From February 24th till March 3rd 2018, a joint meeting was organized by Erasmus+ KA2 capacity building in higher education project “EXTEND” (Excellence in Engineering Education through Teacher Training and New Pedagogic Approaches in Russia and Tajikistan) consortium in Saransk, Russia, hosted by National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University. The meeting was dedicated to the introduction of Russian and Tajik teachers to the innovative pedagogical approaches used in the EU, namely Romanian, Portuguese and Latvian examples. Various training sessions were organized and carried out by Politehnica University of Bucharest, University of Minho and Riga Technical University.
The main outcomes of the seminar are considered to be:
In addition to the overall activities, Technology-Enhanced Teaching in Engineering Disciplines, as well as Alternative Methods of Assessment have been discussed in detail.
AGENDA
Training location: MRSU, Building 1, Room 706, 16th floor
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Sunday 25th February 2018 - Travel PC & EU partners to Saransk City |
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Monday 26th February December 16th floor (Building No 1) |
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9.00 – 9.30 |
Registration |
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9.30 – 11.00 |
Opening and welcome address (MRSU) All groups together: Overview of Project aims and Objectives (UPB) |
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11.00-11.30 |
Coffee break |
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11.30-12.30 |
Project management EXTEND: Partnership Agreements, Agreements with Tajikistan, Guidelines for Use of the Grant ; Financial Management: Staff, Travel and Stay Costs, Reporting, forms |
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12.30 -13.30 |
LUNCH |
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13.30 – 15.00 |
Project management EXTEND: continued |
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15.00 – 15.30 |
Coffee break |
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15.30 – 16.30 |
Self-Assessment methodology (BMSTU/MGSU) |
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16.30 – 17.30 |
Student cultural event |
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17.30 |
Close of Day |
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Tuesday 27th February Room 706 (Building No 1) |
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09.00 -10.30 |
MODULE: Quality Assurance for Teaching and Learning (UPB) |
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10.30-11.00 |
Coffee break |
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11.00-12.30 |
MODULE: Quality Assurance for Teaching and Learning (UPB) Wrap up/Discussion & Questions |
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12.30 – 13.30 |
LUNCH |
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14.00-15.00
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MODULE: Competences and Learning Outcomes (Webinar UMinho) Higher Education and Bologna Process: inputs for competences and learning outcomes Competences: conceptual overview and categories (e.g. Technical and Transversal competences) Learning Outcomes (LO): why and what for; curriculum alignment Bloom taxonomy: |
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15.00-15.30 |
Discussion & Questions |
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15.30-15.45 |
Tea/Coffee |
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15.45-16.45 |
MODULE: Competences and Learning Outcomes (Webinar UMinho) Working session (autonomous): review and/or define LO for a specific course |
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16.45-17.15 |
Wrap up/Discussion & Questions |
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Wednesday 28th February 16th floor (Building No 1) |
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9.00-10.30 |
MODULE: Technology-Enhanced Learning (UPB) |
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10.30-11.00 |
Tea/Coffee break |
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11.00-12.30 |
MODULE: Technology-Enhanced Learning (UPB) |
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12.30-13.30 |
LUNCH |
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13.30-15.00 |
Module: Introduction to QA Aspects - Competences descriptor for engineering disciplines (UPB) Key concepts and their description: qualification, learning outcomes, knowledge, skill, competences, competences descriptors, subject description Example of a competences descriptor for an engineering program from UPB From competences descriptor to subject descriptions
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15.00 -15.30 |
Tea/Coffee break |
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15.30 -16.00 |
Module: Introduction to QA Aspects - Competences descriptor for engineering disciplines(UPB) Subject Description Template at UPB Systems Engineering Discipline: subject description, details related to how that description is put into practice |
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16.00-17.00 |
Work session (UPB) |
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17.00 – 18.00 |
Campus tour |
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Thursday 1st March 16th (Building No. 1) |
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09.00 -10.30 |
MODULE: Technology-Enhanced Teaching in Engineering Disciplines Teacher paradigm (UPB) |
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10.30-11.00 |
Tea/Coffee break |
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11.00-12.30 |
MODULE: Technology-Enhanced Teaching in Engineering Disciplines Teacher paradigm (UPB) |
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12.30- 1.30 |
LUNCH |
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14.00-15.00
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MODULE: Alternative Methods of Assessment (Webinar UMinho) Higher Education and Bologna Process: inputs for alternative methods of assessment Assessment and evaluation - Models and functions - Assessment for learning - Alternative methods of assessment (Questions during the presentation) |
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15.00-16.00 |
Working session (autonomous): review and/or define alternative methods of assessment for a specific course (Tea/coffee during the work) |
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16.00-16.30 |
Wrap up/Discussion & Questions |
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16.30-19.00 |
City tour Saransk |
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Friday 2nd March Room 706 (Building No 1) |
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9.00-11.00 |
Teacher paradigm in Engineering Education (RTU) Getting acquainted with each other, brief assessment of current knowledge, aligning expectations RTU introduction on the basic understandings, concepts and quick guide through the general topic Current setting for teachers in engineering education (industry 4.0) Paradigm shift in education Teaching and learning analytics - Independent task - Recap and discussion |
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11.00-11.30 |
Tea/Coffee break |
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11.30-13.00 |
Teaching paradigm (RTU) – continued “Back to the future” PechaKucha Group discussion – nominating best speakers
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12.30- 14.00 |
LUNCH |
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14.00-15.30 |
Future Planning, Follow on Action Plan (Tee and Coffee during the work) – Evaluation |
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16.00-17.00 |
Visit to Erzya Muzeum (tickets’ about 7-8 euro) |
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Saturday 3rd March |
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