Inventive education in occupational therapy in times of COVID-19: presence in virtuality

Authors

  • Cleber Tiago Cirineu Departamento de Terapia Ocupacional y Ciencia de la Ocupación, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile – UChile, Santiago, Chile. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8986-9030
  • Grasielle Silveira Tavares Curso de Terapia Ocupacional, Faculdade de Ceilândia, Universidade de Brasília – UNB, Brasília, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4609-6792
  • Lúcia da Rocha Uchoa-Figueiredo Departamento Saúde, Educação e Sociedade (DSES), curso de Terapia Ocupacional, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) campus Baixada Santista, Santos, SP, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5289-3731

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/2526-8910.ctoAO261234101

Keywords:

Occupational Therapy, Higher Education, Coronavirus, Professional Training, Virtual Reality

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to analyze remote teaching in the university context in times of pandemic from the perspective of teachers who work with inventive education. It focuses on theoretical-practical experiences conducted in three universities in Brazil and Chile. Method: The experience report was used as a method in this research, enabling analysis of the education process based on experiential disciplines taught remotely. Results: Inventive education contributed to the processes of communication, knowledge of oneself and the other, and the promotion of group work among students. Through artistic and bodily activities, some challenges related to structural, virtual, curricular, and cultural issues could be highlighted. Modulating the involvement and study of artistic and bodily experiences, especially with students, can assist in the process of transversality in occupational therapy practices, enabling their participation in unknown territories, mobilizing affections and creating spaces capable of managing different forms of interaction, contact and approximation, working and strengthening personal and social aspects. Conclusion: Different situations were evidenced between the three universities where the inventive education allowed teachers and students to approach their everyday activities, stimulating the process of communication, knowing oneself and the other, and promoting group work. However, it is evident that remote teaching does not replace face-to-face classes and that, despite all the difficulties, occupational therapy teachers facilitated the process of adapting to realities in possible contexts.

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Published

2023-09-05

How to Cite

Cirineu, C. T., Tavares, G. S., & Uchoa-Figueiredo, L. da R. (2023). Inventive education in occupational therapy in times of COVID-19: presence in virtuality. Brazilian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 31, e3410. https://doi.org/10.1590/2526-8910.ctoAO261234101

Issue

Vol. 31 (2023)

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