The teaching of history in the classroom of Spanish as a foreign language: Building a personal learning environment adjusted to inexpert teachers

Abstract

The difference between older and younger professors in the new age of the university education could be a problem for the improvement of the students that uses usually web 2.0 tools and a personal learning enviroment (PLE). The paper wants to show the research and testing process to validate a web 2.0 model in multidisciplinary areas in which the application is effective both in a classroom of Spanish as a Foreign Language, to which work has focused primarily, as in humanities studies, especially in studies of visual communication and contemporary history, studies where have been conducted the practices described. The result is proposes in a model of PLE (Personal Learning Environment or Personal Learning Environment) validated for use by both, teachers generationally closest to the Information Society as teachers of previous generations, thanks to a simple and integrated interface that allows the students work in the same context in all subjects of their studies, if necessary.