EXCLUSIV! Informație de ultimă oră la Universitatea „Cuza” din Iași! Sute de tineri sunt vizați
În această perioadă, Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” – UAIC din Iași a demarat un proiect cu totul modern. În acesta sunt implicați profesori importanți și totul se derulează on-line pe Skype sau platforma Zoom. Doar ieri, sute de persoane au urmărit cele transmise de universitarii de la „Cuza”. Este vorba despre o premieră ce are în prim-plan promovarea celei mai vechi instituții de învățământ superior a României. „Elevii de liceu sunt invitați să afle mai multe informații despre facultățile UAIC. Se facilitează informarea corectă a acestora cu privire la oferta educațională a instituției, înlocuind metodele clasice de interacțiune directă cu aceștia”, arată prof. univ. dr. Mihaela Onofrei, prorector pentru activități studențești și parteneriate cu mediul economic și sectorul public la UAIC
Premieră la Universitatea „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” (UAIC) din Iași! Este vorba despre acțiunea „Caravana UAIC on-line”. Totul a debutat ieri, 26 martie 2020, cu paneluri interactive on-line pentru orientarea educațională a elevilor de liceu. Este o modalitate de continuare a Caravanei UAIC, care a vizitat până la începutul acestei luni aproape 10.000 de liceeni din 76 de licee. Starea de fapt ce ține de pandemia de COVID-19 i-a determinat pe cei de la „Cuza” să apeleze la această formulă.
„Considerăm că este un debut reușit al acestui tip nou de acțiuni, pentru că au fost peste 600 de persoane interesate care au urmărit panelul. Panelul «STEM pentru viitorul tău și al lumii», de joi (ieri – n.r.), 26 martie, în intervalul 11:00-12:00 a oferit ocazia liceenilor să afle răspunsuri la întrebările lor din partea profesorilor din facultățile în care se studiază Științe exacte și Științe ale naturii”, arată prof. univ. dr. Mihaela Onofrei, prorector pentru activități studențești și parteneriate cu mediul economic și sectorul public la UAIC.
Care sunt profesorii implicați și ce urmează
Astfel, au fost implicați în activitatea virtuală: Biologie – conf. univ. dr. Carmen Gache, Chimie – lect. univ. dr. Alina Brândușa Petre, Economie și Administrarea Afacerilor – prof. univ. dr. Teodora Roman, Educație Fizică și Sport – asist. univ. dr. Florin Trofin, Geografie și Geologie – lect. univ. dr. Mihai Bulai, Fizică – prof. univ. dr. Cristian Enăchescu, Informatică – conf. univ. dr. Corina Forăscu, Matematică – prof. univ. dr. Răzvan Lițcanu.
„Fiecare dintre paneluri are o temă specifică, legată de specificul fiecărei facultăți. Urmează panelul «Construiește-ți viitorul cu și prin oameni», care va avea loc marți, 31 martie, în intervalul 11:00-12:00 și va oferi ocazia liceenilor să afle răspunsuri la întrebările lor din partea profesorilor din facultățile în care se studiază Științe umaniste de la: Drept – lect. univ. dr. Carmen Moldovanu, Filosofie și Științe Social-Politice – conf. univ. dr. Alexandru Ioan Grădinaru, Istorie – conf. univ. dr. Roxana Curcă, Litere – conf. univ. dr. Emanuela Ilie, Psihologie și Științe ale Educației – asist. univ. dr. Octav Cândel, Teologie Ortodoxă – pr. lect. univ. dr. Paul Cezar Hîrlăoanu și Teologie Romano-Catolică – pr. lect. univ. dr. Iosif Iacob.”, a mai preciziat prorectorul Mihaela Onofrei.
