Quality of podcasts recorded by nursing lecturers as pre-class learning material for students: An observational study.

AIM: To evaluate the quality of podcasts produced by lecturers as pre-class learning material; to verify lecturers' buy-in, after a specific workshop, regarding the practice of producing and using podcasts. BACKGROUND: The teaching-learning process has undergone significant changes in recent years with the proposal of the flipped classroom strategy, which places the student at the center of the learning process and uses technology that requires adaptation of lecturers, both inside and outside the classroom. Pre-class learning material is one of the features of the flipped classroom model. It provides basic concepts for problem solving in small group discussion in classroom. Podcasts for this educational purpose are a recent technology and their innovative characteristics require deeper understanding in terms of their influence and usability. DESIGN: Prospective, descriptive and quantitative study. SETTING AND POPULATION: A workshop on the production of educational podcasts was offered to 23 lecturers on the Nursing course. METHODS: Data were collected in the second semester of 2021 and the quality analysis was based on criteria available in the literature. RESULTS: Eighteen professors (78 %) participated in the study and 46 podcasts were produced. Most professors being nurses (61 %), followed by biologists (28 %). Most have a doctorate degree (72 %). These podcasts were available for a mean of five days before the classes and their mean access rate by students was 58 %. There was no correlation between the access rate and the period of availability before the relative class. Most podcasts were informative (100 %) and monologues (98 %). The average duration was 6.2 min, which is within the ideal duration recommended in the literature. All of the podcasts included a description of the learning objectives at the beginning and most of them also included a closing message at the end. CONCLUSION: The nursing lecturers were able to produce their podcasts, which met quality criteria and reached the standards suggested by experts in the field.

Online information related to childhood cancer and COVID-19 pandemic: a thematic analysis.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze online information available on the internet about COVID-19 and childhood cancer and discuss its reach potential with regard to supporting family functioning. METHOD: Documentary research supported by thematic analysis and the concept of family functioning and support. A total of 27 publications available on the websites of reference institutions in pediatric oncology, from March 1 to May 31, 2020, were analyzed. RESULTS: Two themes guided the presentation of results with emphasis on language and sustainability assumptions to content, and to conveyed meanings and intentionality. The publications prospect families/people with basic knowledge about COVID-19 and have little information specific to the relationship with childhood cancer. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: Threatening circumstances require informational support. This study revealed incipient of specificity and a prescriptive tone in the online information available in early times of the pandemic, questioning the scope of support for family functioning.

Online information related to childhood cancer and COVID-19 pandemic: a thematic analysis / Informaciones en línea relacionadas con el cáncer infantil y la pandemia de la COVID-19: un análisis temático / Informações online relacionadas ao câncer infantil e pandemia da COVID-19: uma análise temática

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze online information available on the internet about COVID-19 and childhood cancer and discuss its reach potential with regard to supporting family functioning. Method: Documentary research supported by thematic analysis and the concept of family functioning and support. A total of 27 publications available on the websites of reference institutions in pediatric oncology, from March 1 to May 31, 2020, were analyzed. Results: Two themes guided the presentation of results with emphasis on language and sustainability assumptions to content, and to conveyed meanings and intentionality. The publications prospect families/people with basic knowledge about COVID-19 and have little information specific to the relationship with childhood cancer. Final considerations: Threatening circumstances require informational support. This study revealed incipient of specificity and a prescriptive tone in the online information available in early times of the pandemic, questioning the scope of support for family functioning.

RESUMEN Objetivo: Analizar informaciones en línea disponibles en Internet sobre la COVID-19 y el cáncer infantil y discutir su alcance potencial en términos de apoyo al funcionamiento familiar. Método: Investigación documental, sustentada en el análisis temático y los conceptos de funcionamiento y apoyo familiar. Se analizaron 27 publicaciones disponibles en los sitios web de instituciones de referencia en oncología pediátrica, del 1 de marzo al 31 de mayo de 2020. Resultados: Dos temas orientan la presentación de los resultados, con énfasis en el lenguaje y los supuestos de sustentabilidad del contenido, y a los significados e intenciones transmitidos. Las publicaciones prospectan a familias/personas con conocimientos básicos sobre la COVID-19 y tienen pocas informaciones específicas sobre la relación con el cáncer infantil. Consideraciones finales: Circunstancias amenazantes requieren apoyo informativo. Este estudio reveló insipiencias de especificidad y un tono prescriptivo en las informaciones en línea disponibles en los primeros días de la pandemia, cuestionando el alcance del apoyo al funcionamiento familiar.

RESUMO Objetivo: Analisar informações online disponibilizadas na internet acerca da COVID-19 e câncer infantil e discutir seu potencial alcance em termos de suporte ao funcionamento familiar. Método: pesquisa documental apoiada na análise temática e nos conceitos de funcionamento e suporte familiar. Foram analisadas 27 publicações disponíveis em sites de instituições de referência em oncologia pediátrica, no período de 01 de março a 31 de maio de 2020. Resultados: Dois temas direcionam a apresentação dos resultados com destaque à linguagem e pressupostos de sustentabilidade ao conteúdo, e aos sentidos e intencionalidades veiculados. As publicações prospectaram famílias/pessoas lacunares de conhecimentos elementares acerca da COVID-19 e portaram poucas informações específicas à relação com o câncer infantil. Considerações finais: Circunstâncias ameaçadoras requerem suporte informacional, mas este estudo revelou incipiências de especificidade e um tom prescritivo nas informações online disponíveis em tempos iniciais da pandemia, questionando os alcances de suporte ao funcionamento familiar.