Table 1.

Excerpts from student and tutor responses regarding asynchronous online learning

Pre-reading	“Recorded lectures are always accessible if I forget something and need a reminder” – [S23] “Attempting the online skills quizzes before the skills live zoom session prepared me for the session and to have a good understanding of the work” – [S44] “Students should pre-read the course material before the small group zoom sessions.” – [T4]
Self-motivated, self-directed	“I am self-motivated. That helped me keep up with the work and take online learning seriously” – [S17] “My lazy, non-productive side grew by a greater margin” – [S85] “It is important that students take responsibility for their learning.” – [T6]
Quality of lecture delivery	“Pre-recorded lectures on Learn21 [LMS] allows one to go through the material as many times as needed” – [S92] “Lecturers reading off their slides doesn’t assist us in understanding and processing all the new information” – [S75] “I don’t think that our online learning is very effective for medical students in departments other than the clinical skills department” – [S32]
Environmental factors	“The learning environment was not conducive at home and at res as we are sharing rooms” – [S51]
Device fatigue	“Sitting through hours of lectures is very draining” – [S79]