O Instituto Nacional de Inovação em Diagnósticos para Saúde Pública como tema motivador para o desenvolvimento de objetos educacionais para o ensino de biologia

Abstract

Education, in general, has been influenced by information and communication technologies (ICT). Associated with these advances, new discoveries emerge in the academic field regarding different disciplines. In the case of biology, this advancement sprouts especially in the areas of Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Genetics. The present work takes into account the demands present in PCN+, which recommends Biology education focused on contemporary issues. The main objective is to develop a learning object in interactive multimedia content, integrating curriculum contents together with the actual knowledge produced in modern research centers. In this study, we propose using the subject of the National Institute of Science and Technology in Diagnostics for Public Health, INDI - Health, as a motivating theme for the development of educational objects (EO) in Biology teaching. The purpose of the content is to demonstrate how the production of antibodies occurs during infection with Trypanosoma cruzi, for it is a subject directly linked to both Biology teaching and the objectives of INDI-Health. We propose a methodology based on project management for content development and structuring of the EO. In addition, we developed a study guide aiming at 2nd year high school students, including the contents of Parasitology (Chagas disease transmission and infection), primary and secondary immune response, and Cellular and Molecular Biology. The content was developed in Adobe® Flash® Player, and is licensed under creative commons. Together with a reference manual, an example on how to use the EO was made available at the science portal “Ciência Curiosa”. The EO is thus available to the community and could be used as a reference for the development of new educational resources.