Innovative Approach to Teaching Through Project-Based Learning and the Use of Information Technologies and Tools

Abstract

The field of education has undergone significant changes in recent years. The transition to distance learning during the years of isolation from COVID19 has led to a real and large-scale application of modern information and communication technologies in the processes of training and assessment. Then came the large language models that are widely used to generate knowledge and responses. This application of new methods has shown the advancement of technology and the readiness of the education system and educators to use these technologies. As a result, new teaching and assessment practices have been established, with more active involvement of innovative teaching methods such as project-based learning, flipped classroom and others, which are very successfully applied with the help of ICT. This study presents an innovative approach that combines standard teaching methods such as lectures and seminars, innovative methods such as project-based learning and the application of information technology. The purpose of the study is to present the application of the method and the results obtained from the assessment of students who are trained in the discipline of Computer Architectures. The method was applied to 5 groups of first-year students in different specialties, after which a comparison of the results was made compared to the grades obtained from the previous academic year, when it was taught according to a standard method through lectures, exercises and abstract. The results obtained show an increase in the average grade of students trained in the innovative approach.