Rethinking radiography education amidst the coronavirus pandemic

Authors

  • Riaan van de Venter Nelson Mandela University, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Clinical Care, Department of Radiography

Keywords:

Digital learning, e-learning, fourth industrial revolution, covid19, commentary

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant global challenges in all spheres of our daily lives. A challenge for the higher education sector is to ensure its core function of learning and teaching remains operational. This paper views the pandemic through an encouraging lens. It highlights some opportunities that the pandemic has brought about for radiography educators and other health science disciplines, from a South African radiography educator’s perspective. The opportunities are related to professional development and lifelong learning, role change, and student-centeredness.

Author Biography

Riaan van de Venter, Nelson Mandela University, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Clinical Care, Department of Radiography

Associate lecturer at NMU, Department of Radiography

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Published

2020-05-24

Issue

Section

Opinion article