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Publication Date: 2021-Sep
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Report on the Online Course "Basic Concepts in Neurophysiology": A Course Promoted during the COVID-19 Pandemic Quarantine
Carrazoni, Guilherme Salgado; Lima, Karine Ramires; Alves, Niege; Mello-Carpes, Pâmela Billig
Advances in Physiology Education, v45 n3 p594-598 Sep 2021
"Basic Concepts in Neurophysiology" was a 3-wk online course developed during six synchronous meetings combined with asynchronous activities. We proposed an active learning course that used free online platforms to teach physiology during a period in which undergraduates were not in classrooms or taking online classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Herein, we report the course organization and the students' involvement in, acceptance of, and evaluation of the course. To address the students' perceptions about these points, we sent a questionnaire to 49 participants who finished the course. We found that although most students (52.5%) had never taken a course with similar methods before, almost all of them (95%) liked the flipped class model. Additionally, a majority of the students (92.5%) said that the method increased their study frequency during the social distancing period, which is an important aspect to consider during this challenging time for both students and professors.
Descriptors: Online Courses, Neurology, Physiology, COVID-19, Pandemics, Synchronous Communication, Undergraduate Students, Flipped Classroom, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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