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10th session - International and Multicultural Competence

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                                                                                      pinterest "The goal is to develop the individual, not to make it different "  –  (Ranta-Meyer 2010) During all my previous professional experience I have been privileged not only to interact with people from other cultures but also the opportunity to personally meet those destination where those cultures have their origins. That gave me a better understanding on the way those societies are organised and the hows and whys of some cultural features. On the other hand, and having this background as a support, now I find myself in the difficult task of organising, implementing and evaluating my own teaching activities having these cultural differences as a main challenge. This previous...

9th session - RDI Research, development and innovation

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"A common strategic goal of the RDI activities of any UAS is to produce information and develop services based on (applied) research that serve to strengthen the competences and competitiveness of the public agencies and the private business community in its region " – (Maasen P. et al.2012) Universities of Applied Sciences cope with the task of matching society needs in the form of working life solutions within education. In such dynamic times adaptation to change is absolutely vital and for this reason, education must remain updated in new competences, skills and knowledge through different methods. Here is where investigation in research, development and innovation plays and important role. Not only teachers and staff related to education must be involved in this endeavour: students as key actors within this process are an active asset of the process. Projects supporting this cause are funded by national and EU instruments but this kind of support can also be found coming ...

8th session. Competence in Working Life and Networks

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Interesting session with an (initially) underestimated general topic. Honestly, it was not until I started my investigations when I realised about the real dimension of these tools. Networking has its influence not only personally but professionally as well, and in the end is the base for any kind of human progress. The session was divided into to four different topics: 1. Social media and online activities in networking.   This was our assigned topic for the session. This time the preparation, distribution of tasks and elaboration went really smooth thanks mainly to our excellent coordination and the diligence showed by my peer during this task. If the content and division of tasks are set clear from the very beginning, the rest goes real fast. Additionally, within a team of only two the processes are much quicker. Our presentation started with a shocking question: "In the present and as a teacher, is it possible to live without social media?" During our discussions, the fir...

7th session – Special Needs Education

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                                                                                    pexels.com   1. As a   vocational/professional teacher, how can you  support   a student with special needs? A key word in Special Needs Education and presented during our session is accessibility . Accessibility is here understood as the process to achieve equality as a fundamental right and   can be seen both from a physical or a totally intangible perspective. The different approaches towards accessibility to be taken into account are: Pedagogical (the basic right to education) Attitude-related (being positive) Physical (access to facilities and spaces) Social cultural (related to inclusion and to different cultu...