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University Change Agents

T4L Change Agents are motivated lecturers who, after having followed 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 their colleagues in professional development paths in order to stimulate a constant process of improvement and innovation in teaching.

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But how to ensure the achievement of these goals? And how can the resources allocated to universities and their activities be made sufficient with a view to keeping up with the times and revisiting the methods, tools, mentality and culture of teachers and students? To respond to these needs, the University of Padua has taken the field by choosing to adopt a participative and widespread approach, implementing a collaborative spirit and thus equipping itself with a community of change agents.

This trans-disciplinary community is unique in Italy and was among the elements that ANVUR - the National Agency for the Evaluation of the University System - marked as distinctive of the University of Padua (as emerged during the visit of the Commission of Evaluation Experts in 2018), contributing to the top ranking of our University. 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 ‘T4LTogether’ appointments, activities that allowed the lecturers to share their first experiences of distance teaching and to discuss what tricks to adopt to improve and smoothen the teaching/learning process in times of synchronous and asynchronous lectures. As many as 24 meetings were organised in just a few weeks, involving more than 420 lecturers in the University - almost one in five - from all departments and enabling the information needed to implement the best strategies to be disseminated quickly and across the board.

The figure of the Change Agent was introduced at the University of Padua as early as 2018, when the first training cycle was launched, reserved for those teachers who, having already attended Teaching4Learning courses, had been able to demonstrate their interest in becoming active participants in promoting teaching improvement and innovation.

This course is part of a more global commitment by the University of Padua to ensure continuous and constant improvement in the quality of teaching, in the full knowledge that investing in improving teaching practices will optimise student learning.

In ‘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 aim for by 2030, is the development of a teaching and learning system capable of leading to the formation of "creative and critical thinkers and active and responsible citizens, problem-solvers and active and responsible citizens", in a process that must necessarily involve not only the entire university community but also external stakeholders, leading the transformation towards an open, transformative, transnational, inclusive and sustainable university.But how to ensure the achievement of these goals? And how can the resources allocated to universities and their activities be made sufficient with a view to keeping up with the times and revisiting the methods, tools, mentality and culture of teachers and students? To respond to these needs, the University of Padua has taken the field by choosing to adopt a participative and widespread approach, implementing a collaborative spirit and thus equipping itself with a community of change agents. This trans-disciplinary community is unique in Italy and was among the elements that ANVUR - the National Agency for the Evaluation of the University System - marked as distinctive of the University of Padua (as emerged during the visit of the Commission of Evaluation Experts in 2018), contributing to the top ranking of our University. 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 ‘T4LTogether’ appointments, activities that allowed the lecturers to share their first experiences of distance teaching and to discuss what tricks to adopt to improve and smoothen the teaching/learning process in times of synchronous and asynchronous lectures. As many as 24 meetings were organised in just a few weeks, involving more than 420 lecturers in the University - almost one in five - from all departments and enabling the information needed to implement the best strategies to be disseminated quickly and across the board.The figure of the Change Agent was introduced at the University of Padua as early as 2018, when the first training cycle was launched, reserved for those teachers who, having already attended Teaching4Learning courses, had been able to demonstrate their interest in becoming active participants in promoting teaching improvement and innovation.This course is part of a more global commitment by the University of Padua to ensure continuous and constant improvement in the quality of teaching, in the full knowledge that investing in improving teaching practices will optimise student learning.

Linea rossa How to become a Change Agent?
For more information, visit the dedicated course page.

School of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Stefania Balzan

Stefania Balzan
Dipartimento di Biomedicina comparata e alimentazione - BCA

Esperta in:
Team based learning

Barbara Cardazzo

Barbara Cardazzo
Dipartimento di Biomedicina comparata e alimentazione - BCA

Esperta in:
Project Base Learning, Problem Based Learning, Team Based Learning

Paolo Carletti

Paolo Carletti
Dipartimento di Agronomia Animali Alimenti Risorse Naturali e Ambiente - DAFNAE

Esperto in:
Peer assesment, Group learning
Referente Arqus Didattica Innovativa

Flaviana Gottardo

Flaviana Gottardo
Dipartimento di Medicina Animale, Produzioni e Salute - MAPS

Esperta in:
Lavori di Gruppo

Anna Perazzi

Anna Perazzi
Dipartimento di Medicina animale, produzioni e salute - MAPS

Esperta in:
Active learning, Flipped Classroom, Lavori di Gruppo, Peer observation, Wooclap, Padlet

