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Umecit – University in Panama

Postdoc in
Disruptive Education and Change Management

Duration

12 months

Modality

Remote
Semi face-to-face / Virtual

Faculty

Humanities and Education Sciences

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Postdoctoral Degree in Disruptive Education and Change Management

Career Description

The postdoctoral training program aims to contribute to the training of high-quality researchers in the field of education and social sciences, based on the analysis of current realities, demands and transformations in the educational field, with a vision of interculturality, which requires adjustments to educational management, the incorporation and use of technology in education, the professional skills required in the sector to adapt in times of change, as well as the analysis of new methodologies and innovative teaching practices.

It is necessary to lead the changes and transformations in education in Panama, Latin America and the world, as well as rethink the ways of teaching and learning in the face of educational change processes, which require new scenarios, resources, infrastructure and educational management practices that promote innovation, improvement of teaching praxis, optimization of learning processes and excellence; challenges and needs that are shared in Latin America in general.

Requirements

  • Doctorate degree in education, social sciences or related fields.
  • Contribution of a previous scientific publication in an indexed journal.
  • Photocopy of identity card.
  • Photocopy of your academic degrees and credits (duly apostilled in the case of foreigners).
  • Approval of the modules.
  • Scientific publication (book) with articles worked as chapters (refereed and with ISBN).
  • Postdoctoral internship.
  • Exhibition of scientific productivity within the framework of the postdoctoral internship.

Postdoctoral Content

  • Globalization, identities and interculturality in education. Problems and challenges.
  • Learning scenarios in the 21st century.
  • Social and autonomous learning.
  • Micro learning.
  • Management of educational projects from innovation.
  • Maker movement.
  • Educational gamification.
  • Digital ecosystems in learning environments.
  • Curricular problems in intercultural contexts in Latin America and the Caribbean.
  • Constructions of intercultural educational policies. Problems and debates.
  • New didactic approaches in current educational scenarios.
  • Innovative teaching methodologies.
  • New ways of understanding the curriculum.
  • Interculturality, socioculturality and diversity in the current curriculum.
  • Innovative models and processes in teaching-learning.
  • Social impact of innovative educational models.
  • The direction of the human factor in the educational field.
  • Business intelligence in the management of educational institutions.
  • Strategic thinking in intelligent educational organizations.
  • Leadership and innovative management of human talent.
  • Mindfulness, emotional education and soft kills in teachers and students.
  • The new profile of the teacher.
  • Educational platforms and technological ecosystems.

  • Digitalization and virtualization of education.

  • Pedagogy and didactics mediated with technologies.

  • Scientific and digital literacy.

  • Educational robotics.

  • Artificial intelligence in education.

  • The knowledge society today.
  • Knowledge management. Rethinking education and social sciences.
  • Challenges of research and innovation in education.
  • Postdoctoral internship.
  • Delivery of scientific productivity.
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Program Operation

  1. Postdoctoral internship in Panama with presentation of scientific production generated from the postdoctorate and certification ceremony.
  2. 5 modules of synchronous classes every 15 days (2 months each module) with support from the UMECIT technological educational platform.
  3. Collaborative work methodology and research networks.
Master's Degree in Educational Sciences

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Phone: 263-2519
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Phone: 254-1141
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Phone: 996-4260
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Phone: 998-0363
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David Headquarters

Phone: 788-0018 / 788-0019
Mariví Building, Ave. Francisco Clark, David.

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