Abstract

ABSTRACTThe COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic has had significant impacts upon higher education teaching. Clinical microbiology teaching is primarily focused on a combination of practical skill development and didactic delivery of content. In the pandemic, the absence of in-person teaching has led to educators adapting in-person content for online platforms and delivery. This commentary covers alternative innovative and engaging teaching approaches to deliver clinical microbiology content during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Highlights

  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2), causative agent of COVID19 disease, has had unprecedented global health, economical and societal impacts (Mou, 2020; Wu et al, 2020)

  • When the pandemic hit, online transition was forced upon HE institutions causing a complete shift from in-person delivery of education to online teaching (Lemay et al, 2021)

  • Summary: It is likely that online teaching will continue in some format while the COVID19 pandemic continues

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FEMS Microbiology Letters

All content in PEARL is protected by copyright law. Author manuscripts are made available in accordance with publisher policies. Please cite only the published version using the details provided on the item record or document. 'Using alternative teaching and learning approaches to deliver clinical microbiology during the COVID19 pandemic Lovleen Tina Joshi1*

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Adapting to Online Teaching
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