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- Adjusting Higher Education Competences to Companies Professional NeedsPublication . Alves, Joaquim; Lima, Natércia; Alves, Gustavo R.; García-Peñalvo, Francisco J.This work reports the incorporation result of a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Program in the two- years master’s degree in Instrumentation and Metrology Engineering (MEIM) held at the School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto (ISEP). The procedure developed to find internships in industrial companies and institutions, which have needs for engineers in the areas of instrumentation and metrology is displayed. The authors also present the information on the situation of students that, by the end of the first academic year, could get enrolled in the curricular unit Dissertation/Project/ Professional Training (opting either for a professional internship in a company or by a research project conducted in ISEP laboratories). In order to understand the benefits and impact of a WIL program, from a student perspective, students were asked to answer a questionnaire. Lastly, the results achieved during the study period are presented, including the student reported outcomes (from the questionnaire), as well as the informal feedback from students and companies’ supervisors. The good results achieved, regarding the development of theoretical-practical competencies as well as generic or soft skills, during the master’s, were also confirmed by the fact that students are hired by the companies to continue their work after the end of professional training.
- Ajustar as Competências Adquiridas no Ensino Superior às Necessidade das Empresas – Caso de EstudoPublication . Lima, Natércia; Alves, Joaquim; Alves, Gustavo R.No meio académico, em particular nas Universidades mais prestigiadas, pode ser quase considerado ofensivo mencionar ensino superior e empregabilidade na mesma conversa, uma vez que o papel deste tipo de ensino não é vocacional. É no entanto desejável que, ao concluir o ciclo de estudos, o diplomado transite para o mercado de trabalho na expectativa de uma carreira profissional promissora. É assim essencial a troca de informação entre o mundo académico e o mundo empresarial, para que os recém-diplomados possuam as competências necessárias exigidas pelo mundo laboral.
- Combined efforts to develop students experimental competencesPublication . Lima, Natércia; Alves, Gustavo R.; Viegas, Clara; Gustavsson, IngvarStudents experimental competences are of most importance in engineering courses. However in post-Bologna courses, the number of contact hours and the actual extent of hands-on lab work were substantially reduced. Online resources usage (simulators and remote labs) has been growing up in the last decades, as more complex and versatile tools are being developed. Unfortunately, several of these usages reported in literature do not show the didactical backing that support these implementations. This work is a step forward, explaining how a teacher implemented a combination of online resources in order to develop experimental competences. The results show significant correlations between students’ usage of these resources and their calculus competences and final achievements.
- Contribuição do Projeto VISIR+ no Ensino Experimental em EngenhariaPublication . Lima, Natércia; Viegas, Clara; Alves, Gustavo R.Um engenheiro é um profissional com formação técnico-científica adequada que o habilita a dar resposta a problemas e necessidades da sociedade. Nesta formação, a componente experimental não pode ser descurada e nas últimas décadas a utilização de recursos online (laboratórios remotos e simulações) tem-se generalizado, como complemento ou alternativa, aumentando a possibilidade dos alunos fazerem mais experiências, promovendo o desenvolvimento de competências experimentais e/ou competências de ordem superior, a motivação e empenho dos estudantes. Um dos laboratórios remotos mais usadas na área de Educação em Engenharia, na área dos circuitos elétricos e electrónicos, é o VISIR (Virtual Instrument Systems in Reality), criado e desenvolvido no Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH), Suécia, e atualmente instalado em várias Instituições de Ensino Superior de vários países Europeus, Índia, Brasil e em processo de instalação na Argentina.
- Critical minds: enhancing education with ChatGPTPublication . Costa, Alexandra R.; Lima, Natércia; Viegas, Clara; Caldeira, Amélia; Costa, Alexandra; Lima, Natércia; Viegas, Clara; Caldeira, AméliaThe use of AI tools, particularly ChatGPT, has been widespread in recent years. Its application in education has been criticized by some and supported by others. In this article we present the case of a work carried out as part of a course unit in a computer science degree program in which the use of ChatGPT was not only encouraged but required. Students were asked to use this tool ethically and critically, comparing the results with bibliographical references. A questionnaire addressing students’ perceptions about the work and ChatGPT usage was performed after delivering the task. Results showed that students were motivated to carry out the work and understood that its widespread use requires critical thinking and compliance with ethical principles. The teacher acknowledge that some students developed these competences while performing this task and were able to deliver a quality, well supported essay. The development of this competences was also identified by some students.
- Didactical use of a remote: a qualitative reflection of a teacherPublication . Lima, Natércia; Viegas, Clara; Garcia-Peñalvo, FranciscoThis work describes the teacher reflection reflections about a didactical implementation usin g a remote laboratory and their impact on his practice. These reflections are analyzed from three different perspectives: how the literature review influenced the design of the didactical implementation (namely the first); how his reflection upon his practice influenced its modifications; how his research activ ity impacted and affected his teaching practices in the subsequent implementations and guided the modification modifications made . The remote lab was introduced in a Physics Course in an Engineering degree and was intended to be a learning space where students had the opportunity to practice before the lab class, supporting the development of experimental competences, fundamental in an engineer profile. After the first implementation in 2016/17 academic year it has undergone two subsequent editions with adjustments and modifications. Some features previously reported in literature such as: teacher’s experience with VISIR, the importance of an introductory activity and defining VISIR tasks objectives, were corroborated by the teacher during his practice and research. Others, such as the difficulty some students have in understanding the difference between simulation and remote labs appeared directly from his practice and were pursued in his research in order to deeply understand its implications.
