaja¹,

Maqbool²,

Rahim³

et al. 2020

J Pak Dent Assoc

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To assess the status of digital learning practices among recognized degree awarding medical, dental and nursing education institutes in Pakistan. METHODOLOGY: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, all medical, dental and nursing education institutes registered with PMDC and PNC were approached between 1st April and 15th April, 2020. Data was collected on use of online classes during routine academic year as well as during COVID19 Pandemic. RESULTS: There were 111 medical colleges, 52 dental colleges and 62 nursing education institutes found in latest lists available on PMDC and PNC websites. Majority of health sciences education institutions were found in Punjab and Sindh, indicating sheer discrimination with other provinces of Pakistan. Use of online classes was found very low in routine academic year in all three disciplines of health sciences education explored in this study. CONCLUSION: HEC, PMDC and PNC must realize the scope of digital learning, and invest in infrastructure and capacity building for digital learning in health sciences education in Pakistan.

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“…There will also be a need to train faculty and students on how to use the system in order to use it efficiently and effectively. 12 Most of the students wanted the lectures to be videotaped. This is very convenient for the teacher as well as the student.…”

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Use of e-learning tools in integrated clinical biochemistry

Saeed

Mansoor

2019

JSTMU

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Objective: To evaluate usefulness of e-learning tools in teaching integrated clinical biochemistry. Methodology: The study was carried out on the 1st year medical students of Shifa College of Medicine, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University. Students were given questionnaire to fill. Statistical procedures were performed with the SPSS software. The qualitative data is presented in the form of frequency and percentages. Results: More than half of the students were already aware of some form of e-learning tool. Most beneficial tool was YouTube followed by Dropbox, WhatsApp. Most of the students wanted recorded video lectures, more online books and more handouts. Majority students wanted a combination of both forms of learning. Conclusion: e-learning means learning which involves technology. It aids in understanding concepts. The best form is blended learning, which is a combination of e-learning and traditional learning. Students found e-learning to be effective and economical. Students of Pakistan are using smart phones, iPads, computers, etc. Their integration will require development of computer systems and training of faculty members. Different institutes may select different modalities depending on their requirement, faculty training and financial resources.

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‘E-learning’ modalities in the current era of Medical Education in Pakistan

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Perception of Students about E-learning: A Single-center Experience from Saudi Arabia

Perception of Students about E-learning: A Single-center Experience from Saudi Arabia

Status of Digital Learning Practices in Health Sciences Education in Pakistan

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