Department of Rehabilitation Science and Health Technology, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway.
Department of Health, VID Specialized University, Oslo, Norway.
Physiother Theory Pract. 2024 Mar 3;40(3):494-504. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2022.2119907. Epub 2022 Sep 4.
Digital education is expected to transform higher education teaching and learning. Despite high expectations, higher education teachers have been slow to implement active digital learning.
The aim of this study was to investigate physiotherapy teachers' attitudes toward and experiences with digital education and what the teachers' considered prerequisites to a digital transformation of teaching and learning in physiotherapy.
Qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with 12 teachers in physiotherapy education. The interviews were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis.
The findings illuminate teachers' attitudes toward and experiences with digital education and their views on prerequisites to a digital transformation of teaching and learning in physiotherapy education, presented as four themes: 1) skepticism toward digital education; 2) digital technology as a tool to support the established teaching practice; 3) longing for teacher collaboration; and 4) calling for time to plan and learn, and significant academic leadership.
This study shows how physiotherapy teachers are skeptical about digital education, primarily viewing it as a threat to established teaching practices. Taken together, the findings demonstrate a potential for digital transformation in physiotherapy education, which can be released by informing the current teaching practices with evidence from research showing how use of digital technology can improve teaching and learning in physiotherapy education.
数字化教育有望改变高等教育的教学方式。尽管人们对此寄予厚望，但高等教育教师在积极采用数字化学习方面的进展缓慢。
本研究旨在调查物理治疗教师对数字化教育的态度和经验，以及他们认为物理治疗教学数字化转型的前提条件是什么。
对 12 名物理治疗教育教师进行了定性深入访谈。使用归纳主题分析对访谈进行了分析。
研究结果阐明了教师对数字化教育的态度和经验，以及他们对物理治疗教育中教学数字化转型的前提条件的看法，呈现为四个主题：1）对数字化教育的怀疑态度；2）数字技术作为支持既定教学实践的工具；3）渴望教师合作；4）呼吁有时间进行规划和学习，并需要有重要的学术领导力。
本研究表明，物理治疗教师对数字化教育持怀疑态度，主要将其视为对既定教学实践的威胁。综上所述，研究结果表明物理治疗教育中存在数字化转型的潜力，可以通过将研究中展示的如何使用数字技术可以改善物理治疗教育中的教学的证据融入当前的教学实践来实现这一潜力。
