de Oliveira Laura Maria Andrade, Cordeiro-Spinetti Eric, Neves Felipe Piedade Gonçalves, Sujii Patricia Sanae, Ribeiro Rachel Leite, de Lyra Sidcley Silva, Pinto Tatiana Castro Abreu, Bonatelli Maria Letícia
Departamento de Microbiologia Médica, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Goes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Center for Epigenetics, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA.
J Microbiol Biol Educ. 2021 Mar 31;22(1). doi: 10.1128/jmbe.v22i1.2493. eCollection 2021.
DivulgaMicro is a Brazilian science communication and outreach project run by three young female scientists. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we promoted the first virtual edition of the DivulgaMicro Workshop. Here, we describe adaptations implemented to deliver the virtual edition and its assessment by the participants. We offered a 3-day workshop addressing manuscript writing and publishing, poster design and oral presentations, and strategies for effectively communicating with the lay public on Days 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Each daily session was divided into short lectures and active learning through interactive and cooperative activities. We applied pre- and postsession surveys daily to assess participants' learning, with an opinion questionnaire at the end of the workshop. We selected 50 of 221 applicants, but only 38 of those selected participated in the workshop. Correct answers were significantly higher ( < 0.01) in the postsession surveys each day. Most of the 34 participants who answered the opinion questionnaire (97%) would recommend the workshop to their colleagues. Participants stated that the workshop content was transmitted in a clear and straightforward manner, and they considered the online format suitable for knowledge acquisition. Participants were satisfied with the organization, dynamics, and interactivity. Topics addressed on Day 3 (61.8%) and Day 1 (23.5%) were most liked and were considered most useful in the participants' careers. We believe that the overall success of the workshop is due to the combination of short lectures with active-learning activities, the use of virtual platforms that enabled effective communication between participants and instructors, and the support of our collaborators.
DivulgaMicro是一个由三位年轻女科学家开展的巴西科学传播与推广项目。2020年，由于新冠疫情，我们举办了DivulgaMicro研讨会的首届线上版本。在此，我们描述了为举办线上版本所做的调整以及参与者对其的评价。我们提供了一个为期3天的研讨会，第一天、第二天和第三天分别围绕稿件撰写与发表、海报设计和口头报告，以及与普通公众有效沟通的策略展开。每天的课程都分为简短讲座以及通过互动与合作活动进行的主动学习。我们每天都会进行课前和课后调查以评估参与者的学习情况，并在研讨会结束时进行意见问卷调查。我们从221名申请者中挑选了50人，但其中只有38人参加了研讨会。每天课后调查中的正确答案比例显著更高（<0.01）。回答意见问卷的34名参与者中，大多数（97%）会向同事推荐该研讨会。参与者表示，研讨会内容讲解清晰、直截了当，他们认为线上形式适合知识获取。参与者对组织安排、活动形式和互动性感到满意。第三天（61.8%）和第一天（23.5%）涉及的主题最受喜爱，且被认为对参与者的职业发展最有用。我们认为，该研讨会的总体成功得益于简短讲座与主动学习活动的结合、虚拟平台的使用（其促进了参与者与教师之间的有效沟通）以及我们合作者的支持。
