Assessment of Educational Needs and Design of a Preceptor Development Program for Health Professional Education Programs in Qatar – ‘The Practice Educators’ Academy’

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Banan Mukhalalati ◽  
A Awaisu ◽  
S Elshami ◽  
B Paravattil ◽  
M Zolezzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Interactive Workshop

Abstract Background: Experiential learning is the backbone of many healthcare professional education programs; however, the quality of learning is profoundly dependent on the skills, experiences, and proficiency of the clinical preceptors who largely contribute to this experience. This study was conducted at the Qatar University Health Cluster, which comprises of the Colleges of Pharmacy, Medicine, and Health Sciences, with a primary objective of identifying the educational and teaching needs of preceptors in order to design and validate an educational professional development program. Methods: This study adopted a mixed methods approach and was conducted in three stages: 1) assessment of preceptor educational needs; 2) design of ‘The Practice Educators’ Academy’ program; 3) validation and refinement of the designed program. The needs’ assessment was conducted at all three colleges through a validated survey and focus groups with preceptors, students, and clinical faculty members. The sample included 209 survey respondents and 11 focus group sessions.Results: Results yielded five key themes and a variety of individual preferences, which were used to design a five-module face-to-face two-day interactive workshop. For validation of the designed program, the syllabus was shared with purposively selected scholars and experts in the area of health professions education, and their feedback was collected and critically examined. Further refinement of the program was performed based on this feedback resulting in a representative and validated program ready for piloting. Conclusion: A preceptor development program on experiential teaching and learning skills was successfully designed and validated, with the needs of the clinical preceptors at its core.

scholarly journals Characteristics of Online Learning in Higher Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-155
Author(s):  
Diana-Crina Marin ◽  
Mușata Bocoș
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Quality Of Teaching ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Students Success

"In the context in which the teaching, learning, and assessment processes take place in the online environment, the question arises whether the currently organized learning situations are as effective as the learning situations carried out in the classroom, before the beginning of the pandemic. One of the disadvantages of online learning is related to the teacher’s low control over students’ activity. Factors such as initiative, creativity, efficient time management, intrinsic motivation, responsibility, and intellectual curiosity play an important role in students’ success in learning activities. Attendance at courses should not be formal and superficial and should be a process that involves the active and interactive participation of the students in the learning process. Providing high-quality educational opportunities to all students is a goal that is increasingly difficult to achieve in the context of the absence of face-to-face interactions. Also, applying a curriculum focused on the needs of the learner is becoming hard to achieve. Through this research, we aim to investigate issues related to how online learning takes place and to establish ways in which we can increase the efficiency of current teaching and learning processes. The study revealed that in the opinion of most of the students, the current epidemiological context has influenced in a negative way the quality of teaching and the student-teacher educational relationship. Keywords: Interactive learning, eLearning, independence in learning, higher education, efficient strategies "

Pre-Service Teacher Education for the Management of Actual and Virtual Classes

2013 ◽  
pp. 1416-1422
Author(s):  
Ken Stevens
Keyword(s):  
Professional Education ◽  
Newfoundland And Labrador ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Level ◽  
School Environments ◽  
High School Level ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Virtual Classes ◽  
Pre Service Teacher

The development of Internet-based school networks, facilitating the creation of virtual classes, has implications for the professional education of teachers who are increasingly likely to teach both face-to-face and online. In the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, pre-service teachers are being prepared for networked school environments within which on-site and online teaching and learning are required. Teachers are provided with a structure within which to manage collaboration that includes learning circles and cybercells. Within networked school environments, virtual classes have been developed for teaching an expanding range of subjects at high school level.

