K P joshi sir

You cannot compare medical field with other industrial fields.

We are dealing with humans.

Regards

Prashanth

Shilpa ma'am

totally disagree with your first point that E-learning enables us to quickly create and communicate new policies, training, ideas and concepts.

It takes lot of time in designing

NO role of part time students in medicine either at UG/PG level

Tanuja ma'am

Electronic devices to assist disabled learners.Can i know what kind of disability ma'am.

Treatment by video conferencing is not yet legal ma'am.

regards

Prashanth

Dr.Aleemuddin sir

I agree with your statement that "Students do not see e-learning as replacing traditional instructor-led training but as a complement to it, forming part of a blended-learning strategy".

And especially in medicine the role of e learning is minisicule.

regards

Prashanth

Suhasini ma'am

Do you really think that it is practically possible!!!!!

In a study titled "A Comparison of E-Learning and Traditional Learning: Experimental Approach" the following was found out that the mean scores of students under traditional learning seems to be higher comparing to the E-Learning. A further class size comparison in each semester was suggested that smaller size would reflect higher difference of mean scores of students between E Learning and traditional learning. Both of online and offline programs have a lot in common but they have different aspects as well. A student may personally think E-Learning is better choice because of the flexibility in schedule and the comfort and convenience of learning from home. It provides 24/7 accessibility for students who have time management problems. This means that students need to take more responsibility for their own learning.However, E-Learning has not been all positive. E-Learning methodology has a lack of social-interaction, and it depends on the Internet communication with high cost. “Technology is only a facilitator; it can not replace the teacher.” There is still a need to investigate how E Learning can be better designed for successful delivery and what kind of students are well suited for this E-Learning methodology. Furthermore,the findings from interviews suggested that E-Learning would fail for the following factors: the high cost, Internet connectivity problems, students’ computing ability, and maturity of students. And students in traditional class proposed to have a slight improvement in the students’ achievement by using a blended of E-Learning facility, such as blog, chat room, E-mail and E-store (contents and assignments). In addition, Students suggested having a small class size.

My understanding of the study is

E learning suits medical education in a very limited way.

In traditional learning students benefited from small size classrooms, which is also a benefit for the faculty, which requires more number of faculty.

At the same time more stress on e learning may be a THREAT FOR THE STRENGTH OF FACULTY. As automation is effecting lakhs of jobs in other skilled and semiskilled areas.

In my opinion e learning should be very limited and

IT SHOULD BE USED ONLY AS ADJUVANT

e learning is never a one time affair. It takes more to maintain the system and upgrade it from time to time. It is definitely a costly affair.

Vidya ma'am

I have already given explanation for this point

Madam

I absolutely agree with you that technology has increased in these ten years. But we don't know how much cheating has increased/decreased proportionally , we cannot assume that cheating has decreased.

Plagiarism checking software's can be cheated/fooled by adding synonyms, which is again very rampant.

The level of cheating in online entrance exams is altogether very different.

regards

Prashanth