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Collaborative work between Polytechnic Higher Education students: manufacturing processes, safety and sustainability
Publication . Silva, Flora; Ribeiro, J.E.; Barros, Paula Maria; Silva, João da Rocha; Ribeiro, João Eduardo; Santos, Jorge; Lima, Rui A.
The link with the real working environment, combined with the sharing of knowledge and collaboration between students from different courses, was the basis of a teaching experience involving students from the Mechanical Technology I course unit of the Mechanical Engineering degree course and the Safety and Environment course unit of the Higher Professional Technical Course in Sustainable Technologies in Mechanics and Vehicles, at a Polytechnic Higher Education Institution in the north of Portugal. The final objective was to carry out collaborative work on metalworking processes, the safety at work related to these processes, and waste management.
Explorando a matemática nas nossas regiões …
Publication . Barros, Paula Maria; Associação de Professores de Matemática
A presença nas escolas portuguesas de alunos oriundos de diferentes culturas, países e regiões transforma o espaço escolar num ambiente multicultural, ideal para partilhar saberes, perspetivas e experiências. Esta diversidade, embora constitua um desafio para a gestão da sala de aula, pode ser uma fonte de oportunidades para explorar tarefas matemáticas que contribuam para a integração dos alunos e para a valorização das suas origens. Nesta comunicação, pretende-se apresentar algumas experiências, que tiveram por base os pressupostos citados, e refletir sobre o potencial das tarefas propostas para promover a interculturalidade, explorar conexões com outras áreas e enriquecer a aprendizagem matemática.
Vertical farming: new trends, products, and production approaches
Publication . Pinela, José; Dias, Maria Inês; Ceccanti, Costanza; Martin, Michael
The text contextualizes increasing urbanization, climate change, and the limitation of natural resources as factors driving the adoption of controlled environment agriculture (CEA) systems. It highlights the potential of vertical farming to optimize the use of water, energy, and space, reduce supply chains and transport-related emissions, and enable greater control over the nutritional quality and safety of food. The editorial also addresses technical, economic, and regulatory challenges, emphasizing the need for technological innovation, integration with public policies, and assessment of economic feasibility. Overall, the work positions vertical farming as a complementary solution to conventional agriculture, playing a relevant role in the transition toward more sustainable urban agri-food systems.
Production of videos by students as a way of learning: an experience in higher education engineering courses
Publication . Barros, Paula Maria; Silva, Flora; Ribeiro, João E.; Gonçalves, José; Lima, José; Coelho, João Paulo; García-Peñalvo, Francisco; García-Holgado , Alicia
This study reports on part of a pedagogical experience with engineering students from a Portuguese higher education institution, in a year when it was necessary to resort to emergency remote teaching due to the pandemic. The students, with the teacher’s guidance, were responsible for producing videos about the contents. In general terms, they had to produce the videos, share them with their classmates, give a short presentation in class, and answer questions from their peers. This process allowed the topics of the course unit, which are quite theoretical, to be discussed with greater involvement from the whole class. It also allowed the students to take co-responsibility for peer learning, since the videos would serve as information for their colleagues and the depth of the debate would depend on the presentations, the questions asked, and the ability of each group to respond. Apart from the logistics associated with working remotely, the main difficulties were finding and selecting relevant and appropriate information and responding clearly to colleagues’ questions. However, working to overcome these aspects was also a source of learning, both from the point of view of the course contents and the development of transversal skills, which are important for an engineer’s professional future.
Relato de um projeto com futuros professores: matemática e interculturalidade
Publication . Barros, Paula Maria; Associação de Professores de Matemática
As escolas são cada vez mais multiculturais, já que abarcam estudantes oriundos de diferentes regiões e países. Face a este contexto, desafiaram-se os estudantes de um curso de formação de professores a explorar a matemática dos países deles ou dos colegas da instituição. Nesta comunicação, pretende-se descrever a experiência realizada e refletir sobre a importância deste tipo de tarefas no âmbito da aprendizagem matemática e da integração dos estudantes.