Evaluación de la actividad docente como mecanismo transformador de la Universidad del Siglo XXI.

Evaluación de la actividad docente como mecanismo transformador de la Universidad del Siglo XXI.

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Publisher: Dykinson

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ISBN-13: 8411220419

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La evaluación de la actividad docente del docente universitario es parte consustancial de la evaluación institucional, que, en última medida, trata de conseguir la mejorar de la calidad educativa (Tejedor y Jornet 2008). En este sentido, la Universidad de Málaga, como la mayoría de las universidades, presentan la evaluación de sus docentes como un procedimiento formativo en busca de la excelencia. Sin embargo, el procedimiento elegido para la evaluación de dicha actividad es fuente de continuas críticas, tal como se ha puesto de manifiesto, y recogido en las actas, en las distintas reuniones de coordinación del Grado de Pedagogía que el solicitante ha coordinado desde 2017.En este sentido, la Universidad en general, no logra escapar a una visión reduccionista de la evaluación, lo que impide desarrollar políticas de calidad donde esté implicado activamente el docente (Escudero, Pino y Rodriguez, 2010).Un aspecto básico es que la evaluación de la actividad docente requiere una definición clara de en qué consiste la docencia universitaria y esto está mediado directamente por el tipo de asignatura, sus contenidos y su ajuste dentro del grado. Además, la calidad de la docencia está estrechamente ligada a la propia acción docente. Por tanto, la calidad de la docencia es inseparable a la acción docente y ésta depende de la realidad contextual de la docencia. Esta realidad contextual viene determinada por la institución universitaria, y dentro de ella por la realidad de la Facultad donde se lleva a cabo, las características del Grado, así como las características de la asignatura, incluyendo contenido, horarios, recursos materiales, articulación con otras asignaturas, características personales del docente, recursos tecnológicos, características del alumnado como grupo (cultura del grupo), etc.Todo esto hace que la evaluación de la actividad docente deba afrontarse como una tarea compleja (Loor, Gallegos, Intriago y Guillén, 2017). Aunque las unidades de calidad de las universidades han hecho un esfuerzo ímprobo para mejorar, en la mayoría de los casos se han limitado a cambiar de cuestionario. Sin embargo, esto no supone el cambio necesario para potenciar el mecanismo transformador que debería ser la evaluación de la actividad docente. Esta obra trata de ofrecer vías alternativas, desde una aproximación vinculada a la complejidad del fenómeno, que realmente ofrezcan un sistema eficiente y eficaz de mejora institucional en busca de la excelencia a través de la mejora de la calidad que necesita o necesite cada realidad.


E-Learning in the 21st Century

E-Learning in the 21st Century

Author: D. Randy Garrison

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-08-29

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 1134574525

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There is currently a technological revolution taking place in higher education. The growth of e-learning is being described as explosive, unprecedented, and above all, disruptive. This timely and comprehensive book provides a coherent framework for understanding e-learning in higher education. The authors draw on their extensive research in the area to explore the technological, pedagogical and organisational implications of e-learning, and more importantly, they provide practical models for educators to use to realise the full potential of e-learning. A unique feature of the book is that the authors focus less on the ever-evolving technologies and more on the search for an understanding of these technologies from an educational perspective. This book will be invaluable for researchers, practitioners and senior administrators looking for guidance on how to successfully adopt e-learning in their institutions. It will also appeal to anyone with an interest in the impact of e-learning on higher education and society.


Online Distance Education

Online Distance Education

Author: Olaf Zawacki-Richter

Publisher: Athabasca University Press

Published: 2014-06-01

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13: 1927356628

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Online Distance Education: Towards a Research Agenda offers a systematic overview of the major issues, trends, and areas of priority in online distance education research. In each chapter, an international expert or team of experts provides an overview of one timely issue in online distance education, summarizing major research on the topic, discussing theoretical insights that guide the research, posing questions and directions for future research, and discussing the implications for distance education practice as a whole. Intended as a primary reference and guide for distance educators, researchers, and policymakers, Online Distance Education addresses aspects of distance education practice that have often been marginalized, including issues of cost and economics, concerns surrounding social justice, cultural bias, the need for faculty professional development, and the management and growth of learner communities. At once soundly empirical and thoughtfully reflective, yet also forward-looking and open to new approaches to online and distance teaching, this text is a solid resource for researchers in a rapidly expanding discipline.


