Innovando en tiempos de Pandemia: estrategias de enseñanza enriquecidas con tecnologías dirigido a estudiantes de ciencias de la salud en redes sociales

Abstract

The experience that we relat corresponds to the re-design and delivery of an Optional Curriculum Unit of the Bachelor of the Faculty of Nursing, and elective for other Faculties of the area of ​​health sciences of the University of the Republic, Uruguay. With the name Proper use of social networks: a civic responsibility, it is proposed to shape the graduation profile contributing to the epistemological understanding of the discipline and interaction with society in the digital age from the exchange and production of content in and for spaces where society meets and communicates. Designed in a blended mode, with face-to-face meetings outside the academic field and online through social networks, it had to be co-designed in the context of the Pandemic that characterized the year 2020 to be dictated online. The Virtual Learning Environment, designated by the University of the Republic, gave support to exchanges and group work. The subject was taught online with a pedagogical advisory system by the teachers in charge throughout the process. Regarding theteaching methodology, it was based on a dynamic of participation-action and collaborative work. The quantitative results indicate that 73% of the students passed the course. At the same time, the qualitative scope shows a high interest in improving practices in social networks as citizens and future professionals, achieved from the reflection of this practice by occupying the place of content prosumers for social networks.