Formação docente continuada e desenvolvimento do protagonismo discente na Universidade: faces de uma mesma moeda

Abstract

The aim of this text is to present an account of some of our experiences in the Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPR), more specifically in the city of Pato Branco, related to the implementation of an Education Department and of its two Centers: one dedicated to teachers and the other dedicated to students. In the Teachers´ Center, there is an ongoing program of continuous teacher development. Its research and intervention methodology is based on teachers´ voluntary availability to collaborate and take part in classes and interviews audiovisual recording procedures. As a result, there is the production of video documentaries which are shared with other teachers in practice reflection pedagogic meetings. In the Students´ Center, there is a starting project whose objective is to develop the organization, the autonomy and participation of students in the university activities, leading them to engage, in partnership with teachers, in the search of solutions to university daily problems. Our theoretical base in these initiatives comes from an articulated set of theories coming from sciences such as Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Historical-Cultural Psychology, Work Psychology, Activity Ergonomy and Pedagogy.