The Athenaeum promotes the enhancement and development of the skills and professionalism of teaching and research staff through initiatives aimed at fostering careful instructional design, the introduction of innovative methodologies and reflection on evaluation processes. These interventions are part of a student-centered perspective, with the ultimate goal of improving the teaching effectiveness of courses offered to the student community.

Through workshops, seminars and online or blended courses offered by the Department of Exercise, Human and Health Sciences (DiSMUS), academics have the opportunity to train and update themselves on methodologies and tools aimed at fostering continuous improvement in teaching. The training activities delve into the development of specific teaching-organizational skills, as well as the use of educational technologies in teaching-learning processes, both in presence and at a distance. These include digital platforms and environments, online applications, and everyday technological devices.

The meetings represent moments of discussion and sharing on best practices and the use of new tools for the management of educational activities, such as lectures, exams and laboratories. They also address issues and situations that stimulate reflection not only among faculty, but also among all those who work within the University, with the aim of ensuring an increasingly innovative and cutting-edge educational offering.

Teacher education training

The program of activities includes several actions focused on strengthening and updating teaching skills in presence and distance learning, instructional design, teacher-student teaching interaction, learning resources, assessment, gender perspective, and teaching for people with special needs.

Upcoming meetings (year 2025)

1. E-learning in the university: between skills development and new challenges
   prof. Gino Roncaglia, University of Roma Tre
2. The design of learning content in e-learning
   prof. Gino Roncaglia, University of Roma Tre
3. Artificial intelligence (AI) and e-learning
   prof. Gino Roncaglia, University of Roma Tre
4. Lecturing at the University: methodologies, strategies and tools
   prof.ssa Antonella Nuzzaci, University of Messina
5. From Design to Evaluation: methodological issues
   prof.ssa Antonella Nuzzaci, University of Messina
6. Assessing learning in the Motor Sciences: assesment methods and tools
   prof.ssa Antonella Nuzzaci, University of Messina

The realized meetings (years 2023-2024)

1. February 20, 2023 – Learning disorders in young adults
   Prof. Giacomo Stella,
2. Nov. 29, 2023 – From Vrailexia to Reasy: development of an integrated artificial intelligence and virtual reality tool to support learning of DSAs
   prof. Giuseppe Calabrò,
3. June 27, 2024 – Evaluation that educates
   Prof. Cristiano Corsini,

Training and soft skills

The Athenaeum proposes pathways for welcoming newly hired staff in different roles to foster their knowledge of the university context and consolidate their organizational awareness, managerial pathways, focus on the issues of organizational responsibilities, exploitation of research results and development of skills for communication and dissemination of research.