Aplicación de nuevas metodologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) a la enseñanza práctica de física aplicada y físicoquímica

Resumo

The aim of this innovative teaching work is the improvement in the learning process of laboratory practical sessions of the subject �Applied Physics and Physical Chemistry� of the Pharmacy degree syllabuses at the University of Granada. The laboratory practical sessions of several subjects in this Faculty have been traditionally carried out with the collaboration of �laboratory demonstrators�, who help to their classmates in the performance of the experiments, being always coordinated and supervised by a senior professor. This system has however some handicaps and limitations. With this project, we expect on one hand the figure of �laboratory demonstrators� to disappear, and on the other hand to achieve that the student is more receptive and shows a higher interest in the practical sessions. Our experience proves that it is very important for the student to visualize the manipulation and methodology needed for the performance of the experiments in the laboratory. The new audiovisual Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) provide very didactic tools, which make the learning more attractive. With this purpose, we have prepared a DVD movie of each experiment planned in the practical sessions of the subject. These movies show the manipulation of the material and reagents, the use of specific instrumentation, good behaviour in the laboratory, and data acquisition and analysis, with the aim of guiding the student in the experimental work. The student will perform the experiments simultaneously to the movie projection, with the possibility of interacting with the movie itself and the senior professor present during the session. In short, we expect to enhance the motivation and own-initiative of the students, facilitating their self-learning, by means of an innovative teaching methodology that contributes to promote the adaptation to the European Space for Higher Education.