The student's work and use of a teaching support platform as methodological options at university

Introduction. The implementation of the European Higher Education Area and the adoption of ECTS credit system establish a new methodological model for both teachers and students. It highlights the role that students must assume in their learning and the support and guidance they should be given in skills acquisition. For this reason, the student's independent study and the use of a support platform are valuable strategies for teaching innovations. Method. In this study we sought to determine, through an exploratory, descriptive study, the perceptions of nine groups of students (n=290) about these strategies. Results. Their assessments on independent study and the use of the support platform for teaching are positive. Discussion and Conclusion. Considering that they facilitate personal development in the construction of learning, being a support recourse, for interpersonal communication and useful for the implementation of ECTS.