Teaching Innovation Projects Associated with the Introduction of the New Information Technologies (ICTS) Improve Expected Educational Results: The Case of Engineering Studies at the University of Oviedo

The aim of Teaching Innovation Projects is to create working groups to develop innovative teaching methods and/or contents. The University of Oviedo published six calls for Teaching and Research Staff (Spanish acronym, PDI) projects at the University of Oviedo between 2001 and 2006. During these calls, 342 Teaching Innovation Projects were awarded and implemented in all, with a total executed budget of € 794,285.73. 80% of the Teaching Innovation Projects carried out were related to the University of Oviedo’s e-learning platform, Aulanet. The purpose of this study is to quantify the impact of the implemented Teaching Innovation Projects related to the publication of subject matter on the e-learning platform on academic results (Efficiency Rate and Success Rate) in degrees awarded by the University of Oviedo in the Branch of Engineering. Worth highlighting among the study’s conclusions is the fact that there was a significant improvement in academic results in 26% of the subjects in the Branch of Engineering integrated in the University of Oviedo e-learning platform in the academic years subsequent to the implementation of the Teaching Innovation Project (p<0.05).