- Different didactical approaches using a remote lab: Identification of impact factorsPublication . Lima, Natércia; Viegas, Clara; García-Peñalvo, Francisco JoséConducting laboratory experiments is of vital importance in science and engineering education, independently the level of education. Nowadays, teachers have different ways of allowing students to develop these competences other than hands-on labs, such as simulations and remote labs. This study is focused on the combined use of the three resources, carried out by 51 teachers, in 25 different courses. In total, 39 didactical implementations in the electric and electronics area were performed in several Higher Educational Institutions and Secondary Schools, in Argentina and Brazil. This occurred during 2016 and 2017 academic years, under the scope of the VISIR+ project and VISIR was the implemented remote lab and reached 1569 students. Teachers' perception about student acceptance and performance with VISIR as well as teachers' satisfaction with VISIR, were cross analysed with course characteristics as well as didactical implementation design factors and several interesting correlations stood out: Teachers extra care in designing VISIR tasks accordingly to the learning outcomes/ competences they want their students to develop revealed as a crucial factor; Teacher experience with VISIR plays an important role in students' satisfaction with the tool; Teacher introduction and support to VISIR along the semester is also an important factor.
- Diseño de instrumentos para la investigación sobre la implementación educativa del laboratorio remoto VISIR en LatinoaméricaPublication . Pozzo, Maria; Dobboletta, Elsa; Viegas, Clara; Marques, Arcelina; Lima, Natércia; Evangelista, Ignacio; Alves, Gustavo R.El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo general describir los instrumentos de investigación diseñados para el seguimiento de la implementación de los Módulos Educativos sobre teoría y práctica de circuitos eléctricos y electrónicos con el apoyo del laboratorio remoto VISIR (Virtual Instrument Systems in Reality) en instituciones de educación superior de Brasil y Argentina en el marco del proyecto VISIR+. Los objetivos particulares son: describir las dimensiones técnicas y pedagógicas que se desprenden de los propósitos del Proyecto VISIR y definir cómo se operacionalizan en el diseño de los instrumentos para la recolección de datos destinados a los profesores y alumnos que participan en la implementación de los módulos. La investigación educativa ofrece herramientas que se fundamentan en posturas epistemológicas diversas y que pueden reconocerse en las decisiones que se toman al elaborar un diseño de investigación. A través de esta presentación, se espera contribuir a acercar ámbitos habitualmente disociados tales como la docencia, la ciencia y la tecnología, la innovación educativa y la investigación en la educación para la ingeniería.
- Do Students Really Understand the Difference Between Simulation and Remote Labs?Publication . Lima, Natércia; Viegas, Clara; Zannin, Marcelo; Marques, Arcelina; Alves, Gustavo R.; Marchisio, Susana; Lerro, Federico G.; Merendino, Claudio; Felgueiras, Carlos; Costa, Ricardo; Fidalgo, André; Silva, Juarez B. da; Pozzo, Maria; Dobboletta, Elsa; Gustavsson, Ingvar; Garcia-Peñalvo, FranciscoLaboratory experiments play a crucial role in engineering education as they strongly contribute to the development of important skills for the professional practice. This paper addresses a students’ understanding gap between simulations and remote labs. These two resources (and namely the remote laboratory VISIR - Virtual Instrument Systems in Reality) have been commonly used on several didactical implementations, along with other didactical resources in different Engineering degrees at the Federal University of Santa Catarina and Polytechnic of Porto School of Engineering. This work, developed in the scope of the VISIR+ Project, intends to evaluate students’ perceptions considering simulation and remote lab results. Quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed to better understand how deeply students realize the differences between these resources and their type of data. Preliminary results indicate that a considerable number of student’s don´t have a clear idea of these differences, even though sometimes they know their definition. Furthermore, these gap does not seem to differ much with the context (country, course, academic year, course content), students’ final grades, teacher approach or implemented tasks.
- Engineering Education: New Challenges, New ApproachesPublication . Viegas, Clara; Lima, Natércia; Pozzo, M.IsabelTeachers must aid students develop 21st century skills providing them with rich learning experiences, as related as possible to their future professional practices. The sudden transition to an e-learning environment due to the COVID19 pandemic is the focus of the works presented. A good diversification of teaching approaches such as PBL, teamwork, gamification or the integration of complementary resources is tackled. Teachers’ concern about students’ perception, and development of professional competences is present in all works. Some works not only describe experiences that were useful to students learning but also in developing solutions, engendering a bridge between academia and the professional world.