Migration to online pharmacy education in Namibia: Successes, challenges and competence implications
| Autor: | Jennie Lates, Irene Brinkmann, Ester Hango, Michael G. Knott, Anthony Ishola, Dan Kibuule, Mwangana Mubita, Timothy Rennie, Daniel Mavu, Francis Kalemeera, Bonifasius S. Singu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Medical education
business.product_category Inequality business.industry E-learning (theory) media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 050301 education Pharmaceutical Science Pharmacy Bachelor Experiential learning Education Variety (cybernetics) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internet access 030212 general & internal medicine business Psychology 0503 education Competence (human resources) media_common |
| Zdroj: | Pharmacy Education. 20:174-182 |
| ISSN: | 1477-2701 1560-2214 |
| DOI: | 10.46542/pe.2020.202.174182 |
| Popis: | Background: COVID-19, a global pandemic, has disrupted pharmacy education in Africa, due to unpreparedness to migrate to online Learning. Aim: To assess outcomes and challenges facing migration to online pharmacy education. Methods: An evaluation of implementation of online learning in the Bachelor of Pharmacy programme in Namibia using key informant feedback. The outcomes were outputs and challenges facing migration to online learning, and its impact on pass rates and scores. Results: The pooled mean score was higher in 2020 (66.2%), compared to 2019 (63.4%) and 2018 (62.1%), (p=0.076). A variety of platforms were used as alternatives or supplements to Moodle. The main challenges included inequalities in internet connectivity, monitoring and quality assurance, implementation of experiential learning, and reliability of online assessment. Conclusions: Whilst migration to online learning did not impact on pass rates, there is need for policies and systems to address programmatic challenges to eliminate inequalities in online pharmacy education. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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