Course Outcomes:

• Demonstrate the significance and role of online and distance education in improving the quality of education and training.
• Develop skills as an efficient and effective team member of distance and technology-enhanced learning departments.
• Develop self paced, instructor lead and blended courses with quality standards.
• Create effective and engaging multimedia learning content for different types of online courses.
• Effectively manage and utilize commonalty used Learning Management Systems.
• Recognize the current role of new educational technologies beyond the boundaries of traditional mediums.
• Apply principles of learner engagement in an online environment and distance courses.
• Demonstrate trends, issues, and challenges in online education at the global, national, and local levels.
• Identify his/her professional development needs to professionalize his/her practice as an educator and lifelong learner.

This is a 12 credit hour course, providing health professionals an opportunity to learn the art and craft of medical education with minimum hassle.

'6-month course with 12 online zoom contact sessions of 2 hours duration' complemented by interactive and highly specialized asynchronous learning contents. 

All contents were developed by adult learning principles using specialized authoring tools. Highly suitable for busy health professionals. A course that is a blend of self and teacher-paced education.

Course by: Baqai Medical University (BMU), Karachi - Pakistan

Rapid, grass-root adoption of social media in medicine has led to concerns regarding professionalism lapses. This course is aimed at medical students and resident doctors in all specialties, who wish to improve their understanding of how their online presence can affect their professional practice in terms of professionalism, ethics, and professional identity. Educators/faculty may also find this course helpful.

Course Type: Self-Paced Course

Duration:  3 hours.

Course Developer: 
Dr. Nazish Imran, MBBS; FRCPsych(London); MRCPsych (London)
Dr. Masood Jawaid, MBBS; MCPS, MRCS, FCPS, MHPE

Course Fee: Rs. 1000/- [$8]