„Cum să-ți alegi facultatea”
Urmează panelul „Cum să-ți alegi facultatea”, care va avea loc vineri, 3 aprilie, în intervalul 11:00-12:00 și va aduce în fața liceenilor specialiști din cadrul Serviciului pentru Studenți și Absolvenți. De data aceasta, liceeni sunt invitați să afle mai multe despre importanța autocunoașterii în procesul de decizie privind alegerea facultății la care vor studia și recomandări pentru fiecare categorie de factori care influențează aceste decizii, despre activitățile extracurriculare organizate de Universitate, despre proiectele realizate în colaborare cu angajatorii.
„Elevii de liceu sunt invitați să afle mai multe informații despre facultățile UAIC. Se facilitează informarea corectă a acestora cu privire la oferta educațională a instituției, înlocuind metodele clasice de interacțiune directă cu aceștia. În timpul panelurilor, elevii vor putea afla informații direct de la reprezentanții facultăților și de la specialiștii în orientarea în carieră. Pentru a răspunde cât mai bine așteptărilor liceenilor, a fost lansat un formular prin intermediul căruia pot fi adresate întrebări în avans: https://bit.ly/panel-UAIC.
Cele trei paneluri sunt parte din evenimentele on-line organizate de Universitatea „Cuza” pentru Zilele Porților Deschise și pot fi urmărite la adresa: http://www.uaic.ro/cursuri-deschise și pe pagina de Facebook a Serviciului pentru Studenți și Absolvenți: https://www.facebook.com/servicii.studentiUAIC. Totodată, panelurile prefațează deschiderea platformei de preînscriere on-line, programată pentru data de 6 aprilie, care anul trecut a fost vizitată de tineri din 16 țări, cu aproape 5.000 de conturi deschise”, a conchis universitarul Onofrei.
Publicație : Bună Ziua Iași
Postgraduate students urge funders to extend grants over coronavirus
PhD and master’s students worry their funding will run out as libraries and labs shut
PhD and master’s students have signed an open letter asking to be given extensions to their funding by research councils so they can finish work disrupted by the coronavirus.
The letter, which has more than 1,000 signatories across UK universities, asks for research councils to urgently publish a plan outlining additional financial support for all postgraduate students.
Many postgraduate students are currently unable to continue their research projects and theses because fieldwork has been halted and university labs and libraries are shut. Other students may be caring for relatives, while many international students have returned to their home countries.
Most funded PhD students are reliant on the stipend they receive from research councils to cover the cost of living, usually over a three-year period. Some research master’s students and postdocs receive equivalent funding.
The letter states: “Postgraduate research studies are undertaken with limited resources, both in terms of time and finances. Many will have to redirect their efforts away from research to manage the crisis. Through this precarious time they will need to use their funding to support themselves.”
The letter is authored by the Cambridge branch of the University and College Union and the university’s graduate union.
Alessandro Ceccarelli, the graduate union president and a co-author of the letter, said he was prompted to write the letter by the “massive concerns” voiced by postgraduate students both in his university and others.
“Without serious guarantees from UK Research and Innovation and research councils on funding to cover non-medical breaks from study and extensions, students are worried that necessary pauses to their research will leave them without funding to live on, and are unable to make informed decisions about how to continue their research,” he said.
Alice O’Driscoll, a third-year PhD student at the University of Cambridge who signed the letter, said that the libraries and archives she uses to research her thesis were shut at short notice.
“We’re in limbo at the moment. I don’t have all the books I need. The funding deadline remains the same as far as we know so that keeps coming closer, and yet we obviously are having to stop or significantly slow down our workload,” she said.
O’Driscoll has received an email from the team at her university on behalf of the Arts and Humanities Research Council, which funds her PhD, but it does not offer any guarantees around funding.
The letter states: “At present, our assumption is that we will consider requests for extensions to submission dates or maintenance funding on a case-by-case basis but we will clarify this point in due course.”
O’Driscoll thinks the proposed approach would force PhD students to endure uncertainty over their funding arrangements for too long. “Everyone is facing the same problems and no funding bodies have the capacity to deal with that amount of case work. That’s why we’re asking for a structural response that extends everyone’s funding rather than asking us all to apply,” she said.