Smart Device Clickers

Biotechnology ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 1581-1606
Author(s):  
Érika Bertozzi de Aquino Mattos ◽  
Isabelle Mazza Guimarães ◽  
Alexander Gonçalves da Silva ◽  
Claudia Marcia Borges Barreto ◽  
Gerlinde Agate Platais Brasil Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Smart Device ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Smart Glasses ◽  
Content Acquisition

In the traditional instructional paradigm, faculty members act like actors on a stage. They memorize their speech and deliver it to the audience, many times with very little to no interaction at all with the audience. On the other hand, in the student-centered learning paradigm, faculty members act like coaches interacting full time with their team. This chapter is based on a study conducted at a Brazilian Federal University. The study depicts the distance between science production and teaching, and reports on experiences using smart phone clickers to track and analyze students' content acquisition. The objective is to improve the interactive quality of teaching and learning, thus promoting steps to shift towards a student-centered instructional paradigm. Although smartphones were used in this study, with wearable technologies continuing to grow, other wearables such as smart glasses and smart watches could be used instead.

Teaching English for Academic Purposes Through the Use of Digital Tools

2018 ◽  
pp. 1602-1634
Author(s):  
Tal Levy ◽  
Leslie J. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Development Program ◽  
English For Academic Purposes ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Online Programs ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Academic Center ◽  
Digital Development

This chapter discusses an ongoing seven-year Digital Development Program (DDP) which has trained and encouraged English for Academic Purposes (EAP) instructors to teach digitally. As leaders of an EAP team at Ruppin Academic Center, and as proponents of the idea that mindful use of technology enhances both teaching and learning, we adopted the Technology, Pedagogy, and Content Knowledge model known as TPACK (Koehler & Mishra, 2008), as our guiding. We used Moodle as the virtual learning environment (VLE) platform for our program. In our attempt to achieve as paperless and digital a classroom as possible, we continue to introduce numerous online programs and activities via our VLE. The purpose of this chapter is to describe the transition from face-to-face English and content teaching to blended and flipped learning at our institution. Feedback has been positive. We also offer suggestions to other institutions which may be seeking to make similar changes. The appendix lists the websites, resources, software, and applications, which are mostly free or open source.

Reflections of Faculty Teaching Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 43-76
Author(s):  
Devi Akella ◽  
Krishna Priya Rolla ◽  
L. Shashikumar Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
Virtual Classrooms ◽  
Teaching Online ◽  
Faculty Teaching ◽  
Technological Tools ◽  
Online Educators

To survive the onslaught of coronavirus pandemic all higher education institutions (HEI)s worldwide had to move their educational services to either a hybrid modality or a completely online platform. This shift in teaching modalities, placed the faculty members under a relentless pressure to adopt and adapt, to transform themselves into proficient online educators. How did this process of adjustment take place? How did the faculty members acclimatize to their new virtual classrooms? What dilemmas and choices were faced by the faculty members? are questions lacking empirical insights. Yet if this lacuna were overcome, it would provide “real life” insights pertaining to LMS systems, technological tools and apps, and psychological and social isolations which could impede the quality of teaching and learning. This chapter integrates autoethnographic narratives of three faculty members to “recreate the new normal” for HEIs worldwide.

scholarly journals Augmented Reality (AR) Technology-Based Learning: The Effect on Physics Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-140
Author(s):  
Doni Ropawandi ◽  
◽  
Lilia Halim ◽  
Hazrati Husnin
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Physics Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Technology In Education ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Experimental Group

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted education and has instantaneously shifted education from being conducted predominately ‘face to face’ to being totally ‘online’. For most teachers, this unexpected teaching approach has impelled them into finding ways to provide the same quality of education to their students. One way of doing this is by adopting educational technologies in learning and teaching, including the use of augmented reality (AR) technology. AR technology has been integrated into the field of physics education. In this study, the effects of AR technology on understanding of the concepts of electricity in an online learning environment for 11th-grade students was investigated. Pretest and posttest were carried out in the control group and the experimental group. The results showed that AR technology improved understanding of electrical concepts for the students in the experimental group compared to the control group, with a very significant difference between both groups. This research contributes to the development of AR technology in education, especially in relation to the teaching and learning of abstract physics concepts.

