Short educational videos to teach Biochemistry

• Main Authors: Patrícia Santos de Oliveira, Felipe Sales de Oliveira, Caroline Dutra Lacerda, Ana Amália Coelho, Maria Lucia Bianconi
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, SBBq 2017-12-01
• Series: Journal of Biochemistry Education
• Subjects: Vídeos educacionais; educação em bioquímica; Tempo de Ciência
• Online Access: http://bioquimica.org.br/revista/ojs/index.php/REB/article/view/704

Short length educational videos (up to 5 min) of varied contents, are being created in the Laboratório de Biocalorimetria (LaBioCal) do IBqM/UFRJ and posted in the YouTube channel “Tempo de Ciência” do YouTube. The videos are created using PowToon over the audio previously recorded at Audacity, both freeware tools. The videos are being applied to students of Biology (Major in Teaching) from CEDERJ and are available to the general public. Therefore, the videos presented around 200 to 400 views by the time of this subscription. The purpose of this study is the introduction of a subject that should be viewed before the theoretical class but, also, to allow the viewing after the class as a revision tool of the subjects. The advantages of a short length video is to allow a better assimilation, as the viewer can keep its attention, as well as a continued revision of the subject since it is possible to pause and continue on its own time. This educational tool had great acceptance from the students as observed by spontaneous reports sent by e-mail.