Effective perception of teachers on distance education as a postgraduate modality

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information and communication technology projects, continuing education, hospital education service, medical education

Abstract

Background: distance education is attractive to develop teaching activities with increasing application in lifelong education strategies.
Objective: to show the opinions of the professors of the “Hermanos Ameijeiras” graduate center on the use of this modality in the development of a course held in 2015-2016.
Methods: an observational study was conducted in which theoretical methods were used: analysis-synthesis and induction-deduction, and empirical: the questionnaire survey to explore opinions on general and specific aspects related to the educational, technological and educational process. assessment of its future feasibility. For the data processing, central tendency measures and percentage analysis were used.
Results: the majority of respondents had no previous experiences in the virtual environment. The highest averages of points awarded corresponded to the quality of evaluation instruments, fulfillment of objectives, motivation for reflection and quality of learning resources, the least valued were the possibility to debate and exchange, and the time available to carry out the activities, related to the development of the educational teaching process. The main difficulties related to the use of technologies due to connection problems, mostly soluble.
Conclusions: teachers' opinions about the realization of this modality of distance education were favorable, so it was considered feasible to be applied in other educational contexts.

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Author Biographies

Caridad de Dios Soler Morejón, University of Medical Sciences of Havana.

Doctor of Medical Sciences. Professor and Researcher. Master in Medical Education. Specialist of II Degree in Internal Medicine and Intensive and Emergency Medicine. Teaching Department Postgraduate Center "Ameijeiras Brothers".

Francisco Borjas Borjas, University of Medical Sciences of Havana.

Bachelor of Pedagogy. Assistant Professor and Consultant. Faculty of Medical Sciences "Finlay Albarrán".

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Published

2019-07-01

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Soler Morejón C de D, Borjas Borjas F. Effective perception of teachers on distance education as a postgraduate modality. EDUMEC [Internet]. 2019 Jul. 1 [cited 2025 Jul. 1];11(3):91-103. Available from: https://revedumecentro.sld.cu/index.php/edumc/article/view/1208

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Vol. 11 No. 3 (2019)

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ARTÍCULO ORIGINAL

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