The activity was carried out with special guests who were experts on the subject and with the presence of a large number of students from the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences.

In order to disseminate accounting research in the discipline and related disciplines, through presentations of different research works by academics from partner universities of the Permanent Academic Conference on Accounting Research (CAPIC), the University of La Serena, specifically the School of Audit attached to the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, organized together with CAPIC the Dissemination Seminar on Accounting Research.

The meeting, which began with words of gratitude and greeting from the Dean of the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences of the ULS, Dr. Luperfina Rojas Escobar, was attended by prominent academics in the field of accounting auditing, who in turn time they presented to those present about different areas, among them, “Environmental sustainability networks in Latin American organizations”, taught by the academic of the Department of Management Control and Information Systems and director of the Center for Accounting and Transparency, Luis Alberto Jara.

For the academic and president of CAPIC, this meeting is a way to continue with the mission of the Permanent Academic Conference on Accounting Research to work collaboratively, taking advantage of the opportunities in coordination meetings and meetings with students from the universities of Chile, and on this occasion, from the University of La Serena.

The activity took place in the multipurpose room of the FACSE and the students and academics who participated in this meeting were able to interact with the speakers from the Catholic University of Valparaíso, Berta Silva, and the academic from the University of Bío Bío, Fernando Morales , who addressed the topic of “corporate information disclosed on the Internet as a line of research from an empirical approach.” Likewise, the academic from the University of La Serena, Cristian Blanco, presented the topic "Redefining the teaching-learning process of ethics for the Audit career: A proposal from a constructivist perspective."

Dean Rojas highlighted the way in which the Audit career has been evolving and maintaining its foundations on fundamental issues, “based on the fact that we are a complex university and that we have a career that is accredited where research is essential to improve the quality of the skills of our students,” he assured.

Expanded board meeting

In addition to the accounting research dissemination seminar, the expanded meeting of the CAPIC board of directors was held, where guidelines were worked on jointly, with the purpose of establishing forms of cooperation to continue the work of the technical committee of the Academic Conference of Accounting Research.

In addition to the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics, Dr. Luperfina Rojas, 11 representatives of Chilean universities and the ULS academic, Mg., participated in the event. Patricia Cortés, who belongs to the board of directors representing the house of studies of the Coquimbo Region.

The activity is organized by the Research and Development Directorate together with the Integrated Management of Pedagogies Unit (UGIP) -PMI FIP ULS1501- within the framework of the policy to encourage the publication of scientific articles.

The Workshop “Scientific Writing and Publication in Indexed Journals: Key Tools for Success” is aimed at all academics in ULS pedagogy courses who are starting out in scientific writing and who are interested in publishing articles.
 
The objective is to convert a thesis, project results or research work into publications, thanks to the effective tools that will be shown in the workshop. For this reason, those who already have a result, in manuscript form, are preferably invited to be analyzed during the day. For the occasion, it is required to attend with a personal computer.
 
The workshop will be held on Wednesday, September 26, from 9:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., on the third floor of the Technology Center of the Faculty of Engineering (CETECFI), Ignacio Domeyko Campus, and will be taught by expert Ian Scott Kinney , scientific editor and creator of journalrevisions.com.
 
Registration

A maximum of 25 people is considered, who must register by sending an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Registration closes this September 14 or once spaces are filled.

Source: Unit for the Integrated Management of Pedagogies (UGIP) | PMI FIP ULS1501 – CM ULS 1755

Knowing the different learning abilities of children and the different ways of teaching effectively according to these abilities, in addition to the use of songs and art that motivate them to speak and understand English, were some of the strategies that the attendees learned about. of the 4th International Seminar on English Teaching Expanding Opportunities, which was held with the collaboration of the University of La Serena.

One of the main economic activities of the IV Region is tourism, an area that generates the arrival of nearly 2 million tourists every year, of which 15% are English-speaking foreigners. This is why mastering English is so necessary and its teaching from the earliest years is essential to promote the appreciation of intercultural exchange.

In this context, for the first time in La Serena, the 4th International Expanding Opportunities English Teaching Seminar was held, which was held at the University of La Serena. The activity was a meeting point with teachers, school directors, heads of UTP, supporters, academics and students of pedagogy in English, who learned about innovative and successful teaching experiences to apply both at the classroom and school level. At the meeting, experiences of both teachers and directors were also presented, involving different establishments such as cultural or musical events, which even included the parents themselves.

