Católica Learning Innovation Lab promotes 2nd edition of Learning Communities of Practice
The CLIL - Católica Learning Innovation Lab promotes the 2nd edition of the Communities of Learning and Practice (CAPs), from April to December 2024. This initiative aims to provide UCP faculty with opportunities to collaboratively plan and implement innovative learning scenarios.
Each community aims to be an environment for faculty members to share pedagogical experiences and is animated by a team of facilitators. In this edition, four CAPs are planned, namely: Short Active Learning, Service-Learning, Problem-Based and Project-Based Learning and Artificial Intelligence and Teaching.
Diana Soares, Coordinator of CLIL and Member of the Faculty of Education and Psychology (FEP), reiterates the importance of participating in this initiative: "We invite faculty members from the University's four centres to take part in this second edition of the Communities of Learning and Practice. Throughout this calendar year, we want to give teachers at our university the opportunity to join a group or community that will explore new methodologies and pedagogical strategies that allow them to rethink and transform their classroom practices."
"We believe that these four Communities meet the pedagogical training interests of UCP teachers and researchers," she adds. Applications close on April 3rd and must be submitted using the following form.
Find out about the CAPs:
1. Short Active Learning
Community of Learning and Practice for faculty who want to learn and reflect on different active learning strategies considering the specific objectives underlying the teaching and learning process. This CAP will focus on short strategies that can be used in various moments of the course unit, including lectures, group work and assessments.
Facilitators: Diana Soares (FEP), Salomé Silva (CLSBE), Joana Pereira Mata (CLSBE) e Sofia Menéres (FM)
2. Project-Based and Problem-Based Learning
Community of Learning and Practice for faculty who want to learn and reflect on the implementation of the Problem-Based Learning or Project-Based Learning methodology, rethinking part of their practice in order to include PBL in their classes.
Facilitators: Eva Dias de Oliveira (CPBS), Maria José Serol (FMD), Pedro Alves (EA)
3. Service-Learning
Community of Learning and Practice for faculty who wish to learn how to implement this methodology by rethinking their practice in order to incorporate guidelines to bring together contents and learning with the outside community (society), also promoting the social participation of students.
Facilitators: Joana Filipa Martins e Sofia Rodrigues Câmara (ApS/CLIL)
4. AI and Teaching
The main aim of this CAP is to bring together a group of faculty members willing to collaboratively explore the possibilities and challenges presented by advances in the field of Artificial Intelligence for Higher Education and to try out with different AI tools.
Facilitators: António Andrade (CPBS), Diana Mesquita (FEP) e Maitê Gil (CLIL)