Toward Sustainable Teaching: Staff Perceptions of the Delivery of a Rural Medical Program during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Julie Willems; Catherine Haigh; Marianne Tare; Margaret Simmons; David H. Reser; Adelle M. McArdle; Shane Bullock

doi:10.5772/intechopen.109417

Toward Sustainable Teaching: Staff Perceptions of the Delivery of a Rural Medical Program during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Julie Willems, Catherine Haigh, Marianne Tare, Margaret Simmons, David H. Reser, Adelle M. McArdle, Shane Bullock

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Abstract

What can be learned through teaching and learning in crises, such as bushfires, floods, and the global COVID-19 disruption? How can insights gained be applied to prepare for inevitable future disruption to normal operation, especially in regions identified to be prone to natural hazards? In 2021, focus groups and individual interviews were conducted with academics, clinical tutors, and professional staff members to explore staff perceptions in a regional medical school in eastern Victoria, Australia, about their experiences of teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Strategies are suggested to sustain teaching in times of crisis or natural disaster to future-proof against inevitable change including protocols, policy, staff checklists, and staff continuing professional development.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Higher Education - Reflections from the Field
Editors	Lee Waller, Sharon Waller
Publisher	In-Tech
Pages	1-19
Number of pages	19
Edition	1st
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.109417
Publication status	Published - 2 Jan 2023

Keywords

sustainability
teaching and learning in disasters
staff voice
preparedness
Qualitative research

UN SDGs

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Willems, J., Haigh, C., Tare, M., Simmons, M., Reser, D. H., McArdle, A. M., & Bullock, S. (2023). Toward Sustainable Teaching: Staff Perceptions of the Delivery of a Rural Medical Program during the COVID-19 Pandemic. In L. Waller, & S. Waller (Eds.), Higher Education - Reflections from the Field (1st ed., pp. 1-19). In-Tech. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.109417

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