Evaluation of the implementation of virtual classroom in two curricular components electives of the Faculty of Dentistry, UNAN-León II semester 2015

Abstract

This article aims to evaluate the implementation of virtual classroom in two curricular components of the Faculty of Dentistry, UNAN-León from the perspective of students and teachers, a study was conducted with mixed methodology, taking as a population 55 students and 2 teachers of the career of Dentistry; The quantitative descriptive part was collected by means of a predefined Colles type survey; The qualitative part was developed with a group interview to the students and individual interviews to the collaborating teachers with reductionist interpretative analysis. Finding that, in general, the implementation of the virtual modality in the dental career, was evaluated as positive by both teachers and students interviewed. The students valued very highly the achievement of elements of the competences: component relevance, reflective thinking and interpretation, highlighting an excellent tutor support within the perceived advantages include flexible use of time, facilitation of learning, As well as the availability of didactic resources, however, expressed as a disadvantage the lack of familiarity with the technology and lack of interaction between the participants.