Open AccessTeaching Medicine Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Malaysian Perspective
Author(s) -
Aneesa Abdul Rashid,
Mohd Radzniwan A Rashid,
Mohamad Nurman Yaman,
Irfan Mohamad
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bangladesh journal of medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.255
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2079-6854
pISSN - 2076-0299
DOI - 10.3329/bjms.v19i0.48170
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , online teaching , medicine , perspective (graphical) , asynchronous communication , medical education , face (sociological concept) , medical science , teaching method , mathematics education , virology , sociology , engineering , psychology , social science , pathology , computer science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , telecommunications , disease , artificial intelligence , outbreak
The COVID-19 pandemic affected institution of higher learning as some teaching and learning activities had to halt due to safety of the students and staff. Face to face teaching was stopped, and lecturers had to find other methods of teaching. Online teaching was the only allowed method. The methods were synchronous and asynchronous. Lecturers have had to find innovative ways to practice effective teaching methods. Assessments had to also be done online taking important factors into consideration, following steps given by authorities. This article discusses issues around medical teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic
Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.19(0) 2020 p. S 77-S 81