Virtual Didactic Learning Models: Pandemic and Beyond (New Idea)

PCE-111 - Virtual Didactic Learning Models: Pandemic and Beyond (NEW IDEA SESSION)

Monday, March 21, 2022

10:45am – 11:05am EST

CE: .25 Hr.

Designation: SoTL

Presenter(s)

Susanna Yeh, D.M.D.

Harvard School of Dental Medicine
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Alice Li

Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Kristie A. Kaczmarek

Harvard School of Dental Medicine

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Hiroe Ohyama, DDS, MMSc, PhD, DMD

Harvard School of Dental Medicine

For over a year, COVID-19 necessitated the closure of traditional in-person didactic dental education. Dental schools around the country turned to virtual learning platforms, which posed unique challenges and benefits to preclinical education. Through surveys, we assessed dental students’ and faculty’s perceptions of virtual learning. We will discuss what class formats and policies are perceived to be most effective and why, what challenges and benefits were collectively faced, and how students and faculty believe virtual education should be utilized post-pandemic. After this session, you will be equipped with insight about effective learning tools for future virtual learning experiences.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the faculty and student perceptions of how virtual didactic education has impacted students’ engagement, burnout and retention of class materials.
List the specific class formats and policies—including participation, attendance and webcam policies—that students and faculty prefer in a virtual education setting.
Delineate how students and faculty believe virtual education should be utilized post-pandemic and compare this to participant’s own ideas about the future virtual education.
Describe the faculty and student perceptions of how virtual didactic education has impacted students’ engagement, burnout and retention of class materials.