Uso de foros virtuales para la enseñanza de la asignatura de fluídos y termondinámica. Una experiencia en la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

A virtual tool has been implemented, i.e., a discussion forum designed for the Fluids and Thermodynamics course at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. The forum's goal, is to promote teamwork spirit and collaborative learning between groups, as well as, to decrese the socalled oblivion curve. At the beginning,, students' inertia is evident; however, during the experience, the students have realized its efectivity in their learning process. We present the results of our study, and some recommendations as well.