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Educational innovation through ICTs in the university setting. What do students think of these practices?

La innovación educativa en la universidad a través de las TIC. ¿Qué ven los alumnos con estas prácticas?

International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education volume 11, pages 49–60 (2014)Cite this article

Abstract

The aim of this article is to report on an experience undertaken by a group of students during the implementation of a programme targeting innovative students at the University of Valencia (UV), Spain. The current spread of technologies to all areas of society in general, and to education in particular, poses many unknowns about how these educational experiences are actually conducted. The aim of the project presented in the article was to get the students to do an assignment that would relate information and communication technologies (ICTs) to university learning contexts. The article therefore presents the experiences, the exchanges and, finally, the conclusions drawn on completion of the project.

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Este documento pretende dar a conocer la experiencia llevada a cabo por un grupo de estudiantes durante el desarrollo de un programa destinado a alumnos innovadores de la Universidad de Valencia. La actual inmersión de las tecnologías en todos los ámbitos de la sociedad y en la educación plantea nuevas incógnitas sobre cómo se desarrollan estas experiencias educativas. El proyecto presentado estaba enfocado a los alumnos con vistas a desarrollar un trabajo que relacionara las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) con los contextos de aprendizaje universitarios. De este modo, en el artículo se presentan las experiencias, vivencias y conclusiones a las que se ha llegado una vez terminado el proyecto.

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Gómez Gonzalvo, F. Educational innovation through ICTs in the university setting. What do students think of these practices?. Int J Educ Technol High Educ 11, 49–60 (2014). https://doi.org/10.7238/rusc.v11i1.1657

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