Hussain Farhat Naz, Al-Mannai Reem, Agouni Abdelali
College of Pharmacy, QU Health, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar.
Med Sci Educ. 2020 Sep 11;30(4):1393-1397. doi: 10.1007/s40670-020-01079-9. eCollection 2020 Dec.
The world is experiencing an unprecedented public health emergency owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. To control virus spread, many countries temporarily suspended classes. In this context, the availability of e-tools and distance learning platforms in higher education institutions has proven very useful to facilitate the emergency switch to distance learning to ensure continuity of the educational process. We discuss here the experience of the College of Pharmacy at Qatar University in responding to suspension of classes using available educational technologies. Furthermore, we provide some reflection points for optimal implementation of technology-enhanced learning into distance education for future academic years.
由于新冠疫情,世界正经历一场前所未有的公共卫生紧急事件。为控制病毒传播,许多国家暂时停课。在此背景下,高等教育机构中的电子工具和远程学习平台已证明对促进向远程学习的紧急转变非常有用,以确保教育过程的连续性。我们在此讨论卡塔尔大学药学院利用现有教育技术应对停课的经验。此外,我们还提供了一些思考要点,以便在未来学年将技术增强型学习最佳地应用于远程教育。