UTP: “Embrace Project, a success story”

Our partners from UTP tell us how the project has developed in their institution and also their expectations for it.

From the Traditional Classroom to the Digital Space: The Need for Digital Competences in Teaching for Learning

The enhancement of teaching and learning activities is a central objective in contemporary education, especially in the context of the digitisation of information. In this context, digital teaching strategies promote a learner-centred process when properly managed and thought through by significantly enhancing the learning process.

Faculty Development and Training for Global Digital Learning Initiatives

The fast evolution of digital technologies is transforming higher education, highlighting the need for ongoing professional development in global digital learning. Faculty must be trained in digital pedagogy, cross-cultural collaboration, and emerging technologies to create engaging, inclusive, and flexible online learning experiences across international contexts.

Instituto Federal del Espírito Santo (IFES)

With more than four thousand students, preparing for the job market is just one of the institution’s functions.

Instituto Politécnico De Bragança

The IPB is a public institution of higher education, committed to providing quality training and promoting research and extension activities with an impact on the economic, social and cultural environment.

Per(courses) of researchers in teacher training: possibilities and challenges for institutional transformation in education and technologies

Thus, the following sections present actions coordinated by the researchers, such as training courses, workshops and events, which culminated in the approval of the international research project Erasmus Capacity Building Higher Education “EMBRACE – Education Modernization Brazil, Colombia, Europe – the new era of digital higher education cooperation, valid from 2023 to 2026, in which, in addition to UFABC, other Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) from Brazil, Finland, Portugal and Colombia participate.

Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina

Areandina is a Higher Education Institution IES in Colombia, founded in 1983 in the city of Bogotá, Cundinamarca. Their motto: “We fulfill dreams”

Conference In BragançaInternational conference in Bragança boosts collaboration and innovation in higher educationConference In Bragança

An international conference in Bragança highlighted collaboration within the European STARS EU alliance. It fostered dialogue, showcased projects, and promoted academic innovation. Notably, Professor Inês Barbedo presented the Embrace project, emphasizing its potential to strengthen collaboration and innovation in higher education, especially within the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB) community.

What are MOOCs?

According to George Siemens, MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) are online courses that provide learning on a large scale, allowing mass participation and free access to high-quality materials, without the need for prerequisites for participation.

Digital transformation in higher education: UFABC towards the development of a learning ecosystem

The project, entitled EMBRACE: “Education Modernization Brazil, Colombia, Europe – the new era of digital higher education cooperation”, was approved under the ERASMUS-EDU-2022-CBHE call, Development of Competences in the Field of Higher Education, Axis 2: Partnerships for Transformation in Higher Education.

A girl is studing with a robot. Picture generated with AI

Academic tutoring for university students from artificial intelligence (chatbot)

The power of artificial intelligence in academic tutoring of university students offers a new worldview of the educational scenario from learning to learn, which allows consolidation of educational activities based on the strategic use of ICT.

Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC)

UFABC is a Brazilian federal public institution of higher learning based in Santo André and São Bernardo do Campo, municipalities belonging to the ABC region, both in the state of São Paulo.

Empowering Educators: Transforming Teaching through the EMBRACE Professional Development Program

The EMBRACE Professional Development Program enhances digital and pedagogical skills of higher education teachers in Brazil and Colombia, addressing gaps exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative promotes teacher training, inclusive digital learning, and collaboration with the European DigCompEdu framework. Initial feedback highlights the program’s rich content, accessibility challenges, and its potential for transformative educational change.

The construction of MOOCs in the Embrace project

The EMBRACE project is developing a trilogy of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) with the aim of training higher education teachers and managers in digital and pedagogical competences, and based on the European Digital Competence Framework for Educators.

Dynamic Tests for Assertive Formative Assessment

This paper explores the use of generative artificial intelligences to create dynamic tests in formative assessments. Through personalized quizzes, immediate feedback is facilitated, allowing the teacher to adjust his or her teaching in real time. This innovative methodology improves students’ understanding, catering to their individual needs and fostering deeper and more meaningful learning.

Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira

The Technological University of Pereira is a public institution of higher education accredited with high quality in several of its undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Instructional Design Research in the Brazilian Context: Contributions of Qualitative Principles

The present essay proposes a reflection on the contributions of qualitative principles in research to be developed in the field of Instructional Design, aiming to contribute to the proposition of new methodological approaches.

Virtual course: digipedia – digital and pedagogical competences

From the CRIE, the UTP invites teachers to enroll in the MOOC Digipeda – Digital and Pedagogical Competencies, starting in October 2024. They will not only be able to strengthen their digital competencies, but also share and exchange ideas and experiences with teachers from Brazil.

What is EMBRACE?

EMBRACE is a project led by Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK) to which several institutions from Brazil, Colombia and Portugal have joined, with the idea of looking to the future and supporting the modernization of higher education.

Häme University of Applied Sciences, the project leader.

At HAMK, studying is a team effort – both with other students and with partners. As a student, you’ll get to solve real-life problems right from the start of your studies.

Techno-Pedagogical Report on the use of Artificial Intelligence tools at the University

The emergence of Artificial Intelligence based on usage models, such as the recognition and generation of texts, contexts and images based on simple questions.

Copyright in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Opportunities

The article examines the legal and ethical challenges posed by artificial intelligence (AI) in relation to copyright. It addresses the debate on the authorship of AI-generated works, possible legal reforms and their impact on the creative industry, highlighting the need for new regulations to balance technological innovation and intellectual property protection.

The relevance of competency-based training, what does it consist of?

Competency-based training is based on identifying these key skills and designing educational programs that help students acquire them and apply them in practical situations.

Instituto Federal do São Paulo (IFSP)

IFSP is a multi campuses pluri-curricula higher and professional education institution.

Faculty Development and Training for Global Digital Learning Initiatives

Empowering Educators: Transforming Teaching through the EMBRACE Professional Development Program

Conference In BragançaInternational conference in Bragança boosts collaboration and innovation in higher educationConference In Bragança

Main Articles

Faculty Development and Training for Global Digital Learning Initiatives

Empowering Educators: Transforming Teaching through the EMBRACE Professional Development Program

Conference In BragançaInternational conference in Bragança boosts collaboration and innovation in higher educationConference In Bragança

Other Articles

UTP: “Embrace Project, a success story”

From the Traditional Classroom to the Digital Space: The Need for Digital Competences in Teaching for Learning

Faculty Development and Training for Global Digital Learning Initiatives

Instituto Federal del Espírito Santo (IFES)

Instituto Politécnico De Bragança

Per(courses) of researchers in teacher training: possibilities and challenges for institutional transformation in education and technologies

Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina

Conference In BragançaInternational conference in Bragança boosts collaboration and innovation in higher educationConference In Bragança

What are MOOCs?

Digital transformation in higher education: UFABC towards the development of a learning ecosystem

Academic tutoring for university students from artificial intelligence (chatbot)

Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC)

Empowering Educators: Transforming Teaching through the EMBRACE Professional Development Program

The construction of MOOCs in the Embrace project

Dynamic Tests for Assertive Formative Assessment

Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira

Instructional Design Research in the Brazilian Context: Contributions of Qualitative Principles

Virtual course: digipedia – digital and pedagogical competences

What is EMBRACE?

Häme University of Applied Sciences, the project leader.

Techno-Pedagogical Report on the use of Artificial Intelligence tools at the University

Copyright in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Opportunities

The relevance of competency-based training, what does it consist of?

Instituto Federal do São Paulo (IFSP)