University Change Agent
The Change Agent T4L are motivated teaching staff who, after completing a training pathway aimed at learning and being able to disseminate effective teaching practices (such as active learning, community building, leadership), make themselves available to the academic community and support colleagues in professional development pathways in order to foster a continuous process of improvement and innovation in teaching.
In the ‘Universities without walls – a vision for 2030’, a document drafted by the European University Association, it is specified how important, among the priority missions that universities must pursue by 2030, is the development of a teaching and learning system capable of leading to the education of ‘creative and critical thinkers, problem-solvers, and active and responsible citizens’, in a process that must necessarily involve not only the entire university community but also external stakeholders, guiding the transformation towards an open, transformative, transnational, inclusive and sustainable university.
But how can the achievement of these objectives be ensured? And how can the resources allocated to universities and their activities be made sufficient, with a view to keeping pace with the times and rethinking the methods, tools, mindsets and culture of lecturers and the student body? To respond to these needs, the University of Padua took action by choosing to adopt a participatory and widespread approach, fostering a collaborative spirit and thus equipping itself with a community of change agents (Change Agent).
This transdisciplinary community is unique in Italy and was among the elements that ANVUR – the National Agency for the Evaluation of the University System – identified as distinctive features of the University of Padua (as emerged during the visit of the Commissione di Esperti per la Valutazione in 2018), contributing to our University’s position at the top of the rankings. The effectiveness of this role became even more evident during lockdown and following the restrictive measures adopted to contain the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic: it was the Change Agent, in fact, that managed the ‘T4LTogether’ meetings, activities that enabled the teaching staff to share their first experiences of distance learning and to discuss which measures to adopt in order to improve and facilitate the teaching/learning process in times of synchronous and asynchronous lessons. In just a few weeks, as many as 24 meetings were organised, involving more than 420 lecturers from the University – almost one in five – from all departments, and making it possible to disseminate the information needed to implement the best strategies quickly and across the board.
The role of Change Agent was introduced at the University of Padua as early as 2018, when the first training cycle reserved for teaching staff was launched. Those who had already attended the Teaching4Learning courses had had the opportunity to demonstrate their interest in becoming an active part in promoting improvement and innovation in teaching.
This pathway forms part of a broader commitment by the University of Padua to ensure the continuous and constant improvement of teaching quality, in the full awareness that investing in improving teaching practices will make it possible to optimise student learning.
To become a Change Agent, it is necessary to attend the dedicated course; access is restricted to those who have taken part in at least one basic and/or advanced pathway for improving teaching.
School of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine
Stefania Balzan
Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science - BCA
Expert in:
Team based learning
CHANGE AGENT TRAINER
Barbara Cardazzo
CHANGE AGENT TRAINER
Barbara Cardazzo
Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science - BCA
Expert in:
Project Base Learning, Problem Based Learning, Team Based Learning
CHANGE AGENT TRAINER
Paolo Carletti
CHANGE AGENT TRAINER
Paolo Carletti
Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment - DAFNAE
Expert in:
Peer assessment, Group learning
Arqus Innovative Teaching Contact Person
Flaviana Gottardo
Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health - MAPS
Expert in:
Group work
Anna Perazzi
Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health - MAPS
Expert in:
