BOUDE FIGUEREDO, Oscar    RUIZ, Mónica. TIC and problem based learning as meaningful agents in the competence development. []. , 18, 1, pp.18-22. ISSN 1699-5988.

Introduction: Today's world demands professionals who are capable of self-learning, generating and interchanging knowledge collabarating through virtual spaces. Nursing professionals are not concerned? about this demand. Objective: Identify the abilities that the Nursing students could obtain through independant work in a learning environment. Which makes use of digital educational material, based on problems about computer networks. Method: 22 Nursing students from Universidad de La Sabana which are studying the subject, "Telemática" throughout the second semester of 2007. They turned to the subject in question, now that they are allowed to see the learning environment from all sides. They also understand internships and imaginativeness of the actors who intervene. Moreover thier relationships, strains and transformations. Results: 27% of the students exceeded the expected levels in the development of the given abilities. 63% reached the expected levels and only 14% reached the minumun level. These achievments were related with factors such as interchanging of knowledge, in pairs, outlines of thier own thoughts, the student's availablilty and attitude as the main person in the learning process. Currently, we found that the students developed other ways of learning that were not given. Conclusion: The environment helps to develop abilities in students, if it stimulates the process of sharing with peers.

: ITC; Problem based learning; Self instruction; Digital educational material.