'Herramientas para la docencia de proyectos fin de grado en la titulación de grado en ingeniería de edificación'

Esta comunicación pretende publicar la estrategia docente aplicada en los primeros años de docencia de la asignatura Proyecto Fin de Grado (PFG), en la titulación de Grado en Ingeniería, así como las experiencias/conclusiones obtenidas durante/tras su aplicación La metodología parte de la realización de un trabajo final que pretende integrar los contenidos del plan docente y que es tutorizado de manera directa por un profesor-tutor y de manera indirecta por un grupo de profesores-asesores. Este programa de tutorías se desarrolla de manera individualizado/continuo durante la realización del trabajo que, como media y a pleno rendimiento, se extiende hasta las 40 semanas lectivas

Diez claves para optimizar las tutorías de una asignatura de redacción

Los profesores que invierten tiempo y esfuerzo en el trato personal con el alumno suelen reivindicar más tiempo y menos personas matriculadas a las que atender. Entre 2005 y 2010 varios docentes nos enfrentamos a la restructuración de la asignatura de Redacción de Reportajes impartida a futuros periodistas en la UPV / EHU. A lo largo de ese tiempo la tutoría personalizada se fue erigiendo en el eje fundamental de la docencia, hasta el punto de convertirse en obligatoria y permitir incluso la disminución de la carga lectiva en el aula. En la presente comunicación desgranaremos las diez claves que en nuestra opinión permitieron ir maximizando el tiempo y empeño dedicado a esta labor hasta lograr un total de seis contactos con cada uno de los cuarenta alumnos matriculados, es decir, un unos 240 impactos personalizados a lo largo del cuatrimestre

Safmat: casos prácticos de materiales en la sala de aprendizaje flexible

El grupo de innovación docente GIDC E-PPM del Departamento de Ciencia de los Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica ha desarrollado una nueva herramienta para favorecer el autoaprendizaje y complementar el trabajo tutelado. El proyecto SAFMAT (Sala de Aprendizaje Flexible en Materiales) utiliza la plataforma Moodle y consiste en una serie de casos prácticos, clasificados por temática y grado de dificultad SAFMAT permite tanto el trabajo tutorizado como individual del alumno. La posibilidad de trabajar sin límite de tiempo y de forma remota permite al alumno profundizar y complementar los conocimientos adquiridos durante las clases teóricas y laboratorios de varias asignaturas de su currículum

L'Adquisició de competències professionals en psicomotricitat en una comunitat de pràctiques i la seva articulació com experiència d'aprenentatge-servei (APS)

El Practicum de Psicomotricitat, dins el Postgrau i el Master en Psicomotricitat (URV)pretén el desenvolupament de competències en contextos professionals. Partim d'una concepció de l'aprenentatge com a procés de construcció conjunta que opera en una comunitat de pràctiques, en la qual el coneixement es configura com una construcció social i intersubejctiva. El 'professor tutor' actua com a mediador i acompanyant d'aquest procés, que va des de la pràctica guiada fins a la pràctica autònoma. S'articula com una experiència d'aprenentatge-servei (APS), que permet combinar processos d'aprenentatge dels estudiants i de servei a la comunitat, a través de l'atenció a nens amb dificultats. D'aquesta manera, el practicum es converteix en un projecte educatiu amb utilitat social i intencionalitat soliària

Practicum o excel·lència? Una experiència en la classe d'urbanística

L'EEES aposta per la preparació de l'alumnat per al mercat de treball i l'objectiu com el desenvolupament personal sembla desaparèixer a favor de l'estructuració de l'ensenyament segons continguts del món de treball. Aquesta estructuració de l'ensenyament porta a reflexionar sobre on s'ha d'explicar els principis ètics que són a la base de la investigació d'excel·lència i del treball d'excel·lència. Es pretén discutir una experiència de practicum que ressalta els matisos lligat a un ensenyament basat en activitats fora de les aules de la Universitat. Matisos que obren un espai a l'aporia entre la necessitat de relació amb la realitat concreta i el indubtable paper de la formació universitària com educació ètica

Enterprise internships: modern fashion or real need?

