In-service training on teaching in the University of Granada: an answer to the teaching needs of academics
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Internacional Association for the Development of Advances in Technology (IADAT)
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Enseñanza universitaria Profesorado universitario Formación del profesorado University teaching University teachers Teacher training
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2013Referencia bibliográfica
León, M.J., López, M.C. y Ortega, J.L. In-service training on teaching in the University of Granada: an answer to the teaching needs of academics. In: 6th International Conference on Education. Innovation, Technology and Research in Higher Education. Bilbao: IADAT, 2013. 37-40. [http://hdl.handle.net/10481/29213]
Abstract
In the last years, Spanish universities have given great importance to in-service training focusing mainly
on the quality of teaching.
This increase, which is a clear sign of the effort done by Spanish universities to improve the professional competence of academics, must be accompanied by asp
ects such as the evaluation of the given
training/courses, the inclusion of different elements to be assessed, i.e. the lecturers, contents, structure of the course, number of participants, degree of satisfaction of the participants with the received training,
the impact of the course on the development of teaching competences and the impact of the new skills on the teaching practice, considering, mainly, the teaching of the participants.
This paper analyses the needs expressed by academics as well as the offer proposed by the University of Granada to those needs. A survey conducted in 2012/13 of more than 500 academics is used to gather information