¿Es necesaria la formación técnica y didáctica sobre tecnologías de la información y la comunicación? Argumentos del profesorado de la Universidad de Vigo

En este trabajo se presenta la opinión del profesorado de la Universidad de Vigo sobre la necesidad de una formación específica sobre diferentes Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TICs), tanto de carácter técnico como didáctico, así como las razones que justifican su respuesta. Los datos son extraídos de una investigación más amplia que relaciona las TICs, la formación del profesorado universitario y la calidad de la docencia.Diferent aspects of Information and Comunication Tecnologies (ICTs), both technical and didactic, as well as the reasons why University of Vigo professors consider the need for specific training in them, are presented in this article. Data and results were taken from a wider ICTs research relating to university teaching education and teaching quality

Adaptación gradual de la materia “Nuevas Tecnologías aplicadas a la Educación” al crédito europeo

Inmersos como estamos en el proceso de convergencia europea y en el desarrollo del Espacio Europeo de Enseñanza Superior es necesario que vayamos realizando propuestas y experiencias piloto relacionadas con la adaptación al crédito europeo y la integración de las exigencias derivadas de los ECTS. En este trabajo presentamos, en el marco de un proyecto piloto de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación de Ourense, una primera aproximación de la materia de Nuevas Tecnologías aplicadas a la Educación al crédito europeo, esto es, una reflexión sobre el volumen de trabajo en horas presenciales y de trabajo autónomo que ha de desarrollar el alumno que cursa nuestra materia.We are in the process of European convergence and in the development of the European Space of higher education it is necessary that we go carrying out proposals and experiences pilot related with the adaptation to the European credit and the integration of the derived demands of the ECTS. In this work we present, in the mark of a project pilot of the Faculty of Sciences of the Education in Ourense, a first approach of the subject of New Technologies applied to the Education to the European credit, this is, a reflection on the work volume in present hours and of autonomous work that the student must develop when studies our subject

2,4,5-Tri(hetero)arylimidazoles: design, synthesis and characterization as novel TPA Chromophores and Optical Chemosensors

2,4,5-Tri(hetero)aryl-imidazoles are a versatile class of compounds with a wide range of applications in diverse areas such as medicinal or materials chemistry due to their biological activity, as well their optoelectronic properties. Our earlier studies showed that the optical and thermal properties of these derivatives could be tuned by substitution of aryl groups at positions 2, 4 and 5 by 5-membered heterocycles such as thiophene and furan. This raises the potential for several innovative applications of these pi-conjugated systems in nonlinear optics (e.g. second harmonic generators (SHG)), chemosensors, OLEDs and DNA intercalators. Recent results from our research group concerning the design, synthesis and characterization of novel 2,4,5-tri(hetero)aryl-imidazoles 1 (Figure 1), as two-photon absorption (TPA) chromophores and/or as optical chemosensors will be presented and discussed.Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)Acknowledgements: Thank are due to Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (Portugal) and FEDER-COMPETE for financial support through Centro de Química (PEst-C/QUI/UI0686/2011 (F-COMP-01-0124-FEDER-022716)) and Centro de Física - Universidade do Minho (Project PTDC/CTM/105597/2008 (FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-009457)), a PhD grant to R.C.M. Ferreira (SFRH/BD/86408/2012) and a a post-doctoral grant to R.M.F. Batista (SFRH/BPD/79333/2011). The NMR spectrometer Bruker Avance III 400 is part of the National NMR Network and was purchased with funds from FCT and FEDER

Design, synthesis and evaluation of π-conjugated heterocyclic systems as novel chromo-fluorogenic probes

The design and synthesis of chromo-fluorogenic probes for several analytes (anions, cations and neutral molecules) is a current and appealing topic of research with important applications in environmental monitoring and biological system characterization. Using these probes detection can being accomplished with simple readily available instrumentation (when using colorimetric probes) and at extremely low detection limits (when using fluorescence probes). π-Conjugated heterocyclic compounds are versatile systems with a wide range of applications in diverse areas such as supramolecular, medicinal or materials chemistry due to their biological activity, as well their optoelectronic properties.1-3 In particular for the design of chromo-flurogenic probes, heterocyclic systems containing chelating groups have the ability to act as both the recognition unit, as well as the signalling unit, since variation of their absorption/fluorescence properties can happen during the recognition event. Generally, -conjugated heterocyclic systems increase intramolecular electron delocalisation, enhancing photophysical properties. With careful design, the inclusion of heterocycles can optimize analyte recognition while simultaneously leading to more intense fluorescence and, therefore, higher sensitivity.4-9 Recent examples from our research group exemplifying the design, synthesis and characterization of several families of heterocyclic systems as chromo-fluorogenic sensors for cations and anions with analytical, environmental and medicinal relevance will be presented and discussed.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Erubric for the assessment of skills and content in the external practices: legal aspects

