New methodological strategy for online teaching-learning with “Digital Capsules

Abstract

ntroduction: In the recent pandemic scenario, achieving learning outcomes for institutions ofhigher education in health sciences has become a great challenge. The forced shift from face-to-face to distance learning has generated the need to adapt the existing traditional pedagogicaldesigns.Objective: To describe an online teaching-learning methodological strategy that incorporatesdigital capsules and the level of satisfaction of students taking Basic Nutrition I of the Nutritionand Dietetics program during the year 2021.Methods: Cross-sectional study of descriptive scope circumscribed under a mixed methodologicaldesign. The sample was purposive. The methodological design of the didactic strategy was basedon the model of Pozo C. et al, Hepp P and Santelices L. et al. The digital capsules included digitalanimation. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the results.Results: An online methodological strategy for working in health sciences careers with twolearning spaces is described and the steps that could be taken to implement it are described. 94%of the students positively perceived its incorporation as a useful resource for their learning.Conclusions: The strategy works because students perceive that it facilitates their understanding,helps them retain information and apply it. However, it is necessary to review its structurebecause it does not favor the application of exercises involving mathematical procedures. Theneed arises to deepen experimental studies to gather more evidence