Moodle Innovation Learning Technology for Medical Education: From Theory to Practice

Abstract

Background: COVID-19 pandemic has affected the medical and pharmaceutical education globally by disrupting traditional educational practices such as classroom-based teaching. This necessitated implementation of a distance learning via online platforms by medical and pharmacy schools around the world, including Ukraine.
 Aims: The short review aims at studying the global experience on use of innovative e-learning platform Moodle for distant medical and pharmaceutical education, figuring out its advantages and disadvantages for teaching medical/pharmacy students and healthcare professionals, and working out some recommendations for its further implementation in Ukrainian medical schools.
 Methods: For this short review, the authors relied only on accredited and peer-reviewed resources with free access articles available, such as Pubmed. The searches identified 32 full-textual content articles, of which 19 had been included in this paper and submitted to a narrative review.
 Results: The Moodle platform is successfully used for distant medical and pharmaceutical education worldwide, including both high and low income countries, to provide e-learning for medical/pharmacy students and healthcare professionals of different level of education, in the form of both online only courses and blended learning. The platform is a good alternative to conventional medical education with an ability to substitute hands-on teaching for video and audio materials. The potential issues related to its use include possible technical problems, i.e. insufficient technological support or Interment failure, and necessity for proper preparation of the medical and pharmacy teachers.
 Conclusion: E-learning via Moodle can be easily accommodated in the medical curriculum and offer an adequate alternative to the traditional teaching and learning activities, including both theoretical knowledge and practical skills acquisition. Its potential benefits clearly overweigh possible problems involved. The Moodle platform is recommended for further wider practical application for providing e-learning to medical and pharmacy students and healthcare professionals in Ukraine.

Викладання Клінічних Дисциплін За Новими Стандартами

“…Сьогодні ця система є найпоширенішою завдяки вдалому інтегруванню всіх складових освітнього процесу -можливість роботи з високоякісним навчальним контентом (відеолекції, навчальні відео, тести та завдання різного ступеня складності), структурування і визначення послідовності вивчення матеріалу, інтерактивність, чіткий контроль виконання завдань, використання різних шкал оцінки знань, організація проведення опитування, можливість інтеграції з освітніми платформами інших університетів по всьому світу [5,6,7].…”

“…І якщо сама платформа є універсальною, то саме насичення високоякісним і креативним контентом, сучасне структурування дисципліни (освітньої компоненти) є результатом плідної творчої діяльності співробітників кафедри. Можливість виконання ефективної самостійної роботи студентами, інтерактивний лекційний курс, проведення повноцінних відробок практичних занять, допоміжна роль в проведенні практичного заняття, модульні контролі -ось як бачать викладачі кафедри перспективи використання курсу [2,7]. Структурування навчального матеріалу щодо контенту лекцій, практичних занять та самостійної роботи для створення інтерактивного курсу вимагало перегляду всіх методичних матеріалів і, перш за все, силабусу.…”

The Academic Self-Efficacy of General Practitioners – Family Doctors

“…Taking into account the results of previous works, in which we showed that emotional burnout in doctors, begins to form at the stage before diploma education. In addition, during practical professional activity, 50.0% of general practitioners-family doctors have manifestations of emotional burnout syndrome in the phase of exhaustion (16.7%) or its formation (33.3%) [5]. Therefore, in our opinion, it is interesting to investigate the level of academic self-efficacy among doctors.…”

Exploring the Utility of Trello – An Alternative Learning Management System in Facilitating Problem-Based Learning in Medical Education

“…5 So far, Moodle is the most widely used LMS because it is open-source, flexible, accessible, and has many supporting features for the learning process. [6][7][8][9] But because of LMS drawbacks such as maintenance, lack of flexibility, installation expense, and user-friendliness-particularly for those who need to be more tech-savvy-careful selection is required, considering the institution's needs and available resources. [10][11][12][13] Flexibility for customization, interaction with other technologies, usability, accessibility, and strong technical support are essential requirements for an appropriate learning management system (LMS), as these elements substantially impact the efficacy and efficiency of the teaching and learning process.…”