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EVO I.T. Elearning: lo que no es y lo que no hace by @MayraAixaVillar



Mayra Villar
 | 14 de Marzo de 2012
 
Quienes trabajamos en el campo del e-learning siempre hablamos de sus grandes ventajas como una forma más efectiva para impartir contenidos en los contextos laborales y académicos actuales. Sin embargo, tanto “optimismo” puede generar falsas expectativas o, por el contrario, cierta desconfianza con respecto a la enseñanza virtual. Las verdaderas contribuciones del e-learning quedan muchas veces desdibujadas por mitos generalizados o bien, porque se repite el discurso de terceros sin saber a ciencia cierta qué podemos cambiar o mejorar a través de e-learning.

El objetivo del e-learning es “crear oportunidades a fin de que el aprendizaje tenga lugar de una manera más conveniente, dinámica e interactiva al compararlo con cualquier otro método de instrucción” (Ethan Edwards, 2011). Por eso, repositorios de documentos almacenados en LMS o ejercitación descontextualizada podrían considerarse como fuentes de consulta o práctica adicional que complementan, pero no constituyen en sí una instancia de aprendizaje electrónico.

Saber usar un serrucho no significa que uno pueda fabricar un mueble fino. De la misma manera, diseñar una experiencia de aprendizaje interactivo no solo implica saber utilizar determinadas herramientas y programas, sino que también demanda complejas habilidades de diseño instruccional, conocimientos sobre principios pedagógicos y una profunda comprensión de la naturaleza del aprendizaje electrónico como medio de formación autónoma (Mark Rosenberg, 2011).

La potencialidad de las e-actividades tales como simulaciones, juegos didácticos, gráficos tridimensionales, etc., no radica en su atractivo visual o en su carácter recreativo. El valor del e-learning tiene que ver con la posibilidad de sentirse inmerso en un contexto que motive a los estudiantes a experimentar, indagar y aplicar los nuevos contenidos con el objetivo de alcanzar un estadio mayor de conocimiento y/o un cambio de conducta.

Modularizar y adaptar una capacitación de acuerdo con los requerimientos específicos de una empresa exige un análisis previo así como también una organización minuciosa y creativa de la información de manera tal que los usuarios tengan la posibilidad de elegir su propio camino de aprendizaje a partir de diferentes opciones. De eso se trata una instrucción personalizada.

La conveniencia económica de la modalidad en línea, factor que discutiremos a continuación, quedará relegada si no se entienden los conceptos antes mencionados, ya que será muy difícil obtener los resultados de formación esperados.

El tiempo es dinero. Reducir el tiempo que requiere capacitar al personal es la gran contribución del e-learning desde el punto de vista económico” (Mark Rosenberg, 2011). El valor agregado del e-learning como modalidad de formación tiene que ver con el tiempo no con los costos. Imagínese lograr que sus empleados completen un curso en cuestión de horas, que puedan incorporarse al trabajo productivo sin perder tiempo en traslados y además, que los cursos puedan reutilizarse al año siguiente para continuar capacitando a otros empleados.

Existen muchos mitos y generalizaciones que rodean al concepto de e-elearning. Es importante conocer cuáles son las verdaderas ventajas del e-learning para podertransmitirlas y demostrarlas sin generar falsas expectativas.

Referencias


Estudio observacional para evaluar la efectividad del manejo del dolor postoperatorio en pacientes con cesárea electiva


Estudio observacional para evaluar la efectividad del manejo del dolor postoperatorio en pacientes con cesárea electiva
Observational study to assess the effectiveness of postoperative pain management of patients undergoing elective cesarean section.
Ismail S, Shahzad K, Shafiq F.
Department of Anaesthesia, Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium road, Karachi, Pakistan.
J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2012 Jan;28(1):36-40.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The study was designed to assess the strategy, effectiveness, and safety of postoperative pain management in patients undergoing elective cesarean section in the obstetric unit of our hospital.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients having elective cesarean section from December 2008 to May 2009 were included in this observational study. We recorded patient's demographics, postoperative pain orders, and analgesia regime on the day of surgery. Anesthesia team, which included one of the investigators, assessed the overall pain since the time of surgery by visual analogue scale (VAS) and also recorded any complications since the time of surgery and patients' satisfaction with the pain management.RESULTS: A total of 263 patients were reviewed during the study period. Postoperative analgesia regime was started by the obstetric team in 81% of patients and in rest by the anesthesia team. The common modality of pain management was intravenous opioid infusion (94%) and coanalgesia was used in 99% of patients. The analysis of pain at rest by VAS was between 1 and 3 in 89.7%, 4 and 6 in 9.5%, and 7 and 10 in 0.8% of patients. The VAS on movement was 1-3 in 60.1%, 4-6 in 33.1%, and 7-10 in 6.8% of patients. Patients' opinion regarding postoperative pain management was satisfactory in 91.6% of patients and unsatisfactory in 8.4% of patients. Overall, 9% of patients had minor complications, which responded well to treatment.CONCLUSION: The regime for postoperative pain management was mostly started and followed by the obstetric team at the hospital. Although the postoperative pain management was adequate in terms of patients' safety, it was not effective according to the goal set by Joint Commission on Accreditation of uniformly low pain score of not more than 3 out of 10 both at rest and with movement.
Atentamente
Anestesiología y Medicina del Dolor

