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A guide for evaluation of online learning in medical education: a qualitative reflective analysis
- Source :
- BMC Medical Education, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2021), BMC Medical Education
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- BMC, 2021.
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Abstract
- BackgroundWith the strike of Covid-19, an unprecedented rapid shift to remote learning happened worldwide with a paradigm shift to online learning from an institutional adjuvant luxury package and learner choice into a forced solo choice. This raises the question of quality assurance. While some groups have already established standards for online courses, teaching and programs yet very little information is included on methodology of their development and very little emphasis is placed on the online learning experience. Nevertheless, no work has been done specifically for medical education institutions.AimTo develop a set of descriptors for best practice in online learning in medical education utilizing existing expertise and needs.MethodsThis work utilizes a qualitative multistage approach to identify the descriptors of best practice in online learning starting with a question guided focus group, thematic analysis, Delphi technique and an expert consensus session done simultaneously for triangulation. This was done involving 32 institution in 19 countries.ResultsThis materialized into the development of a set of standards, indicators, and development of a checklist for each standard area. The standard areas identified were organizational capacity, educational effectiveness, and human resources each of which listed a number of standards. Expert consensus sessions identified the need for qualification of data and thus the development of indicators for best practice.ConclusionStandards are needed for online learning experience and their development and redesign is situational and needs to be enhanced methodologically in axes that are pertaining to the needs of the education community. Taking such axes into consideration by educators and institutions will lead to planning and implementing successful online learning activities, while taking them into consideration by the evaluators will help them conduct comprehensive audits and provide stakeholders with highly informative evaluation reports.
- Subjects :
- Standards
020205 medical informatics
Computer science
Best practice
Delphi method
02 engineering and technology
Audit
Session (web analytics)
Education
Education, Distance
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Situational ethics
Medical education
Education, Medical
LC8-6691
SARS-CoV-2
Research
COVID-19
General Medicine
Focus Groups
Focus group
Special aspects of education
Online learning
Paradigm shift
Medicine
Thematic analysis
Qualitative
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14726920
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMC Medical Education
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e1b91a25e57aa9f78467d2dc832decfd