ABP con plataforma virtual para los alumnos de biofarmacia y farmacocinética y farmacia galénica general

Abstract

Problem based Learning (PBL) is a technique for educational innovation that has the advantage of turning the student into an active part of the teaching-learning process. Our experience at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Seville indicates that students who participate in any group of PBL, in a subject that is explained following a traditional educational methodology (in our case Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics or Pharmaceutical Technology), show a higher motivation towards the subject. The questions that the students have tried to solve during the PBL sessions create a curiosity towards the subject which is very difficult to achieve in other ways. This is appreciated when the remaining part of the subject is presented, even if it is done following a traditional methodology, such as master classes. Nevertheless, taking into account only the student surveys, the aspect which stands out with respect to traditional teaching is improved comprehension of the subject. On the other hand, thanks to the use of virtual sessions, we can mitigate the problem of the availability of facilities, which sometimes makes it necessary to carry out sessions at unattractive hours. Furthermore, the use of the virtual platform (WebCT in our case) provides an environment very close to the entertainment and social network programs very often used by the students, for example using internal chat rooms for every group.