Teachers Education for Teaching in Higher Education

Code: PED15445O

3 ECTS

Duration: 11 weeks/78 hours

Scientific Area: Education Sciences

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Regime de Frequência: B-learning

Sustainable Development Goals

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Learning Goals

O1 Problematize the role of the ES teacher within the framework of current societal challenges;
O2 Understand the importance of pedagogical innovation in the context of HE;
O3 Know pedagogical models and approaches suitable for developing disciplinary and transversal skills;
O4 Know the diversity of functions, characteristics, methods and assessment instruments;
O5 Differentiate face-to-face and distance learning environments;
O6 Identify potentialities and challenges of different learning environments;
O7 Know digital tools to support teaching and learning, namely Moodle and Microsoft Teams;
O8 Know strategies for teaching planning, creating/selecting learning-promoting tasks and managing dynamics;
O9 Recognize the importance of peer work, reflection on practice and self-regulation in teaching work;
O10 Perspective of teaching as a field of study and professional development.

c1 The role of higher education teachers in the context of current societal challenges;
c2 Innovation in Higher Education: why and for what?;
c3 Pedagogical approaches and culture of innovation in Higher Education (traditional methods adjusted to current times, methods centered on inquiry and cooperation, work with peers, projects, interdisciplinarity and curricular integration;
c4 Learning assessment (perspectives, functions, types, feedback, methods, techniques and assessment tools);
c5 In-person and distance learning environments;
c6 Digital tools to support teaching and learning;
c7 Teaching planning from an inclusive perspective;
c8 Typology of learning tasks;
c9 Classroom dynamics that support autonomy, collaboration, and involvement of all students;
c10 Peer work, reflection and self-regulation of practice as professional development strategies.

Teaching Methods

The aim is to provide trainees with learning experiences that they can apply in their own classes, privileging a theoretical-practical approach, with opportunities to explore real examples, eventually brought by trainees about their practice, taking advantage of the diversity of scientific areas present. in a class. Pedagogical models centered on the learner are valued, with the development of autonomy, critical spirit and creativity, communication and collaboration, and taking advantage. The sessions will be facilitated by the trainer using ZOOM, with work proposals to be carried out in small groups, using parallel rooms, and which will be discussed in a large group, for collective systematization of important ideas. Other strategies to be adopted will be the presentation of cases for analysis and discussion, the resolution of problems and the discussion of theoretical ideas on the subjects in focus, based on the sharing of relevant studies and documents.

Assessment

The assessment of the trainees' performance is qualitative, resulting in a final assessment of approval or failure.
Approval depends on the cumulative fulfillment of four conditions:
1. Attendance at training sessions (maximum absences allowed: 2 sessions);
2. Active participation in sessions;
3. Submission of the apprentice's final written individual reflection on the learning accomplished and the challenges for their respective professional development;
4. Completing an anonymous training evaluation questionnaire.