The objectives of this work are twofold. First, it aims to reflect on student internship placements as a tool for developing the engineering curriculum. Secondly, we present a webbased software for the efficient management of enterprise internships. This tool is scalable, allowing the management of an increased number of students while minimizing the requirement for managing time

Propuesta para la intervención psicopedagógica con vista a la mejora de la orientación en el contexto del Centro Universitario de Sancti Spíritus "José Martí Pérez"

La investigación se propuso identificar las posibilidades que ofrece el marco universitario actual para la práctica de la orientación y la tutoría en Cuba y asesorar el diseño e implementación de un programa de orientación a ser aplicado en el Centro Universitario de Sancti Spíritus. El abordaje de la problemática desde una perspectiva interpretativa, con un marco metodológico cualitativo, basado en la investigación - acción como estrategia de intervención y el asesoramiento colaborativo como modelo de interrelación de las partes implicadas, nos posibilitó conocer que las modificaciones en las concepciones y políticas educativas cubanas están creando un espacio en el que la tutoría se convierte en un instrumento capaz de facilitar el autoaprendizaje desarrollador, la cual desarrollada sobre la base de un asesoramiento psicopedagógico colaborativo propicia un alto grado de participación e implicación de los profesores en sus decisiones y les concede un importante nivel de autonomía en sus prácticas.

Projectos de tutorias em meio escolar

RESUMO: O combate ao insucesso e ao desajustamento de uma grande parte de alunos à realidade escolar fazem parte dos maiores desafios que a escola enfrenta nos dias de hoje. Assim sendo, a escola actual, que se deseja para todos, tem de estar receptiva à implementação de modalidades de apoio diversificadas, de modo a responder à crescente heterogeneidade cultural, social e ética dos seus alunos. O presente trabalho estuda a forma como dois agrupamentos de escolas dão corpo à legislação que regulamenta a figura do tutor nas escolas. A investigação utiliza como instrumentos de recolha de dados a análise documental e a entrevista semi-estruturada a tutores. Na análise documental, procedeu-se à identificação das referências e dos objectivos concebidos para esta forma de apoio, nos respectivos projectos educativos e regulamentos internos. Nas entrevistas aos tutores, abordam-se as percepções dos professores tutores e dos coordenadores dos projectos dos dois agrupamentos sobre a prática da tutoria, as suas vantagens, dificuldades e formas de implementação nas escolas. Partindo destes dados, deseja-se dar a conhecer a forma como duas escolas, tendo por base os normativos legais, desenvolvem projectos de tutorias, como resposta às necessidades crescentes de acompanhamento dos alunos.ABSTRACT: Fighting failure and non- adaptation to school of a large number of students can be considered the main challenge schools have to face today. Therefore, today’s school which is intended to be inclusive must be prepared to implement a diversity of support measures in order to meet the increasing cultural, social and ethical differences of students. The present study analyses the way how two different schools interpret and implement the legislation that regulates the role of a school tutor. As data survey tools the research uses documental analysis and semi-structured interview to school tutors. In the documental analysis the references and the objectives drawn by the two schools to implement tutoring were identified in the school projects and School Rules of Procedures. In the interviews we aimed to identify the tutors and Project Coordinators’ perception about their tutorship practices, advantages, problems and ways of implementation at school. From the obtained data we aim to report the way how the two schools, based upon legal procedures develop tutoring projects as a solution to the increasing needs of students guidance.

A trilogia do sucesso: a educação inclusiva, a investigação-acção e a intervenção no grupo, atendendo à sua diversidade

