Tutorial interactivo como material de apoyo en la docencia de la asignatura "Ciencia de los Materiales"

XXI Congreso Universitario de Innovación Educativa en las Enseñanzas Técnicas (CUIEET 2013) Valencia, 10-12 julio 2013Las nuevas demandas de adaptación al Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior plantean el diseño y desarrollo de asignaturas en las nuevas titulaciones que implican aspectos como la introducción de soluciones imaginativas, individualizadas y favorecedoras de la autonomía de los alumnos. El proyecto que aquí se propone está basado en usar una metodología que favorezca la reflexión y la implicación activa del alumno en su propio proceso de aprendizaje.Con este proyecto se consigue el propósito de crear una aplicación interactiva para el aprendizaje para la asignatura “Ciencias de los Materiales”. Se encuentra motivado por el incipiente desarrollo tecnológico, aumento del uso de las denominadas Tecnologías de la Información y de la Comunicación, y por la filosofía y metodología de enseñanza dentro del Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior.Este proyecto consiste en una aplicación que da soporte animado e interactivo a los contenidos de la citada asignatura. El objetivo pedagógico de este tutorial se resume en conseguir una herramienta eficaz a través de la cual se describa, paso a paso y mediante animaciones, el funcionamiento y las características de los materiales más importantes.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tec

Towards student wellness in the new teaching/learning process of Power Electronics

Nowadays, university education has undergone a significant change to new models that encourage the active role of students in the learning process. Moreover, the European Higher Education Area means an important change in the teaching/learning process: it is necessary to involve more efficiently to the students and encourage their independent study and active participation. This new framework includes the increase in the development and use of new Information and Communication Technology in education and the analysis of the academic performance of students and their sensation of engagement and burnout. In the particular case of Power Electronics, a new teaching methodology, based on a set of new software multimedia interactive tools, is designed and developed to use for the teaching and learning of this subject. The evaluation process consists of several questionnaires: for both students and lecturers, in order to evaluate the quality of these multimedia interactive tools; and only for students, so as to check their stress levels. This subjective information will be complemented with a detailed analysis of the obtained marks of the students and with the sensation of engagement and burnout, measured in terms of academic stress. Finally, a comparison between theses students and the previous ones that could not use these new educational tools will determine the achievement of the foreseen objectives.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tec

The importance of the student wellness in the new teaching/learning process

Nowadays, the European Higher Education Area means an important change in the teaching/learning process: it is necessary to involve more efficiently to the students. Moreover, university education has undergone a significant change to new models that encourage the active role of students in the teaching/learning process. This new framework includes the increase in the development and use of new Information and Communication Technology in education and the analysis of the academic performance of students and their sensation of engagement and burnout. In the case study in this paper, a new teaching methodology is implemented and it is based on a kit of new software interactive tools for Power Electronics. The main objective of this experience consists of the design, development and implementation of a new multimedia resources in order to use them in the teaching/learning process of the subject. To evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of this new methodology and the compliance with the objectives, several surveys have been designed, for both students and lecturers. These results are complemented with the study of the student stress levels, information that will be complemented with an in-depth analysis of the got marks of the students and with the sensation of engagement and burnout, measured in terms of academic stress.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tec