Journal of Education and Health Promotion 2277-9531 11 3 2021 03 01 Rapid transition to online teaching program during COVID‑19 lockdown: Experience from a medical college of India 1 7 28181 EN . Amir Maroof Khan . Somdatta Patra . Piyush Gupta Department of Pediatrics, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Delhi, India . Arun Kumar Sharma Department of Community Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Delhi, India . Anil K. Jain Department of Orthopedics and Principal, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Delhi, India Journal Article 2023 02 21 BACKGROUND: COVID‑19 pandemic has forced medical colleges around the world to shift to<br />online teaching. There is hardly any evidence regarding such rapid transitions to online teaching,<br />especially from resource‑poor settings. We share our experience of developing an online teaching<br />program based on teachers’ and students’ feedback.<br />MATERIALS AND METHODS: A mixed methods study was conducted during the COVID‑19<br />lockdown period in a public‑funded medical institute of India. Online feedback was obtained 3 weeks<br />after the beginning of emergency remote teaching. The responses by the students and teachers<br />shaped the final online teaching program which reinforced the perceived strengths and addressed<br />the weaknesses. Observations were made for the proportion of scheduled lectures delivered through<br />digital platform and students’ attendance in the 1st week and last week of the study period.<br />RESULTS: Feedback was obtained from 367 students and 56 teachers. Around three‑fourths of the<br />students (76.7%) and teachers (73.2%) were satisfied with online teaching. The themes generated for<br />benefits of online teaching were similar for both students and teachers, but the perceived challenges<br />differed. Students found online teaching more stressful, and teachers were apprehensive of the new<br />technology and lack of a controlled environment.<br />CONCLUSIONS: A rapid transition to development and implementation of an online teaching program<br />was found to be feasible and acceptable to the primary stakeholders. Not only the content but student<br />engagement and supportive environment for both students and teachers are essential requirements<br />in the context of an online undergraduate teaching program.<br /><br /> https://jehp.mui.ac.ir/article_28181_f9e6aa5c93154c16fc5fa8382d8b8de6.pdf