Program Overview

Program Details

The Training Course in Informed Vocal Practices in Educational Contexts is a continuing education course offered by the University of Coimbra in partnership with the Universidade Aberta.

General Objectives

The course aims to teach techniques for optimizing voice use and preventing voice abuse in educational contexts. The target population includes preschool, primary, and secondary teachers, as well as university lecturers.

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for the course, candidates must:

1. Be over 18 years old.
2. Have the necessary technical tools for attending an online course, such as a computer and internet access.
3. Hold a license in the area of education (in any knowledge domain).

Mode of Study

The course is offered in a B-learning mode.

Teaching and Evaluation Language

The teaching and evaluation language for the course is Portuguese.

Examination Regulations, Assessment, and Grading

The evaluation will consist of three written essays (e-Fólios), submitted at the end of each thematic unit. The final classification will be calculated as the mean of the classifications obtained in these three e-Fólios. The final marks can be:

• Insufficient: 1-4.9 values
• Regular: 5-6.4 values
• Good: 6.5-7.9 values
• Very Good: 8-8.9 values
• Excellent: 9-10 values

Learning Objectives and Intended Skills

Upon completing the course, participants are expected to be able to:

1. Recognize and apply positive breathing habits, warm-up and cool-down vocal exercises, and strategies to improve voice resonance and phonation types.
2. Be aware of vocal abilities and limitations.
3. Identify anatomical and physiological elements involved in phonation.
4. Recognize main voice problems that affect teachers, their causes, and first associated symptoms.
5. Apply strategies to prevent vocal problems.
6. Use optimizing strategies of voice use.
7. Acquire a daily routine of vocal exercises aiming at optimizing voice use.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

The course is regulated by Regulation n.º 339/2012, published in the Official Gazette no. 152, 2nd Grade, August 7th (Regulation of Creation and Operation of non-degree courses at the UC).

Study Programme

The course is titled "Práticas Vocais Informadas em Contextos Educativos" and has the following characteristics:

• Academic year: Available for selection
• Course Type: Non-Degree Course
• Qualification Awarded: Non-degree certificate
• Duration: 52 hours
• ECTS Credits: 2.0

Applications

The course has a call for applications, but specific details are not provided in the input context.