Suspension of face-to-face teaching and ad hoc transition to digital learning under Covid-19 conditions - a qualitative study among dental students and lecturers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In mid-March 2020, the coronavirus pandemic led to a national lockdown in Germany. Face-to-face teaching was cancelled in universities for the 2020 summer semester. Teaching moved online with no prior IT testing and lecturer training. The study analyses experiences of the suspension of face-to-face teaching and the move to digitalised learning for students and lecturers of dentistry at Kiel.

Methods

In summer 2020, qualitative guided interviews were conducted with students (4th, 6th, 8th, and 10th semesters), and lecturers. Deductive and inductive qualitative content analysis of the results was carried out.

Results

Thirty-nine students (69% female) and 19 lecturers (32% female) were interviewed. Reactions to the changes in teaching were observed. Feelings r

SUBMITTER: Hertrampf K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8992419 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature