Online Education and Internet Connectivity Problems: A Perspective of the Teachers and Undergraduate Dental Students
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Internet Connectivity, Online Teaching, teachers, dental studentsAbstract
OBJECTIVES
Assessment of difficulties and glitches regarding internet connectivity faced by undergraduates and teachers during online learning.
METHODOLOGY
This study was conducted using an online questionnaire. 186 undergraduate students and teachers were included from CMH, Lahore. The duration of this study was 3 months. .
RESULTS
There was found to be no statistical difference in reluctance to use online platforms (p=0.17), frequent loss of internet (p=0.181), difficulty in dealing with the loss of connection (p=0.181), disturbance in planned schedule due to loss of connection (p=0.213), lagging behind in schedule (p=0.630), inability to convey the message (p=0.093), lack of internet in remote areas (p=0.302), lack of training to deal with connection problems (p=0.766), poor connection due to technical problems in devices (p=0.089) and poor quality internet (p=0.740) among faculty and students.
CONCLUSION
The problems due to internet connectivity issues in online education were faced more by students as compared to faculty.
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