Abstract
Introduction: E learning can enhance educational reform for the computer literate learners by the ease of access to learning material any time and helping them pace their learning curve. It also offers educators a new paradigm based on adult learning principles. We hypothesised to develop, implement and evaluate an E learning Project in Sri Muthukumaran Medical College Hospital &RI,Chennai, for which Faculty development was crucial. Hence, we designed, implemented and evaluated a capacity building E learning Workshop for faculties of Sri Muthukumaran Medical College Hospital & RI, Chennai. Methodology: The Workshop on “Teaching, learning and assessment using online Resources” was conducted by an External Faculty Expert and 17 Medical Education Unit (MEU) members were participants, who were trained on various aspects of E learning. They developed E resources for implementation of E learning in Sri Muthukumaran Medical College Hospital & RI, Chennai. Pre and post tests were conducted. Evaluation of the Workshop was through written feedback obtained from the participants. Result: Using Wilcoxon singed rank test, there was statistically significant difference between pre and post test score at p Conclusion: The authors conclude that Faculty development Workshops are effective in enabling faculties to develop feasible E learning projects for introduction of E learning for educational reforms.
Highlights
E learning can enhance educational reform for the computer literate learners by the ease of access to learning material any time and helping them pace their learning curve
The authors conclude that Faculty development Workshops are effective in enabling faculties to develop feasible E learning projects for introduction of E learning for educational reforms
Some of the advantages that E learning offers the learners are the increase in access to learning material, ease with which the contents can be updated, learning on the move and just in time information. For the faculties it keeps them updated in a dynamic changing learning environment (Vyas et al, 2016). It offers educators a new paradigm based on adult learning principles according to which adult learners learn by relating new learning to past experiences, linking learning to specific needs, by applying what they have learnt and
Summary
E learning can enhance educational reform for the computer literate learners by the ease of access to learning material any time and helping them pace their learning curve It offers educators a new paradigm based on adult learning principles. Ramachandran Department of Anatomy, Sri Muthukumaran Medical College Hospital & Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India It is the use of internet for delivering solutions that leads to increase in knowledge and performance (Ruiz et al, 2006). For the faculties it keeps them updated in a dynamic changing learning environment (Vyas et al, 2016) It offers educators a new paradigm based on adult learning principles according to which adult learners learn by relating new learning to past experiences, linking learning to specific needs, by applying what they have learnt and . E-Learning in Christian Medical College, Vellore Opportunities and Challenges Developing E-learning projects Outstanding (%)
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