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Advantages, Limitations and Recommendations for online learning during COVID-19 pandemic era

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Mukhtar, Khadijah, Javed, Kainat, Arooj, Mahwish, Sethi, Ahsan·2020·Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
DOI 10.12669/pjms.36.covid19-s4.2785PMC PMC7306967
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Objective: During COVID-19 pandemic, the institutions in Pakistan have started online learning. This study explores the perception of teachers and students regarding its advantages, limitations and recommendations.Methods: This qualitative case study was conducted from March to April 2020. Using maximum variation sampling, 12 faculty members and 12 students from University College of Medicine and University College of Dentistry, Lahore were invited to participate. Four focus group interviews, two each with the faculty and students of medicine and dentistry were carried out. Data were transcribed verbatim and thematically analyzed using Atlas Ti.Results: The advantages included remote learning, comfort, accessibility, while the limitations involved inefficiency and difficulty in maintaining academic integrity. The recommendations were to train faculty on using online modalities and developing lesson plan with reduced cognitive load and increased interactivities.Conclusion: The current study supports the use of online learning in medical and dental institutes, considering its various advantages. Online learning modalities encourage student-centered learning and they are easily manageable during this lockdown situation. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.COVID19-S4.2785 How to cite this:Mukhtar K, Javed K, Arooj M, Sethi A. Advantages, Limitations and Recommendations for online learning during COVID-19 pandemic era. 2020;36(COVID19-S4):COVID19-S27-S31. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.COVID19-S4.2785 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Authors
Mukhtar, K., Javed, K., Arooj, M., & Sethi, A.
Affiliations
University of Lahore (PK)
Corresponding author
Mukhtar, Khadijah
ORCID
Venue
Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
Publisher
Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
Published
2020-05-18
Volume
36
Issue
COVID19-S4
Pages
S27-S31
ISSN
  • 1681-715X (ISSN-L)
  • 1682-024X
DOI
10.12669/pjms.36.covid19-s4.2785
PMC
PMC7306967
OpenAlex
W3027736467
Cited by
1,300
References
17
Citations by year
2026: 29 · 2025: 63 · 2024: 164 · 2023: 310 · 2022: 414 · 2021: 268 · 2020: 52
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396.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
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cc-by
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  • Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Education during COVID-19 pandemic
  • Social Sciences › Education › Innovations in Medical Education
  • Social Sciences › Education › E-Learning and COVID-19
Keywords
online learning, COVID-19 pandemic, medical education, dental education, teacher perceptions, student perceptions, distance education, academic integrity, faculty training, lesson planning, cognitive load, student-centered learning

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