Aulas práticas de Microbiologia online para alunos de graduação em Ciências Biológicas: elaboração de materiais didáticos

Abstract

Limitations due to the restrictions imposed as a measure to contain the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19, face-to-face classes were suspended and remote teaching was used. Thus, the discipline of Microbiology of Prokaryotes at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) offered to undergraduate students in Biological Sciences were adapted to be taught online. However, 50% of the workload of this class corresponds to practical classes in a didactic laboratory. Thus, the objective of this project was to adapt the handout of practical lessons scripts for online teaching, as well as the preparation of video lessons with laboratory practices. The content and script of the videos were based on microbiology textbooks, totalling the production of five videos on the themes: Gram stain, antibiogram, traditional techniques in microbiology, and asepsis. This discipline was taught to 45 students from Biological Sciences courses (undergraduate and bachelor's degree) and these were awarded the material produced. At the end of the offer period, a questionnaire was sent to all students for the evaluation of the online classes, including the quality of the handout and audio-visual material. In the end, 23 students answered the questionnaire, and of these, 100% said that the quality of the videos was Good or Very Good, and they helped to adapt and adjust resources for the negative impacts of not offering in-person classes. The handout and videos available are being used as a teaching tool in current offers. It is noteworthy that audio-visual materials are an important tool for remote teaching. These materials are also adopted as a learning tool in face-to-face teaching.