BIO-STEM: Development of Prototypes for Teaching-Learning Biomedical Educational Content in Adolescents

The BIO-STEM project addresses educational inequality and low performance in science and mathematics in rural areas of Ecuador, exacerbated by digital illiteracy. The main objective is to improve the teaching-learning of biomedical content, specifically biosignals (ECG, EMG, EOG), through the development of technological prototypes. Initially, a diagnostic assessment will be conducted on adolescents to establish a knowledge baseline and define specific needs. Based on these results, three interactive STEM prototypes will be designed and built: an electromyogram (EMG), an electrocardiogram (ECG) (visualized with a 3D heart with LEDs), and an electrooculogram (EOG). These prototypes aim to offer an active and practical learning methodology, contrasting it with traditional teaching in a pilot test. The project is framed within Technological Development and seeks to generate functional prototypes that strengthen STEM skills and the understanding of biomedical engineering in high school students, promoting quality education in vulnerable contexts.<br/><br/><b>Goal</b>: <br/>To design and develop prototypes for the teaching-learning of educational content related to biosignals, in order to strengthen the STEM area in adolescents at the Guapan Educational Unit.<br/><br/><b>Research lines</b>: <br/>Biomedicine