12 Tips for Pivoting to Teaching in a Virtual Environment
covid-19, virtual learning, Faculty development, Health Professions Education, online assessments, Cognitive Load Theory
COVID-19 has necessitated a rapid shift to teaching in virtual environments across the educational spectrum. In this respect, instructors previously unfamiliar, or under-familiar, with virtual teaching environments need to learn quickly and effectively how these environments work and how they can be used to successfully deliver courses, especially within health professions education contexts. These twelve tips provide insight on the practice of teaching in virtual environments, from course design, to student engagement, to assessment practices, to maximising the potential that technology can provide for both the instructor and the students. Moreover, these tips inform virtual pedagogical practices in the health professions for all levels of experience.
Benjamin Collins, Ryan Day, Joanne Hamilton, Kathleen Legris, Helen Mawdsley, Tanya Walsh