Umubyeyi Benoite, Nyiringango Gerard, Rutayisire Reverien, Kayiranga Dieudonne, Ryamukuru David, Nyirazigama Alice, Mukankusi Juliet, Bagirisano Justine, Igikundiro Christine, Niyikiza M Eric, Mukeshimana Madeleine, Mugarura John, Oluyinka Adejumo
Department of Mental Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.
Institut de Formation Interhospitalier Théodore Simon, Neuilly-sur-Marne, Île-de-France, France.
Rwanda J Med Health Sci. 2022 Apr 12;5(1):99-112. doi: 10.4314/rjmhs.v5i1.11. eCollection 2022 Apr.
To continue delivering the courses despite school closure during the covid-19 pandemic, the University of Rwanda abruptly shifted its teaching from traditional physical to online teaching. This was the compulsory medium of teaching during the lockdown period. This sudden change did not allow for adequate preparation for students.
To assess the preparation of learners to use the e-learning platform, and to explore the factors that enabled or inhibited learners' use of the e-learning platform.
This was a cross-sectional quantitative research design study done between June and July 2020. An online questionnaire was sent to all students registered in the College of Medicine and Health Sciences for the academic year 2019-2020.
A total of 446 students completed the questionnaire. Students reported not being adequately oriented and unprepared to effectively use e-learning. Students were motivated to use e-learning when the learning objectives were clear, interactive, with engaging materials. Inadequate e-learning infrastructure, limited access to internet connectivity and inadequate devices were identified as the strongest barriers of using e-learning.
The covid-19 pandemic has brought a transformational opportunity to embrace a blended learning approach. To sustain such a transformation, proper and timely planning and strategies need to be invested.
为了在新冠疫情期间学校关闭的情况下继续提供课程，卢旺达大学突然将教学从传统的面授教学转变为在线教学。这是封锁期间的强制教学媒介。这种突然的转变没有让学生做好充分准备。
评估学习者使用电子学习平台的准备情况，并探索促进或阻碍学习者使用电子学习平台的因素。
这是一项于2020年6月至7月进行的横断面定量研究设计。向2019 - 2020学年医学院和健康科学学院注册的所有学生发送了在线问卷。
共有446名学生完成了问卷。学生们表示没有得到充分的指导，没有为有效使用电子学习做好准备。当学习目标明确、具有互动性且有引人入胜的材料时，学生们有动力使用电子学习。电子学习基础设施不足、互联网连接受限和设备不足被确定为使用电子学习的最主要障碍。
新冠疫情带来了采用混合式学习方法的变革性机遇。为了维持这种转变，需要投入适当且及时的规划和策略。