The external practices is one of the most specific research topics in the field of university education (Raposo Rivas & Martinez-Figueira, 2013). Despite the external practices long history as a topic of research, there are still some important aspects worth researching, especially following the recent degree changes, which have lead to an increased importance of credits and presence in all degrees in Spain (Gallego & García, 2010), the need to study in the learning environments and collaboration between Company - University. Likewise, the boom in practices based on ICTs, such as digital portfolios, poses the need to prop up technological solutions and methods with rigorous research studies, especially due to wide popularity of ICTs in general. The supervision process in the external practices clearly requires communication and follow-up to be done remotely, by using ePortfolios (Barrett, 2006). In addition to competence-based assessment and the need for students to provide learning evidences, the supervision process in the external practices also poses the need to analyse students’ ability to carry out such processes (Falchikov, 2005; Jonsson, A. & Svingby, 2007; Reddy & Andrade, 2010), as well as the need to find out the best supervision methods to be used with eportfolios. Amongst the eportfolio’s elements, we find a tool for design, communication and competence-based assessment known as the eRubric. This project aims [EDU2013-41974-P][1] to consolidate a research line that has already been undertaken with other R+D+i, and which currently intends to expand to different researchers and Centres of Excellence in Spain and other countries [Harvard University –EEUU-; Colonia University –Germany-; Sined –México-; Universidad Federal do Paraná and Sta. Catalina –Brasil- y Stockholm University –Sweden-]. The previous project R+D+i [EDU2010-15432][2] was investigated on subjects with class attendance (Raposo Rivas; Cebrián de la Serna and Martínez-Figueira, 2013; Cebrián de la Serna; Serrano Angulo & Ruiz Torres, 2014), without the mediation of distance-learning. Such circumstances have therefore been exempt from the extra dimension that technology often gives human communication. In addition, no research studies have been conducted on the highly specific field of the external practices, nor on the supervision of distance-learning competences. In this context, teachers and students exchanged numerous documents which can benefit from legal issues such as data protection and image of the child, copyrights and / or the right of access to information for all people regardless of their abilities and specific educational needs. Distance learning, which represents a teaching method undoubtedly on the rise as a great technology mediator. eRubric evaluation falls within the concept of formative assessment; it is valuable for both the formal and non-formal education systems (vocational training, the unemployed, training of civil servants, etc.) both public and private companies.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech. R+D+i project: Study of the Impact of federated eRubrics on the evaluation of external practices competences EDU2013-41974-P web: http://goo.gl/CN6ID

A combination of friedel-crafts and lawesson reactions to 5-substituted-2,2´-bithiophenes

Gama-Keto esters (2) derivatives of thiophene were obtained from hemi-succinic esters and transformed to the corresponding amides (4). Lawesson´s treatment of 2 and 4 gave the corresponding bithiophenes (5) with alkoxy or amino substituents.Fundação para a Ci~Encia e Tecnologia. ICCTI/French Embassy - Technical and Scientific~Cooperation Programme

Formylation, dicyanovinylation and tricyanovinylation on 5-alkoxy- and 5-amino-substituted-2,2´-bithiophenes

Several donor-acceptor-substituted bithiophenes were synthesized by functionalization of the corresponding 5-alkoxy- or 5-aminobithiophenes 1 by different methods: Vilsmeier formylation, metalation followed by reaction with DMF, direct tricyanovinylation reaction using TCNE or Knoevenagel condensation starting from the corresponding 5-formyl- derivatives of 1.ICCTI/French Embassy (Technical and Scientific Cooperation Programme). Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - POCTI/QUI/37816/2001, FMRH / BSAB / 134/99

Un modelo global de integración de las nuevas tecnologías en el ámbito de la educación y la formación

Es un hecho que en nuestro contexto social actual las Nuevas Tecnologías están presentes "por todas partes ". Esta presencia ha transformado la realidad actual en sus distintos ámbitos, creando nuevas realidades a través de nuevos lenguajes y nuevas formas de representación. Esta situación justifica en sí misma la introducción de estas Nuevas Tecnologías en la escuela, introducción que ha de realizarse a través de una integración plena en el curriculum. En este artículo nos referimos a cuatro modalidades de integración y señalamos de qué modo cada una de ellas ha de tener en cuenta la influencia de los ámbitos personal, material y formativo con los que se establece una relación bidireccional

Acciones institucionales que favorecerán la construcción del Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior

[Resumen] En este artículo presentamos los resultados de un estudio realizado con responsables de los equipos directivos de las tres universidades gallegas (Universidad de A Coruña, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela y Universidad de Vigo) para conocer cuál es su valoración de las diversas acciones que habría que desarrollar para favorecer y potenciar el proceso de convergencia para la creación del Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior[Abstract] This article presents the results of a study on the valorisation about the different actions to facilitate and promote the process of convergence to create the European Higher Education Area. Deans and higher decisionmakers from the three Galician universities (A Coruña, Santiago de Compostela and Vigo) have been asked to develop the stud