Sergio Augusto Navarro

Sergio Augusto Navarro

Location: córdoba, argentina

About me

TEACHING WORKS of superior level, degree and postgraduate (2022):
-Postgraduate Professor: "Epistemology and Research Methodology II" in the Master of Education (MTA) at Miami Technology & Arts University (MTA).
-Postgraduate Professor: "Social Action" in the Master's Degree in Management of Civil Society Organizations (MGOSC) of the Catholic University of Salta (UCASal)
-Postgraduate Teacher: "Epistemological Conceptions of Science and Technology" and "Epistemology" in Specialization and Master's Degree in University Teaching (MDU) at the National Technological University (UTN).
-Postgraduate Teacher-Tutor: "Epistemology and Technology" in the Master's Degree in Educational Processes Mediated by Technologies (MPEMT) of the National University of Córdoba (UNC).
-Professor of Degree: "Professional Ethics" in Degree in Psychopedagogy at the Provincial University of Córdoba (UPC).
-Higher Level Teacher: "Philosophy and Education" and "Field Work Seminar" (PEI); "Pedagogy" and "General Didactics" (PEP) at the Escuela Normal Superior Dr. Alejandro Carbó (ENSAC).
-Higher Level Teacher: "General Didactics" of the Teaching Staff in Religious Sciences (CEFyT).

Interests

sociology, epistemology, social research methodology and educational technologies.

Skills

virtual teacher.

Activity

I learned about the distinction between assessment and evaluation, and the different possible forms of diagnostic, formative, and summative assessment. The "revised Bloom's taxonomy" table is very interesting, to revise the evaluation techniques and tools learned as a tutor.

I learned that in the evaluation process the Instructor must not only know the content, but also know and have diverse evaluation tools to attend to the diversity of the learning processes of their students. I still have a hard time knowing how to evaluate the process or the product of performance evaluations (labs or simulations) or portfolios (digital portfolios). I find the WebQuest tool very interesting.

I learned that in order to be a successful CMS instructor I must know not only about my discipline, but also that I must be empathetic to generate confidence in different learning environments, such as asynchronous forums, synchronous classes, and monitoring of students' academic performance. The tasks are vast and can be conflicting, but getting organized is professionally exciting.
I hope to put into practice what I have learned with teaching jobs that are enriching for everyone.

I found interesting the indication to keep a record of student communications and productions, as well as communications. Otherwise, it is valuable to distinguish the personality of the student and his conflicts with the content or the system, from the conflicts with other students or the instructor. There one values the communications records if the conflict is not resolved and the authorities must intervene.

I found the difference between synchronous and asynchronous debates very interesting, with the suggestions of each one, highlighting that the asynchronous one should be the most appropriate for complex topics. The distinction between the learning styles of avoidant, competitive and dependent students is also very interesting. They must be given more attention with appropriate strategies.

I learned that the CMS is a technological mediation that shares similar characteristics to traditional pedagogy where the teacher projects his presence and authority based on his academic and professional biography. This makes it possible to create and follow a learning community where students know each other and feel supported in the objectives of the Course.

The most important novelty, for me, is that as an instructor in a CMS, it means being in charge not only of the content, but also of the digital competences of the students to use the same CMS, a skill that we cannot assume. In some institutions this is resolved with another role, that of the technical advisor. I will take this novelty into account, and always consult the institutional managers about the distribution of roles and assigned tasks.

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