Challenges of E-Learning During Covid-19 Pandemic: An Experience Of Educators And Students Of Faculty Of Medicine And Defence Health (FMDH), National Defence University Of Malaysia (NDUM)

Yasmin Anum Mohd Yusof

doi:10.3329/bjms.v20i5.55420

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the medical teaching paradigm worldwide. Online classes and assessments have been introduced using many teaching platforms. Medical faculties in Malaysia faced many challenges in the past two years when most clinical teachings were halted. Students were also struggling to adapt to the new online learning versus traditional classroom settings. This paper describes the experience of educators of the faculty of medicine of NDUM. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.20(5) 2021 p.175-177

Highlights

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the medical teaching paradigm worldwide
When the Malaysian government first announced in March 2020 to suspend all face-to-face education in schools and higher institutions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all faculty members of UPNM and other Malaysian institutions were caught by surprise
Just before the movement control order (MCO) in March 2020, the medical faculty organized a short tutorial on familiarizing the UPNM e-learning moodle

Summary

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the medical teaching paradigm worldwide. Online classes and assessments have been introduced using many teaching platforms. Online learning has become the primary method of education during the COVID-19 pandemic globally. Educators and students who faced obstacles during online teaching-learning are adapting to a new model versus a traditional classroom setting, technical issues such as poor wifi reception, computer knowledge, time management, and self-motivation.

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