Telemedical educationIssues and challenges

Prof. Mir Misbahuddin

• Distance Education• Wireless University• TeleUniversity• University of Air• Open University• Virtual University

Agricultural Age

Industrial Age

Information Age

Conceptual Age

21 th Century

20 th Century

18 th Century

19 th Century

Thin

king

of g

reat

peo

ple

“We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.”

“Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important”

“I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn”

Evol

ution

of c

lass

room

School of Aristotle

 Primary school in Bucharest, around 1842

18th century Classroom

Santiniketan, India in 1901

Evol

ution

of c

lass

room

Modern classroom

In future

Evol

ution

of t

each

ing

aids

Chalkboard 1801 Epidiascope

1945

Slide projector Overhead projector

Evol

ution

of t

each

ing

aids

Audio

Digitalcamera

Videocamera

Webcamera

Face

to fa

ce te

achi

ng

When we go to school/college schedule of lectures arrive on time enter the classroom find a teacher, fellow learners

Tele

med

ical

Edu

catio

n

Simulated classroom via internet – text– audio– image– video

Tele

med

ical

Edu

catio

nAttend a class

– from anywhere– any time– several times– unlimited number of learners– interactive– cheaper (gradually)

Do

you

wan

t to

star

t Te

lem

edic

al E

duca

tion?

You need – Laptop with

webcam– Internet

connection with bandwidth 512 kbps

– Headphone– Mobile phone– Software

Remote end– Laptop with

multimedia projector

– Internet connection with bandwidth 512 kbps

– Speaker– Mobile phone– Software

Do

you

wan

t to

star

t Te

lem

edic

al E

duca

tion?

Software– Team viewer– Go-To-Meeting– Any meeting– Visimeet– Skype

Num

ber o

f Med

ical

Col

lege

s

187

5

192

4

194

6

195

7

196

2

197

0

199

2

200

8

Government (35)Private (55)

198

6

201

4

Yearly admission9,000

Receive 8 applications per place

Teac

her/

Stud

ent

Ratio

Pharmacology 1970 2015Entry of medical students/year 1,300 9,000Total No. of Pharmacology teachers 22 140Pharmacology teachers/College 1.5Student: Teacher ratio 60:1 65:1Ideal one 10:1

Step

s o

f Im

plem

enta

tion

AwarenessTeachers: • Seminars• WorkshopsStudents• Visit 16 medical colleges

Preparee-Learning Management software (Customizing moodle software)Teaching Materials based on Bloom’s Taxonomy

Virtual ClassesSynchronousAsynchronous

Bloo

m’s

Tax

onom

y

BSM

MU

Virt

ual P

harm

a http://www.bsmmuvirtualpharma.com/

Video clips of our activities

Prob

lem

s

Our doctors have wrong concept about the word “telemedicine”. It means the patient will take advice from a doctor staying away from him through internet

Misconception

Prob

lem

s

Our teachers think that they will lose their job if we continue to teach students by internet

Worried

Prob

lem

s

Unskilled in using computer: About 80% medical students can use laptop or smart phone whereas 80% teachers cannot

Unskilled

Prob

lem

Low internet speed

Prob

lem

s

A few in medical schools outside Dhaka (capital city)

Broadband internet connection

Prob

lem

sAvailable software for video conferencing

√

Futu

re P

lan

Collaborative teaching

Home based instead of Medical School based

Use of internet in

off-peak tim

e

Futu

re P

lan

Incorporation of online teaching in our curriculum