Active learning, Flipped Classroom, Group work, Peer observation, Wooclap, Padlet
CHANGE AGENT TRAINER
Helen Poser
CHANGE AGENT TRAINER
Helen Poser
Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health - MAPS
Expert in:
Simulations with and without the use of manikins, Role play, Problem based learning, Feedback and formative assessment
CHANGE AGENT TRAINER
Giuseppe Radaelli
CHANGE AGENT TRAINER
Giuseppe Radaelli
Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science - BCA
Expert in:
Wooclap, Group work, Case studies
Gianluca Tondi
Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry - TESAF
Expert in:
CHANGE AGENT TRAINER
Angela Trocino
CHANGE AGENT TRAINER
Angela Trocino
Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment - DAFNAE
Expert in:
Peer assessment, Case studies
Claudia Maria Tucciarone
Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health - MAPS
Expert in:
Case study, Group work
Michela Zanetti
Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry - TESAF
Expert in:
Brainstorming, Case study, Group work, Learning By doing
School of Economics and Political Science
Andrea Menini
Department of Economics and Management "Marco Fanno" - DSEA
Expert in:
Moodle, Group work in large classrooms
Alessandra Tognazzo
Department DSEA
Expert in:
Active learning (Debate, Role playing, Think-pair-share, Students' engagement, Reflective learning), Embodied and experiential pedagogy, Group work, Project based learning
Law School
Claudia Sandei
Department of Private Law and Critique of Law - DPCD
Expert in:
Digital Tools, Learning by doing
Annalisa Volpato
Department of Public, International and European Union Law - DiPIC
Expert in:
School of Engineering
CHANGE AGENT TRAINER
Massimiliano Barolo
CHANGE AGENT TRAINER
Massimiliano Barolo
Department of Industrial Engineering - DII
Expert in:
Active learning, Students' engagement, Peer observation
CHANGE AGENT TRAINER
Ettore Bolisani
CHANGE AGENT TRAINER
Ettore Bolisani
Department of Management and Engineering of Industrial Systems - DTG
Expert in:
Discussion of case studies, Problem-solving
T4L project advisor
Stefano Ghidoni
Department of Information engineering - DEI
Expert in:
Think-pair-share
Giovanni Giacomello
Department ICEA
Expert in:
Active learning, Problem Based Learning, Project based learning, Challenge-based learning, Team based learning, Students' engagement, Wooclap, Padlet,, Moodle, Wooflash
CHANGE AGENT TRAINER
Maria Cristina Lavagnolo
CHANGE AGENT TRAINER
Maria Cristina Lavagnolo
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering - ICEA
Expert in:
Moodle quizzes, padlet, wooclap, powtoon, Learning by doing, Problem solving, Outdoor training
Giorgio Spiazzi
Department of Information engineering - DEI
Expert in:
Technologies for teaching (Moodle and/or other teaching tools, software, videos, quizzes, wooclap)
Damiano Varagnolo
Department of Information engineering - DEI
Expert in:
Active learning, Flipped Classroom, Group work, Learning By doing, Peer observation, Students' engagement, Think pair share
School of Medicine and Surgery
Mattia Albiero
Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology - DiSCOG
Expert in:
Wooclap
Annalisa Angelini
Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health
Expert in:
Video-recorded autopsies, Wooclap, Padlet, Flipped classroom with peer-to-peer student evaluation
Simonetta Ausoni
Department of Biomedical Sciences - DSB
Expert in:
Problem based learning (PBL), Flipped classroom, Inquiry based learning and active learning in the biomedical laboratory, Organisation of communication skills courses in the biomedical field
Francesca Battista
Department of Medicine - DIMED
Expert in:
Active learning, Flipped Classroom, Group work, Blended teaching with MOOC, Online and blended learning
Luca Bonadies
Department of Women's and Children's Health - SDB
Expert in:
Problem Based Learning, Simulations, Subject-specific communication skills
Adriana Chilin
Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences - DSF
Expert in:
Recurring feedback on understanding/learning of the syllabus through Wooclap/Kahoot, Case studies in progress (classroom exercises through Think-Pair-Share)
Daniela Gabbia
Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences - DSF
Expert in:
Group work, Peer discussion in groups, Problem solving, Wooclap, Padlet,, Annoto
Laura Iop
Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health
Expert in:
