Active learning: the reformulation of learning/teaching methodology in Design Theory

Higher education, as well as other levels of education, face a major problem: the focus, and sometimes interest, of students during classes. Increasingly, students' focus time is shorter and the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated this problem. Currently, keeping a student attentive and motivated throughout the class is not an easy task. The problem worsens when the theoretical classes are too long. In this sense, it is urgent to change the teaching methods in order to make, not only, the class more pleasant but also to keep the student and professor motivated. Thus, the article aims to present a more dynamic way of teaching a theoretical subject in order to increase student involvement and interaction during class. © 2023 IEEE.

Factors associated with disability in patients after discharge from Intensive Care Units COVID-19

Objective: to evaluate factors associated with disability of patients after hospital discharge in COVID-19intensive care units. Methods: cross-sectional analytical research with sociodemographic, clinical, self-perception of health and WHODAS 2.0 scale data of patients discharged from a teaching hospital. Patients admitted to an intensive care unit for COVID-19 for more than eight days, discharged from the hospital at least 365 days before data collection and older than 18 years were included. Information analysis was performed using data mining. Results: 32 individuals were eligible, 25% were disabled. These individuals presented low cognition, mobility, self-care, limitation in daily activities, justified by biological and clinical parameters. Still, 37% by obesity and polymedication, 75%, impaired concentration and 50%, neurological developments. The length of hospitalization and the therapeutic resources demanded in this period were also associated with the disability observed. Conclusion: the COVID-19 virus added to the length of hospitalization and clinical factors ware related to disability 12 months after hospital discharge with strong presence of neurological symptoms. Contributions to practice: it is expected to contribute to the understanding of the long-term impacts of COVID-19, enabling to offer better assistance and quality of life to patients affected by the disease.

New approach to project teaching methodology in the design of fashion shows

With covid-19 pandemic it became imperative to rethink several everyday issues, teaching being one of them. With the uncertainty that the pandemic brought with it, stopping was not a plausible solution. In this sense, it was necessary to adapt teaching methodologies and even the contents taught. This paper describes the adaptations made in a project curricular unit in fashion communication design. Here, we came across obstacles not only in the methodological structure of the curricular unit but also with the project's content itself. After the changes, and with a greater focus on digital, it was possible to fulfill the objective of the original curricular unit as well as opening new doors to new areas of knowledge that will be considered in the future of the curricular unit.