Innovation on Education
Overview
The objective of this line of research in the coming years will focus on virtual teaching and interaction with e-learning and m-learning telematic tools, as these have become an essential support for new teaching methodologies due to their flexibility, development and the degree of attraction and dynamism they offer in the teaching-learning process. In this regard, the Optical Communications Group at the University of Valladolid is immersed in the design and development of different tools and applications with these characteristics.
On the one hand, the GCO has developed a virtual learning environment called AIM-Mobile Learning Platform, winner of the First Prize of the Social Council of the University of Valladolid (UVA) in 2015, which aims to enhance teacher-student interaction, streamline and automate certain educational tasks such as continuous assessment in the classroom in real time, as well as the design of interactive online resources and content and the management of students, teachers and subjects, all through mobile and wireless devices. This environment is multifunctional, consisting of a server application (used by the teacher) and a client application (used by the student). The learning environment is directly applicable in multidisciplinary educational contexts and is available in several languages, with the first experimental prototype being used in subjects from different degree programmes. However, work continues to promote and encourage the continued use of the virtual environment, implementing and integrating new features and improvements that meet the objectives of the teaching-learning process. In addition, the GCO has also developed applications for Android tablets/mobile phones to support teachers in monitoring students’ work and facilitating continuous assessment.