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Innovations in education of the medical molecular biology curriculum during the COVID ‐19 pandemic in China
Author(s) -
Xie Caifeng,
Huang Chunhong,
Yang Xiaohong,
Luo Daya,
Liu Zhuoqi,
Tu Shuo,
Jie Kemin,
Xiong Xiangyang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
biochemistry and molecular biology education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1539-3429
pISSN - 1470-8175
DOI - 10.1002/bmb.21553
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , curriculum , china , flipped classroom , medical education , workflow , process (computing) , online learning , psychology , mathematics education , medicine , political science , computer science , pedagogy , multimedia , virology , disease , pathology , database , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law , operating system
The COVID‐19 pandemic is a huge challenge to education systems. Most governments around the world have temporarily closed schools, universities, and colleges. At the same time, teachers and students are encouraged to use the online and distance learning programs and platforms as an alternative. In the present study, we proposed a series of innovative solutions in Medical Molecular Biology education during the COVID‐19 pandemic in China, including a flipped classroom model, live streaming course, chat Apps, and scientific papers on COVID‐19 as additional learning material. Our results demonstrated that these innovations not only help teachers to maintain the teaching process as usual but also be useful for protecting students from psychological trauma. Our study indicates that online education with a well‐designed workflow for conducting provides an alternative approach for teachers to maintain quality education during the onset of the emerging crisis.