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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
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Faculty Readiness for a Digital Education Model: A Self-Assessment from Health Sciences Educators
Olivares Olivares, Silvia Lizett; Lopez, Mildred; Martinez, Roman; Alvarez, Juan Pablo Nigenda; Valdez-García, Jorge E.
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, v37 n5 p116-127 2021
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the continuity of education across the world is being supported through e-learning. Healthcare programs especially, require continuing patient-centered training to benefit individuals and society. The objective of this study was to assess the faculty members' skills to continue educational services through a digital education model at the beginning of the lockdown. The methodology consisted in a quantitative approach descriptive and cross-sectional design. The instrument was a survey with two sections: (1) self-assessment and (2) self-ranking based on the digital education model. The results for 497 participants indicated higher scores on active learning and web conference digital skills. Evaluation is still a competence required to be reinforced by the faculty to incorporate a full transition into online learning. There seems to be an agreement about faculty readiness to implement different active learning strategies, despite being in a distance education model.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Technological Literacy, Online Courses, Foreign Countries, Active Learning, Videoconferencing, Integrated Learning Systems, Multimedia Instruction, Medical Education, College Faculty, Teacher Competencies, Computer Assisted Testing
Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Ascilite Secretariat, P.O. Box 44, Figtree, NSW, Australia. Tel: +61-8-9367-1133; e-mail: info@ascilite.org.au; Web site: https://ajet.org.au/index.php/AJET
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Mexico
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