The Centre for Excellence in Teaching (CET) at Portucalense University: goals, strategies and expected outcomes

Sandra Fernandes; Paula Morais; Diana Mesquita; Marta Abelha; Sara Fernandes; Ana Sílvia Albuquerque

doi:10.4995/head18.2018.8257

The Centre for Excellence in Teaching (CET) at Portucalense University: goals, strategies and expected outcomes

Sandra Fernandes, Paula Morais, Diana Mesquita, Marta Abelha, Sara Fernandes, Ana Sílvia Albuquerque

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Abstract

This paper presents part of the change process carried out at the Portucalense University (UPT), Portugal, aimed at promoting student centred teaching and learning. To attain this goal, the Centre for Excellence in Teaching (CET) was created to support academic staff development, provide pedagogic training for teachers, create pedagogical resources and enhance the dissemination of best practices and teaching quality at UPT. The preliminary results of the implementation of the activities developed by the CET reveal a positive participation and involvement of academic staff, according to data collected through an online questionnaire to participants. Teachers showed interest in developing active learning strategies and openness to change their teaching practices. Some examples of the activities implemented by teachers, in the first semester of 2017/2018, are briefly presented in this paper.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Higher Education Advances
Editors	Joseph Domenech, Paloma Merello, Elena de la Poza, Desamparados Blazquez
Publisher	Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València
Pages	1585-1592
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9788490486900
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4995/head18.2018.8257
Publication status	Published - 2018
Externally published	Yes
Event	4th International Conference on Higher Education Advances - Valencia, Spain Duration: 20 Jun 2018 → 22 Jun 2018

Conference

Conference	4th International Conference on Higher Education Advances
Abbreviated title	HEAd'18
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Valencia
Period	20/06/18 → 22/06/18

Keywords

Teaching and learning
Quality
Pedagogic training
Active learning
PBL

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Fernandes, S., Morais, P., Mesquita, D., Abelha, M., Fernandes, S., & Albuquerque, A. S. (2018). The Centre for Excellence in Teaching (CET) at Portucalense University: goals, strategies and expected outcomes. In J. Domenech, P. Merello, E. D. L. Poza, & D. Blazquez (Eds.), Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (pp. 1585-1592). Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/head18.2018.8257

Fernandes, Sandra ; Morais, Paula ; Mesquita, Diana et al. / The Centre for Excellence in Teaching (CET) at Portucalense University : goals, strategies and expected outcomes. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Higher Education Advances. editor / Joseph Domenech ; Paloma Merello ; Elena de la Poza ; Desamparados Blazquez. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2018. pp. 1585-1592

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Fernandes, S, Morais, P, Mesquita, D, Abelha, M, Fernandes, S & Albuquerque, AS 2018, The Centre for Excellence in Teaching (CET) at Portucalense University: goals, strategies and expected outcomes. in J Domenech, P Merello, EDL Poza & D Blazquez (eds), Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Higher Education Advances. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, pp. 1585-1592, 4th International Conference on Higher Education Advances, Valencia, Spain, 20/06/18. https://doi.org/10.4995/head18.2018.8257

The Centre for Excellence in Teaching (CET) at Portucalense University: goals, strategies and expected outcomes. / Fernandes, Sandra; Morais, Paula; Mesquita, Diana et al.
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Higher Education Advances. ed. / Joseph Domenech; Paloma Merello; Elena de la Poza; Desamparados Blazquez. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2018. p. 1585-1592.

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Fernandes S, Morais P, Mesquita D, Abelha M, Fernandes S, Albuquerque AS. The Centre for Excellence in Teaching (CET) at Portucalense University: goals, strategies and expected outcomes. In Domenech J, Merello P, Poza EDL, Blazquez D, editors, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Higher Education Advances. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. 2018. p. 1585-1592 doi: 10.4995/head18.2018.8257

The Centre for Excellence in Teaching (CET) at Portucalense University: goals, strategies and expected outcomes

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