Open AccessDeveloping, Validating, and Implementing a Tool for Measuring the Readiness of Medical Teachers for Online Teaching Post-COVID-19: A Multicenter Study
Author(s) -
Somaya Hosny,
Mona Ghaly,
Mona Hmoud AlSheikh,
Mohamed Hany Shehata,
Abdel Halim Salem,
Hani Atwa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advances in medical education and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-7258
DOI - 10.2147/amep.s317029
Subject(s) - medical education , exploratory factor analysis , learning management , covid-19 , reliability (semiconductor) , descriptive statistics , psychology , computer science , mathematics education , medicine , psychometrics , statistics , clinical psychology , power (physics) , physics , mathematics , disease , pathology , quantum mechanics , infectious disease (medical specialty)
While online education is by no means a new concept, it was recently thrust into the spotlight after school campuses all over the world were forced to close because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The sudden need to shift revealed emerging challenges to online teaching, both logistic and personal. One important challenge is the ability to assess the readiness of educators for online teaching, so that appropriate and specific feedback/training can be offered to those in need. This study aims at developing, validating, and implementing a tool to measure the teachers' readiness for online teaching in three medical schools from three different countries.