Transformation on the run—Digitising medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic

Introduction: The article is a succinct summary of events and process for emergency digitisation and transition to remote teaching during the COVID- 19 pandemic. The challenges of such transition included the need for enhanced infrastructure facilities, compliance to directives from regulatory bodie...

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Main Authors: Wei-Han Hong, Vinod Pallath, Chan Choong Foong, Christina Phoay Lay Tan, Mary Joseph Marret, Yang Faridah Abdul Aziz, Jamuna Vadivelu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National University of Singapore 2021-07-01
Series:The Asia Pacific Scholar
Online Access:https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/taps/transformation-on-the-run-digitising-medical-education-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/
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spelling doaj-4860359987a14e08af8fc066216653c72021-07-08T07:38:10ZengNational University of SingaporeThe Asia Pacific Scholar2424-93352424-92702021-07-016359https://doi.org/10.29060/TAPS.2021-6-3/GP2430Transformation on the run—Digitising medical education during the COVID-19 pandemicWei-Han Hong0Vinod Pallath1Chan Choong Foong2Christina Phoay Lay Tan3Mary Joseph Marret4Yang Faridah Abdul Aziz5Jamuna Vadivelu6Medical Education Research and Education Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, MalaysiaMedical Education Research and Education Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, MalaysiaMedical Education Research and Education Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, MalaysiaDepartment of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, MalaysiaDepartment of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, MalaysiaDepartment of Biomedical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, MalaysiaMedical Education Research and Education Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, MalaysiaIntroduction: The article is a succinct summary of events and process for emergency digitisation and transition to remote teaching during the COVID- 19 pandemic. The challenges of such transition included the need for enhanced infrastructure facilities, compliance to directives from regulatory bodies, providing an equivalent learning experience in the virtual learning environment (VLE) and ensuring the end user capacity to utilise the VLE created. Methods: To accomplish this task a suitable instructional design and transition model was utilised to create an integrated Moodle and Microsoft Teams platform as the VLE. The curriculum was recreated in the VLE through review of existing infrastructure and resources, deconstructing the demands of the curriculum, reconstructing the learning experiences of curriculum in VLE and innovating to improve. The end user training was also provided using the same VLE created, which ensured capacity building. Virtual Clinical Assessments (VCA) were created to ensure the completion of assessment tasks. Results: The utilisation of the ACTIONS transition model resulted in the evolution of instructional delivery from a Web Enhanced approach to a customised Web Centric approach and implementation of Virtual Clinical Assessments. Students expressed their satisfaction in the learning experience through VLE, but were anxious about their clinical training and connectivity issues. Conclusion: This transition demonstrated the need of future directions in terms of learner readiness to be more self-directed and self-determined, design thinking for transformation to a Web Centric curriculum, faculty readiness to change and develop the competency of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK). https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/taps/transformation-on-the-run-digitising-medical-education-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/
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Chan Choong Foong
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Mary Joseph Marret
Yang Faridah Abdul Aziz
Jamuna Vadivelu
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Vinod Pallath
Chan Choong Foong
Christina Phoay Lay Tan
Mary Joseph Marret
Yang Faridah Abdul Aziz
Jamuna Vadivelu
Transformation on the run—Digitising medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Asia Pacific Scholar
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Vinod Pallath
Chan Choong Foong
Christina Phoay Lay Tan
Mary Joseph Marret
Yang Faridah Abdul Aziz
Jamuna Vadivelu
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title Transformation on the run—Digitising medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_short Transformation on the run—Digitising medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full Transformation on the run—Digitising medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_fullStr Transformation on the run—Digitising medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Transformation on the run—Digitising medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic
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publisher National University of Singapore
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publishDate 2021-07-01
description Introduction: The article is a succinct summary of events and process for emergency digitisation and transition to remote teaching during the COVID- 19 pandemic. The challenges of such transition included the need for enhanced infrastructure facilities, compliance to directives from regulatory bodies, providing an equivalent learning experience in the virtual learning environment (VLE) and ensuring the end user capacity to utilise the VLE created. Methods: To accomplish this task a suitable instructional design and transition model was utilised to create an integrated Moodle and Microsoft Teams platform as the VLE. The curriculum was recreated in the VLE through review of existing infrastructure and resources, deconstructing the demands of the curriculum, reconstructing the learning experiences of curriculum in VLE and innovating to improve. The end user training was also provided using the same VLE created, which ensured capacity building. Virtual Clinical Assessments (VCA) were created to ensure the completion of assessment tasks. Results: The utilisation of the ACTIONS transition model resulted in the evolution of instructional delivery from a Web Enhanced approach to a customised Web Centric approach and implementation of Virtual Clinical Assessments. Students expressed their satisfaction in the learning experience through VLE, but were anxious about their clinical training and connectivity issues. Conclusion: This transition demonstrated the need of future directions in terms of learner readiness to be more self-directed and self-determined, design thinking for transformation to a Web Centric curriculum, faculty readiness to change and develop the competency of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK).
url https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/taps/transformation-on-the-run-digitising-medical-education-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/
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