ApS is a methodology aimed at achieving meaningful learning, connected to society and to respond to a real need in the environment. The projects developed with this methodology, in both curricular and extracurricular activities, offer the student educational experiences of a transversal nature. They also bring into play the diversity of perspectives in the relationship of the university community (specifically teaching teams and students) with collaborating entities.
  • Independent skills
  • Teamwork
  • Reflective and critical thinking
  • Self-evaluation
  • Organisation and management
  • Planning
  • Analysis and synthesis

ApS can be incorporated into teaching through the creation of innovative learning environments with a perspective of social involvement:

It is incorporated as an educational methodology in any area of the university curriculum. It always involves academic learning, which necessarily involves a link to the teaching plan of the subject and requires planning, monitoring and evaluation of learning. The curricular link of the ApS can be through seminars, interdisciplinary projects, end-of-subject work, curricular practices, TFG, TFM and extracurricular academic activities, among others.

The UPF has a catalog of services for social entities that are offered from the different subjects that work with the ApS methodology, such as the creation of a social enterprise plan, the organization of events or the English-Spanish translation service, among others.

The ApS can be incorporated into teaching through the creation of innovative learning environments with the perspective of social implication (OECD, 2017):

It can be incorporated as an educational methodology in any field of the university curriculum. It always involves academic learning, which needs to be linked to the syllabus of the subject, requiring planning, monitoring and evaluation of the learning processes.  Linking ApS to the curriculum can be done through:

  • Transversal and interdisciplinary projects and initiatives
  • Specific subjects
  • Curricular training
  • Bachelor's Degree Final Projects (TFG) and Master’s Degree Final Projects (TFM)
  • Social transference projects and activities

The UPF opens the application for the PlaCLIK grant scheme every year, through which the ApS projects can apply to obtain finance.

ACUP. Good teaching practices portal

Collection of good practices selected according to different fields, which allows the identification of ApS initiatives in the Catalan universities. 2016
ACUP. The commitment of the Catalan universities to the Sustainable Development Goals towards a transformative education for a new world. 2017

UPF Solidarity Bulletin

Bulletin about educational innovation with the social perspective of the UPF. Social innovation in teaching is developed from different aspects: the training of teaching staff, teaching innovation with social perspective and social transfer to the environment.

Centre for the Promotion of ApS

A space that generates initiatives and confluence of actions aimed at facilitating and strengthening the ApS projects, made up of different institutions and entities. Its purpose is to promote the study, dissemination and development of ApS projects.

Communication Studies at the UPF in terms of social innovation: teaching initiatives with Service-Learning methodology in bachelor's degree and master's degree programmes.

Figueras-Maz, Mònica; Hernández Escolano, Carme; Jiménez Morales, Manel; Medina Bravo, Pilar; García Cortés, Beatriz; Pedraza Jiménez, Rafael; y Palau Riberaygua, Josep M. En: Virginia Martínez Lozano et al. (ed.). El Aprendizaje-Servicio en la Universidad. Una metodología docente y de investigación al servicio de la justicia social y el desarrollo sostenible. Salamanca: Comunicación Social (pp. 79-86). ISBN: 978-84-17600-02-0. 2018

Gudance Project: improve your social environment by building participation networks: building citizen participation and social engagement between university and secondary schools

Figueras Maz M, Hernández Escolano C, Iglesias Vidal E, Jiménez Morales M.  Revista del CIDUI. 2018;4:[11 p.]

Jaume Bofill Foundation, Centre for the Promotion of ApS

The publication of 65 ApS experiences, with the posters presented at the ApS Exchange of Experiences Conference, organizeed by the Catre for the Promotion of ApS.

Service-learning: the essence of the pedagogy

FURCO, A. (ed.). Connecticut, information age publishing, 2001. Recuperat l’11 d’octubre del 2015
 

Master's in International Media, Power and Diversity Studies at Pompeu Fabra University

The project Som diferents però som iguals presented at the 6th Exchange of Experiences Conference of Service-Learning on January 20th, 2017

MThe OECD. Handbook for innovative learning environments

Organisation for EconomicCo-operation and Development (OCDE). 2017

Observatorio de Innovación Educativa. Tecnológico de Monterey

Article by Erika Patricia Guerra Treviño on the ApS methodology.

Service-Learning Network of the Catalan Universities

The ApS(U)CAT Network is made up of faculty members from all Catalan universities, and it is also open to the entities with whom ApS projects are developed, as well as interested students. In 2010, the Network developed the Declaration of the Service-Learning Network of the Catalan Universities (ApS(U)CAT), which agreed on the definition and orientation of the ApS. Girona, July 4th, 2018

 

 

UPF experiences in ApS