Helen Poser

Helen Poser
Dipartimento di Medicina Animale, Produzioni e Salute - MAPS

Esperta in:
Simulazioni con e senza uso di manichini, Role play, Problem based learning, Fedback e valutazione formativa

Giuseppe Radaelli

Giuseppe Radaelli
Dipartimento di Biomedicina comparata e alimentazione - BCA

Esperto in:
Wooclap, Lavori di gruppo, Case studies

Gianluca Tondi

Gianluca Tondi
Dipartimento di Territorio e sistemi agro-forestali - TESAF

Esperto in:

Angela Trocino

Angela Trocino
Dipartimento di Agronomia Animali Alimenti Risorse Naturali e Ambiente - DAFNAE

Esperta in:
Peer assessment, Case studies

Claudia Maria Tucciarone

Claudia Maria Tucciarone
Dipartimento di Medicina Animale, Produzioni e Salute - MAPS

Esperta in:
Case study, Lavori di Gruppo

Michela Zanetti

Michela Zanetti
Dipartimento di Territorio e sistemi agro-forestali - TESAF

Esperta in:
Brainstorming, Case study, Lavori di Gruppo, Learning By doing

School of Economics and Political Science

Giovanni Cinà

Giovanni Cinà
Dipartimento Scienze Politiche e Giuridiche - SPGI

Esperto in:

Andrea Menini

Andrea Menini
Dipartimento di Scienze economiche e aziendali "Marco Fanno" - DSEA

Esperto in:
Moodle, Lavori di gruppo in aule numerose

Alessandra Tognazzo

Alessandra Tognazzo
Dipartimento DSEA

Esperta in:
Active learning (Debate, Role playing, Think-pair-share, Students' engagement, Reflective learning), Embodied and experiential pedagogy, Lavori di Gruppo, Project based learning

School of Law

Claudia Sandei

Claudia Sandei
Dipartimento di Diritto Privato e Critica del Diritto - DPCD

Esperta in:
Digital Tools, Learning by doing

Annalisa Volpato

Annalisa Volpato
Dipartimento di Diritto Pubblico, Internazionale e Comunitario - DiPIC

Esperta in:

School of Engineering

Massimiliano Barolo

Massimiliano Barolo
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale - DII

Esperto in:
Active learning, Students' engagement, Peer observation

Ettore Bolisani

Ettore Bolisani
Dipartimento di Tecnica e gestione dei sistemi industriali - DTG

Esperto in:
Discussione di casi-studio, Problem-solving
Advisor progetto T4L

Stefano Ghidoni

Stefano Ghidoni
Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'informazione - DEI

Esperto in:
Think-pair-share

Giovanni Giacomello

Giovanni Giacomello
Dipartimento ICEA

Esperto in:
Active learning, Problem Based Learning, Project based learning, Challenge-based learning, Team based learning, Students' engagement, Wooclap, Padlet,, Moodle, Wooflash

Maria Cristina Lavagnolo

Maria Cristina Lavagnolo
Dipartimento di Ingegneria civile, edile e ambientale - ICEA

Esperta in:
Quiz di moodle, padlet, wooclap, powtoon, Learning by doing, Problem solving, Outdoor training

Paolo Mocellin

Paolo Mocellin
Dipartimento di Ingegneria industriale - DII

Esperto in:

Giorgio Spiazzi

Giorgio Spiazzi
Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'informazione - DEI

Esperto in:
Tecnologie per la didattica (moodle e/o altri strumenti per la didattica, software, video, quiz, wooclap)

Damiano Varagnolo

Damiano Varagnolo
Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'informazione - DEI

Esperto in:
Active learning, Flipped Classroom, Lavori di Gruppo, Learning By doing, Peer observation, Students' engagement, Think pair share

School of Medicine and Surgery

Mattia Albiero

Mattia Albiero
Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche Oncologiche e Gastroenterologiche - DiSCOG

Esperto in:
Wooclap

Annalisa Angelini

Annalisa Angelini
Dipartimento di Scienze cardio–toraco–vascolari e sanità pubblica

Esperta in:
Autopsie video-registrate, Wooclap, Padlet, Flipped classroom con peer-to-peer student evaluation

