Respaldo al investigador que es también docente

Esat Alpay

doi:10.4995/redu.2012.6105

Autores/as

Esat Alpay Imperial College London

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4995/redu.2012.6105

Palabras clave:

Roles académicos, Motivación del personal académico, Integración investigación-docencia, Formación del profesorado

Resumen

Las tensiones entre los roles investigadores y docentes en la universidad son de sobras conocidas. Hasta la fecha, la formación del profesorado sólo ha tenido en cuenta de forma parcial esta problemática, así como las motivaciones, predisposición y prioridades del investigador que es a la vez profesor. Este artículo ofrece una descripción general de la formación del profesorado (en cuanto a contenido y a proceso) adecuada a un entorno enfocado a la investigación. Concretamente se da información sobre el planteamiento de la formación adoptado recientemente por la universidad Imperial College London. Este enfoque incluye aprendizaje experiencial basado en la práctica, apoyo e input de una amplia comunidad (por ejemplo pares, pares sénior y expertos en educación), clara contextualización respecto a la disciplina y propiedad/interiorización, y énfasis en los potenciales paralelismos entre docencia e investigación así como el valor de la docencia para la investigación. Además, se promueven aquellas prácticas docentes que aprovechan el rol investigador y el potencial institucional, y se ejemplifican mediante la noción de docencia que respalda la investigación.

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Biografía del autor/a

Esat Alpay, Imperial College London

Esat is a Senior Lecturer in Engineering Education, supporting, developing and leading various teaching initiatives across the Faculty of Engineering. He received his BSc (Hons) degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Surrey, and his PhD from the University of Cambridge. He also holds an MA degree in the Psychology of Education from the Institute of Education (University of London). He has wide interests in the educational support and skills development of undergraduate and postgraduate students. He is currently responsible for ethics education in several engineering departments, the training of Graduate Teaching Assistants and overseeing the teacher training procedures and requirements of Probationary Lecturers in the Faculty of Engineering.

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