Curriculum Innovation and Teaching and Learning Technology for Social Inclusion: the experience of the Honor Program in Environmental Studies and Sustainable Human Development of the Austral University in Chile

Authors

  • Carlos Alberto Cioce Sampaio Universidade Regional de Blumenau (FURB)
  • Juan Carlos Skewes Universidad Austral de Chile
  • Frederick Conway San Diego State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v19i0.13640

Keywords:

Tecnología de Enseñanza, Inclusión Social, Educación Superior Chilena, Innovación en la Educación Universitaria, Programas de Formación Transdisciplinar, Honors Program, Higher Education in Chile, Educational Innovation, Transdisciplinarity

Abstract

Honors programs are rare in Latin America, and in Chile. Stimulated by experiences in the USA, a project proposal was written. Three years of experience have proven that a Chilean honors program can serve as a model for programs elsewhere in Latin America. In the following pages we aim to provide a summary of what this experience has meant, using the most recent class, Philosophies of Development, as an example. Some background about the university and the Chilean system had to be supplied, while most of the paper deals with the particular features of this program and its immediate future. The UACH program is of interest not only because of its Latin American context, but also because it is focused on a particular theme, Environmental Studies and Sustainable Human Development. After three years, the program has just completed its pilot phase, and so the time is right to describe its accomplishments and challenges.

Author Biography

Carlos Alberto Cioce Sampaio, Universidade Regional de Blumenau (FURB)

Professor dos Programas de Pós-Graduação (Doutorado) em Ciências Contábeis e Adminsitração e (Mestrado) em Desenvolvimento Regional

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Published

2009-06-14

How to Cite

Sampaio, C. A. C., Skewes, J. C., & Conway, F. (2009). Curriculum Innovation and Teaching and Learning Technology for Social Inclusion: the experience of the Honor Program in Environmental Studies and Sustainable Human Development of the Austral University in Chile. Desenvolvimento E Meio Ambiente, 19. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v19i0.13640

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Vol. 19 (2009): Culture, Nature and Sustainability: different perspectives

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