Interactive and innovative practices to stimulate learning processes in biochemistry

Abstract Teaching has taken many forms in history, from the dialectical style between the teacher and her/his fellows (in Ancient Greece) to lectures in amphitheaters in front of large audiences. The latter form has been traditionally used in universities, but it is hard to imagine using methods on young audiences (e.g., kindergarten). Instead, other techniques are used, such as working in smaller groups (e.g., memorization of letters or numbers). Nowadays, active learning techniques (not necessarily inspired by teaching methods used for children) are introduced by many teachers in universities to ensure the transmission of complex concepts. In this chapter, we will introduce (1) why we thought that new forms of lectures were needed for biochemistry students, (2) the different activities that could be translated to other disciplines, and (3) the perspectives of new developments.