Transformative Approaches to Sustainable Development at Universities

Transformative Approaches to Sustainable Development at Universities

Author: Walter Leal Filho

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-10-06

Total Pages: 595

ISBN-13: 3319088378

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This book documents and disseminates experiences from a wide range of universities, across the five continents, which showcase how the principles of sustainable development may be incorporated as part of university programmes, and present transformatory projects and programmes, showing how sustainability can be implemented across disciplines. Sustainability in a higher education context is a fast growing field. Thousands of universities across the world have signed declarations or have committed themselves to integrate the principles of sustainable development in their activities: teaching, research and extension, and many more will follow.


Engaging People in Sustainability

Engaging People in Sustainability

Author: Daniella Tilbury

Publisher: IUCN

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 9782831708232

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The book is based on the exchange of professional experiences which featured in an IUCN CEC workshop in August 2002. Practitioners from around the world shared their models of good practice and explored the challenges involved in engaging people in sustainability. The difficulties facing practitioners vary between country and context but some challenges are universal: A lack of clarity in communicating what is meant by sustainable development; An ambition to educate everyone to bring about a global citizenship; Social, organisational or institutional factors constrain change to sustainable development, yet there is an emphasis on formal education, and community educators do not receive the same support; A lack of balance in addressing the integration of environmental, social and economic dimensions leading to an interpretation that ESD is mainly about environment and conservation issues; New learning (rather than teaching) approaches are called for to promote more debate in society. Yet, few are trained or experienced in these new approaches. Practitioners need support to explore new ways of promoting learning. [Foreword, ed].


Phosphorus in Environmental Technology

Phosphorus in Environmental Technology

Author: E. Valsami-Jones

Publisher: IWA Publishing

Published: 2004-05-31

Total Pages: 681

ISBN-13: 1843390019

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Phosphorus in Environmental Technology: Principles and Applications, provides a definitive and detailed presentation of state-of-the-art knowledge on the environmental behaviour of phosphorus and its applications to the treatment of waters and soils. Special attention is given to phosphorus removal for recovery technologies, a concept that has emerged over the past 5-6 years. The book features an all-encompassing approach: the fundamental science of phosphorus (chemistry, geochemistry, mineralogy, biology), key aspects of its environmental behaviour and mobility, industrial applications (treatment, removal, recovery) and the principles behind such applications, novel biotechnologies and, importantly, it also addresses socio-economic issues which often influence implementation and the ultimate success of any new technology. A detailed subject index helps the reader to find their way through the different scientific and technological aspects covered, making it an invaluable reference work for students, professionals and consultants dealing with phosphorus-related environmental technologies. State-of-the-art knowledge on the behaviour of phosphorus and its applications to environmental science and technology. Covers all aspects of phosphorus in the environment, engineered and biological systems; an interdisciplinary text.


Is Technology Good for Education?

Is Technology Good for Education?

Author: Neil Selwyn

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2016-06-07

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 0745696503

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Digital technologies are a key feature of contemporary education. Schools, colleges and universities operate along high-tech lines, while alternate forms of online education have emerged to challenge the dominance of traditional institutions. According to many experts, the rapid digitization of education over the past ten years has undoubtedly been a ‘good thing’. Is Technology Good For Education? offers a critical counterpoint to this received wisdom, challenging some of the central ways in which digital technology is presumed to be positively affecting education. Instead Neil Selwyn considers what is being lost as digital technologies become ever more integral to education provision and engagement. Crucially, he questions the values, agendas and interests that stand to gain most from the rise of digital education. This concise, up-to-the-minute analysis concludes by considering alternate approaches that might be capable of rescuing and perhaps revitalizing the ideals of public education, while not denying the possibilities of digital technology altogether.


Choice Theory: A Very Short Introduction

Choice Theory: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Michael Allingham

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2002-08-22

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 0191579262

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We make choices all the time - about trivial matters, about how to spend our money, about how to spend our time, about what to do with our lives. And we are also constantly judging the decisions other people make as rational or irrational. But what kind of criteria are we applying when we say that a choice is rational? What guides our own choices, especially in cases where we don't have complete information about the outcomes? What strategies should be applied in making decisions which affect a lot of people, as in the case of government policy? This book explores what it means to be rational in all these contexts. It introduces ideas from economics, philosophy, and other areas, showing how the theory applies to decisions in everyday life, and to particular situations such as gambling and the allocation of resources. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.