Hiccups and Obstacles Of E-Learning Among Medical Sudents

Covid-19 Clinical Trial

Official title: Hiccups and Obstacles Of E-Learning Among Medical Students; A Cross-sectional Survey From Pakistan

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

The COVID-19 Pandemic is the characterizing worldwide wellbeing emergency within recent memory. Since its development in Asia before the end of last year, the infection has spread to each mainland with the exception of Antarctica. Countries are dashing to moderate the spread of the illness by testing and treating patients, completing contact following, restricting travel, isolating residents, and dropping huge social occasions like games, shows, and educational institutes.

As almost every institution was closed for the safety of human kind. All educational institutes were also closed for any kind of education. Also, In Pakistan all educational institutes were closed since march 2020. It was impossible to keep educational activities closed for long. In order to keep educational activities in working e-learning was introduced through out the world. As many other countries Pakistan also started e-learning for all students.

Clinical Trial Description

A world is transitioning from physical classes to hybrid studies. Pakistan is listed among third world country the availability of infra structure for hybrid study is not well developed, as consequence many hurdles and barriers are being faced by students, this has also been seen during covid-19 too. Distance E-learning in medical education may represent a suitable alternative to traditional learning to deliver high-quality education. The availability of essential infrastructures and efficient institutional strategies represent a major challenge for integrating distance learning in medical education.

During the pandemic, instructors and teaching staff were required to adapt quickly to the rapid transition in the education process and depend completely on the online platforms available, to deliver their courses, exams, and other required teaching and learning activities. While rapid transition to distance online learning was a mandatory and necessary action to ensure the learning continuity during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was not always a smooth process, that posed many challenges for instructors, learners.

Distance E-Learning is defined as using technology to deliver training, including technology supported learning either online, offline, or both. It is aimed at the effective construction of knowledge regarding individual experience, practice, and knowledge of the learners and students. Internet-based learning, computer-based learning, virtual classrooms, and digital collaboration all represent different types of e-learning ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Covid-19
• E-learning
• Medical Student

• NCT number: NCT05943743
• Study type: Observational
• Source: Bahria University
• Contact: Rabia Khan, Msc(PT)
• Phone: +923452310047
• Email: iamrabiakhan@gmail.com
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: December 20, 2022
• Completion date: December 15, 2023