Contigo+ Program | 3rd Session
3rd Session of the Contigo+ Program: “Pedagogical Practices and Success Measures +200”
February 14 2023, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM | Room 4.41 (Civil Engineering Pavilion Meeting Room)
Objectives: This session aims to discuss pedagogical practices and measures for academic success in Curricular Units (UCs) with a large number of students, as is the case in several 1st-cycle courses. It features Professor Paulo Lima-Filho from Texas A&M University (Assistant Provost for Undergraduate Studies and Executive Director of the Math Learning Center), as well as Professors Pedro Ferreira dos Santos (DM/IST) and Luís Lemos Alves (DF/IST).
Schedule:
16:30 – 16:35 – Opening – Teresa Peña, President of the Pedagogical Council
16:35 – 17:10 – Math Learning Center @ Texas A&M – Professor Paulo Lima-Filho (Texas A&M)
17:10 – 17:20 – Coffee Break
17:20 – 17:40 – “Mathematics Teaching Support Program at IST” – Professor Pedro Ferreira dos Santos (DM/IST)
17:40 – 18:00 – “Foundation course, 1st year, 200+ students, MEPP: challenges, successes, failures” – Professor Luís Lemos Alves (DF/IST)
18:00 – Conclusions