Una experiència d'internacionalització: viatge d'estudis en la modalitat d'intercanvi entre estudiants d'educació social i altres universitats europees

Presentació d'una proposta de mobilitat d’estudiants en forma d’intercanvi. Consisteix a fer un viatge, d’uns 4 dies, a una ciutat europea en la que hi hagi un centre de formació d’educadors socials. El viatge, que és voluntari per als estudiants, es fa en grup de 30 o 40 estudiants com a màxim, acompanyats per professorat. L’activitat s’organitza en forma d’intercanvi, de manera que cada un dels centres organitza el viatge que realitzaran els de la contrapart, a partir de les indicacions i necessitats plantejades per cada un dels centres visitants. Aquesta activitat es desenvolupa des de fa quatre cursos als estudis d’Educació Social, però és fruit d’una trajectòria d’aquests estudis de potenciar el coneixement d’altres contextos territorials.

El Full de Ruta dels estudis de Pedagogia a Girona

Els estudis de pedagogia de la Universitat de Girona s’han dotat d’un Full de Ruta. El document el composen dotze eixos de treball que són ambiciosos però que, els redactors, consideren necessaris en un moment en què el pedagog ha traspassat l’àmbit escolar per diversificar la seva actuació cap a altres àmbits com són el social, el cultural, el de la comunicació o el laboral

Jornades d'intercanvi d'Educació Social Bilbo-Girona: 17 i 18 de maig de 2007, Universitat de Girona

Va ser a mitjans de maig quan vam poder fer tangible el petit projecte que mesos enrere havíem estat elaborant. Uns cinquanta companys i companyes de Bilbo arribaven a Girona per poder participar a les Jornades d'Intercanvi sobre Educació Social

Primera edició del Campus Prebat

Dotze estudiants de quart d’ESO van participar en la Primera edició del Campus Prebat que, a tall de prova pilot, es va dur a terme la darrera setmana de juny. Durant quatre dies els estudiants van conèixer els Campus de la UdG i van participar en diferents activitats. La UdG, com ja ha fet en quatre edicions del Jove Campus de Recerca, ha posat en marxa el Campus Prebat amb la intenció d’enfortir els lligams amb l’ensenyament secundari

Nou rumb per als estudis d’Arquitectura de Girona

L’any 2011 s’ha graduat la primera promoció dels estudis d’Arquitectura de la UdG. Tot i la crisi que afecta la construcció, cada curs un bon nombre d’estudiants tria aquesta especialitat. Els responsables del grau, però, consideren que és un bon moment per donar un nou enfocament a la matèria

Teaching and assessing critical thinking : the interaction of student approaches to learning and teaching approaches

This study explored the relationship among student approaches to learning and teaching methods on critical thinking in two business units. Key findings included differences in critical thinking scores between student approaches to learning and some evidence of an interaction between student approaches to learning and critical thinking teach method (immersion vs. infusion). Possible explanations for the results are examined and implications for developing critical thinking skills across a degree discussed. What is apparent is that as Universities move towards program-wide level assessment of critical thinking, further work is required in terms of the design of critical thinking teaching interventions and assessment at the unit, school, and degree level. The session will discuss the challenges in developing critical thinking programs in individual units and at the Faculty level.

Predictors of student success: a study of Portuguese Higher Education graduates

Work Projected presented in the context of a Directed Research Internship at the Directorate-General of Statistics of the Portuguese Ministry of Education, and as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Economics from the NOVA - School of Business and Economics

Codeship: Financing growth: Case study and Teaching note

A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Management from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics

Beyond sea, sun and fun in Rio de Janeiro: understanding exchange students motivations and interests

O objetivo deste estudo é compreender o que leva estudantes de intercâmbio ao Rio de Janeiro, quais são suas motivações e interesses que influenciam na escolha dessa cidade, um destino pouco tradicional para intercâmbios, que recebe um crescente número de intercambistas de países desenvolvidos. Também apresentamos uma discussão mais ampla sobre a educação internacional do século 21, posicionando programas de intercâmbio como uma das possíveis iniciativas para a internacionalização de instituições de ensino superior. Para responder essa questão, 20 estudantes de 11 países foram entrevistados. Os resultados indicam que existe muito mais no Rio de Janeiro além do sol e das belas praias. Há uma grande variedade de interesses que explicam porque estudantes de intercâmbio escolhem esse destino. O clichê sobre sol, praia e carnaval se manifestou em diversas respostas, no entanto, nunca como principal fator. Intercambistas se interessam pela cidade por diversos motivos além das atrações turísticas, como aprender português, melhorar o currículo e estar em uma economia emergente. Recomendações para a internacionalização de instituições de educação e uma agenda de pesquisa para o desenvolvimento desse tópico são apresentadas na parte final.

Improving criteria and feedback in student assessment in law

Spurred on by both the 1987 Pearce Report1 and the general changes to higher education spawned by the “Dawkins revolution” from 1988, there has been much critical self-evaluation leading to profound improvements to the quality of teaching in Australian law schools.2 Despite the changes there are still areas of general law teaching practice which have lagged behind recent developments in our understanding of what constitutes high quality teaching. One such area is assessment criteria and feedback. The project Improving Feedback in Student Assessment in Law is an attempt to remedy this. It aims to produce a manual containing key principles for the design of assessment and the provision of feedback, with practical yet flexible ideas and illustrations which law teachers may adopt or modify. Most of the examples have been developed by teachers at the University of Melbourne Law School. The project was supported in 1996 by a Committee for the Advancement of University Teaching grant and the manual will be published late in 1997.3 This note summarises the core principles which are elaborated further in the manual.

Accommodating College ESL Learner Communication Needs: Perceptions, Policies, and Practices

The purpose of this qualitative inquiry was to determine how the Practical Nursing and Pharmacy Technician programs in one southern Ontario community college could more effectively accommodate ESL learners' communication needs. The literature review examined (a) linguistic issues, such as language testing and second-language learning theories, (b) organizational matters, such as ESL curriculum and teacher training, and (c) affective issues, such as motivation for second-language learning, learning styles, and the student-teacher relationship. I gathered perceptual data from the programs' administrators, faculty members, and ESL learners. Eleven participants took part in individual interviews or a focus group session. The results suggest that ESL learners need assistance with discipline-specific vocabulary and cultural nuances. College ESL learners' weak communicative competence, together with misleading acceptance standards for ESL learners and limited support available to faculty members and to students, decrease opportunities for successful completion of the programs. The results point to re-assessment of the college's admission policies and procedures, program evaluation practices that consider the needs of ESL learners, discipline-specific language support, and strategies to enhance the ESL student-teacher relationship. The study highlights theory relating to ESL learners' self-perception and engagement, as well as the importance of including the voice of college ESL learners in educational research. The results suggest that despite ESL learners' perseverance in completing their studies, power imbalances remain. The college has yet to implement organizational strategies such as discipline-specific communications and ESL courses and extended language support that could meet the communication needs of ESL learners in the two programs.

Student mathematical notebook of Ebenezer Hill, 1785

This mathematical notebook of Ebenezer Hill was kept in 1795 while he was a student at Harvard College. The volume contains rules, definitions, problems, drawings, and tables on arithmetic, geometry, trigonometry, surveying, calculating distances, and dialing. Some of the exercises are illustrated by hand-drawn diagrams, including some of buildings and trees.