The activity featured two prominent international speakers who led plenary sessions and four experts who gave educational talks and entertaining workshops. The talk “Effective use of songs in the English class” by Luciana Fernández, learning and reading consultant at National Geographic Learning, kept all attendees attentive and participating. “I hope there are more instances where teachers can get together, learn from others and not feel so alone. “I am very happy to have been part of this event,” said the presenter.

David Crabtree, professor at the University of Westminster in London, was another of the main speakers and shared with attendees some models of inclusive learning and their relationship with good practices in the classroom.

María Escobar, an English teacher at the Cardenal Caro school in Coquimbo, highlighted the level of both talks: “they were a very playful way of giving us knowledge,” she said, highlighting the Foundation's concern for the early teaching of English.

Additionally, poster presentations were carried out on successful experiences of teaching and learning processes of this language, by teachers from different regions of the country. Martina Garay, a teacher from the commune of Coinco, O'Higgins Region, was one of these panelists and she showed the plays that they have performed with her students in the commune. For her, this instance “is incredible and showing what we do in such small communities to other teachers is very motivating.”

In addition to the main presentations, attendees were able to participate in one of the four workshops that were held: “Storytelling”, “English through art”, “Cultural events in English and “Guidelines for the effective management of English at an institutional level”, all of them related to the axes of the seminar.

Fernando Castro is a graduate of Pedagogy in English from the University of La Serena and participated in the workshop “Guidelines for the effective management of English at an institutional level”, one of the most requested of the day and he considered it very good, “because in general "We always show what to do in the classroom, but this workshop sought to motivate management teams to work on English globally."  

Meanwhile, English teacher Katherine Galleguillos from the Abel Inostroza Gutiérrez school in Monte Águila, in the VIII Region, participated in the “English through art” workshop and stated that “I really liked this workshop, a very interesting idea that aims to teach from the littlest ones. The speakers were incredible and really give a boost to the pedagogy.”

During the opening ceremony of the seminar, the Dean(s) of the Faculty of Humanities of the ULS, Mg. Sandra Santander delivered her greetings and thanked her for the opportunity to be present at this important meeting. She also congratulated the alumni of the University of La Serena who currently work at the Foundation, highlighting the collaborative work that has been manifested between the state institution and the organization.

The seminar is organized for the fourth consecutive year by the Oportunidad Educational Foundation, which has been promoting early English teaching for 12 years through its We Learn program in the Elqui Valley. Marcela Marzolo, executive director of the Foundation, explained that “this year we wanted to invite participants to broaden their view in relation to the teaching of English, showing that this is not only the responsibility of the English teacher, but of the entire educational community. , who with very simple strategies can get involved in teaching this language. “It is not enough to have successful teachers, good practices must be installed, for which leaders play a fundamental role.”

Marzolo also highlighted the relationship they have with the ULS, which he considers vitally important because it is the entity that generates professionals who contribute to the fundamental task of the organization. “We have alumni working with our organization and they actively participate in 'We learn', a program that belongs to our Foundation and whose objective is to teach English in public schools,” he said.

The Oportunidad Educational Foundation activity was carried out in conjunction with the University of La Serena, with the collaboration of the British Council and National Geographic Learning and with the participation of Bukku Education, Grupo Educativo Inglesa, Colegio Cervantes and English Arts.

At the meeting, the graduates and students present received a talk related to teaching sexuality in the classroom, given by the Sexual Education Now Foundation.

Around 30 people, including graduates and final-level students of Pedagogy in Biology and Natural Sciences at the ULS, participated in the socialization of the results of the fourth accreditation process of the degree and learned about the main actions that were carried out in the Plan of Improvements 2013-2018, weaknesses and strengths of the present self-study process.

During the day, the actions carried out were emphasized, which have materialized in workshops, talks, practices, among other linking activities.

These socialization sessions have been developed with graduates, students of different career levels and academics and will continue to be held with employers, being a constant among these relevant actors during the month of September. This was stated by the race coordinator, Francisco López.

Sexual Education Workshop

Within the framework of the meeting to socialize the accreditation process, the workshop “The Role of science teachers in Sexual Education” was held, taught by the Sexual Education Now Foundation, through the coordination of the course.

In the activity carried out in the Sustainable Room B1 of the Department of Biology, those present listened attentively about the topic and made known the way of working they carry out in the classroom, making it clear that it is a quite controversial and difficult topic to address, due to to the social prejudices that surround the different concepts established in this topic. The teachers were emphatic in saying that family-educational system coordination is the perfect tandem for emotional and sexual education.

