ISRRT_COVID-19_book

initiative is to target the attainment of multiple learning outcomes with a few but effective
assessment methods to evaluate the students’ performances. This aided both the students
and the faculty to not be overwhelmed with so many activities, avoid pressing deadlines,
video conferencing fatigue, and other untoward effects of online learning.
What we observed during the online learning approach is that the students learn at their own
pace and time, and the working and studying time is stretched throughout their day. This is
different from the traditional in-class teaching and learning where we can easily give tasks to
the students and measure the different learning outcomes through different methods. These
undertakings were because when the method of instructional delivery changes, it might be
that the assessment strategy and assessment methods may need to change too.
Coming up with streamlined learning outcomes of the various professional courses is not as
simple as classifying the primary learning outcomes, nor the most essential learning outcomes
in the course, but rather an all-encompassing approach. The instructors meet to do a course
audit session which includes a thorough review of the learning outcomes of the curriculum
map. This is performed to identify what outcome is to be included in the respective courses
to be taught, so as not to duplicate contained with other courses, or worse, still to accidentally
omit an important outcome. The learning outcomes are then carefully and appropriately
mapped out with the corresponding assessment method to check its constructive alignment
and to see it could target several outcomes.
This initiative is carried out because of our experience and reflection as we go on with the
online learning setup. Our personal understanding of what we are going through with the
instruction delivery and the feedback of the students who are the recipients of the
implementation of the programs proved its essentiality. Continuous monitoring of the
students’ academic performances and re-calibration of the learning plans, and the neverending
search for a more appropriate way of evaluating and measuring students’ knowledge
and skills to prepare them as future frontliners is a must for educators.
Challenges and innovations in clinical education during the pandemic
Disruptions to medical and allied health fields (e.g., radiography) education is obvious
worldwide during the pandemic. This showed that protecting the students from being at risk
of contracting COVID-19 is of high importance in this current situation. Consequently, the
102