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Digital learning during the pandemic: how medical students have adapted
We thank Leigh et al (2020) for their article, illustrating the various digital tools and approaches that can be used to educate nurses during the coronavirus pandemic. As medical students, we feel encouraged to share our experiences, having now used digital learning throughout our entire third term this year, concluding with a final digital exam.
For many students, the current pandemic has challenged their relationships, work ethic, and mental health. Virtual tea and cake sessions create a sense of community to help students navigate these unprecedented times. At our university, clubs and societies have hosted these events for their members. Given that a significant proportion of the student body are not members of any such society, we urge that more should be done by universities to reach out to students during this time.
Leigh et al's (2020) article refers to a ‘box of tools’ that can help teach the nursing curriculum. With regards to technology, we primarily hosted our lectures using the Zoom webinar. We found that an ‘enquiry focused’ teaching style was effective on this platform. Learning from clinical scenarios was refreshing and preferred, compared with didactic lectures on diseases.
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