RESUMO: O presente trabalho de projecto teve como principal objectivo compreender de que modo se pode promover o sucesso de todos, através do sucesso de cada um, num grupo heterogéneo de crianças do 2º e 3º ano do 1º Ciclo, com diferentes níveis de aprendizagem e problemáticas diversificadas. Com o principal objectivo de provocar mudanças positivas na dinâmica e intervenientes deste contexto, adoptou-se a metodologia de investigação-acção e recorreu-se a técnicas de pesquisa documental, à entrevista semi-directiva, à observação naturalista e à sociometria. O processo interventivo seguiu um plano de acção, inicialmente delimitado face às problemáticas diagnosticadas. Realizou-se de Fevereiro a Junho de 2010 seguindo uma estrutura cíclica e em espiral, composto por etapas de planificação, acção, avaliação e reflexão, para nova acção, que se tornou progressivamente mais informada. Esta metodologia permitiu alcançar resultados muito positivos e mudanças importantes no contexto intervencionado. Especificamente, numa fase inicial, a turma apresentava baixos desempenhos sociais, relacionais, comportamentais e académicos. Conjugados com estas problemáticas, todos os alunos apresentavam uma baixa autonomia, auto-estima e motivação para o processo de ensino-aprendizagem. Para além destes factores, apesar da heterogeneidade do grupo, de onde se destacavam os alunos 5, 9, 11, 12 e 13, considerados com necessidades educativas especiais, a dinâmica da prática pedagógica desenvolvida assentava num modelo de ensino tradicional, centrado no professor e nos desempenhos do aluno médio, reveladora de uma baixa eficiência de resultados. A heterogeneidade da turma era encarada como um obstáculo à aprendizagem. A intervenção desenvolvida, de forma fundamentada, permitiu um ensino inclusivo na turma, suportado na diferenciação pedagógica inclusiva, alcançada através da aprendizagem cooperativa, da tutoria entre pares e de uma estrutura coesa de parceria pedagógica entre a professora titular da turma e a investigadora. Para além destes, a intervenção realizada permitiu resultados positivos ao nível do perfil do grupo-turma, nomeadamente pelo registo de uma melhoria muito significativa nos desempenhos cognitivos, sócio-afectivos e comportamentais dos alunos. ABSTRACT: The present project work had as main objective to understand the way one can promote the success of all through the success of each one in a heterogeneous group of children of the 2nd and 3rd years of the 1st Cycle with different levels of learning and several problematic. With the main purpose of causing positive changes in the dynamics and actors of this context, the action-research methodology was adopted as well as the techniques of documentary research, and the half-directive interview, the naturalistic observation and the sociometry. The intervention process followed an action plan, initially delimited face to the problematic ones diagnosed. It took place from February to June 2010 following a cyclical and spiral structure made of stages of planning, action, evaluation and reflection, to a new action that became gradually more informed. This methodology allowed to reach very positive results and important changes in the interventional context. Specifically, in an initial phase, the group presented low social, relational, behavioral and academics performances. Together with these problematic issues, all the pupils presented a low autonomy, low self-esteem and low motivation for the teach-learning process. In addition to these factors there was the heterogeneity of the group (a group of pupils 5, 9, 11, 12 and 13 considered with special needs), and the teaching process was based on a traditional model centered in the teacher and the performances of the average pupil, revealing a low efficiency of results. The heterogeneity of the group was faced as an obstacle to the learning process. The developed intervention allowed an inclusive educational model in the group based in the inclusive pedagogical differentiation, reached through the cooperative learning, peer tutoring and a cohesive structure of pedagogical partnership between the titular teacher of the group and the researcher. Beyond these aspects, the research allowed positive results in the class, mainly a significant improvement in the cognitive, socio-emotional and behavioral performances of the pupils.

Organização da escola e as necessidades educativas especiais

RESUMO: Este estudo tem como objetivo analisar as entidades que interagem entre si para tornar a Escola verdadeiramente inclusiva: Órgãos de Gestão e Professores. Se no caso dos primeiros, estamos a falar de decisões a dois níveis, pedagógico e organizacional, como por exemplo a nível dos processos de avaliação, ou no estabelecimento de um critério de atribuição das turmas aos professores mais experientes, logo mais capazes para lidar com estas dificuldades inerentes aos alunos com NEE, no caso dos professores falamos exclusivamente de decisões a nível pedagógico, relacionadas com formas de organização, construção de currículo, formações de grupos ou a definição de tutorias durante a aula. A recolha de dados, feita a partir de um conjunto de entrevistas a professores e directores de escolas, e a sua análise qualitativa permitiu apurar que no caso dos professores, as decisões tomadas têm ido ao encontro dos estudos actuais, com métodos de trabalho que assentam no trabalho cooperativo (Johnson, &, Johnson, 1990) como meio de promover a inclusão destes alunos no seio de uma turma regular. Em relação às escolas analisadas, não existem critérios consistentes para distribuição dos alunos com necessidades educativas permanentes por diferentes turmas, com desrespeito do quadro normativo, nem para a atribuição de turmas aos professores. o que na prática significa que frequentemente as turmas com mais alunos portadores de necessidades educativas especiais são atribuídas de forma aparentemente aleatória, recaindo nos professores em início de carreira e em estágio pedagógico, a quem é pedido que façam as pontes entre a escola e as respectivas famílias, entre a investigação e a prática lectiva, numa relação contínua de estudo, reflexão e acção. ABSTRACT: This qualitative based study, aims at analyzing the interactions between the two entities responsible for promoting inclusive schools: Governing Bodies and Teachers. Supported by the legal framework concerning the conditions to include Special Needs Students in regular schools, the former are the ones responsible for, at educational and organizational levels, establishing the guidelines for learning assessment and setting the criteria for assigning students to classes and classes to teachers. The teachers are in charge of decisions concerning the field work, such as the relationships with families, the issues of classroom work, and of responding to students’ learning needs, may these be permanent or occasional. Regardless of their experience in classroom teaching, it is the responsibility of each teacher to care for their classroom inclusiveness, taking care of the specificities of the Special Needs Students allocated to their classes, and taking decisions concerning the classroom organization, the composition of the working groups , the curriculum administration and the involvement of all students in tutoring the “special” ones , so that they may be included as successful class members, according to the level of expectations designed for their conditions. Governing Bodies and teachers behaved differently in responding to the interviews designed for this study, teachers being more open to talk about their conditions of work, their teaching strategies and working methods. These are based on classroom cooperative work, coping with the current research findings on the same issues of inclusion in regular school settings. It is up to them to bridge school and families, knowledge and practice, self-study, reflection and action. Governing bodies, however, revealed to be more inconsistent in assigning teachers to classes, and in allocating Special Needs Students to regular classes, often skipping what is established in the national norms.

