Obtaining teaching expertise from F2F learning interactions

Learning environments are commonly used nowadays, but they exclude face-to-face interaction among teachers and students what is a successful basis of traditional education. On the other hand, in many cases teachers are imposed to use technology, what they do in an intuitive way. That is, teachers “learn by doing” and do not fully exploit its potential benefits. Consequently, some questions arise: How do teachers use F2F interaction to guide learning session? How can technology help teachers and students in their day by day? Moreover, are teachers and students really opened to be helped by technology? In this paper we present the formal process carried out to obtain information about teachers’ expertise and necessities regarding the direct interactions with students. We expose the possibilities to cover those necessities and the willingness that teachers show to be helped.

Role of G protein coupled inwardly rectifier K+ channels (GIRK) on the neurobiology depression

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On the Benefits of Including Age-structure in Harvest Control Rules

This paper explores the benefits of including age-structure in the control rule (HCR) when decision makers regard their (age-structured) models as approximations. We find that introducing age structure into the HCR reduces both the volatility of the spawning biomass and the yield. Although at a fairly imprecise level the benefits are lower, there are still major advantages for actual assessment precision of the case study. Moreover, we find that when age-structure is included in the HCR the relative ranking of different policies in terms of variance in biomass and yield does not differ. These results are shown both theoretically and numerically by applying the model to the Southern Hake fishery.

Una estrategia educativa de éxito: los grupos interactivos

El presente trabajo trata de analizar la estrategia educativa de grupos interactivos. Para ello, se realiza una revisión de las bases científicas y metodológicas que rigen dicha estrategia. Posteriormente, mediante una metodología cualitativa, se lleva a cabo por un lado, la observación directa dentro de un contexto real educativo de la experiencia grupos interactivos y por otro, la observación de otra experiencia de aprendizaje basada, también, en el agrupamiento heterogéneo. El análisis de los resultados obtenidos nos permite comprobar las ventajas o beneficios de la estrategia de grupos interactivos para atender la diversidad en el aula.

Regional IAM: analysis of risk-adjusted costs and benefits of climate policies

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Together we have it all ! Benefits of participation in collective emotional gatherings and communal coping

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Gender equality in life insurance

[EN]This project is going to study the implications of the gender of an individual in the rate-setting process of life insurance. In order to do so there is a review of the continuous changes that have taken place in the national and European legislation following the enactment of the Directive 2004/113/EC, as well as its consequences from the prohibition to differentiate the premiums and benefits on the grounds of gender. In this area, the evolution of the Spanish insurance sector and the influence of the new legislation are examined. Furthermore, there is an analysis of the differences between men and women, which to some extent have a direct impact in the management and development of the life insurance companies. Finally, methods to calculate the premium and the benefits are proposed with the purpose of preventing the restrictions imposed by the Directive 2004/113/EC. In order to check the repercussions of the use of unisex tables a comparison is made between the premiums obtained for a whole life insurance by allocating the same weighing to the actuarial male and female mortality tables and those that would result if the distinction by gender were allowed.