The person in charge of giving the talk, the professor of Biology and Master in History of Science, Fabián García, took a tour of the different areas and dimensions of sexual education and defined key concepts. He also proposed to the present teachers modalities of addressing the issue of sexuality in all age groups, making it clear that to talk about sexuality there is no “perfect” age, but rather that it is present from birth and that it is not It should be ignored, even trying to make it a transversal topic in the classrooms, a situation that still does not occur in Chile.

Source: DEIP Press

Lea and Jana Klausdeinken Bongard learned about the relevance that the director of the La Serena Normal School of Preceptors has for Chilean education and the history of the ULS.

Two of the great-great-granddaughters of Isabel Bongard Cordes, the educator of German origin who was appointed in 1890 to be in charge of the direction of the Normal School of Preceptors of La Serena, recently visited the regional capital and the University of La Serena in order to learn the legacy of the teacher, who printed a seal of progressivism and quality that marked the future history of the establishment.

Lea and Jana Klausdeinken Bongard, accompanied by Katja Drerup and the normal school teachers Jenny Tapia and Cecilia Zúñiga, participated in a breakfast that the state campus offered on the occasion of their visit. At this meeting, the Rector(s) of the ULS, Dr. Jorge Catalán, expressed that it is a pleasure for the university to have received them and that they have been able to learn more about Chile, the city and the University. “It seemed to us that a significant gesture should be to receive these illustrious visits and, in some way, make them notice the gratitude of the University of La Serena and the relevance that the presence of Isabel Bongard has for the house of studies in our city and in our squad. It is closely linked to the history and origins of the ULS,” Dr. Catalán stressed, adding that “the University has always been linked to the training of professors.”

“The visit has been interesting because of the importance of Isabel Bongard. “I am very impressed because she is a woman from our family,” said Jana Klausdeinken Bongard. During their stay in La Serena, the young woman and her sister had the opportunity to tour the premises of the former Normal School of Preceptors, a building that would bear the name of the German educator, as well as the university campus that today houses the historic enclosure.

Regarding this meeting at the ULS, normal teacher Cecilia Zúñiga stated that it made it possible to convey the pride that the Bongard family feels “in having a representative of their family who is so important in the history of education in Chile (…). “They are very happy with the reception.” Furthermore, she explained that this visit took place after a trip that a group of normalistas made to Germany in 2016, where the former students shared with Isabel Bongard's relatives, in the same house where the renowned normalista teacher lived.

At the breakfast held in the premises of the ULS Central House, the head of Admission of the university and normal teacher, Eduardo Rojo, and the director of the Mistralian Center, Dr. Rolando Manzano, were also present.

At the end of the meeting, Dr. Jorge Catalán presented publications about the life and legacy of Isabel Bongard (Editorial Universidad de La Serena) to the descendants of the director of the Normal School of Preceptors and the teachers who accompanied them.

The ULS program sponsored and coordinated the pre-congress courses: “Spirometry in Primary Care: Basic Quality Concepts” and “Basic Ultrasound Feedback for Kinesiologists.”

Within the framework of the XXI National Congress of Kinesiology 2018 that took place on September 5,6, 7, 8 and 300 in the city of La Serena, organized by the College of Kinesiologists of Chile and which brought together more than 2 kinesiologists (as) and Kinesiology students from all over Chile, along with national and international exhibitors in the main areas of specialization in rehabilitation, the Kinesiology major at the University of La Serena sponsored and coordinated 12 pre-congress courses, of the more than XNUMX that the meeting included .

The courses carried out were “Spirometry in Primary Care: Basic Quality Concepts”, taught by kinesiologists Luis Vasconcello and Matías Otto, and “Basic Ultrasound Feedback for Kinesiologists”, taught by kinesiologist Claudia Valenzuela. These pre-congress courses were carried out in the Kinesiology laboratories and had the participation of more than 30 attendees, including professionals and students of the degree. The participants were able to learn the bases of ultrasonography for kinesthetic use, evaluating this innovative tool in kinesthetic rehabilitation. Likewise, they were able to learn about and apply national spirometry protocols as a tool for diagnosis and assessment of lung function.

“As a Kinesiology major at a state higher education institution such as the University of La Serena and considering the relevance of the congress in the professional development of our students and academics, it is of great relevance and impact to participate as sponsors of the congress and support these instances in different ways,” said the Director of the race, Dr. Alfredo Gary.

The collaboration at the congress considered logistical support for students; provision of physical spaces and coordination of pre-congress courses; and coordination of the work day with directors of Kinesiology from the different higher education study houses in the country, with the aim of defining the possible lines to follow in the Kinesiology profession at the national level and establishing basic criteria for the training curriculum undergraduate.