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      Epidemio Online: um Site de Apoio ao Processo de Ensino-Aprendizagem de Epidemiologia na Graduação de Medicina Translated title: Epidemio Online: a Website to Support Teaching and Learning of Epidemiology during Undergraduate Medical Training

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          Resumo: A utilização da internet representa uma alternativa que possibilita maior interação entre o corpo docente e o discente, além de permitir a difusão e a incorporação de conteúdo atualizado eficientemente. OBJETIVO: Apresentar a estrutura de uma homepage (HP) desenvolvida para apoiar o ensino de Epidemiologia no curso de Medicina da UFRJ e realizar uma análise exploratória do acesso à mesma. MÉTODOS: A estrutura da HP foi definida a partir dos resultados obtidos durante a fase experimental de um projeto de monitoria virtual. Foi construído um banco de dados com informações sobre a data e hora do acesso à HP e o endereço IP (Internet Protocol) de onde o mesmo foi originado. O período estudado correspondeu às dez primeiras semanas do curso de Epidemiologia ministrado a uma turma do primeiro semestre de 2002. RESULTADOS: A homepage (http://www.nesc.ufrj.br/ epidemiologia) contém as seguintes seções: perguntas mais frequentes, entrevistas, material do curso, projetos de pesquisa na área de Epidemiologia, conexões paro outros sites e questões antigas de residência médica. Durante o período estudado, foram registrados 3.005 acessos, a maior parte deles (44,7%) realizada nas semanas que antecederam as avaliações do curso. Apenas 6,6% dos acessos foram efetuados dentro da UFRJ, sendo o período de maior utilização compreendido entre 78 e 24 horas (38,1%). CONCLUSÕES: Os resultados sobre o perfil de acesso sugerem um padrão de utilização orientado primordialmente para a obtenção de um bom desempenho nas avaliações, o que pode ser explicado pela dificuldade de incorporação de uma nova cultura de aprendizagem. Por outro lado, a melhor utilização do site depende do desenvolvimento e disponibilização de aplicativos que estimulem uma participação ativa do aluno no processo de ensino-aprendizado.

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          Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Use of the lnternet as a communications tool enables greater interaction between teachers and students. OBJECTIVE: To present the structure of a website developed to support the teaching of epidemiology in medical training at the Federal University in Rio de janeiro (UFRJ), along with an exploratory analysis of its use. METHODS: The structure of the website was based on the results of an experimental stage in a virtual tutoring project. A data base was built with information on the date and time of hits to the website and their originating IP addresses. RESULTS: · The website includes the following sections: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), interviews, course syllabi; research projects in epidemiology, links to related sites, and sample questions from admission exams to residency programs. A total of 3,005 hits were logged, with peak firquencies (44.7%) occurring in the weeks prior to course exams. Only 6.6% of the hits originated within the University, and the period of more intense usage was between 6:00PM and midnight (38.7%). CONCLUSIONS: The access profile suggests a pattern of usage oriented primarly toward the achievement of favorable results on course exams, geared towards achieving good grades, which can be explained by difficulty in absorving a new learning culture. Better use of the site required the development and availability of applications that estimulate active participation by students in the teaching and learning process.

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              To characterize the literature about computer-aided instruction (CAI) as it relates to medical education. A descriptive study using the Medline and ERIC databases, reviewing articles pertaining to CAI for medical professionals. The literature was evaluated with respect to type of article, journal, language, and year of publication. The search yielded 2,840 citations, 92% of which were in English. The number of journals with at least one citation was 747. Less than 5% of the 5,147 authors had three or more articles published in the CAI literature. Of the citations with abstracts, 60% were demonstrations of a CAI application, 11% were media-comparative studies, and 13% were analyses of the CAI field. While the pace of article publication increased markedly over time, the percentages of article types did not change significantly over time. Less than 10% of CAI articles appeared in core medical journals. Medical CAI is an increasingly popular topic of research and publication. However, these studies appear in journals with smaller circulations, are predominantly demonstration articles, and are generally written by authors with two or fewer publications. Evaluation articles remain less common. A series of analytic articles has appeared offering substantive suggestions for better research design. These suggestions appear to have gone unheeded. CAI investigators need be more aware of the gaps in the existing body of CAI publications, and the inherent difficulties of this type of research, if this literature is to move beyond this early stage of development.
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                Journal
                rbem
                Revista Brasileira de Educação Médica
                Rev. bras. educ. med.
                Associação Brasileira de Educação Médica (Brasília, DF, Brazil )
                0100-5502
                1981-5271
                December 2004
                : 28
                : 3
                : 259-263
                Affiliations
                [4] Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro orgnameUniversidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro orgdiv1Instituto de Medicina Social Brazil
                [3] Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro orgnameUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro orgdiv1Faculdade de Medicina orgdiv2Departamento de Medicina Preventiva Brazil
                [1] Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro orgnameUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro orgdiv1Faculdade de Medicina orgdiv2Núcleo de Estudos de Saúde Coletiva Brazil
                [2] Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro orgnameUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro orgdiv1Núcleo de Estudos de Saúde Coletiva Brazil
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                S0100-55022004000300259 S0100-5502(04)02800300259
                10.1590/1981-5271v28.3-033
                cc6cf032-572c-4054-a2b5-9c36457623da

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                History
                : 30 August 2004
                : 21 May 2004
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                Public Health Informatics,Studentes, Medical,Internet,Education, Medical,Epidemiology - Education,Informática em Saúde Pública,Estudantes de Medicina,Educação Médica,Epidemiologia - Educação

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