Conference for the presentation of Teaching Innovation Projects at Comillas
University lecturers shared their innovative initiatives on a day that celebrated effort, creativity and interdisciplinary collaboration
13 January 2025
The Support Office for Teaching Innovation organised the Conference for the Presentation of Teaching Innovation Projects, an event which brought together lecturers and researchers from different faculties to share transformational initiatives in the field of education. The event was opened by Elisa Aracil, Vice-Rector for Strategy, Internationalisation and Academic Organisation at Comillas, who highlighted the courage of the participants: "In education, it is easy to get comfortable, but you have decided to teach in a different way, and that puts you a step ahead".
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Aracil also highlighted two key elements for successful innovation: perseverance and technique. In her words, "inspiration is not enough; ideas must be accompanied by constant commitment and the right tools to turn them into successful projects". She encouraged the participants to become ambassadors of teaching innovation, promoting these practices among their colleagues so that Comillas can be a leader in educational change.
The conference also included the intervention of María-Jesús Martínez-Usarralde, from the University of Valencia, who presented the paper "Haciendo pedagogía de la innovación. Algunas certezas y muchas posibilidades prospectivas", offering an inspiring vision of the opportunities to transform education through creativity and research.
Afterwards, attendees had the opportunity to learn about innovative projects led by teachers:
- Jose Luis Arroyo, from the Faculty of Business Administration (Comillas ICADE):Programación en R desde cero para alumnos a los que nos le gusta programar
- José Manuel Caperos, from the Faculty of Business Administration (Comillas ICADE): Desarrollo de un agente conversacional para el aprendizaje y la evaluación de contenidos de metodología de la investigación y estadística.
- Juan Tomás Asenjo, from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Comillas CIHS): La mentoría y el Aprendizaje y Servicio Universitario, metodologías para la motivación académica y para la promoción de la competencia en lengua extranjera en centros educativos.
- Marta Carballo, from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Comillas CIHS): Instagram como recurso educativo para la mejora de las competencias de redacción de textos científicos.
- Andrea Schäpers, from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Comillas CIHS): Revisión de recursos y herramientas para mejorar la adquisición del léxico en la clase de alemán como Lengua Extranjera.
- Bettina Schnell, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Comillas CIHS): Diseño de un curso de autoaprendizaje virtual de árabe como Lengua Extranjera.
- Eva Jechimer and Alfonso López, from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Comillas CIHS): Cuando uno y uno suman más de dos. La docencia colaborativa multidisciplinar.
- Luis Alarcón, from the School of Engineering (Comillas ICAI): Integración, evaluación y reconocimiento de competencias genéricas/transversales en las titulaciones oficiales del ICAI.
- Diego Agulló and Elisabet Cueto, Faculty of Law (Comillas ICADE): Colaboración interdisciplinar entre docentes y nuevas metodologías de enseñanza del Derecho en inglés por parte de profesores de habla hispana.
- Antonio Obregón and Javier Gómez, from the Faculty of Law (Comillas ICADE) and the School of Engineering (Comillas ICAI): COINTEGRA: Docencia Cinoartudam Aprendizaje Optimizado, Ciencia Integrada.
- María Rodríguez, from the San Juan de Dios University School of Nursing and Physical Therapy (Comillas EUEF): Apuntes de anatomía interactivos mediante el uso de códigos QR.
- Sara Lumbreras, from the School of Engineering (Comillas ICAI) La revolución de la Inteligencia Artificial en la educación. El impacto de la Inteligencia Artificial en los métodos de aprendizaje.
- Susana Ortiz, from the School of Engineering (Comillas ICAI): La revolución de la Inteligencia Artificial en la educación. El impacto de la Inteligencia Artificial en los métodos de evaluación.
- Olga Martín, from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Comillas CIHS): Diseño y desarrollo estratégico para la construcción de mecanismos para la Educación STEM en tercer curso de Doble Grado de Educación Primaria e Infantil y CAFYD.
- Katia Hueso, from the School of Engineering (Comillas ICAI): Inside-Out sustainability.
The day concluded with a space for reflection and debate, reaffirming the university's commitment to educational excellence and its commitment to innovative teaching that places the student at the centre of the learning process.
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