Teaching pre-clinical medical students remotely in Nigeria post Covid-19 pandemic: Can past experiences shape future directions?

Emma-Okon, Beatrice, Akomolafe, Rufus, Ayannuga, Olugbenga and Tombs, Michal ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2789-5417 2023. Teaching pre-clinical medical students remotely in Nigeria post Covid-19 pandemic: Can past experiences shape future directions? [Online]. Research Square: Research Square. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2854973/v1

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Abstract

Purpose - Online teaching has gained popularity in recent years, but changes have been slower to implement in Lower to Medium Income Countries (LMIC). The aim of this research was to build upon educators’ experiences of remote teaching during Covid-19 to inform the development of a blended learning approach for teaching pre-clinical subjects at Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria (OAU). Methods - The Critical Incident Technique (CIT) was used in this exploratory study. Participants were invited to either complete an online qualitative questionnaire or take part in an online interview, which were hosted on Microsoft platforms. Data were obtained from eighteen educators and were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results - Five main themes captured educators’ experiences of online teaching including: skill and training, teachers’ motivation and attitudes, internet and connectivity, learners’ behaviors, and socio-economic constraints. They considered remote teaching beneficial and suggested that some form of asynchronized online teaching should continue to support face to face teaching. Conclusion - Findings provided additional evidence on the way in which educators in LMIC would like to build upon the positive aspects of online teaching and move towards a blended learning model, considering the socio-economic constraints.

Item Type:	Website Content
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Submitted
Schools:	Medicine
Publisher:	Research Square
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	6 June 2023
Date of Acceptance:	28 April 2023
Last Modified:	07 Jun 2023 11:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/160193

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