Case analysis supported by theories and group work, Prediction activity, Problem-based learning, Teaching with technology (Padlet)
Beatrice Mercorelli
Department of Molecular Medicine - DMM
Expert in:
Flipped classroom, Small-group work
Giulia Mormando
Department of Medicine - DIMED
Expert in:
Role playing, Simulations, Subject-specific communication skills, Virtual reality
Daniel Neunhaeuserer
Department of Medicine - DIMED
Expert in:
Blended teaching with MOOC, Problem-based interactive learning
CHANGE AGENT TRAINER
Giorgia Saia
CHANGE AGENT TRAINER
Giorgia Saia
Department of Neuroscience - DNS
Expert in:
Simulation, Learning by doing for technical, non-techincal, and communication skills
Regina Tavano
Department of Biomedical Sciences - DSB
Expert in:
Teaching with technologies (wooclap, padlet), Biomedical laboratory teaching, Flipped-classroom with peer-to-peer evaluation
Podcast Contact Person
Alberto Zanatta
Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences and Public Health
Expert in:
Active learning, Jigsaw, Flipped Classroom, Group work, Gamification, Using videos for different activities, Peer Assessment
School of Psychology
Mario Dalmaso
Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialisation - DPSS
Expert in:
Active learning, Group work, Learning By doing, Peer observation, Project based learning, Online and blended learning, Wooclap, Perusall, Padlet,, Moodle
Lucia Regolin
Department of General Psychology - DPG
Expert in:
Active learning, Jigsaw, Group work, Debate, Feedback and formative assessment, Padlet
School of Science
CHANGE AGENT TRAINER
Claudia Agnini
CHANGE AGENT TRAINER
Claudia Agnini
Department of Geosciences
Expert in:
Peer observation (among lectures), Wooclap, Assessment strategies
Marina Bertolini
Department of Statistical Sciences
Expert in: AI and teaching, Active learning, Peer observation, Problem Based Learning, Team based learning
Alessandra Buratto
Department of Mathematics "Tullio Levi-Civita" - DM
Expert in:
Active learning, Peer observation, Think-pair-share, Use of the iPad in teaching, Moodle (assignment, quiz)
Marta Carli
Department DFA
Expert in:
Active learning, Group work, Peer discussion in groups, Using Interviews for learning, Inquiry based learning, Simulations, Subject-specific communication skills, Online and blended learning, Wooclap, Padlet,, Moodle
CHANGE AGENT TRAINER
Giulia Marina Licini
CHANGE AGENT TRAINER
Carlo Mariconda
CHANGE AGENT TRAINER
Carlo Mariconda
Department of Mathematics "Tullio Levi-Civita" - DM
Expert in:
MOOC, Online and blended learning, Smart learning design, Use of AI technologies in teaching
Digital Advisor
CHANGE AGENT TRAINER
Laura Orian
CHANGE AGENT TRAINER
Laura Orian
Department of Chemical Sciences - DiSC
Expert in:
Wooclap, Gamification activities
Chiara Papetti
Department of Biology - DiBio
Expert in:
Peer observation, Using Interviews for learning
Gabriella Salviulo
Department of Geosciences
Expert in:
Coordination of group work, Peer assessment
School of Human and Social Sciences and Cultural Heritage
CHANGE AGENT TRAINER
Marnie Campagnaro
Marnie Campagnaro
Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology - FISPPA
Expert in:
Case study, Debate, Small group discussion, Peer feedback, Project-based and challenge-based learning
Alejandra Chavarria Arnau
Department of Cultural Heritage: archaeology, art history, cinema and music - DBC
Expert in:
Interactive teaching, Mooc
Sara Mondini
Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology - FISPPA
Expert in:
MOOC, Single case discussions, small groups discussions, Flipped lessons, Using videos for different activities, Wooclap, Mentimeter
Andrea Savio
Department of Historical and Geographic Sciences and the Ancient World - DiSSGeA
Expert in:
Case study, Simulations
The FD Trainer T4L is a university lecturer at the University of Padua who stands out as an expert figure in innovative teaching strategies and methodologies (Active Learning) applied to university teaching. Their expertise extends both to the fundamental aspects of teaching activity and to the specific areas of their own disciplinary field. After completing a 30-hour training programme, these lecturers take on the role of trainers/educators for the professional development of university teaching staff, with the aim of training colleagues on topics related to student-centred teaching (student-centered).
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