Competições EBEC-Porto 24h: uma abordagem pedagógica ativa para o desenvolvimento de competências transversais em estudantes STEM da Universidade do Porto - dez anos de experiência.

Abstract

The UFC - Continuing Education Unit (a)credited by University of Porto, "EBEC Porto 24h - Team Design", created in 2014, presents an active pedagogical approach for the development of transversal skills of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) students, involv ingstudents in the preparation and realization of the UFC. This CBU implements a teaching-learning methodology based on challenges/competitions. This article describes the innovative features of this teaching-learning methodo logy and how they have been promoting student involvement in their educational path, encouraging a holistic approach to education, enabling higher taxonomic level learning objec tives and generating more meaningful and lasting learning.