Relating Human Physiology Content to COVID-19: A Strategy to Keep Students in Touch with Physiology in Times of Social Distance Due to Pandemic

Autor/inn/en	Alves, Niege; Carrazoni, Guilherme Salgado; Soares, Caroline Bitencourt; de Souza da Rosa, Ana Carolina; Soares, Náthaly Marks; Mello-Carpes, Pâmela Billig
Titel	Relating Human Physiology Content to COVID-19: A Strategy to Keep Students in Touch with Physiology in Times of Social Distance Due to Pandemic
Quelle	In: Advances in Physiology Education, 45 (2021) 1, S.129-133 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mello-Carpes, Pâmela Billig)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1043-4046
Schlagwörter	Physiology; COVID-19; Pandemics; Distance Education; Foreign Countries; Web Based Instruction; Synchronous Communication; Asynchronous Communication; Electronic Learning; College Students; Social Media; Technology Integration; Brazil + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physiologie; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Ausland; Web Based Training; Collegestudent; Soziale Medien; Brasilien
Abstract	In 2020 universities had to quickly implement remote education alternatives as a result of the social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To keep students engaged with the university, we implemented a teaching-learning model that relates physiology contents to the COVID-19 pandemic using online educational platforms. A 1-mo web course was proposed for health sciences students from the Federal University of Pampa. It included synchronous meetings twice a week and asynchronous activities using scientific articles, case studies, and interactive online tools. The students approved the methodology developed, assessing it as dynamic and innovative. They reported that the activity helped to better understand the relations between COVID-19 and physiological systems. The web course also contributed to the identification of reliable sources of news and stimulated the sharing of scientific content with their families. We concluded that the use of online platforms contextualizing the physiology content considering current events helps students in learning human physiology and improves their abilities to apply this information to their daily life, in this specific case, regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01