Journée d'échanges @SPIRE/AVENIR(S) - "From skills to student portfolio: successful teamwork".

April 4, 2023 09:00 - April 4, 2023 16:00

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On Tuesday, April 4, a day of exchanges, feedback and workshops will address the issue of collaborative work implied by the Competency-Based Approach (Approche Par Compétences - APC) and the conditions for its successful deployment, both for teaching teams and for cohorts of students assessed by competency.

Event organized by the @SPIRE and AVENIR(S) project teams, open to alluniversité Savoie Mont Blanc staff and students.
Registration required via this link

The program

Tuesday April 4, 2023
Morning - Student life area - Building 6

Simultaneous broadcast on the USMB Youtube channel with an online question forum

  • 9am: Opening
    by Philippe Galez, President ofuniversité Savoie Mont Blanc
  • 9:20 a.m.: "Conditions for the success of an APC project: a collaborative ecosystem".
    by Benoit Escrig, researcher at EFTS Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès, scientific advisor to the AVENIR(s) program
  • 10:00 a.m.: "Organizing your academics using the Competency-Based Approach (Approche par Compétences - APC): the approach adopted by several teams at the University of Lille".
    By Aurélie Dupré, Director of Pedagogy and Innovation Support at the University of Lille, researcher in Education Sciences
  • 10:20 a.m.: Break
  • 10:40 a.m.: "What common framework for APC deployment?
    Round table moderated by Aurélie Dupré, Benoît Escrig, Eric Giraudin (director of the ESR component of the AVENIR(s) France 2030 program), Bernard Caron (vice-president in charge of undergraduate transformation at USMB)
  • 12:15pm: Lunch

Tuesday April 4th 2023
Afternoon - IUT de Chambéry - Building 9

  • 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Choice of workshops (prior registration required, maximum 16 places per workshop)
    Workshop 1: Assessing the skill levels of students working in groups
    Workshop 2: Evaluating students' skill levels in a group setting
    Workshop 3: Gathering traces and evidence of student skills
    Workshop 4: Getting to grips with the Kapc+ Karuta ePortfolio: role of the teacher, role of the student
  • 15h40 : Conclusion of the day

The @SPIRE and AVENIR(S) projects

With the @SPIRE project,université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB) is embarking on a transformation of its undergraduate program to meet the expectations of academics students and the new needs of society. The proposed transformation reinforces the student's place within the university system. It reconditions teaching and support systems, structures and services around student success.

The USMB has also been chosen to lead the development of the skills portfolio in higher education, one of the 3 components of the AVENIR(s) program, coordinated by Onisep. A major national project to help learners develop their skills and build their future.

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