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Educación Médica
versión impresa ISSN 1575-1813
Resumen
ESCAYOLA MARANGES, Ana María y VILA GANGOLELLS, Montserrat. On the verge of change in University Education. Educ. méd. [online]. 2005, vol.8, n.2, pp.19-23. ISSN 1575-1813.
Changes in society as a whole oblige University education to introduce changes as well. In order to train well-equipped professionals, an open educational model is necessary, based on the ability of the student to learn, to obtain information, and to adapt to the changes inside the profession. The planning of learning programs involves new roles for the teacher and new functions for the student. It requires changes in methodology and in educational strategies. The new information and communication technologies are indispensable instruments for promoting these changes, but they are not enough in isolation. Problem-based learning (PBL) is an innovative instrument in the University setting, increasing students’ motivation, empowering group work, stimulating the search for information and increasing the comprensión and memorizing of knowledge. PBL also emphasizes interdisciplinary work, stressing the need to cooperate and to increase students’ responsibility for their learning. In the field of health sciences, effective learning methods are vital for the training of competent professionals due to the close connection between the educational and work environments.
Palabras clave : Education; teaching; problem based learning (PBL); competency; higher education in the European region.