THE EFFECTIVENESS OF E-LEARNING IN ANATOMY DURING COVID-19 LOCKDOWN-A SURVEY Authors: Abinaya S , LAKSHMANAN G* AND SEKAR D
ABSTRACT
E-learning is a learning environment that uses information and communication technology as a
platform for teaching and learning activities. E-Learning targets the mobility of the learner,
interacting with compact technologies and learning that indicates a focus on how society and its
institutions can sustain and support an increasingly mobile population. The effectiveness of elearning
in anatomy is very difficult. Learning anatomy by the e-learning method is not
comfortable for students.In the e-learning method, there is a lack of visual observation of arteries
and veins. A questionnaire was Prepared and administered to 100 participants through Google
forms, an online platform. The study participants included a student population belonging to
Saveetha Dental College and hospitals. From the results, the majority of the study population
answered positive responses regarding the effectiveness of e-learning in anatomy during
COVID-19 lockdown. A significant majority of the population were aware that the learning anatomy by e-learning method is very difficult and uncomfortable, yet a needed one with
improvisations from existing technologies. The survey research helps to find a possible way to
learn anatomy during COVID-19 lockdown. This study helps us to understand the students’
perspective on the current situation, and the effectiveness of E-learning methods.
Keywords: E-learning method; learning anatomy; COVID-19; lockdown period Publication date: 01/08/2021 https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2021/August/MS_IJBPAS_2021_AUG_SPCL_1048.pdfDownload PDFhttps://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.8.1048