Exchange Day @SPIRE/AVENIR(S) – "From skills to student portfolios: the success of teamwork"

April 4, 2023, 9:00 a.m. - April 4, 2023, 4:00 p.m.

Aspire event banner April 4

On Tuesday, April 4, a day of discussions, feedback, and workshops will be held to address the issue of collaborative work involved in the Competency-Based Approach (CBA) and the conditions for its successful implementation, both at the level of teaching teams and cohorts of students assessed by competency.

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

On the agenda

Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Morning – Student Living Area – Building 6

Simultaneous broadcast on the USMB YouTube channel with an online Q&A forum

  • 9 a.m.: Opening remarks
    by Philippe Galez, President of the University of Savoie Mont Blanc
  • 9:20 a.m.: "Conditions for the success of a PCE project: a collaborative ecosystem"
    by Benoit Escrig, researcher at EFTS Toulouse Jean Jaurès University, scientific advisor to the AVENIR(s) program
  • 10:00 a.m.: "Organizing training using the Competency-Based Approach (CBA): the approach taken by several teams at the University of Lille"
    By Aurélie Dupré, Director of Teaching 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 the deployment of APC?"
    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)
  • 12:15 p.m.: Lunch

Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Afternoon – Chambéry University Institute of Technology – Building 9

  • 2:00-3:30 p.m.: Choice of workshops (advance registration required, maximum 16 places per workshop)
    Workshop 1: Assessing the skill levels of students working in groups
    Workshop 2: Evaluating students' skill levels as a group
    Workshop 3: Collecting evidence of students' skills
    Workshop 4: Getting started with the Kapc+ Karuta ePortfolio: the role of the teacher, the role of the student
  • 3:40 p.m.: Conclusion of the day

The @SPIRE and AVENIR(S) projects

With the @SPIRE project, the University of Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB) is undertaking a transformation of its undergraduate program to meet the educational expectations of students and the new needs of society. The proposed transformation strengthens the place of students within the university system. It reconditions teaching and support mechanisms, structures, and services around student success.

USMB has also been chosen to lead the development of the skills portfolio in higher education, one of the three components of the AVENIR(s) program, coordinated by Onisep. This is a major national project designed to enable learners to develop their skills and build their future.

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