Designing an interactive activity to integrate animal physiology in the context of different disciplines.

Learning is an active process (4). Thus, in an attempt to achieve better results in the learning process, in our teaching project we introduced a complementary activity to other classroom activities (theory and practical sessions). This activity’s design was based on one of the recommendations of the Andalusian Government’s Committee for Innovation in University Teaching (CIDUA) on the basic aspects contemplated in the teaching methodology orientated toward facilitating learning: it is important that “teaching systems use classroom groups and/or new communication technologies for the development of work relationships based on the cooperation of the students, their active participation, and an exchange of opinions on contents, methods, and, especially, on the possibilities of applying their knowledge to the analysis of real problems” (1). The activity proposed revolves around three elements (interactivity, team learning, and peer-to-peer instruction) and consists of the drafting of a “newspaper.” The different characteristics of each of its sections permits the approach to the teaching/learning process, in the context of physiological adaptations, to be more dynamic and attractive to students, who will simultaneously develop a wide range of transversal and specific abilities, which are described in the teaching guide of the subject (2) enabling them to use their knowledge of physiological mechanisms and making possible the multidisciplinary coupling of physiology.