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MEU India conferred the lifetime achievement award to Dr @profpiyushgupta in recognition of his substantial & meaningful contribution to #MedEd in India. He delivered the 10th #RitaSoodMemorialOration on the topic 'The Era of E-Teacher". 1/

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@ProfPiyushGupta walked the audience through the evolution of e-teaching, evidence-base with a learner focus, the emergence of the e-teacher, experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the e-teacher of the future. #MedEd #CBME 2/

In the pre-COVID times, only 72 studies were found in the systematic review, but 71% of them emphasised the benefits of asynchronous learning. COVID drastically changed the attitudes of teachers, and now e-teaching is a new competrency. #MedEd #CBME 3/

#UCMS braced up to the challenge with the DEAPP model (Demonstrate-Engage-Assess framework)
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The Digital Arm of @iapindia (dIAP) took the lead even before the pandemic and scaled up during lockdown for effective delivery. Effective e-learning is also about knowing how people learn in a digital environment. 5/ #MedEd #CBME

@ProfPiyushGupta: The coming era is of e-teacher and we must exploit and close the #DigitalDivide in health professions education. The professional development of e-learner to e-teacher also require capacity building with fostering environment from @NMC_IND 6/ #MedEd #CBME