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7TH EAST AFRICAN HEALTH AND SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE Dar es Salaam – Tanzania 27th – 29th March 2019. Teachers ’ perceptions on the level of integration of ICTs in health sciences education in Bujumbura-BURUNDI.
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7TH EAST AFRICAN HEALTH AND SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCEDar es Salaam – Tanzania27th – 29th March 2019 Teachers’ perceptions on the level of integration of ICTs in health sciences education in Bujumbura-BURUNDI. Nyandwi J1, Ntakarutimana L2, Nkezabahizi F1, Niyonkuru J1, Kamikazi Y1, Butoyi SG2, Nimubona P2, Bazira L1. 1 University of Burundi - 2 National Public Health Institute
Teachers’ perceptions on the level of integration of ICTs in health sciences educationin Bujumbura-BURUNDI. • Context The use of ICT has made considerable progress in medical education around the world. But in Africa and particularly in Burundi few studies are available to evaluate the transformations. • The Objective of the studywas toassess the trainers' perceptions of ICT integration in health science education in BURUNDI. 7th EAHSC 27-29 March 2019 - J. Nyandwi
Teachers’ perceptions on the level of integration of ICTs in health sciences educationin Bujumbura-BURUNDI. Material & Method • It was a cross-sectional descriptive study • The targetted population of the study consisted of professors of Faculty of medicine (Burundi University) and the National Institute of Public Health. • All the professors of the Faculty of medicine (Burundi University) and the National Institute of Public Healthwereincluded. • Data wascollectedthrough a self-administered questionnaire, and processedusing the Epi-Info software 7th EAHSC 27-29 March 2019 - J. Nyandwi
Teachers’ perceptions on the level of integration of ICTs in health sciences educationin Bujumbura-BURUNDI.Results Collection of information : • Of 78 questionnaires distributed, 39 questionnaires (76%) were retrieved. • Questionnaire retrieval rate: 50% • Completeness of retrieved questionnaires: 100% Profile of respondents: • The sample included 29 men (74%) and 10 women(26%) • Averageagewas 46 years [25-65]. • 97,4% of themhadboth a personal computer and a smartphone, since on average of 9,4 and 4,7 years respectively • The average daily connection time on the internet was 6.4 hours. • Only 13 teachers (33%) received training on the use of ICT in education 7th EAHSC 27-29 March 2019 - J. Nyandwi
Teachers’ perceptions on the level of integration of ICTs in health sciences educationin Bujumbura-BURUNDI.Results (ctd 1) 7th EAHSC 27-29 March 2019 - J. Nyandwi
Teachers’ perceptions on the level of integration of ICTs in health sciences educationin Bujumbura-BURUNDI. Results (ctd 2) 7th EAHSC 27-29 March 2019 - J. Nyandwi
Teachers’ perceptions on the level of integration of ICTs in health sciences educationin Bujumbura-BURUNDI. Results (ctd3) 7th EAHSC 27-29 March 2019 - J. Nyandwi
Teachers’ perceptions on the level of integration of ICTs in health sciences educationin Bujumbura-BURUNDI. Results (ctd4) 7th EAHSC 27-29 March 2019 - J. Nyandwi
Teachers’ perceptions on the level of integration of ICTs in health sciences educationin Bujumbura-BURUNDI. Discussion Though 97% of the teachers owned a personal computer and a smartphone, Today it is difficult to conceive of teaching without a computer. 7th EAHSC 27-29 March 2019 - J. Nyandwi
Teachers’ perceptions on the level of integration of ICTs in health sciences educationin Bujumbura-BURUNDI. Discussion Among major contributions of ICT in education teachersunderlinedthe followings: • Richest lesson content (97%) • Greater interactivity in the class-room (97%) • Faster transmission of knowledge (92%) • Better understanding (90%) 7th EAHSC 27-29 March 2019 - J. Nyandwi
Teachers’ perceptions on the level of integration of ICTs in health sciences educationin Bujumbura-BURUNDI. Discussion The following weak points were noted : • Increased passivity of students (49%) • Flood risk through uncontrolled information (44%) • Inreased time for lesson preparation (13%) • Risk of cheating on exams thanks to the smartphone (3%) 7th EAHSC 27-29 March 2019 - J. Nyandwi
Teachers’ perceptions on the level of integration of ICTs in health sciences educationin Bujumbura-BURUNDI. Discussion Mainly five obstacles to the quick development of ICTs in education were identified: • Low and expensive connectivity(74%) • Insufficient equipment and maintenance (62%) • High cost of ICT equipment (51%) • Lack of training in the use of ICTs (46%) • Instability of the power supply (52%) 7th EAHSC 27-29 March 2019 - J. Nyandwi
Teachers’ perceptions on the level of integration of ICTs in health sciences educationin Bujumbura-BURUNDI. Conclusion & Recommendation • A wide range of tools and ICT-basededucationmethods are available and the benefitsof their are obvious . • Despitethis, theyare poorlyexploited in Burundi while the opportunities for their use are present in teaching. • There is a urgent needfor awareness and implementation of strategies to use ICTs in learningprocess. 7th EAHSC 27-29 March 2019 - J. Nyandwi
Teachers’ perceptions on the level of integration of ICTs in health sciences educationin Bujumbura-BURUNDI. References • Robert PICARD et Hélène SERVEILLE Technologies et connaissances en santé. Rapport 2013. Ministère de l’Économie et des Finances, MINISTÈRE DU REDRESSEMENT PRODUCTIF. République Française. 2. Thierry Karsenti1 et Bernard Charlin Analyse des impacts des technologies de l’information et de la communication sur l’enseignement et la pratique de la médecine. Pédagogie Médicale 2010; 11 (2): 127–141 DOI: 10.1051/pmed/2010012 3. Mireille Pochon L’enseignement médecine à l’ère du numérique : Le développement des TIC au sein de la médiathèque de la Faculté de Médecine de Lausanne. Genève EID 2000 ; -67, 17 p : ill. ; 30cm 4. Guennoun, B. & Benjelloun, N. (2016). Regards des étudiants sur l’intégration des TIC dans l’enseignement supérieur scientifique. Revue internationale des technologies en pédagogie universitaire, 13(1), 64–94. 7th EAHSC 27-29 March 2019 - J. Nyandwi
Teachers’ perceptions on the level of integration of ICTs in health sciences educationin Bujumbura-BURUNDI. AKNOWLEDGEMENT To the Professors of the Faculty of Medicine of Bujumbura and of The National Public Health Institute who, kindly, accepted to participate to thisstudy. 7th EAHSC 27-29 March 2019 - J. Nyandwi