CDA Workshops 2023
Purpose: To develop skills in designing and implementing the reflective-collaborative learning (RCL) model.
General information
The reflective-collaborative learning (RCL) model, developed at the West University of Timișoara (UVT), innovatively combines several modern pedagogical concepts, such as learning models, curriculum alignment, authentic learning outcomes, collaborative learning, reflective learning, learning outcome indicators, etc. All these concepts are reorganized into a coherent teaching and learning system, which fits into the student-centered learning paradigm.
In this context, over the last few months, the CDA team has developed specific workshops for each of these pedagogical concepts that form the basis of the RCL model. The following workshops have been prepared: RCL – training model, Authenticity of learning outcomes, Curriculum alignment, Reflective learning experiences, Collaborative learning experiences, and Stimulating students’ interest in studying. Between September and November 2023, the CDA team invites members of the UVT academic community who are interested in modernizing teaching and educational activities to participate in these workshops.
To participate in a workshop, you must complete the registration form by accessing this link. Seven days and 24 hours before the event, respectively, you will receive an email inviting you to the event. Registration is subject to availability, bearing in mind that a maximum of 15 people can participate in each event. A person can participate in as many workshops as they wish. The only selection criterion is first come, first served.
The general workshop schedule is presented in the table below. You can choose any of the workshop dates. You can participate in as many workshops as you wish, subject to availability, but only once in the same workshop. Each workshop is organized and conducted in a similar manner on three different dates.
For a description of the workshops, please visit this document.
Workshop schedule
CDA workshop format
- maximum 15 participants per workshop session;
the workshop is delivered in RCL format – seminar; - each workshop highlights the link between the central concept of the workshop and the RCL model;
- the duration of a workshop is a maximum of 3 hours, with one and a half hours allocated to theoretical input and one and a half hours to practical tasks;
- the authentic outcome targeted by the workshop is completed within the workshop;
- the applications within the workshop are carried out in a real discipline, called the reference discipline, chosen by each participant;
- Each participant who completes a workshop receives a CDA certificate of participation and 2 CDA training points (PF-CDA).
