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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2020): Promozione e sviluppo di competenze nei contesti scolastici, universitari e formativi

TEACH-POT: Provide Opportunities in Teaching

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3280/exioa1-2020oa10078
Submitted
giugno 24, 2020
Published
2020-06-24

Abstract

This paper is aimed to describe and critically analyze the so-called “TEACHPOT” experience (POT: Provide Opportunities in Teaching) performed during the last few years at Politecnico di Torino. Due to career criteria, the effort and the time lecturers spend in teaching have currently undergone a significant reduction in quantity. In order to support and meet each lecturers’ expectations towards an improvement in their ability to teach, a mix of training opportunities has been provided. This consists of an extremely wide variety of experiences, tools, relationships, from which everyone can feel inspired to increase the effectiveness of their teaching and the participation of their students. The provided activities are designed around three main components: methodological training, teaching technologies, methodological experiences.
A discussion on the findings is included and presented basing on the data collected through a survey. The impact of the overall experience can be evaluated on two different levels: the real effect on redesigning lessons, and the discussion on the matter within the entire academic community.

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