The Pedagogical Innovation Support Office

Taking into account the importance of pedagogical innovation in Higher Education, the motivation of teachers and students, as well as the prevention of dropout and the increase of academic success, in 2018, the University of Algarve created the Pedagogical Innovation Support Office ( GAIP).

GAIP functions

• Reduce student dropout from UAlg;
• Promote pedagogical innovation practices that contribute to the motivation of teachers, as well as to the learning and academic success of students at UAlg;
• Promote the development of transversal skills in teachers and students of UAlg;
• Simultaneously with the creation of GAIP, its Advisory Council was created, which includes the Presidents of the Pedagogical Councils of the Organic Units, as well as representatives of the various offices and services of UAlg.

Training Offer Advisory Council

Created in 2018, this Council aims to contribute to a better transition of students from secondary education to higher education, to stimulate joint actions that promote academic success and reduce the abandonment of UAlg students and to stimulate pedagogical innovation practices that contribute to the acquisition of skills of UAlg students, through a better articulation of teaching and learning activities with public and private entities in the region.

Its composition includes representatives of the School Groups and Non-Group Schools with secondary education in the region.

Working Group on Pedagogical Innovation and New Technologies

The Pedagogical Innovation and New Technologies working group was created in order to develop and implement measures that contribute to the use of new information and communication technologies, such as:

• Promote initiatives within the scope of new technologies in teaching activities;
• Implement distance learning courses;
• Conduct UAlg faculty training to implement innovative pedagogical practices through the use of new technologies.