Adopt a Bacterium - an active and collaborative learning experience in microbiology based on social media
Braz. j. microbiol
; 49(4): 942-948, Oct.-Dec. 2018. graf
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-974309
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BR1.1
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT The "Adopt a Bacterium" project is based on the use of social network as a tool in Microbiology undergraduate education, improving student learning and encouraging students to participate in collaborative learning. The approach involves active participation of both students and teachers, emphasizing knowledge exchange, based on widely used social media. Students were organized in groups and asked to adopt a specific bacterial genus and, subsequently, submit posts about "adopted genus". The formative assessment is based on posting information on Facebook®, and the summative assessment involves presentation of seminars about the adopted theme. To evaluate the project, students filled out three anonymous and voluntary surveys. Most of the students enjoyed the activities and positively evaluated the experience. A large amount of students declared a change in their attitude towards the way they processed information, especially regarding the use of scientific sources. Finally, we evaluated knowledge retention six months after the end of the course and students were able to recall relevant Microbiology concepts. Our results suggest that the "Adopt a Bacterium" project represents a useful strategy in Microbiology learning and may be applied to other academic fields.
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Estudantes
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Conhecimento
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Microbiologia
Tipo de estudo:
Pesquisa qualitativa
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Braz. j. microbiol
Assunto da revista:
Microbiologia
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
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Canadá
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidade Federal do Sergipe/BR
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Universidade de São Paulo/BR
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University of British Columbia/CA