High participation achieved second version of the academic writing course

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The instance is a support for ULS academics who are interested in publication processes about teaching.

Great interest on the part of the academics of the University of La Serena has aroused the academic writing course: “The path towards academic publication on teaching in higher education”, organized by the Vice-rector for Research and Postgraduate Studies, which seeks to encourage and support professionals interested in publishing and researching teaching.

second course2As in its first version, the course was aimed at academics who are beginning to prepare academic publications, with a topic focused on teaching in higher education.

This course, according to its rapporteur, Dr. Haylen Perines, from the ULS Multidisciplinary Research Institute in Science and Technology, emerged as an initiative of the Organizing Committee of the Congress of Teaching in Higher Education (CODES) “to promote the training of academics and their participation in said meeting. These courses were aimed at academics without experience in publications and who wanted to learn about writing a research article or an educational experience.”

In this instance, tools and knowledge were provided in this regard, so that academics can publish about their teaching, optimizing the professional work of each one, taking into consideration that “research and teaching must be united and our duty is to complement both areas,” stressed the academic.

It is worth remembering that the sessions of this course were held to prepare professionals who want to participate in the Congress on Teaching in Higher Education, which will have its first version on November 14 and 15 with the aim of generating an instance where work of academics on university teaching, an aspect so relevant in the professional work of universities.

Dr. Perines, who is part of the Organizing Committee and the Scientific Committee of CODES 2019, said: “we are very happy with the good reception of the congress, so far we have received more than 90 contributions and we trust that it will be a very positive event for all attendees and for our University.” 

Written by Patricia Castro, DirCom