UNITA Innovation in Teaching & Learning Initiative

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Task number	3
Name	UNITA Innovation in Teaching & Learning Initiative
Strategic Axes	Education and Pedagogical Innovation
Workpackage	UNITA Lifelong education

Objectives

Seeks to provide tools and skills to the teachers for achieving innovation in teaching and learning within the alliance and beyond. Its main outcomes are teachers upskilling and the development of projects in the field of pedagogical Innovation.

• Include new partners of the alliance in the existing UNITA Teaching and Learning Centres Net-work
• Develop the UNITA teacher training offer
• Implement and test the UNITA teacher training
• Launch yearly calls on Innovation in Learning & Teaching
• Develop the UNITA communities of practice

Inputs & Resources

Source documentation:

• UNITA Tasks_Team_List_20231120
• UNITA Budget documents

Resources

• Human Resources: List of staff on the task, roles and position: Co-leaders Natália Gomes IPG and Theofild Lazăr UVT + 36 TT members (Profiles: often from QA offices or QA teams/VR).
• Financial: Budget allocated to the task: 62.000€ (Travel (40%) Accomodation (40%) Subsistence (20%) + 45.800€ (for “other costs”) of the WP3 as a whole, but no specific distribution per task.
• Materials: Type of materials required (computers, software, scientific tools,…): Datacloud, Big Blue Button.
• Intangible: Type of intangible materials (communication tools, data bases,…): Datacloud applications; QRCs

Activities & Sub-Tasks

Source documentation: In each WP folder, document entitled “WPx_full_description)

• Task Description – T3.3 description
• GANTT – T3.3 GANTT

List of activities	Actions to implement	Deadline
A3.3.1 Include the new partners of the alliance in the existing UNITA Teaching and Learning Centres Network	Chart the current state of play of teachers training offer within the alliance.	(M1–M6)
A3.3.2 Develop the UNITA teacher training offer	Define the UNITA strategy for teaching enhancement and the teacher training offer. Build a common training model. Select the most relevant topics and skills for the teacher training from the analysis of teachers' needs carried out in UNITA Teaching & Learning Centers Network during the pilot phase and in the ConnectUnita project which looks at the university of the future from the digital and pedagogical transformation perspective. This selection will be based on a needs analysis, in particular to improve the teachers' competences in the challenge-based and STEAM approaches, and to support them in the development of the UNITA teaching activities (BIP, Virtual mobility, UCIL and micro-credentials).	(M6–M11)
A3.3.3 Implement and test the UNITA teacher training	Implement the teacher multi-series training and award badges. Collect the trainees’ feedbacks on the quality of training and on the application acquired competences in educational activities. Collect feedbacks from students regarding their learning experience and the impact of teacher training on learning. Adjust the teacher training approach.	(M12–M46)
A3.3.4 Launch yearly calls on Innovation in Learning & Teaching	Once set the requirements of the call for innovative projects in education, launch the call and select and finance the best projects to be implemented.	(M3–M48)
A3.3.5 Develop the UNITA communities of practice	Focused on sharing best practices and creating new knowledge to advance the teacher training domain. Disseminate to other alliances and universities.	(M16–M46)

Indicators

These indicators have been gathered from the different source (list below) and have been gathered from interviews driven by Task 5.4 UNITA impact observatory.

Outputs

Source documentation: In each WP folder, document entitled “WPx_full_description)

• Task Description – T3.3 description
• GANTT – T3.3 GANTT
• List of Indicators – UNITA indicators

Primary indicators

Indicators gathered from the proposal

• IND 3.3.a – Number of teachers trained under the UNITA Innovation in Teaching and Learning Initiative.
  Target 2027: >600

Secondary indicators

To be defined by T5.4 members previously to interviews and to be proposed to task co leader

• Proposal: Scientific area of the teachers trained under the UNITA Innovation in Teaching and Learning Initiative

Subtask Outputs

Sub Task Outputs Indicate concerned sub task	Outputs indicator Expected results at the sub-task level / To be verified in interview with task co-leaders	Source of data To be verified in interview with task co-leaders
A3.3.1 Include the new partners of the alliance in the existing UNITA Teaching and Learning Centres Network	- Number of teaching and learning centers analyzed to develop the common vision - Number of teaching and learning centers that participate in the UNITA virtual entity created (UNITA inter-university digital campus)	Report on Needs Assessment of the Teachers
A3.3.2 Develop the UNITA teacher training offer	- Number of areas of expertise of the UNITA Faculty Staff on the domains of interest for UNITA - Number of training courses offered - Number of areas of training	UNITA offices
A3.3.3 Implement and test the UNITA teacher training	- Number of teachers trained (>600) - Number of teacher groups trained - Number of areas in which training was offered - Number of training sessions offered - Follow-up on the teachers to see if they use the methods they learned - Number of microcredentials and badges obtained by teachers	UNITA offices
A3.3.4 Launch yearly calls on Innovation in Learning & Teaching	- Number of courses - Number of calls - Number of applicants to the calls - Number of winners of the calls	UNITA offices
A3.3.5 Develop the UNITA communities of practice	- Collection of best practices - Report on what was developed in these 4 years from the perspective of innovation, teaching and learning in the UNITA community	UNITA manual of collaborative teaching methods and innovation in education - 2026 Teaching training for all online – September 2024

Outcomes

Source documentation:

• Task Description – T3.3 description
• GANTT – T3.3 GANTT

Task Outcomes

Task Outcomes Identify the outcomes	Outcomes indicator Expected results at the task level / To be verified in interview with task co-leaders	Source of data To be verified in interview with task co-leaders
What are the benefits of the actions for the alliance partners? How does the task transform the partners?	* Knowledge about new and innovative training methodologies * How to transform the classroom with these innovative training methodologies * Tools for teachers in an international environment * Collaboration between teachers from different UNITA universities * Develop common courses * Develop common study programs * Develop the networking between the UNITA teachers and partners * Faculty staff more qualified INDICATORS Number of common courses * Number of common study programs * Number of benefits of each training * Number of applicants to the training * Number of staff trained * Number of teachers using the methods they were trained in * Level of satisfaction related to the efficiency of the methods learned	UNITA offices
To what extent did the task contribute to achieve WP’s and/or UNITA’s goals?	With the establishment of a common vision for the development of a joint training offer and the UNITA inter-university digital campus, the objective of information dissemination and the link between the different institutions that make up the consortium will be strengthened. This will make it possible to achieve the objectives of the other working groups, as they will be able to use the digital campus for their sub-tasks, which in turn will contribute to the achievement of UNITA's objectives.	Task 3.3

Impacts

Source documentation:

• Task and WP long-term objectives Task Description - T3.3 description - WP3 Objectives
• UNITA Mission Statement (from Grant Agreement)

	Users / Beneficiaries Intern to UNITA	End-Users / Beneficiaries extern to UNITA
1) Who are the stakeholders benefiting of the task’s actions?	* Partners of UNITA * The main beneficiaries are UNITA teachers and UNITA staff * Open the training to other universities outside UNITA * Participants in the trainings will promote UNITA at conferences, workshops, seminars, and other scientific events INDICATOR * Number of people trained from other universities outside UNITA	To check with the T5.1 list
2) To what extent has the local/international society changed as a result of outcomes compared to before UNITA? What are the long term results for them?	* The development of a teaching and learning center in an international context * Published papers	Academic community (professors and researchers)

Indicators' data sheet

Description	Unit of measurement	Source of data	Frequency	Baseline (2022)	Target 2027	Possible sub indicators

Data collection

• Manual collection: -
• Automatic collection: -