Mukhtar Khadijah, Javed Kainat, Arooj Mahwish, Sethi Ahsan
Khadijah Mukhtar, BDS, MME. Assistant Professor, DME. University College of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
Kainat Javed, MBBS, MME. Assistant Professor, DME. University College of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
Pak J Med Sci. 2020 May;36(COVID19-S4):S27-S31. doi: 10.12669/pjms.36.COVID19-S4.2785.
During COVID-19 pandemic, the institutions in Pakistan have started online learning. This study explores the perception of teachers and students regarding its advantages, limitations and recommendations.
This qualitative case study was conducted from March to April 2020. Using maximum variation sampling, 12 faculty members and 12 students from University College of Medicine and University College of Dentistry, Lahore were invited to participate. Four focus group interviews, two each with the faculty and students of medicine and dentistry were carried out. Data were transcribed verbatim and thematically analyzed using Atlas Ti.
The advantages included remote learning, comfort, accessibility, while the limitations involved inefficiency and difficulty in maintaining academic integrity. The recommendations were to train faculty on using online modalities and developing lesson plan with reduced cognitive load and increased interactivities.
The current study supports the use of online learning in medical and dental institutes, considering its various advantages. Online learning modalities encourage student-centered learning and they are easily manageable during this lockdown situation.
在新冠疫情期间，巴基斯坦的各机构已开始开展在线学习。本研究探讨教师和学生对其优势、局限性及建议的看法。
本定性案例研究于2020年3月至4月进行。采用最大差异抽样法，邀请了拉合尔医学院和牙科学院的12名教师和12名学生参与。进行了四次焦点小组访谈，分别与医学和牙科学的教师及学生各进行两次。数据逐字转录，并使用Atlas Ti进行主题分析。
优势包括远程学习、舒适、可及性，而局限性涉及效率低下和难以维持学术诚信。建议是对教师进行在线教学模式培训，并制定认知负荷降低且互动性增强的教案。
考虑到在线学习的各种优势，本研究支持在医学和牙科学院使用在线学习。在线学习模式鼓励以学生为中心的学习，并且在当前封锁情况下易于管理。
