Analysis of Training Offers on Active Methodologies for University Teachers in Spain
Lina Higueras-Rodriguez
,
Maria del Mar Garcia-Vita
,
Marta Medina-Garcia
The current offer of training courses for university teachers is due, among other needs, to the implementation of an educational model based on studen.
- Pub. date: July 15, 2020
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The current offer of training courses for university teachers is due, among other needs, to the implementation of an educational model based on student learning, promoting the use of active methodologies for their motivation and academic performance. An exploratory-descriptive and ideographic study is presented where the main technique is the analysis of content. To this end, 15 Spanish universities with the greatest prestige were analyzed according to the parameters of the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) in relation to the topics related to active methodologies and the profile of university teachers. The results show the different teacher training courses that have been carried out during the 2019/2020 academic year. We find that there are more universities that present more training of this type than others, and who this type of training is aimed at: new teachers and teachers with professional experience. The conclusions are related to the importance of the courses for the professional development of university teachers, since they should not be anchored in the same methodology, but should be open to new challenges and always taking into account the students, enhancing their motivation and academic performance.
Keywords: University teacher training, training needs, training offers.
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