Authors: Viral Sarvaiya, Suroshree Mitra, Apurv Shimpi, Eden Mehdiabadi*
Background: Tele-education gained popularity with emergence of COVID 19 as the best choice of sustaining education. This study investigated the views of learners on a student centric approach, online problem-based learning (OPBL) as a mode of online education for postgraduate physiotherapy students. Materials and Methods: A weekly OPBL framework was prepared and implemented. A group of 26 students underwent the weekly session. It included a webinar session, self study period, chat-room discussion and videoconferencing conducted into 3 phases. A self-reported feedback questionnaire was designed to measure the quality of the learning experience. Findings: Learners were able to adapt themselves to OPBL with a positive response for the learning experience. Integration of OPBL for postgraduate physiotherapy students can be useful and acceptable mode of teaching-learning from students perspective. Keywords: Teaching technology, Online teaching, Digital problem-based learning.
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