Hyper-environment of teaching-learning the infectious disease Cholera

Abstract

Introduction: Public Health is one of the sectors favored by the impact of information technology and communications, and in this sense the use of computing to support education, stands as a tangible reality. For this reason, a teaching-learning hyperenvironment of the cholera infectious disease was developed, which serves as complementary material for students of the Health Technology profile in Santiago de Cuba, and which covers basic contents on the subject. Materials and methods: Responding to the aforementioned criteria, the following methods were used in the investigation: Historical-logical method, analysis-synthesis and inductive-deductive. The research techniques used were bibliographic and documentary research. It was directed to the search for information about the disease, in order to adapt it to the objective and serving as support material. They were used to obtain information related to the methodological, computer and user evaluation of the different modules of the hyperenvironment. Results: The hyperenvironment was enriched with suggestions during its creation and start-up journey, contributing to the objective of promoting the comprehensive education of future Public Health professionals. Due to its importance, it was subjected to a process of methodological, computer and user evaluation; obtaining an excellent rating. Discussion: This software, currently available to Health Technology students, ensures feedback, improvement and updating of knowledge about the aforementioned disease; in addition to systematizing educational practices to prevent, control and eradicate adverse health situations. Conclusions: The hyperenvironment constitutes a support tool for Health Technology students, which facilitates the rapid and accurate acquisition of knowledge related to the infectious disease cholera. The teaching-learning hyperenvironment of the cholera infectious disease was certified excellent, based on the three evaluations carried out: methodological, informatics and user; being possible the subsequent implementation of the same.