Ute Krämer
Conceptualizing plant systems evolution
Current opinion in plant biology
introduction due covid19 pandemic restrictions aotearoa new zealand established remote community maraebased workshop component postgraduate rural medical programme converted virtual platform aim aim study explore student teacher experiences virtual adaptation focus cultural aspects methods qualitative exploratory study undertaken involved document review qualitative interviews students teachers invited participate semistructured interviews conducted thematic analysis undertaken using frameworkguided rapid analysis method two participant groups data analysed concurrently separately results students found virtual workshop valuable furthering knowledge mori culture crosscultural communication skills health inequities rural clinical practice innovative efforts teachers felt sense connection remote locality people teachers able impart knowledge connect keep everyone culturally safe commitment adaptability however moving virtual platform meant compromise cultural experience students loss sharing learning experience place people discussion event pandemic emergency situation strong established relationships exist replacing inperson remote maraebased workshop virtual workshop limited achievable value urban tertiary institutions partner remote mori communities deliver virtual teaching caution needed ensuring sustained transparency priorities expectations avoid exacerbations power imbalance resulting loss value