World café: experience report of a teaching-learning technique

Abstract

World Café is an active collaborative and creative teaching-learning methodology that is easy to use, which aims to generate and foster dialogues between individuals with similar purposes, based on relevant themes and questions. He dares to break with the traditional and build new ways of reproducing knowledge. The objective of this study is to report the experience of a teaching intern in the use of the World Café teaching-learning technique. It is a report of teaching experience, about the experience of a postgraduate student in the Master of Public Health in the internship discipline of teaching I, through the use of the World Café technique in the epidemiological studies class of the research discipline in physiotherapy I of the physiotherapy course of a public higher education institution in the state of Ceará. The use of the methodology provided an opportunity for the intern to develop skills and competences in the field of teaching and improve her knowledge of alternative and active teaching methodologies. The use of this methodology innovated and facilitated the teaching and learning process and contributed to the teacher / student and student / student interaction, in addition, it motivated students to collaboratively dialogue on the theme, leaving the traditional method and making students promoters of their knowledge. The method used was effective in stimulating creativity, exploring the theme of epidemiological studies and creating a relaxed space for seeking collective knowledge. The students showed commitment and motivation during the teaching-learning process.