Table 4.
Combined results of the post-course questionnaire. N = 56 participants (62% completion rate) and n = 31 faculty (91% completion rate)
| Statement or question | Responders | Disagree strongly | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Agree strongly | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| When all the technical issues are addressed, online small group discussions can run just as well as in a face-to-face environment | Participants | 0% | 0% | 15% | 45% | 31% | ||||||
| Faculty | 6% | 32% | 13% | 39% | 10% | |||||||
| 8 weekly modules made the online course too long | Participants | 9% | 29% | 16% | 33% | 13% | ||||||
| Faculty | 0% | 19% | 29% | 35% | 16% | |||||||
| 90 minutes each module was adequate for discussing 3 cases | Participants | 0% | 7% | 11% | 58% | 24% | ||||||
| Faculty | 0% | 10% | 13% | 55% | 23% | |||||||
| The pre-course questions and pre-recorded presentation enhanced the online discussions | Participants | 0% | 2% | 16% | 38% | 44% | ||||||
| Faculty | 0% | 3% | 16% | 55% | 26% | |||||||
| Meeting and interacting with peers from other countries and regions is very valuable | Participants | 0% | 2% | 4% | 33% | 62% | ||||||
| Faculty | 0% | 0% | 3% | 32% | 65% | |||||||
| Small group discussions online provide me with an opportunity that I could not access in any other way even in normal circumstances | Participants | 0% | 4% | 16% | 44% | 36% | ||||||
| Faculty | 3% | 10% | 10% | 48% | 29% | |||||||
| Small group discussions online should stop once face-to-face education can resume | Participants | 31% | 38% | 16% | 7% | 7% | ||||||
| Faculty | 16% | 55% | 16% | 6% | 6% | |||||||
| What is the best rotation plan for participants? | Stay in a fixed group for all 8 weeks | Stay in a fixed group for 4 weeks then switch for 4 more | Move to a new group every week | |||||||||
| Participants | 18% | 35% | 47% | |||||||||
| Faculty | 3% | 52% | 45% | |||||||||
| What is the best rotation plan for faculty? | Participants | 5% | 27% | 67% | ||||||||
| Faculty | 3% | 45% | 52% | |||||||||
| From your experiences up to now in the overall course, please rate each of the following ways to run online small groups? | 1 faculty with 4 or 5 participants | 1 faculty with 8 participants | 2 faculty with 4 or 5 participants | 2 faculty with 8 participants | Any size (if connections are good) | |||||||
| Participants | Is best: 13% Works well: 48% |
Is best: 4% Works well: 6% |
Is best: 47% Works well: 33% |
Is best: 20% Works well: 34% |
Is best: 7% Works well: 14% |
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| Faculty | Is best: 24% Works well: 60% |
Is best: 0% Works well: 8% |
Is best: 23% Works well: 38% |
Is best: 33% Works well: 50% |
Is best: 4% Works well: 4% |
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