Online Flipped Classroom (OFC) group (during COVID-19 online ophthalmology module)
Cataract, AMD, Glaucoma
CATARACT, DIABETIC RETINOPATHY, GLAUCOMA
Students (114 students) were assigned into groups by the SARA office RCSI (12–18 in each) before attending a week long online ophthalmology course facilitated by ophthalmology department from the RVEEH. This week consisted of an online flipped classroom pedagogical approach where students reviewed pre-recorded lecture content and slide sets of the lecture material, which were made available in advance of online interactive classroom sessions. The small group didactic lectures were replaced by PowerPoint presentations with recorded audio. Clinical tutorials which were small group teaching sessions followed by patient encounters in the pre-COVID19 traditional delivery course were converted to interactive BBc tutorials on-line. Specifically students were asked to watch the pre-recorded video lectures (Cataract, Glaucoma, Diabetic Retinopathy, AMD) online in advance of the one hour interactive session led by an Ophthalmologist. This was supplemented by slide sets of the didactic lecture material without audio. After the pre-class lecture, students attended a synchronous, online, live interactive session on the same topic. These BBc sessions included problem solving, clinical vignettes and MCQs relating to the recorded lecture. Facilitators prepared clinical cases and related MCQs that addressed learning outcomes and promoted engagement for use during the interactive online session. The facilitator encouraged problem solving using the poll feature of BBc which encouraged both discussion and active learning. To facilitate a student-centred Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) pedagogical approach [