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- Title
МЕДИЦИНСКОТО ОБРАЗОВАНИЕ ПО ВРЕМЕ НА ПАНДЕМИЯТА ОТ COVID-19 - ПРЕДИЗВИКАТЕЛСТВА И ПЕРСПЕКТИВИ ПРЕД УНИВЕРСИТЕТСКИТЕ ПРЕПОДАВАТЕЛИ.
- Authors
Търновска, Миглена; Стоянова, Румяна; Димова, Росица
- Abstract
Introduction: Expanding the perspective of e-education has become a great challenge at universities amid the Covid-19 pandemic. During this process academic staff attitude is one of the most important predictors of its effective application. Aim: To investigate the motivation and satisfaction of the academics with e-learning at Medical University of Plovdiv. Materials and methods: An online Google Form questionnaire which consists of 36 questions was sent through institutional e-mail to the academics. The data was collected in June and August 2020. The pilot study consisted of 194 participants from all departments. Results: Among the participants 49.5% had positive expectations towards e-learning. Both synchronous and asynchronous distant learning is perceived as an attractive method of interaction and communication with students according to 39.2% of the respondents. However, 51.5% responded that it is not a successful method for acquiring new knowledge and 90.2% - for practical skills in humanities education. The main limitations of elearning are lack of sufficient experience and qualification, increase in working load, insufficient cohesion in the teacher-student relationship, shortage of technology provision and software problems. Different electronic applications and platforms were used - MS Office 365, Moodle, Edo.mup. More than half of the participants (63.6%) are highly satisfied with the electronic teaching. Conclusion: This study outlines the main problems pertaining to web-based education among the academic staff. In addition, the shared experience and views for e-learning are a valuable feedback, which contributes to the improvement of teaching quality.
- Subjects
PLOVDIV (Bulgaria); ASYNCHRONOUS learning; COVID-19 pandemic; HUMANITIES education; ACADEMIC motivation; EFFECTIVE teaching; PSYCHOLOGICAL feedback; TEACHER-student relationships
- Publication
Management & Education / Upravlenie i Obrazovanie, 2021, Vol 17, Issue 3, p34
- ISSN
1312-6121
- Publication type
Article