Effects of a "Virtual Forum" in the Physical Education and Sport Sciences's Practicum: A Pilot Experience

Abstract

This article is based in the study of virtual forum in the practicum 2009/2010 of the degree of sciences sport and physical activity the University of Valencia. We have analysing the participation and valuation that students have done. Were invited to introduce students to participate in a framework of collaborative learning through the interchange of experiences, self-management of the problems and propose solutions to those problems. The results show a high participation in 18 subjects. The students value positively the incorporation of the forum as a pedagogic resource but they demonstrate that the esthetical and visual factors, the structure of the forum and the participation of the teacher must be relevant for the optimization of this resource. In conclusion the incorporation of a forum the interchange of experiences during practices teacher emphasizes the topics that worry the students.