Virtual Immunology: Software for Teaching Basic Immunology

Autor/inn/en	Berçot, Filipe Faria; Fidalgo-Neto, Antônio Augusto; Lopes, Renato Matos; Faggioni, Thais; Alves, Luiz Anastácio
Titel	Virtual Immunology: Software for Teaching Basic Immunology
Quelle	In: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 41 (2013) 6, S.377-383 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1470-8175
DOI	10.1002/bmb.20733
Schlagwörter	Computer Software; Science Instruction; Educational Technology; Teaching Methods; Simulated Environment; Computer Simulation; Physiology; Cytology; Biology; Learning Modules; College Science; Graduate Students; Undergraduate Students; Program Effectiveness; Likert Scales; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Unterrichtsmedien; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Künstliche Umwelt; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Physiologie; Zytologie; Biologie; Learning module; Lernmodul; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Likert-Skala; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	As immunology continues to evolve, many educational methods have found difficulty in conveying the degree of complexity inherent in its basic principles. Today, the teaching-learning process in such areas has been improved with tools such as educational software. This article introduces "Virtual Immunology," a software program available free of charge in Portuguese and English, which can be used by teachers and students in physiology, immunology, and cellular biology classes. We discuss the development of the initial two modules: "Organs and Lymphoid Tissues" and "Inflammation" and the use of interactive activities to provide microscopic and macroscopic understanding in immunology. Students, both graduate and undergraduate, were questioned along with university level professors about the quality of the software and intuitiveness of use, facility of navigation, and aesthetic organization using a Likert scale. An overwhelmingly satisfactory result was obtained with both students and immunology teachers. Programs such as "Virtual Immunology" are offering more interactive, multimedia approaches to complex scientific principles that increase student motivation, interest, and comprehension. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10