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PhysioArt: How We Made Physiology Study Enjoyable during Isolation Due to COVID-19
Biotechnology Center, Department of Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Biotechnology Center, Department of Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Biotechnology Center, Department of Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Biotechnology Center, Department of Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Biotechnology Center, Department of Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Biotechnology Center, Department of Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Biotechnology Center, Department of Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate Program in Physiological Science and Graduate Program in Health Science, Fed-eral University of Sergipe, Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil
Biotechnology Center, Department of Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
- 1 Biotechnology Center, Department of Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
- 2 Biotechnology Center, Department of Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
- 3 Biotechnology Center, Department of Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
- 4 Biotechnology Center, Department of Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
- 5 Biotechnology Center, Department of Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
- 6 Biotechnology Center, Department of Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
- 7 Biotechnology Center, Department of Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
- 8 Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate Program in Physiological Science and Graduate Program in Health Science, Fed-eral University of Sergipe, Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil
- 9 Biotechnology Center, Department of Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Creative Education·Volume 13 (2022)·Pages 283–295·Published 12 January 2022·DOI10.4236/ce.2022.131017
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Abstract
Many recent studies have alerted us to the health problems that students had to deal with during the COVID-19 isolation period. In this scenario, educators must consider new strategies to make online classes more attractive and enjoyable. We incorporated the PhysioArt project into our virtual classes. Here, we demonstrate how we made our online classes more pleasant and interesting through the interaction between physiology and art. We prepared an online multidisciplinary course, integrating anatomy, the history of science, and mythology, together with different art expressions. Thereafter, the students were invited to remotely recreate an artwork masterpiece based on the context of physiology. Our integrative classes and the PhysioArt project stimulated creativity and rationality, and it was an excellent strategy to motivate and increase student interest in learning physiology. This pedagogical online strategy, carried out during the coronavirus pandemic, has contributed to decreased social isolation and depression symptoms, as declared by many of the participants in our online class.
KeywordsPhysiologyArtEducationPandemicCOVID-19
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