Doris Vasconcellos Associate Professor University of Paris Descartes

During the next five years all European countries will experience a major turnover of faculties. This is a unique opportunity to coordinate the training of new faculty all over Europe European Context

A short story… United Kingdom Annie Trapp Higher Education Academy Psychology Network European Community grants for Thematic Networks: Lifelong Learning Program

First meeting: Royal Holloway College, London 10 and 11 August United Kingdom 2 France 1 Holland 1 Austria 1 Sweden 1 Czech Republic EUROPLAT steering committee

AustriaBulgaria CyprusCzech Republic FranceGermany HollandItaly LithuaniaPoland PortugalRomania SloveniaSpain United Kingdom Luxemburg, Hungary, Belgium, Ireland, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Malta, Slovakia, Greece Fifteen countries represented: Ten others to be contacted: Second Meeting Villa Finaly, Florence 30 January, 1 & 2 February, 2008

Professor Joerg Zumbach Salzburg University

Define and promote innovative teaching methods. Identify pedagogical resources and make them available to the network members. Develop procedures to evaluate teaching methods and results. Award a certification of teaching training for graduate students. Extend jobs opportunities for psychology graduate students.

Propose symposia on teaching psychology at all international conferences on psychology so as to make researchers and professionals aware of teaching methodologies: ICP Berlin July 2008, Oslo 2009 Establish an annual EUROPLAT Summer School for the pedagogical training of graduate students from all European countries. Promote exchange of graduate students and professors among the universities of all member countries. Organize in every member country an annual national meeting on psychology learning and teaching.

Survey of undergraduate students about teaching methods employed in Paris Descartes : Make course structure clearer Deeper content More multimedia support Avoid classes that are a PowerPoint reading More on-line courses Better designed MCQ Make answers to exams questions available on-line

Promote active learning and critical thinking Improve students’ capacity to make oral and poster presentations Give access to the latest research on teaching methods and techniques Use on-line, e-learning and other modern technologies Teach large classes Manage classes with students from different cultures

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