TEEM (Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality) Conference has the aim to deal with current complex problems regarding the Knowledge Society from a technological-based multicultural... Show More

TEEM (Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality) Conference has the aim to deal with current complex problems regarding the Knowledge Society from a technological-based multicultural approach. This event is organized in thematic tracks in which ones different approaches and solutions are discussed. Educational innovation has been presented in all TEEM editions as a very key topic related to the way teaching and learning is tackled at this moment. Specifically, this special issue gathers four selected and extended papers from TEEM 2014 that present success educational cases that fully involve the use of technology in the educational processes from a multicultural perspective.

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is the useful design tool for engineers that requests strong knowledge of fluid mechanics and numerical skills. Learning by doing has significant impact on the... Show More

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is the useful design tool for engineers that requests strong knowledge of fluid mechanics and numerical skills. Learning by doing has significant impact on the success rate of this difficult subject. This paper presents a workshop developed for engineering degree where different scaled down projects is accomplished by students and peers evaluated. Students improve their understanding of the strong and weak points of the numerical models and gain an insight into the fluid dynamics processes learnt in the classroom. Beside, other transversal skills are developed such as critical thought and collaborative work.

Often during the teaching of mathematics, students have difficulties to understand some abstract concepts. That's why it is necessary to show the student the concepts as clearly and definitely as... Show More

Often during the teaching of mathematics, students have difficulties to understand some abstract concepts. That's why it is necessary to show the student the concepts as clearly and definitely as possible. The proposal of this project is a teaching strategy. It is the use of Geometric Representation integrated Learning Objects for the internalization of concepts. The research process involves the design, development, and evaluation of Learning Objects and how it promotes understanding of the contents of the topic “Real Geometric Vectors and their application”. At the beginning of this article are the context and the latest research concerning to this project. Then an overview of the theoretical framework that supports this work is shown. Finally, the paper describes the methodology used in the project, results of data, expected contributions and conclusions.

The use of mobile technologies is reshaping how to teach and learn. In this paper the authors describe their research on the use of these technologies to teach physics. On the one hand they develop... Show More

The use of mobile technologies is reshaping how to teach and learn. In this paper the authors describe their research on the use of these technologies to teach physics. On the one hand they develop mobile applications to complement the traditional learning and to help students learn anytime and anywhere. The use of this applications has proved to have very positive influence on the students' engagement. On the other hand, they use smartphones as measurement devices in physics experiments. This opens the possibility of designing and developing low cost laboratories where expensive material can be substituted by smartphones. The smartphones' sensors are reliable and accurate enough to permit good measurements. However, as it is shown with some examples, special care must be taken here if one does not know how these apps used to access the sensors' data are programmed.

The increase of blended learning education has been identified as an important goal in improving teaching-learning technological models. However, when considering this development it becomes... Show More

The increase of blended learning education has been identified as an important goal in improving teaching-learning technological models. However, when considering this development it becomes essential to take into account the potential characteristics that students must have to be successful in this kind of education. This study is based on this human aspect. Thus, the authors have focused on learners and the fundamental qualities that they must have to study English via a hypermedia modular model and get their goals. Based on the results of this research the authors can indicate that characteristics like reasonable computer skills, ability to work both individually and in groups, capability of being organized and tenacious in their learning, a high level of academic maturity and a reasonable competence in English that allows them to be autonomous in their learning are essential features to be successful in this type of education.