scholarly journals Anatomy Teaching and Learning in Malaysia During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-81
Author(s):  
Tg Fatimah Murniwati Tg Muda ◽  
Madihah Rushaidhi ◽  
Ker Woon Choy ◽  
Jagadeesh Dhamodharan ◽  
Norzana Abdul Ghafar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Anatomy Education ◽  
Online Delivery ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Online Lectures ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Anatomy Teaching

The abrupt transition from face-to-face to online anatomy teaching amidst the COVID-19 pandemic has posed great challenges to anatomy lecturers in Malaysia, as they have had to adapt to new skills to prepare and deliver online classes. These online classes were delivered either synchronously via a web teleconferencing application or asynchronously through pre-recorded videos that were uploaded to the learning management system (LMS). The online delivery of anatomy practical classes has become a major concern among anatomy lecturers and students, especially in public institutions, as there is a lack of hands-on experience and social interaction. Nevertheless, some private medical schools have adapted well to both online lectures and practical classes, as they had been venturing towards online learning and virtual reality tools even before the pandemic commenced. The Malaysian Anatomical Association (MAA) webinar, “Transformation of Anatomy Education in Malaysia during COVID-19 Pandemic”, discussed the issues related to lecturers’ and students’ receptivity to online anatomy classes. This study discusses the issues related to online anatomy teaching and learning (T&L) and the actions taken by the university’s governance and anatomy faculty members to resolve the issues discussed in the academic discourse.

scholarly journals Peningkatan Kualitas Pendidikan: Program Pendidikan Profesi Guru Prajabatan dalam Pemenuhan Kebutuhan Guru Profesional di Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Fieka Nurul Arifa ◽  
Ujianto Singgih Prayitno
Keyword(s):  
Professional Education ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Education Standards ◽  
National Education ◽  
Educational Personnel ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Teacher Professional ◽  
Pre Service Teacher

The quality of education of a nation is determined by the quality of educators. Teachers as implementers of education at the basic, secondary and early age levels must have competencies and qualifications that meet national education standards. The Pre-service Teacher Professional Education Programs is a breakthrough to prepare certified professional teacher candidates. Teacher's requirements for academic qualifications are at least bachelor and must also have an educator certificate obtained through a certification program. With the end of certification through Teacher Professional Education and Training Programs, the entire certification process is taken through Teacher Professional Education Programs. This study uses a qualitative approach with library research method to find out ways in which the Pre-service Teacher Professional Education Programs policy meet the needs of professional teachers in Indonesia. In the implementation of Pre-service Teacher Professional Education Programs, there are still some challenges, namely: (1) the quality of Educational Personnel Education Institution, (2) the qualifications of prospective students, and (3) distribution of graduates. There need to be improvements in terms of governance and regulation to improve the effectiveness of the Pre-service Teacher Professional Education Programs.AbtrakKualitas pendidikan suatu bangsa ditentukan oleh kualitas pendidik. Guru sebagai pelaksana pendidikan pada jenjang dasar, menengah dan usia dini harus memiliki kompetensi dan kualifikasi yang memenuhi standar nasional pendidikan. Program Pendidikan Profesi Guru Prajabatan merupakan terobosan untuk menyiapkan calon guru profesional yang telah tersertifikasi. Persyaratan kualifikasi akademik guru setidaknya S-1 dan harus memiliki sertifikat pendidik yang diperoleh melalui program sertifikasi. Dengan berakhirnya sertifikasi melalui Program Pendidikan dan Latihan Profesi Guru maka seluruh proses sertifikasi ditempuh melalui Pendidikan Profesi Guru. Kajian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode kepustakaan (library research) untuk mengetahui bagaimana kebijakan Pendidikan Profesi Guru Prajabatan dalam pemenuhan kebutuhan guru profesional di Indonesia. Dalam pelaksanaannya Pendidikan Profesi Guru Prajabatan masih terkendala: (1) kualitas Lembaga Pendidikan Tenaga Kependidikan, (2) kualifikasi calon peserta didik, dan (3) penyerapan lulusan. Perlu adanya perbaikan dari sisi tata kelola dan regulasi guna meningkatkan efektivitas penyelenggaraan Pendidikan Profesi Guru Prajabatan.

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