Adapting to a new reality: COVID-19 coronavirus and online education in the health professions

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Seymour-Walsh, Amy, Bell, Andy, Weber, Anthony and Smith, Tony. 2020. "Adapting to a new reality: COVID-19 coronavirus and online education in the health professions." Rural and Remote Health. 20 (2). https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH6000
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Adapting to a new reality: COVID-19 coronavirus and online education in the health professions

ERA Journal ID13681
Article CategoryNotes or commentaries
AuthorsSeymour-Walsh, Amy (Author), Bell, Andy (Author), Weber, Anthony (Author) and Smith, Tony (Author)
Journal TitleRural and Remote Health
Journal Citation20 (2)
Article Number6000
Number of Pages6
Year2020
PublisherJames Cook University
Place of PublicationAustralia
ISSN1445-6354
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH6000
Web Address (URL)https://www.rrh.org.au/journal/article/6000
Abstract

The current novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has effected a significant change in the way industry-based and tertiary health professions education (HPE) can occur. Advice for strict, widespread social distancing has catalysed the transformation of course delivery into fully online design across nations. This is problematic for HPE, which has traditionally relied on face-to-face learner interaction, in the form of skills laboratories, simulation training and industry-based clinical placements. The transition to online-only course delivery has brought with it a need to address particular issues regarding the construction and delivery of quality curricula and education activities. It is in this context that regional, rural and remote health professionals and academics can provide invaluable insights into the use of technology to overcome the tyranny of distance, promote high-quality online HPE and enable the ongoing development of communities of practice. This article is the first in a series addressing the risks and opportunities in the current transition to online HPE, providing practical solutions for educators who are now unable to embrace more traditional face-to-face HPE delivery methods and activities.

Keywordscognitivism, constructivist learning theory, distance learning, health professions education, online pedagogy
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ANZSRC Field of Research 2020390110. Medicine, nursing and health curriculum and pedagogy
320207. Emergency medicine
Byline AffiliationsFlinders University
School of Health and Wellbeing
Central Queensland University
University of Newcastle
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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