Debate effectiveness for the strengthening the university educational work from the curricular work

Foundation: The well-conceived debate can strengthen the university educative influence from the curricular work, but the strategies designed for citizen training in the universities privilege the professional to the detriment of training them to social reality questioning. Objective: To demonstrate the effectiveness of the debate for the strengthening of university educative influence from the curricular work. Methods: Pedagogical research carried out at the University of Medical Sciences of Cienfuegos, from September 2016 to January 2017, with the Philosophy class in the first year of the Dentistry Major. The debate deliberated by the teacher was introduced on the basis of articles with impact on the current Cuban society, previously selected and student oriented. It was considered as a requirement that the student had possibilities of a previous preparation before the debate. Two measurements were taken, one in November and another at the end of the semester. A survey was applied that measured: students 'satisfaction with the method used, students' perception about the contribution to the formation of values. Results: All the students are satisfied by the method used; At the end of the semester 77, 8 % of the students considered that the method contributes to the formation of values and reinforcement of patriotic feelings in them. Conclusion: Offering students the possibility of confronting different opinions is possible if a relaxed and rewarding climate is achieved. It is corroborated that the work of the teacher is irreplaceable at university formation from the curricular work of each discipline

Experience on using mobiles as a teaching and learning tool in history classes: students´ perception

Foundation: using mobile phones in class does not constitute a general pedagogical practice. There is still no consensus on whether it is a distraction or if it benefits knowledge acquisition. Objective: to describe an experience mobile phone usage as a teaching and learning tool, from the perception of the students. Methods: pedagogical research conducted at the Cienfuegos University of Medical Sciences during the first semester of the 2019-2020 academic year. An application for cell phones was designed with all the resources of History of Cuba I students need. A survey was carried out to find out the expectations of the students, and at the end another was applied to assess compliance.Results: the highest expectations were based on the novelty of this method (78 opinions, 82.6%) and the ease for knowledge acquisition (71 expressions, 75.26%). The importance of technology was identified by 63 students. All considered that the application fulfilled its function and met their expectations regarding the ease of acquiring knowledge and as an appropriate method. Three students considered it as ordinary and one evaluated it poorly. Influence on motivation was evaluated by 96.2% as well. The students in whom the application was used, 78% obtained the highest mark compared to 73% in those who did not use it. Conclusion: the use of mobile phones in the teaching-learning process was favorable

Una aproximación a la interdisciplinariedad desde la Filosofía

En la bibliografía consultada se pone de manifiesto que la dimensión teórica de la interdisciplinariedad está más desarrollada que su dimensión práctica. Se comprende que desarrollar la interdisciplinariedad desde la práctica exige singularizar su proyección desde el colectivo de año y los colectivos de las disciplinas que integran un determinado plan de estudio. El colectivo de la disciplina Filosofía y Sociedad puso en práctica una aproximación interdisciplinaria desde la propia disciplina, aplicada en el primer año de la carrera de medicina, aprovechando las posibilidades que ofrece su contenido de amplia generalidad. Se exponen los resultados obtenidos y se ofrecen recomendaciones sobre el papel que puede jugar la Filosofía Marxista y Leninista para establecer una ruptura dialéctica con la presentación de contenidos por estancos, de manera fragmentada y en muchos casos descontextualizada de la realidad en que vive el estudiante. El trabajo tiene como objetivo exponer las posibilidades que ofrece la disciplina Filosofía y Sociedad para fortalecer la dimensión práctica de la interdisciplinariedad

Interdisciplinary approaches among the subjects Surveillance and Vector Control and History of America

Establishing interdisciplinary relations represents a current vital need, reason for which it has been incorporated into the teaching-learning process in our education system. This work is aimed at describing the interdisciplinary approach that can be established among the History of America and Surveillance and Vector Control subjects in the career of the same name, at the Technical Professional education inserted at the Cienfuegos University of Medical Sciences. The way to carry out this relationship through the concrete civilization historical analysis and independence development is explained, including not only settlements, culture, but epidemiological and typical health situations of these civilizations as well. In this way, the interdisciplinary training of these future professionals, who will work on surveillance and vector control, is strengthened

Una aproximación a la interdisciplinariedad desde la Filosofía

En la bibliografía consultada se pone de manifiesto que la dimensión teórica de la interdisciplinariedad está más desarrollada que su dimensión práctica. Se comprende que desarrollar la interdisciplinariedad desde la práctica exige singularizar su proyección desde el colectivo de año y los colectivos de las disciplinas que integran un determinado plan de estudio. El colectivo de la disciplina Filosofía y Sociedad puso en práctica una aproximación interdisciplinaria desde la propia disciplina, aplicada en el primer año de la carrera de medicina, aprovechando las posibilidades que ofrece su contenido de amplia generalidad. Se exponen los resultados obtenidos y se ofrecen recomendaciones sobre el papel que puede jugar la Filosofía Marxista y Leninista para establecer una ruptura dialéctica con la presentación de contenidos por estancos, de manera fragmentada y en muchos casos descontextualizada de la realidad en que vive el estudiante. El trabajo tiene como objetivo exponer las posibilidades que ofrece la disciplina Filosofía y Sociedad para fortalecer la dimensión práctica de la interdisciplinariedad

Interdisciplinary approaches among the subjects Surveillance and Vector Control and History of America

Establishing interdisciplinary relations represents a current vital need, reason for which it has been incorporated into the teaching-learning process in our education system. This work is aimed at describing the interdisciplinary approach that can be established among the History of America and Surveillance and Vector Control subjects in the career of the same name, at the Technical Professional education inserted at the Cienfuegos University of Medical Sciences. The way to carry out this relationship through the concrete civilization historical analysis and independence development is explained, including not only settlements, culture, but epidemiological and typical health situations of these civilizations as well. In this way, the interdisciplinary training of these future professionals, who will work on surveillance and vector control, is strengthened