AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO TEACH ODE- DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EV & C UBB PLATFORM

An active learning approach has been developed and implemented to teach Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE) for Food Engineering undergraduate students using an Internet-based package (EV & C UBB). A variety of learning strategies have been introduced to support and extend the traditional lectures making it easy for instructors to design and deliver online learning. To achieve those goals we have implemented an Internet-based package that includes several sections for learning and teaching, some of them interactive. The internet-based package works like a distance educational platform, so the student can use it from anyplace. EV&C UBB includes class calendar and bulletin, interactive tests, secure access for students and instructors, homework and projects forum, peer review, and resources area. The ODE course was originally designed so the student could make his (her) own projects, and be evaluated at the end of each project. Now with the introduction of the Internet-based package the student can receive help whenever he (she) wants, and it is possible to know at every step of his (her) work all advice that has been given by the instructor or peers. We believe that EV & C UBB is an extraordinary teaching aid strategy to learn from research projects in ODE. Students interact with instructors and peers to improve his (her) project. Therefore we have contributed to develop a teaching and self-learning comprehensive system that reinforces active and constructive learning