Students Experience of Hybrid- Education Model at The University of Baghdad College of Pharmacy

Abstract

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on education models was mainly through the expansion of technology use in the different educational programs. Earlier impact of COVID-19 was manifested in the complete and sudden transition to distance education regardless of institution preparedness status. Gradually, many institutions are moving back to on-campus face-to-face education. However, others including all higher education institutions in Iraq are adopting the hybrid education model. This report presents part of the end of semester evaluation survey conducted at the University of Baghdad College of Pharmacy for the Spring 2021 semester. The survey aims to address points of strength and weakness associated with the hybrid education model and specifically the virtual content delivery aspect of hybrid education. The outcomes of the end of semester evaluation will shape a better experience for upcoming years and guide distance education implantation in the program.

Educación superior, modalidad hibrida en tiempos de pospandemia: Una revisión sistemática

“…Finalmente, los resultados obtenidos respecto a la educación híbrida indican que, en términos generales, esta modalidad demostró ser más efectiva que la virtual o presencial por separado (Xing & Saghaian, 2022). Además, tanto estudiantes como docentes se muestran abiertos a adoptarla, en especial estos últimos, quienes reconocen la flexibilidad que ofrece para garantizar la continuidad de las clases frente a contratiempos inesperados (Ahmed et al, 2021;Felahi & Saqri, 2022;Kiss, 2022;Romaniuk & Łukasiewicz, 2022aRomaniuk & Łukasiewicz, y 2022bYu et al, 2022). Sin embargo, a su vez se han reportado resultados que indican una realidad opuesta.…”