UK Research and Innovation, which funds 20,000 students, said: “We will be responding to the letter directly. We recognise the serious challenges facing universities and students as well as the businesses, charities and research organisations we work with.
“We are committed to working closely and at pace with our communities and with the government to understand and respond to the impacts of Covid-19 and find the best solutions.”
Publicație : The Guardian
How to study at home during coronavirus – by online students and tutors
Here’s how to study effectively from home, according to those who have been doing it all along
For Dafydd Evans, 21, who studies media production at De Montfort University, online teaching has got off to a good start. “I didn’t think the new systems would cope, but they have,” he says. “We have contact with academics as normal and I really don’t think there’s much I’m missing out on.”
Others, however, say it’s been an uphill struggle. “The sites are crashing and lecturers are struggling to turn face-to-face interactions into online discussions,” says Isabel Thomas (not her real name), who studies international development at the University of Sussex. “We don’t all log on at the same time as some don’t have stable enough internet connection for live chats. Everything is slower.”
Scott Henderson, who studies esports at Staffordshire University, feels he’s missing out on valuable experience. “A big part of what we were doing this year was running a live event and we obviously can’t go forward with that,” he says.
Although UK university learning has been moving online for a while in light of the coronavirus crisis, this wasn’t the experience most envisaged. For others, though, it was their first choice. We asked online learners and tutors for their tips on how to make it work.
Create a study area …
Although you may be competing with others in your household, try to mark out a work space. “Even if this is temporary each time you use it, place some physical objects around you to customise it. Make it comfortable,” says Martin Weller, professor of educational technology at the Open University. Set boundaries with others. If your study space is now the kitchen table, try to get an agreement that it is yours alone for a set time period.
… and keep it tidy
It’s hard to be disciplined to work at home, and even harder if the place is cluttered. “If you have piles of dishes or laundry around you it can be difficult to focus. I like to set a timer for 15 minutes and do a quick blitz of a room. It makes for a calmer environment,” says Kimberley Lowe, who studied Spanish and English at the Open University.
Keep socialising
Although you may miss campus and socialising in person, reaching out and connecting with staff and other students can maintain a sense of community. Use the online systems to maintain social contact. Stephane Bignoux, senior lecturer in management at Middlesex University, says although it can feel lonely, posting on discussion boards and reading other student’s posts can help. Set up informal discussions via Skype or FaceTime if you can.
Reach out for help
Not everyone has access to a laptop and reliable wifi. Some students are relying on mobile data to connect to their online lessons and many are missing physical resources such as the library and laboratories. Get in touch with your university if you don’t have access to the right equipment. “We are telling staff to make content easy to view and interact with on smartphones. It needs to be much more inclusive,” says Neil Morris, dean of digital education at the University of Leeds.
Manage your time
Recognise that different tasks require different levels of concentration. Watching a video can be easier than reading a complex text and taking notes. Divide your work in to manageable time slots and take proper breaks.
Plan your day
The fact that you can put off watching recorded lectures until later can be dangerous. Make sure you devote your full attention to the recording – don’t squeeze it in while eating or listening to music. Set a routine to use time efficiently, says Jack Yarrow, 28, a final year engineering student at the Open University. “If you’re tired or not feeling great don’t just sit there – go tidy up, and when you’re feeling more awake, apply yourself then.”
Be clear when messaging colleagues
As with other social media platforms, a simple misunderstanding in writing can quickly escalate. “What may have been intended as an ironic comment can be misinterpreted,” warns Weller.
On discussion forums you may find that some who don’t speak up in class have more to say – which is a good thing. “My course generally don’t interact that much in lectures, but the interaction with online teaching has been constant,” says Evans. “It seems hiding behind the screen brings out confidence in our generation.”
Publicație : The Guardian
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