Respected DOME faculty and ACME Co-learners,

My response to Thread2.2Qualitative ResearchDEBATEQualitative Research Must Be Encouraged Among Undergraduates 29th Sept-1st Oct

Dr. Premchand S. A.2020B_Oppose

I oppose the statement “Qualitative Research must be encouraged among Undergraduates” for the following reasons

1. It needs subject expertise & experience for the researcher as data collected through qualitative research is dependent upon the experience of the researchers involved in the process. Students with not much of experience may misinterpret data.

2. May lead to researcher bias which may affect the data and conclusions of the study.

3. Time consuming process, takes more time to gather it. Students may lose their precious time in this process, thereby making them lose their focus on studies.

Dr. Premchand S AACME 2020BPropose

E-learning has become very useful during this COVID pandemic as Offline classes are not allowed and classes are done online since one and half month

Perception of Teacher & Students on E-learning are:

1. Students have reported that they attain more knowledge by understanding the subject better, acquire better skills, feel more satisfied due to easy accessibility, flexibility, and increased interactivity with co-participants.

2. Various studies report that students prefer e-learning as a supplemental tool rather than replacement one.

3. Teachers perceive that e-learning saves time in editing and updating of content, setting-up laboratory equipment and repeating the experiments, which could be utilized for face-to-face classes. They also do not have to worry about variation in content delivery.

4. The less tech-savvy generation of teachers consider imposition of e-learning as an additional burden because they think it is less worthy, have time-constraints in

developing the content, and have lack of confidence in meeting the technical demands.

ADVANTAGES OF E-LEARNING:

1. Flexibility and ease of access: E-learning is not fixed or time bound to a particular schedule and is very easily accessible, so learners can choose a place and time of their own liking. Teachers can also update and edit the learning material at their own convenience. The accessibility of the content via small size of the gadgets, mostly hand-held, also complements this feature.

2. Cosmopolitan nature: E-learning is sans frontiers, and this has been found to be useful in remote and rural areas as well. The participants may actually belong to any part of the globe. Rare cases and diseases peculiar to a particular geographical area can also be studied globally.

3. Time-saving: More number of students can be taken up at same time, thereby reducing the time needed for total lectures. The content once made is eternal, and can be revisited any number of times. The saved time in preparing lectures can be used by the teachers to hone their higher level of cognitive e-learning.

4. Stop-gap arrangement: E-learning can be used to hone the skills before actually encountering the real patient. This decreases the probability of error and also saves time. This allows repetition, and thereby improvement in the desired skills.

5. Adult learning principles: E-learning helps in deeper learning, increases self-motivation, and fulfils the adult learning principles. It also allows the participants to set their own pace as per their learning styles and can be used as best suited tool for personalized and interactive e-learning experience. It is tailored to student’s needs and

is learner-centered, thus helping in self-directed learning.

6. Uniformity: Since identical information is posted to all the participants, the curricula uniformity is maintained across the learners. The students posted in off-site campuses also receive identical inputs. This helps in the uniform attainment of learning objectives because of equal availability of quality and quantity of information dispersed.