MULTIMEDIA PLATFORM FOR THE EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF WATER AND THE USE OF HYDRIC RESOURCES FROM A MULTIDISCIPLINARY POINT OF VIEW IN ENGINEERING DEGREES

Abstract

In this teaching innovation project, a social network about the efficient management of water has been carried out, involving different subjects of the degrees in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, Agrofood, Rural and Civil Engineering. In this virtual environment, a virtual laboratory (VL) of hydrodynamic channel behavior has been created. This application represents an economical and efficient alternative, where the student simulates the processes to be studied as if they were observed in a traditional laboratory. Therefore, VL represents a self-learning tool, where the student can alter the input variables, configure new experiments, learn how to use instruments and customize them. In addition, the simulation in the virtual laboratory has allowed to obtain a more intuitive vision of those phenomena that in their manual realization do not provide enough graphic clarity. Finally, an academic debate has been carried out about current topic of water resources that received an excellent evaluation by students.