Evaluation of a virtual learning environment about educational actions for people with diabetes mellitus

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate, from the perspective of Nursing students, a virtual learning environment about educational actions for people with diabetes mellitus. Method: A cross-sectional and descriptive study with qualitative data analysis and a sample of 71 nursing students. A questionnaire was used to collect data that includes pedagogical and theoretical aspects of the virtual learning environment: content, interaction, activities, response time and interface quality. Results: The results showed that there was a good evaluation of the parameters in most of the evaluated items, except for the figures and sound of the VLE interface domain, which evaluates the quality of the platform design. Conclusion and implications for practice: In the students’ evaluation, the virtual learning environment was a potential tool for the technical and complementary development of nursing, in addition the inclusion in the virtual world of learning.

NurseVR

“…It is important to highlight that a virtual environment is not intended to teach, but rather to create learning conditions. In this way, it is not only a passive mediator but also an instrument for active dialogue between the individual and his or her environment 25 …”

“…In this way, it is not only a passive mediator but also an instrument for active dialogue between the individual and his or her environment. 25 Authors from another study about a distance learning platform that also included evaluation by experts considered that their collaboration was valuable, expanding horizons to improve teaching-learning technologies and envisioning the countless possibilities of professional training with the use of distance education mediated by information and communication technologies. 26 As the NurseVR is a technology to be used by teachers, their participation as judges was crucial for the evaluation of the game.…”

Elaboração e validação de um álbum seriado para prevenção do pé diabético

“…Deve-se considerar ainda o pouco tempo hábil para recrutamento de especialistas tendo em vista tratar-se de uma pesquisa produto de um Programa de Mestrado Profissional. Reitera-se, contudo, que o grupo de autoria, desse estudo, tem executado estudos 9,[24][25] de desenvolvimento e validação de materiais educativos reforçando a qualidade metodológica e as escolhas técnicas do estudo em tela.…”

“…Assim, para subsidiar as atividades de autocuidado torna-se essencial a elaboração e divulgação de tecnologias educacionais para utilização por profissionais da saúde, em especial, na Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS), onde estes estão em contato constante com pessoas com esta condição crônica por ser a referência para o cuidado continuado 9 .…”

Serious Game \"Comunica-Enf\": desenvolvimento e avaliação do jogo para formação de estudantes de enfermagem

“…Destaca-se a importância da avaliação dessa heurística, pois isto permite analisar a qualidade pedagógica dos games com finalidades educacionais (ALMEIDA et al, 2019;GADIOLI et al, 2018).…”