Members of the UEPA Erasmus+ project team of the CRED4TEACH project took part in training at the Portuguese Open University

Participants from the Ukrainian Engineering Pedagogics Academy of the Erasmus+ CRED4TEACH project “MOOC-based microcredentials for teacher professional development”, deputy first vice-rector, associate professor of practical psychology department Andrii Lomakin and head of the scientific activity group of UEPA, associate professor of automation, metrology and energy-efficient technologies department Hrinchenko Hanna, from February 5 to 7 took part in the training “Professional development of teachers in Ukraine, Montenegro and Albania: conceptualization and accreditation of MOOC-based microcredentials” at the Portuguese Open University.

The following events were attended as part of the training:

  • Meeting with the management of the Portuguese Open University and the coordinators of the CRED4TEACH project “MOOC-based microcredentials for teacher professional development”;
  • Considered issues of professional development of teachers and lecturers in Europe, Ukraine, Montenegro and Albania;
  • Studied conceptualization and accreditation peculiarities of MOOC-based microcredentials using the experience of leading European states;
  • Work was carried out in groups on the perspectives of creation, conceptualization and accreditation of microcredentials in Ukraine, Montenegro and Albania.

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The Erasmus+ teams of the CRED4TEACH project have completed their training and presented MOOC projects based on the results of the course “Toward becoming a MOOC designer”

On February 2, participants from the Ukrainian Engineering Pedagogics Academy Erasmus+ of the CRED4TEACH “MOOC-based micro-credentials for the professional development of teachers” project presented their MOOCs (massive open online courses), which were developed based on the results of studying at Anadolu University (Turkey) and mastering the “Toward becoming a MOOC designer” course.

For 12 weeks, the teachers were trained in the courses MOOC01: Introduction to the development and conduction of MOOCs at iversity  For 12 weeks, the teachers were trained in the courses MOOC01: Introduction to the development and conduction of MOOCs at project website. The coordinator of the courses was professor Cengiz Hakan Aydin, head of the distance education department of Anadolu University. далее …

“Towards Becoming a MOOC Designer” face-to-face learning was held at the Anadolu University

Within the scope of the EU-funded CRED4TEACH Project, the face-to-face part of the blended trainings titled Towards Becoming a MOOC Designer was held at the Open Education Faculty between 10-12 January 2024. The opening speeches were made by Prof. Dr. Ali Resül Usul, Vice Rector responsible for Anadolu University Open Education System and Dean of the Faculty, and Prof. Dr. Sascha Lord, project coordinator on behalf of Fachhochschule des Mittelstands (FHM) University and Vice Rector responsible for distance education. Prof. Dr. Cengiz Hakan Aydın, Head of Distance Education Department of Anadolu University has designed this blended training and been facilitating it since 13 November 2023, also conducted the face-to-face meetings. Prof. Dr. Diogo Casanova, Vice Rector in charge of quality and micro-credits at the Portuguese Open University, Universidade Aberta, also contributed to a session about use of MOOCs as micro-credentials. далее …

Participation of representatives of the department in the final conference on the PAGOSTE Project

The PAGOSTE project’s final conference took place on November 6-8 at Vienna University of Economics and Business (Austria). Titled “Vocational Teacher Education: Between Aspirations and Challenges,” the international conference reviewed the outcomes of the Erasmus+ KA2 project “New mechanisms of partnership-based governance and standardization of vocational teacher education in Ukraine” (PAGOSTE). Ukrainian Engineering Pedagogics Academy has been participating in this project from 2020 to 2024. The conference featured 23 presentations from scientists and teaching professionals across 5 countries.

At the conference, IKT&M was represented by Oleksandr Kupriyanov and Tetiana Bondarenko. The team, comprising Tetiana Bondarenko, Oleksandr Kupriyanov and Olena Kovalenko, presented the report “Ecosystem of digital solutions for VET institutions: the example of Ukraine and global trends.” далее …

Launch of the Erasmus+ project “MOOC-based micro-credentials for teacher professional development”

A new international project “MOOC-based micro-credentials for teacher professional development” (CRED4TEACH) of the Erasmus+ program has been launched at the department. The CRED4TEACH project aims to develop innovative curricula for teachers and create opportunities for obtaining micro-qualifications based on massive open online courses (MOOCs).

On October 16-17, 2023, the first meeting of the CRED4TEACH project team took place in Cologne (Germany) in a mixed format. The project coordinators – representatives of the University of Applied Sciences of Small and Medium Business Olga Zubikova and Sasha Lord – familiarized the participants with the stages of work and the structure of the project.

The meeting was attended by Vice-Rector for Research Oleksandr Kupriyanov, Head of the Department of Information Computer Technologies and Mathematics Olesia Nechuyviter, Professor of the Department Tetiana Bondarenko and Associate Professor Halyna Sazhko. далее …

Two UIPA teams passed to the second round of the International Collegiate Programming Contest

On October 22, the first round of the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) – an international programming Olympiad, which is considered the most prestigious programming competition among students, was held.

UIPA was represented by two teams:

  • UEPA1, consisting of Bondarenko Ihor (DKI-POK19), Rebryk Oleksandra (DIT-K21), Shkarban Vladyslav (DIT-K22), shared 250-251 places;
  • UEPA2, consisting of Kapitonova Natalia (DKI-POCT21), Bogun Ruslan (DKI-K20), Zholudev Volodymyr (DKI-K20), took 303-304 places.

The coach of the teams is Oleksandr Kupriyanov. далее …

Presentation of master`s qualifying projects 2020

This year, five masters who studied the specialty “Vocational Training (Computer Technology)” developed and presented their master’s theses in English. Presentations were held in December 2020 at the Department of Information Computer Technology and Mathematics.

The following teachers of the Ukrainian Engineering and Pedagogical Academy acted as supervisors for the implementation of these master’s qualification works: Bondarenko Tetyana, Kupriyanov Oleksandr, Sazhko Galina  and Nechuiviter Olesya Petrivna, who all the time helped students with the creation of quality projects.

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