Simonetta Ausoni

Simonetta Ausoni
Dipartimento di Scienze biomediche - DSB

Esperta in:
Problem based learning (PBL), Flipped classroom, Inquiry based learning e active learning in laboratorio biomedico, Organizzazione di corsi di communication skills in ambito biomedico

Francesca Battista

Francesca Battista
Dipartimento di Medicina - DIMED

Esperta in:
Active learning, Flipped Classroom, Lavori di Gruppo, Blended teaching with MOOC, Online e blended learning

Luca Bonadies

Luca Bonadies
Dipartimento Salute della Donna e del Bambino - SDB

Esperto in:
Problem Based Learning, Simulazioni, Communication skills di disciplina

Adriana Chilin

Adriana Chilin
Dipartimento di Scienze del farmaco - DSF

Esperta in:
Feedback ricorrente riguardo comprensione/apprendimento del programma tramite Wooclap/Kahoot, Case studies in itinere (esercitazioni in aula tramite Think-Pair-Share)

Daniela Gabbia

Daniela Gabbia
Dipartimento di Scienze del farmaco - DSF

Esperta in:
Lavori di Gruppo, Peer discussion in gruppi, Problem solving, Wooclap, Padlet,, Annoto

Laura Iop

Laura Iop
Dipartimento di Scienze cardio–toraco–vascolari e sanità pubblica

Esperta in:
Case analysis con supporto di teorie e lavoro di gruppo, Prediction activity, Problem-based learning, Didattica con tecnologia (Padlet)

Beatrice Mercorelli

Beatrice Mercorelli
Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare - DMM

Esperta in:
Flipped classroom, Lavoro in piccoli gruppi

Giulia Mormando

Giulia Mormando
Dipartimento di Medicina - DIMED

Esperta in:
Role playing, Simulazioni, Communication skills di disciplina, Realtà virtuale

Tatiana Moro

Tatiana Moro
Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche - DSB

Esperta in:

Daniel Neunhaeuserer

Daniel Neunhaeuserer
Dipartimento di Medicina - DIMED

Esperto in:
Blended teaching with MOOC, Problem-based interactive learning

Giorgia Saia

Giorgia Saia
Dipartimento di Neuroscienze - DNS

Esperta in:
Simulazione, Learning by doing for technical, non-techincal, and communication skills

Regina Tavano

Regina Tavano
Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche - DSB

Esperta in:
Didattica con le tecnologie (wooclap, padlet), Didattica di laboratorio biomedico, Flipped-classroom con peer-to-peer evaluation
Referente Podcast

Alberto Zanatta

Alberto Zanatta
Dipartimento di Scienze Cardio-Toraco-Vascolari e Sanita' Pubblica

Esperto in:
Active learning, Jigsaw, Flipped Classroom, Lavori di Gruppo, Gamification, Using videos for different activities, Peer Assessment

School of Psychology

Mario Dalmaso

Mario Dalmaso
Dipartimento di Psicologia dello Sviluppo e della Socializzazione - DPSS

Esperto in:
Active learning, Lavori di Gruppo, Learning By doing, Peer observation, Project based learning, Online e blended learning, Wooclap, Perusall, Padlet,, Moodle

Lucia Regolin

Lucia Regolin
Dipartimento di Psicologia Generale - DPG

Esperta in:
Active learning, Jigsaw, Lavori di Gruppo, Debate, Fedback e valutazione formativa, Padlet

Maja Roch

Maja Roch
Dipartimento di Psicologia dello Sviluppo e della Socializzazione - DPSS

Esperta in:

School of Science

Claudia Agnini

Claudia Agnini
Dipartimento di Geoscienze

Esperta in:
Peer observation (among lectures), Wooclap, Assessment strategies

Alessandro Alboresi

Alessandro Alboresi
Dipartimento di Biologia - DiBio

Esperto in:

Marina Bertolini

Marina Bertolini
Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche

Esperta in: Active learning, Peer observation, Problem Based Learning, Team based learning

Alessandra Buratto

Alessandra Buratto
Dipartimento di Matematica "Tullio Levi-Civita" - DM

Esperta in:
Active learning, Peer observation, Think-pair-share, Uso dell’iPad nella didattica, Moodle (compito, quiz)

Marta Carli

Marta Carli
Dipartimento DFA

Esperta in:
Active learning, Lavori di Gruppo, Peer discussion in gruppi, Using Interviews for learning, Inquiry based learning, Simulazioni, Communication skills di disciplina, Online e blended learning, Wooclap, Padlet,, Moodle