Open AccessStudy on online teaching methods for the first year MBBS students in lockdown period of COVID-19 pandemic in India
Author(s) -
Ujwala Bhanarkar,
Akshay Berad,
Senthil Kumar K
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
perspectives in medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2348-229X
pISSN - 2348-1447
DOI - 10.47799/pimr.0801.07
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , online teaching , china , medical education , online learning , period (music) , teaching method , psychology , mathematics education , medicine , computer science , political science , multimedia , virology , physics , disease , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , acoustics , law
Covid -19 virus originated in china and spreadto most of countries including India . WHO declared it aspandemic . In respond to COVID-19, many countries have nowintroduced travel restrictions and lockdown . In India lockdownwas implemented in march 2020. Educational institutions wereclosed and teaching classes were postponed . Many medicalcolleges started online teaching during lockdown.Objectives : The present study was conducted to survey theefficacy of various online teaching methods for first year MBBSstudentsMethods : This is questionnaire based study with help ofGoogle forms. . Faculties were involved in various onlineteaching classes during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown period.Results : It was observed that live online video lectures waspreferred method of online teaching. Sharing of PPT , PDF ,e- books ,study material files to students has its ownimportance. The study shows that online teaching learning hassome advantages and disadvantages. Conclusion : Onlineteaching -learning is a good method to continue educationduring this COVID-19 pandemic crisis.