| Author | Berçot', Filipe Faria | |
| Author | Fidalgo Neto, Antônio Augusto | |
| Author | Lopes, Renato Matos | |
| Author | Faggioni, Thaís | |
| Author | Alves, Luiz Anastácio | |
| Access date | 2015-09-21T17:25:29Z | |
| Available date | 2015-09-21T17:25:29Z | |
| Document date | 2013 | |
| Citation | BERÇOT, Filipe Faria; et al. Virtual Immunology: Software for Teaching Basic Immunology. Biochem Mol Biol Educ., v.41, n.6, p.377-83. nov.- dec. 2013. | pt_BR |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/11720 | |
| Description | The authors of this publication are on ResearchGate and have made the full-text available on their profiles. | pt_BR |
| Language | eng | pt_BR |
| Publisher | Source Bioscience | pt_BR |
| Rights | open access | |
| Subject in Portuguese | Imunologia básica | pt_BR |
| Title | Virtual Immunology: Software for Teaching Basic Immunology | pt_BR |
| Type | Article | |
| DOI | 10.1002/bmb.20733 | pt_BR |
| 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. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Comunicação Celular. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Comunicação Celular. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Comunicação Celular. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Comunicação Celular. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Comunicação Celular. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Subject | Virtual Immunology | pt_BR |
| Subject | Software | pt_BR |
| Subject | Teaching | pt_BR |
| Subject | Basic Immunology | pt_BR |
| DeCS | Imunologia | pt_BR |
| DeCS | Software | pt_BR |
| DeCS | Ensino | pt_BR |
