Abstract:

Since 2009, teaching innovation projects are being carried out at the University of Almeria. And one of them is related to the application of innovation tools that have been carried out in different subjects of degrees and masters and different courses.

Among the subjects we can highlight the introduction to the economics of the law degree (1st year), economics of the European Union of the economics degree (3rd year) and in the Masters of Development and Sustainable Local Co-development and in the Master of Secondary Education.

And the tools that have been applied have been gamification, role play, blog, wiki, concept maps and content maps.

The aim of this communication is to describe the different tools and offer the results obtained from their application.

The Blackboard Learn virtual platform has been used to enable students to have a space in which to make entries in the different activities. They were then given the opportunity to comment on the contributions made.

The results show the importance of the application of these tools that make the subject more attractive and motivate students to work as a team. The students' assessment of the subjects has been raised and the teacher has been able to transmit the contents in a more efficient way. The benefit has been much higher than the cost of implementing these tools.

Keywords:

Innovation, master studies, degree courses.