Virtual learning of the digestive system: an experience developing an undergraduate course

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Main Authors: Juri, Hugo, Ávila, Rodolfo, Samar, Elena, Mugnaini, María, Soñez, Carlos, Anderson, William
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author Juri, Hugo
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Samar, Elena
Mugnaini, María
Soñez, Carlos
Anderson, William
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spelling rdu-unc.178832024-02-27T14:03:15Z Virtual learning of the digestive system: an experience developing an undergraduate course Juri, Hugo Ávila, Rodolfo Samar, Elena Mugnaini, María Soñez, Carlos Anderson, William Use of the internet Academic integration network Virtual teaching Digestive System 3 p. Fil: Juri, Hugo. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; Argentina Fil: Ávila, Rodolfo. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; Argentina Fil: Samar, María. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología; Argentina Fil: Mugnaini, María. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Agronomía y Veterinaria; Argentina Fil: Soñez, Carlos. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Agronomía y Veterinaria; Argentina Fil: Anderson, William. John Radcliffe Hospital. Oxford; United Kingdom Cell biology, histology and embryology are three core subjects which are taught early in medicine, dentistry and veterinary science curricula. Collectively, they provide an essential foundation for the subsequent acquisition of clinical knowledge in each discipline; while conversely, an inability to assimilate such knowledge can lead to high failure and dropout rates in the early years of these degrees. Teaching of these sciences has traditionally been delivered through classroom-based methods and can thus be limited by time and financial constraints. Increasingly, the availability of online resources and electronic learning or “e-learning”, is greatly facilitating this learning process while circumventing the need for expensive laboratory equipment (Goldberg, 2007; Silva Lópes, 2003). Using information and communication technology associated with distance education, we set out to produce an e-learning course dedicated to the digestive system, aiming to promote an integrated comprehension. To achieve this, we implemented an undergraduate teaching project at the faculties of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of the National University of Rio Cuarto and also within Medical Sciences of the National University of Cordoba. In this communication we describe our experience of using the Internet in a network of academic integration: virtual teaching of the digestive system as an integrated thematic unitof embryology, histology and cell biology. Fil: Juri, Hugo. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; Argentina Fil: Ávila, Rodolfo. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; Argentina Fil: Samar, María. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología; Argentina Fil: Mugnaini, María. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Agronomía y Veterinaria; Argentina Fil: Soñez, Carlos. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Agronomía y Veterinaria; Argentina Fil: Anderson, William. John Radcliffe Hospital. Oxford; United Kingdom Otras Medicina Básica 2021-04-27T15:25:28Z 2021-04-27T15:25:28Z 2013 conferenceObject 2151-4755 http://hdl.handle.net/11086/17883 eng 11086/14404 Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Digital Scientific Research an Academic Publisher
spellingShingle Use of the internet
Academic integration network
Virtual teaching
Digestive System
Juri, Hugo
Ávila, Rodolfo
Samar, Elena
Mugnaini, María
Soñez, Carlos
Anderson, William
Virtual learning of the digestive system: an experience developing an undergraduate course
title Virtual learning of the digestive system: an experience developing an undergraduate course
title_full Virtual learning of the digestive system: an experience developing an undergraduate course
title_fullStr Virtual learning of the digestive system: an experience developing an undergraduate course
title_full_unstemmed Virtual learning of the digestive system: an experience developing an undergraduate course
title_short Virtual learning of the digestive system: an experience developing an undergraduate course
title_sort virtual learning of the digestive system an experience developing an undergraduate course
topic Use of the internet
Academic integration network
Virtual teaching
Digestive System
url http://hdl.handle.net/11086/17883
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