Motivating a good level of work for our students using some IT tools

The new defined degrees in our university follow the recommendations of the European Higher Education Area (Bologna Declaration). Among these recommendations, our teaching work should be focused on student work and learning student process. That is why our proposal is devoted to achieve a more activ...

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Autores: Breitman Mansilla, Mónica Celia, Sáez Moreno, Germán|||0000-0002-7463-7173
Tipo de recurso: informe técnico
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/11487
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/11487
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Learning
Learning tools
Education, Higher
Moodle
Aprenentatge actiu
Ensenyament universitari -- Ensenyament virtual
Moodle (Programes d'ordinador)
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::TIC's aplicades a l'educació ::Ensenyament virtual (eLearning)
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Metodologies docents::Aprenentatge actiu
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Sumario:The new defined degrees in our university follow the recommendations of the European Higher Education Area (Bologna Declaration). Among these recommendations, our teaching work should be focused on student work and learning student process. That is why our proposal is devoted to achieve a more active classes supported by the continuous work of the students. We propose our students to solve certain exercises and once they have thought them, we show the resolution in video format (along with a PDF file). The whole activity is performed in our complementary virtual course that uses Moodle platform. We believe that the resolution in this format is well received by this generation of students who are immersed since childhood in new IT technologies. The use of this material can be understood in several ways, we have chosen the one in which the resolution is made in a LATEX format and the use of CAMTASIA allows animating the resolution by means of a voice-over. We also propose the holding of examinations via Internet that take place outside faculty timetable, at home. These are quizzes that evaluate the progress of knowledge on a continuous learning (about a review every 3 weeks). These tests are performed through Moddle, helping us in various aspects of teaching. The most straightforward purpose is as an evaluation tool, but they can also be used as a learning tool. In the last case the questions need to be completed with more information to guide the student to reach the correct answer. At any case, we consider these tools a good way to motivate the student and to improve the quality of the learning of our students.