2021, Number 4
The use of WhatsApp in the course on Dentistry Care in times of COVID-19
Language: Spanish
References: 13
Page: 196-212
PDF size: 144.92 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Background: providing dental professionals with knowledge for their performance while facing the COVID-19 pandemic is a necessity; doing it in a virtual environment is really a challenge.Objective: to describe the use of the WhatsApp application in a course on dental care in times of COVID-19.
Methods: a descriptive research was carried out from May to June 2020 at the “Manuel Fajardo Rivero” Army University Hospital in Santa Clara, Villa Clara. Theoretical methods were used: analysis-synthesis and systemic approach; empirical ones: bibliographic review for the selection and foundation of course content, positive, negative and interesting technique and the criteria of specialists for the evaluation of the designed product.
Results: the course was structured in four topics, with their objectives, contents, methodological guidelines, teaching tasks and basic bibliography. Once its design was completed, it was evaluated by specialists and implemented in a virtual environment (WhatsApp) for a month. Its aspects were highlighted: positive, the applicability of the contents taught; negative, the limitation of technology due to lack of mobile phones; and interesting, the steady updating of the topics in line with the articles published online.
Conclusions: the WhatsApp application is proposed as a tool to promote participation and interaction during the course and as a didactic resource that promoted learning from distance learning.
REFERENCES
González-García S, Casadelvalle Pérez I, Octavio Urda M, Fortún Sampayo T, Mezquía de Pedro N, Melón Rodríguez RG. Un reto en tiempos de pandemia para la educación médica en Cuba. Educ Med Super [Internet]. 2020 [citado 12/11/2020];34(3):[aprox. 13 p.]. Disponible en: http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0864-21412020000300016
Vidal Ledo MJ, Listovsky G, Zacca González G, Díaz Pérez J, De Gracia Tejada E, León Kuong Chong C. Cursos en línea masivos y abiertos (MOOCs, COMA). Educ Med Super [Internet]. 2016 [citado 03/11/2020];30(2):[aprox. 19 p.]. Disponible en: http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0864-21412016000200021
Díaz Morales Y, Hidalgo Mesa C, Reyes Roque A, Filgueira Morilla L, Tamayo Díaz Y, Aguilera Calzadilla Y. Capacitación de profesionales y otros trabajadores de salud para el abordaje hospitalario contra la COVID-19. EDUMECENTRO [Internet]. 2020 [citado 15/11/2020];12(3):[aprox. 16 p.]. Disponible en: http://scielo.sld.cu/pdf/edu/v12n3/2077-2874-edu-12-03-8.pdf
Pessoa Giasanti Tavares AR, Taboada Sobral AP, Jansiski Motta L. Uso de la aplicación WhatsApp por estudiantes de Odontología de Sao Paulo, Brasil. Rev Cuba Inf Cienc Salud [Internet]. 2016 [citado 13/11/2020];27(4):[aprox.10 p.]. Disponible en: http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2307-21132016000400007
Álvarez M, Fernández Lamarra N, García PD, Grandoli ME, Pérez Centeno C. La docencia en el nivel de posgrado en el contexto de virtualización de emergencia. Aprendizajes y desafíos para el futuro en la experiencia de la Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero. Innov Educ [Internet]. 2020 [citado 15/01/2021];22(Especial):[aprox. 16 p.]. Disponible en: https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/innovaciones/article/view/3153/4017
Gómez Camacho A, Gómez del Castillo MT. La norma escrita en las conversaciones de WhatsApp de estudiantes universitarios de posgrado. Rev Mexicana de Investigación Educativa [Internet]. 2017 [citado 15/11/2020];22(75):[aprox. 17 p.]. Disponible en: http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1405-66662017000401077
Quispe Mori W, Gutiérrez Crespo H, Matzumura Kasano J, Pastor García C. Aplicativo móvil en el trabajo colaborativo: valoración en estudiantes de postgrado de gerencia de servicios de salud. An Fac Med [Internet]. 2020 [citado 15/11/2020];81(1):[aprox. 15 p.]. Disponible en: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/17785/14883