DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTED TO IMPROVE THE COORDINATION OF TEACHING IN PHARMACY, NUTRITION AND FOOD TECHNOLOGY: THE BACHELOR'S DEGREES ELEVEN YEARS LATER
University of Granada (SPAIN)
About this paper:
Conference name: 13th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies
Dates: 5-6 July, 2021
Location: Online Conference
Abstract:
The replacement of short and long degrees by bachelor's degrees, under the auspices of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), has been going on for more than eleven years, during which university education has undergone an important process of evolution, adaptation and harmonisation. The adaptation not only reffers to a structural change, but has also promoted a change in the teaching methodologies used, taking advantage of the universities' capacity for technological and conceptual innovation and their strengths. Curricula were revised to focus on the competences to be acquired by students and their assessment. Significant progress has also been achieved in the mobility of students, teaching and administrative staff and in concepts such as attention to people with special needs or equality between persons.
The Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Granada offers the degrees of Pharmacy, Nutrition and Food Technology, which have passed the respective verification and various modifications processes. Due to these procedures, the structure of the degrees has been adapted to be better adapted to the respective professions they lead to. However, it would be very constructive to create a space for debate that may lead to a better linkage and cross-cutting between the different subjects, as an intented reflection on the importance not only of capacitated professionals, but also responsible and free citizens, a joint review of competences and their evaluation system, etc.
The evolution in these years has been profound and an enormous effort has been made to incorporate digital technologies into university teaching, thus sufficient time has passed to review and improve some aspects. The University of Granada, through the Quality, Innovation and Foresight Unit and in coordination with the Centre for the Production of Resources for the Digital University, has promoted the formation of collaborative teams between teaching staff, administration and services staff and students to enhance their digital competences.
Taking advantage of the impulse of the Teaching Team for Digital Teaching of the Faculty of Pharmacy, this communication places a proposal to share the progress achieved and to carry out a multidisciplinary study of the contents of the Degrees taught at the Centre, improving coordination between subjects and the assessment of their competences in each case.
The sharing would be done using the hybrid virtual-face-to-face congress format. This format allows for greater dissemination and visibility while eliminating physical and time barriers and attendance limits. This kind of format also offers a greater possibility of incorporating speakers from different universities and professional backgrounds. Expert advice will be searched/acquired for the organisation before, during and after the congress. Keywords:
Pharmacy, Nutrition, Food Sciences and Technology, coordination, evolution of studies.