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A TECHNOLOGICAL BASED METHODOLOGY FOR EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Universitat Politècnica de València (SPAIN)
About this paper:
Appears in: EDULEARN12 Proceedings
Publication year: 2012
Pages: 2503-2505
ISBN: 978-84-695-3491-5
ISSN: 2340-1117
Conference name: 4th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies
Dates: 2-4 July, 2012
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Abstract:
In this work the organization and design of a technological based educational innovation is presented.
The main goal is to improve the learning process by means of promoting the students activity, achieving in consequence a bigger motivation of the students, has been sought with this proposal.
In this line, a more dynamic and active educational methodology, applying didactic techniques as case method and implementation of projects using mobile devices are adopted, propitiating a bigger approach to the engineering world.
On the other hand the employment of the mentioned techniques seeks to develop in the students the abilities that they will need in their professional future as “to know how to make” and “to learn how to learn”, using the new information technologies.
In the present work the diverse didactic techniques used in the classroom are analyzed, justifying their election.
Finally the conclusions of the experience are presented.
Keywords:
Educational innovation, active methodologies, mobile devices, professional skills, European Higher Education Area.