Teaching Bioethics: evaluation of a virtual learning object

Abstract The use of information and communication technologies brought together the teaching of bioethics and professional practice. The objective of the study is to evaluate the Virtual Learning Object ─ Analysis of Ethical Situations, developed and used as an innovative approach to the teaching of bioethics in courses in the field of health. The methodology integrates quantitative and qualitative analysis. Participants are students who used the virtual object in the disciplines of Ethics and Bioethics of Dentistry and Speech Therapy courses. A questionnaire (open and closed questions) was applied, and the categories analyzed related to the use of the virtual object and learning of bioethics: interaction, curriculum content, and teaching and learning dynamics. Testimonials show that the educational material provided analysis of situations with potential bioethical conflicts and demonstrated the possibility of practicing interdisciplinarity, considering this experience important in the training of health professionals. The study points to bioethics as a cross-curricular field of health practices.