Books Update


The New York Times

March 16, 2012

Books Update

On the Cover of Sunday's Book Review

'Flagrant Conduct'

By DALE CARPENTER
Reviewed by DAVID OSHINSKY
Dale Carpenter's book is a detailed account of Lawrence v. Texas, the Supreme Court case that overturned laws against homosexual conduct.

'Anatomy of Injustice'

By RAYMOND BONNER
Reviewed by KEVIN BOYLE
In 1982, Edward Lee Elmore was convicted of murdering a 76-year-old woman and sentenced to die. Last month, he was set free.
Also in the Book Review
Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin Under the Microscope

Reviewed by BILL KELLER
Two books explore the Russian leader's rise to power.
Hudson Valley, view from Fishkill, N.Y.

'Freedom's Gardener'

By MYRA B. YOUNG ARMSTEAD
Reviewed by ANDREA WULF
An extraordinary diary sheds light on a runaway slave who became an American success story.

'The Emergency State'

By DAVID C. UNGER
Reviewed by JONATHAN TEPPERMAN
Washington has long inflated external threats in order to build a national security machine, a Times editorial writer says.
John Leonard in 1969.

'Reading for My Life: Writings, 1958-2008'

By JOHN LEONARD. Edited by SUE LEONARD.
Reviewed by PHILLIP LOPATE
John Leonard championed women authors and writers of color.
A

'Religion for Atheists'

By ALAIN DE BOTTON
Reviewed by DAVID BROOKS
Alain de Botton suggests how culture might still save our souls.

'Varamo'

By CESAR AIRA. Translated by CHRIS ANDREWS.
Reviewed by BEN RATLIFF
Cesar Aira's parable reconstructs the day its Panamanian hero was inspired to write a famous poem.
Heidi Julavits

'The Vanishers'

By HEIDI JULAVITS
Reviewed by CRISTINA GARCÍA
A psychic heroine searches for answers about her dead mother.

'Coral Glynn'

By PETER CAMERON
Reviewed by DOMINIQUE BROWNING
In the 1950s English countryside of Peter Cameron's novel, loneliness and desire quickly blossom into something like love.

'Satantango'

By LASZLO KRASZNAHORKAI. Translated by GEORGE SZIRTES.
Reviewed by JACOB SILVERMAN
In Laszlo Krasznahorkai's first novel, published in Hungary in 1985, a charismatic leader may be a benighted hamlet's last hope.

'A Partial History of Lost Causes'

By JENNIFER DUBOIS
Reviewed by LAURA BENNETT
A long-lost letter is the link between a distressed American woman and a Russian dissident in Jennifer duBois's debut novel.

'Cosmic Constitutional Theory'

By J. HARVIE WILKINSON III
Reviewed by JEFFREY ROSEN
A conservative judge assails constitutional theories espoused by both the left and the right.

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Putin's List

By MARTIN SIXSMITH
The Russian president's idea for a canon of 100 must-read books has revived memories of state-controlled literature.
TBR

Inside the List

By GREGORY COWLES
The historian Elaine Pagels has been a popular, though polarizing, figure ever since she introduced readers to early competing views of Christianity in her 1979 book "The Gnostic Gospels."

Editors' Choice

Recently reviewed books of particular interest.

Paperback Row

By IHSAN TAYLOR
Paperback books of particular interest.

Book Review Podcast

This week, David Oshinsky discusses the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Lawrence v. Texas; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; Bill Keller talks about two new books examining Vladimir Putin; Phillip Lopate remembers the critic John Leonard; and Gregory Cowles has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.
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Evidencias en Pediatria - Adolescentes y drogas. Un reto para los profesionales sanitarios

Evidencias en Pediatria - Adolescentes y drogas. Un reto para los profesionales sanitarios