Acta Odontológica Colombiana (Jul 2018)
Design and implementation of a didactic model through the use of virtual tools for the learning of immunology in periodontal disease
Abstract
Backgroud: the current context presents several possibilities for innovation in the educational field, one of which is the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). In dentistry, the efforts for the introduction of ICT in teaching-learning processes have been progressive and somewhat difficult, due to the characteristics of the discipline that requires pre-clinical practices and with patients. However, the myriad of tools offered by ICT have made them more attractive, versatile and useful for strengthening educational processes in complex areas. In the area of periodontics there is a difficulty for the learning of Immunology in Periodontal Disease due to the number of hours dedicated and its complexity. Objective: to design and implement a didactic proposal through virtual tools to strengthen the learning process regarding immunology in periodontal disease. Materials and methods: pedagogical research of qualitative type framed within Action Research. A platform was developed in Moodle with five modules, each one with cognitive, procedural and attitudinal objectives; as well as the approach of activities that strengthened the student's learning and an evaluation process in which both the tutor and the student are an active part, giving rise to a procedural evaluation. Discussion and conclusion: although the development of this type of proposal is constantly redefined in practice, as an initial exercise it is useful to show a useful strategy in dentistry that would eventually yield satisfactory results for the strengthening of learning processes in those subjects that present greater difficulty.
