Universität zu Köln

Stoehr, Fabian, Mueller, Lukas, Brady, Adrian ORCID: 0000-0003-3473-0282, Trilla, Antoni, Maehringer-Kunz, Aline, Hahn, Felix, Dueber, Christoph, Becker, Nicole, Woerns, Marcus-Alexander, Chapiro, Julius, Hinrichs, Jan Bernd, Akata, Deniz, Ellmann, Stephan, Huisman, Merel, Koff, David, Brinkmann, Sebastian, Bamberg, Fabian, Zimmermann, Oscar, Traikova, Nikoleta, I, Marquardt, Jens U., Chang, D-H, Rengier, Fabian, Auer, Timo A., Emrich, Tilman, Muehler, Felix, Schmidberger, Heinz, Baessler, Bettina, Dos Santos, Daniel Pinto and Kloeckner, Roman (2021). How COVID-19 kick-started online learning in medical education-The DigiMed study. PLoS One, 16 (9). SAN FRANCISCO: PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE. ISSN 1932-6203

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Abstract

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to far-reaching restrictions of social and professional life, affecting societies all over the world. To contain the virus, medical schools had to restructure their curriculum by switching to online learning. However, only few medical schools had implemented such novel learning concepts. We aimed to evaluate students' attitudes to online learning to provide a broad scientific basis to guide future development of medical education. Methods Overall, 3286 medical students from 12 different countries participated in this cross-sectional, web-based study investigating various aspects of online learning in medical education. On a 7-point Likert scale, participants rated the online learning situation during the pandemic at their medical schools, technical and social aspects, and the current and future role of online learning in medical education. Results The majority of medical schools managed the rapid switch to online learning (78%) and most students were satisfied with the quantity (67%) and quality (62%) of the courses. Online learning provided greater flexibility (84%) and led to unchanged or even higher attendance of courses (70%). Possible downsides included motivational problems (42%), insufficient possibilities for interaction with fellow students (67%) and thus the risk of social isolation (64%). The vast majority felt comfortable using the software solutions (80%). Most were convinced that medical education lags behind current capabilities regarding online learning (78%) and estimated the proportion of online learning before the pandemic at only 14%. In order to improve the current curriculum, they wish for a more balanced ratio with at least 40% of online teaching compared to on-site teaching. Conclusion This study demonstrates the positive attitude of medical students towards online learning. Furthermore, it reveals a considerable discrepancy between what students demand and what the curriculum offers. Thus, the COVID-19 pandemic might be the long-awaited catalyst for a new online era in medical education.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Stoehr, Fabian UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Mueller, Lukas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Brady, Adrian UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-3473-0282 UNSPECIFIED Trilla, Antoni UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Maehringer-Kunz, Aline UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hahn, Felix UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Dueber, Christoph UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Becker, Nicole UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Woerns, Marcus-Alexander UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Chapiro, Julius UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hinrichs, Jan Bernd UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Akata, Deniz UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Ellmann, Stephan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Huisman, Merel UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Koff, David UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Brinkmann, Sebastian UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bamberg, Fabian UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Zimmermann, Oscar UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Traikova, Nikoleta, I UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Marquardt, Jens U. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Chang, D-H UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Rengier, Fabian UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Auer, Timo A. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Emrich, Tilman UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Muehler, Felix UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schmidberger, Heinz UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Baessler, Bettina UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Dos Santos, Daniel Pinto UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kloeckner, Roman UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-605768
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0257394
Journal or Publication Title:	PLoS One
Volume:	16
Number:	9
Date:	2021
Publisher:	PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
Place of Publication:	SAN FRANCISCO
ISSN:	1932-6203
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language T-TEST; SIMULATION; STUDENTS Multiple languages Multidisciplinary Sciences Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/60576