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Hybrid teaching and learning in higher education: a systematic literature review

Hybrid teaching, which integrates traditional in-person learning based on students’ perspectives where online learning offers a flexible approach to education, combines the benefits of technology with face-to-face interactions. Moreover, teaching and learning in a hybrid way met several challenges for both teachers and learners, including technological problems, time management, communication difficulties, and ...

O papel das microcredenciais na formação contínua de professores: uma análise d...

A formação de professores desempenha um papel fundamental no desenvolvimento e progresso dos países. No entanto, em países afetados por conflitos armados ou em vias de desenvolvimento, o acesso à educação e a qualidade do ensino ficam, muitas vezes, comprometidos. Este artigo explora o potencial as microcredenciais na formação contínua de professores, com foco em países em vias de desenvolvimento, como a Albâni...

A legislação portuguesa para a modalidade de EaD: definições; princípios e enqu...

Open Educational Resources UAb / ICDE: supporting the implementation of the UNE...

The article emphasises the importance of expanding Open Educational Resources (OER) in the Portuguese language and proposes concrete solutions for their wider dissemination throughout the Lusophone world. It presents the REA/ICDE project, an initiative led by Universidade Aberta (Portugal), supported by the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) and UNESCO, aimed at implementing the UNESCO...

The design and implementation of a pilot chatbot in distance education

Este artigo apresenta o design e a implementação de um chatbot em dois cursos de licenciatura numa Universidade de Ensino a Distância (EaD) em Portugal, utilizando um software de desenvolvimento de chatbots. O objetivo é abordar a seguinte questão de investigação: como pode um chatbot ajudar as equipas de coordenação de curso a gerir o crescente volume de pedidos de informação nos seus cursos de EaD? O artigo e...

The experience of co-designing a learning space with teachers and students

This paper presents the findings of an empirical research study investigating the perspectives of students and teachers on learning spaces in higher education and their participation in the design process of such spaces. The study employed a participatory design method, using workshops to involve teachers and students in redesigning a prototype learning space named the ‘Cube’. This approach allowed the research...

Digital competence of higher education teachers at a distance learning Universi...

The Digital Education Action Plan (2021–2027) launched by the European Commission aims to revolutionize education systems, prioritizing the development of a robust digital education ecosystem and the enhancement of teachers’ digital transformation skills. This study focuses on Universidade Aberta, Portugal, to identify the strengths and weaknesses of teachers’ digital skills within the Digital Competence Framew...

Exploring the value and perception of microcredentials: a case study of the Uni...

The Universidade Aberta (UAb) – the Portuguese Open University - has extensive experience inproviding continuous professional development courses for adult learners, ranging frompostgraduate certificates to short learning programmes and MOOCs. In 2021, the UAb initiateda new portfolio of short learning opportunities leading to micro-credentials, driven by anationally-funded project called "Impulso Adultos" whic...

Desenho, pedagogia e tecnologia: uma abordagem participativa para o desenvolvim...

Este artigo visa discutir o objetivo e o valor das tecnologias, redesenhando uma sala de aula potenciada pela tecnologia de grande e de pequena dimensões. Pretende-se explorar de que forma os estudantes e professores redesenhariam os seus espaços de aprendizagem e de como utilizariam a tecnologia para responder aos diferentes desafios da concepção do espaço. A pesquisa realiza-se no âmbito do ensino superi...

Microcredentials: an opportunity towards the digital transformation

This communication aims to present one of the online courses included in the Microcredentials portfolio of the Universidade Aberta, in Portugal. We start by presenting a framework of the European guidelines on Microcredentials, defining its main characteristics, namely highlighting its advantages in the context of reskilling or upskilling with a view to its applicability in the labor sector. Following the guide...