Effect of webinars in teaching–learning process in medical and allied health science students during COVID‑19 pandemic: A cross‑sectional study
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1 Department of Biochemistry, Panimalar Medical College Hospital & Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of Biochemistry, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
3 Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
4 Department of General Medicine, North Bengal Medical College, Siliguri, West Bengal, India
5 Department of Paramedical Sciences, Sri Venkateshwaraa College of Paramedical Sciences, Puducherry, India
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7 Department of Community Medicine, Malabar Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
8 Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar, Jharkhand, India
9 Department of Biochemistry, Chettinad Health City, Kelambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
10 Department of Community Medicine, Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Puducherry, India
11 Department of Radiology, Mahishalkar Shinde Hospital, Sangli, Maharashtra, India
12 Department of Biochemistry, Panimalar Medical College Hospital & Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Department of Medical Education, Panimalar Medical College Hospital & Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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چکیده
BACKGROUND: COVID‑19 pandemic lockdown has brought all sectors to be dwindled withno exception of the academic system. Even professional courses like medical and allied healthacademic courses were also not spared. The academic requirements were not met as required todo so. Webinar has become a good source of virtual platform acting as a bridge for attaining thegaps in accomplishing the curriculum to the students during these curfew times. Our study aimedto know the value of webinars on teaching–learning processes among the medical and allied healthscience students in India.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study design is a cross‑sectional study with 2084 studentswho attended at least one webinar. An online survey questionnaire was sent, and the data werecollected on participant’s perspective on the effectiveness of webinar, post webinar assessmentby their satisfactory level of gain of information through webinars and their plan to apply in future.RESULTS: Participant’s perspective on effectiveness of webinar showed 66.7% of agreement withthe webinar use. In post webinar assessment, the use of webinar was in agreement with 69.9% of theparticipants. Furthermore, we observed a significant association with the gain of information in postwebinar assessment (P < 0.05) and a significant association with their plan to apply in future (P < 0.05).CONCLUSION: Our results showed that the students were satisfied with the webinar teaching andacknowledged it to be an effective tool in the teaching–learning process to gain new knowledge andwish to attend webinars in future as a part of their curriculum. Thus, webinars have a constructiveeffect in the teaching and learning process in professional courses during pandemic lockdown.
