Moving the human biology program from face-to-face to online delivery mode in the time of COVID-19

Christos Papaneophytou; Phoebe Stavride; Stella A Nicolaou

doi:10.1002/bmb.21411

Moving the human biology program from face-to-face to online delivery mode in the time of COVID-19

Biochem Mol Biol Educ. 2020 Sep;48(5):490-491. doi: 10.1002/bmb.21411. Epub 2020 Jul 18.

Authors

Christos Papaneophytou¹, Phoebe Stavride¹, Stella A Nicolaou¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Life and Health Sciences, School of Sciences and Engineering, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus.

Abstract

Following the COVID-19 lockdown, the BSc in Human Biology Program of the University of Nicosia switched from face-to-face to online delivery mode. Herein we describe how we identified and managed the challenges that arose to successfully complete the Semester.

Keywords: COVID-19; Human Biology Program; distance learning; face-to-face.

MeSH terms

Biology / education*
COVID-19 / epidemiology*
Curriculum*
Education, Distance*
Humans
Pandemics*
SARS-CoV-2*