Song development in birds: the role of early experience and its potential effect on rehabilitation success

Environmental conditions during the early life stages of birds can have significant effects on the quality of sexual signals in adulthood, especially song, and these ultimately have consequences for breeding success and fitness. This has wide-ranging implications for the rehabilitation protocols undertaken in wildlife hospitals which aim to return captive-reared animals to their natural habitat. Here we review the current literature on bird song development and learning in order to determine the potential impact that the rearing of juvenile songbirds in captivity can have on rehabilitation success. We quantify the effects of reduced learning on song structure and relate this to the possible effects on an individual's ability to defend a territory or attract a mate. We show the importance of providing a conspecific auditory model for birds to learn from in the early stages post-fledging, either via live- or tape-tutoring and provide suggestions for tutoring regimes. We also highlight the historical focus on learning in a few model species that has left an information gap in our knowledge for most species reared at wildlife hospitals.

Data mining in education

The third chapter, data mining in education, examines potentials and constraints in the use of data mining in education, summarizing the potential they have to offer meaningful support to: students, teachers, tutors, authors, developers, researchers, and the education and training institutions in which they work and study.

Massive Open Online Courses and sustainability

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have become very popular among learners millions of users from around the world registered with leading platforms. There are hundreds of universities (and other organizations) offering MOOCs. However, sustainability of MOOCs is a pressing concern as MOOCs incur up front creation costs, maintenance costs to keep content relevant and on-going support costs to provide facilitation while a course is being run. At present, charging a fee for certification (for example Coursera Signature Track and FutureLearn Statement of Completion) seems a popular business model. In this paper, the authors discuss other possible business models and their pros and cons. Some business models discussed here are: Freemium model – providing content freely but charging for premium services such as course support, tutoring and proctored exams. Sponsorships – courses can be created in collaboration with industry where industry sponsorships are used to cover the costs of course production and offering. For example Teaching Computing course was offered by the University of East Anglia on the FutureLearn platform with the sponsorship from British Telecom while the UK Government sponsored the course Introduction to Cyber Security offered by the Open University on FutureLearn. Initiatives and Grants – The government, EU commission or corporations could commission the creation of courses through grants and initiatives according to the skills gap identified for the economy. For example, the UK Government’s National Cyber Security Programme has supported a course on Cyber Security. Similar initiatives could also provide funding to support relevant course development and offering. Donations – Free software, Wikipedia and early OER initiatives such as the MIT OpenCourseware accept donations from the public and this could well be used as a business model where learners could contribute (if they wish) to the maintenance and facilitation of a course. Merchandise – selling merchandise could also bring revenue to MOOCs. As many participants do not seek formal recognition (European Commission, 2014) for their completion of a MOOC, merchandise that presents their achievement in a playful way could well be attractive for them. Sale of supplementary material –supplementary course material in the form of an online or physical book or similar could be sold with the revenue being reinvested in the course delivery. Selective advertising – courses could have advertisements relevant to learners Data sharing – though a controversial topic, sharing learner data with relevant employers or similar could be another revenue model for MOOCs. Follow on events – the courses could lead to follow on summer schools, courses or other real-life or online events that are paid-for in which case a percentage of the revenue could be passed on to the MOOC for its upkeep. Though these models are all possible ways of generating revenue for MOOCs, some are more controversial and sensitive than others. Nevertheless unless appropriate business models are identified the sustainability of MOOCs would be problematic.

Att vårda patienter i rättspsykiatrisk vård som uppvisar självskadebeteende : sjuksköterskors erfarenheter och upplevelser

Deliberate self harm as defined pathologically as well as socially is becoming an increasing phenomenon within forensic psychiatry. Nurses working with patients who have self harm behaviour and are confined to forensic psychiatry face different challenges which affect their feelings and attitudes in different ways, in their nursing practice. Purpose: To explore nurses’ experiences of caring for patients who suffer from deliberate self harm behaviour and are confined to forensic psychiatry. Method: Qualitative semi- structured interview s from eight nurses working within the forensic psychiatric clinic. Interviews were analysed by using a qualitative content analysis. Results: They worked strategically and emphasized the importance of teamwork, good communication and urged for the need to get necessary education, staff focused tutoring and patient focused therapy. Conclusion: Need for necessary education, patient focused therapy and staff focused tutor is needed to empower staff working with patients who are confined within forensic psychiatry and suffer from deliberate self harm behaviour.