Educational quality enhancement by self-evaluation y cross-sparring
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Markku Karhu [1] ; Katriina Schrey-Niemenmaa [1]
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[1] Helsinki Metropolia University
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- Localización: ATICA 2017: Católica del Norte Fundación Universitaria Medellín (Colombia), 25 al 27 de octubre de 2017 / coord. por Luis Bengochea Martínez, Nilber Javier Mosquera Perea, Elena Campo Montalvo, José Ramón Hilera González, 2017, ISBN 9788416599509, págs. 399-405
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
This paper diseusses how the quality of higher education can be improved by using a method of sharing and critiquer Starting with a self- evaluation and followed by cross-sparring with “critical friends”, this new approach has proven to be successful in initiating change. With the foeus as much on quality enhancement as quality assurance, the engagement and attractiveness ofhigher education are key considerations ofthe development activities that are inspired by the method. This method was developed in three consecutive projects involving a dozen European universities. 'I'he method is partly similar to the one used by CDIO (www.cdio.org) which is originally an international network of engineer educators. CDlO’s basic idea is to enhance and improve the quality of university processes for enabling a better match between working life requirements and higher education. For the time being, the method of self- evaluation and cross-sparring has been applied at degree program level, but it is applicable to institutional levels as well as to educational sub-processes, like virtual education or accessibility considerations.
