University Change Agent
T4L Change Agents are motivated teachers who, after following a training course aimed at learning and knowing how to disseminate effective teaching practices (such as active learning, community building, leadership), make themselves available to the academic community and support colleagues in professional growth paths in order to encourage a constant process of improvement and innovation in teaching.
In the "Universities without walls – a vision for 2030", a document drawn up by the European University Association, it is specified how important, among the priority missions to which universities must aim by 2030, is the development of a course unit and learning system capable of leading to the training of "students who think, think problem solvers and active and responsible citizens", in a process that must necessarily involve not only the entire university community but also external actors, leading the transformation towards an open, transformative, transnational, inclusive and sustainable university.
But how can we ensure that these goals are achieved? And how can we make the resources allocated to universities and their activities sufficient in order to keep up with the times and revisit the methods, tools, mentality and culture of teachers and students? To respond to these needs, the University of Padova has taken the field by choosing to adopt a participatory and widespread approach, implementing the collaborative spirit and thus equipping itself with a community of change agents (Change Agent).
This trans-disciplinary community is unique in Italy and has been among the elements that ANVUR – the National Agency for the Evaluation of the University System – has marked as badges of the University of Padua (as emerged during the visit of the Commission of Experts for Evaluation in 2018), contributing to the classification of our University at the top of the rankings. The effectiveness of this figure was even more evident during the confinement and following the restrictive measures adopted to contain the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic: it was the Change Agents, in fact, who managed the appointments of the "T4LTogether", activities that allowed the lecturer to share the first experiences of distance learning and to discuss what measures to take to improve and facilitate the process of course unit/learning in times of synchronous and asynchronous lessons. In just a few weeks, 24 meetings were organized involving over 420 University professors – almost one in five – from all departments and made it possible to quickly and transversally disseminate the information necessary to implement the best strategies.
The figure of the Change Agent was introduced at the University of Padova as early as 2018, when the first training cycle was launched for lecturers who, having already attended Teaching4Learning courses, had the opportunity to demonstrate their interest in becoming an active part in promoting educational improvement and innovation.
This course is part of a more global commitment of the University of Padua to ensure the continuous and constant improvement of the quality of teaching, in the total awareness that investing in improving course unit practices will allow students to optimize their learning.
How to become a Change Agent?
Consult the dedicated course page .
School of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Stefania Balzan
Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Nutrition - BCA
Expert in:
Team based learning
Barbara Cardazzo
Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Nutrition - BCA
Expert in:
Project Base Learning, Problem Based Learning, Team Based Learning
Paolo Carletti
Department of Agronomy, Animals, Food, Natural Resources and Environment - DAFNAE
Expert in:
Peer assessment, Group learning
Arqus Innovative Didactics Referent
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
Helen Poser
Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health - MAPS
Expert in:
Simulations with and without the use of mannequins, Role play, Problem based learning, Fedback and formative assessment
Giuseppe Radaelli
Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Nutrition - BCA
Expert in:
Wooclap, Group work, Case studies
Angela Trocino
Department of Agronomy, Animals, Food, Natural Resources 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 and Agro-Forestry Systems - TESAF
Expert in:
Brainstorming, Case Study, Group Work, Learning By doing
School of Economics and Political Science
Andrea Menini
Department of Economics and Business Sciences "Marco Fanno" - DSEA
Expert in:
Moodle, Group work in large classrooms
Alessandra Tognazzo
DSEA Department
Expert in:
Active learning (Debate, Role playing, Think-pair-share, Students' engagement, Reflective learning), Embodied and experiential pedagogy, Group work, Project based learning
School of Law
Claudia Sandei
Department of Private Law and Criticism of Law - DPCD
Expert in:
Digital Tools, Learning by doing
Annalisa Volpato
Department of Public, International and Community Law - DiPIC
Expert in:
School of Engineering
Massimiliano Barolo
Department of Industrial Engineering - DII
Expert in:
Active learning, Students' engagement, Peer observation
Ettore Bolisani
Department of Industrial Systems Technology and Management - 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
ICEA Department
Expert in:
Active learning, Problem Based Learning, Project based learning, Challenge-based learning, Team based learning, Students' engagement, Wooclap, Padlet,, Moodle, Wooflash
Maria Cristina Lavagnolo
Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering - ICEA
Expert in:
Moodle quiz, padlet, wooclap, powtoon, Learning by doing, Problem solving, Outdoor training
Giorgio Spiazzi
Department of Information Engineering - DEI
Expert in:
Teaching technologies (moodle and/or other teaching tools, software, videos, quizzes, wooclaps)
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 Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences - DiSCOG
Expert in:
Wooclap
Annalisa Angelini
Department of Cardio-Thoraco-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, Organization 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, Communication skills
Adriana Chilin
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences - DSF
Expert in:
Recurring feedback about comprehension/learning of the syllabus through Wooclap/Kahoot, Case studies in itinere (classroom exercises via Think-Pair-Share)
Daniela Gabbia
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences - DSF
Expert in:
Group Work, Peer discussion in groups, Problem solving, Wooclap, Padlet,, Annotation
Laura Iop
Department of Cardio-Thoraco-Vascular Sciences and Public Health
Expert in:
Case analysis with the support of 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, Communication skills, Virtual Reality
Daniel Neunhaeuserer
Department of Medicine - DIMED
Expert in:
Blended teaching with MOOC, Problem-based interactive learning
Giorgia Saia
Department of Neuroscience - DNS
Expert in:
Simulation, Learning by doing for technical, non-techincal, and communication skills
Queen Tavano
Department of Biomedical Sciences - DSB
Expert in:
Didactics with technologies (wooclap, padlet), Biomedical laboratory teaching, Flipped-classroom with peer-to-peer evaluation
Podcast Referrer
Alberto Zanatta
Department of Cardio-Thoraco-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 and Socialization Psychology - 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, Fedback and Formative Assessment, Padlet
School of Science
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" - Ministerial Decree
Expert in:
Active learning, Peer observation, Think-pair-share, Using iPad in teaching, Moodle (assignment, quiz)
Marta Carli
DFA Department
Expert in:
Active learning, Group work, Peer discussion in groups, Using Interviews for learning, Inquiry based learning, Simulations, Communication skills of discipline, Online and blended learning, Wooclap, Padlet,, Moodle
Carlo Mariconda
Department of Mathematics "Tullio Levi-Civita" - Ministerial Decree
Expert in:
MOOCs, Online and blended learning, Smart learning design, Use of AI technologies in teaching
Digital Advisor
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 evaluation
School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Cultural Heritage
Marnie Campagnaro
Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Pedagogy 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, History of Art, Film and Music - DBC
Expert in:
Interactive Teaching, MOOCs
Sara Mondini
Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Pedagogy 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, Geographical and Ancient Sciences - DiSSGeA
Expert in:
Case Studies, Simulations
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