Faculty and Students' Attitude Toward E-learning

NCT ID: NCT05223465

Last Updated: 2022-02-04

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 1896 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2020-03-01
• Study Completion Date: 2021-06-30

Brief Summary

E-learning in medical education is a relatively new idea that is rapidly growing. This study aimed to assess the students and faculty staff attitude for e-learning at the emergence of COVID-19.

A prospective cross-sectional online survey based on Google form was conducted at a medical university in Iraq between March and April 2020

Detailed Description

E learning provides education at a generally lower cost and engages learners at a time and location that is most appropriate for them. Recent calls for reform in medical education and training have emphasized the use of information technology-empowered learning. This was enhanced more in the COVID-19 era . Some international organizations, such as the World Health Organization (WHO), have acknowledged e-learning as a helpful tool for healthcare education, particularly in developing countries. Nevertheless, the use of e-learning by the faculty members and students stayed minimum for uploading lecture notes, course books, feedbacks, and providing marks until the COVID-19 pandemic raised that need. This study aimed to evaluate faculty and students' knowledge and attitudes toward e-learning at the emergence of COVID-19 and identify the potential requirements for implementing e-learning.

An online survey was distributed to a sample of 190 faculty and 1706 students of a medical university in Iraq. Knowledge and attitudes towards e-learning were studied

Conditions

E Learning; Medical Education

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Interventions

Survey

Google form distributed for students and faculties

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• undergraduate students faculty staff working in Hawler Medical University

Exclusion Criteria

• Faculty staff who are on leave for study or health purpose

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Hawler Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Nazdar Ezzaddin Alkhateeb

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Nazdar E Alkhateeb, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hawler Medical University

Locations

Nazdar Ezzaddin Alkhateeb

Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Countries

Iraq

Other Identifiers

412312022

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id