The Flash Courses catalogue for the first quarter of 2026 is now available. The courses cover the months of January, February, and March, with sessions running from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and are intended for the academic community in general.
Registration is free but mandatory and can be done through the CIP website at cip.ipp.pt/flash-courses.
For some of the courses, Portuguese Sign Language (LGP) interpretation will be available, provided by the Office for Academic Success and Employability (GSAE).
The programme includes a series of sessions on current topics in pedagogy, technology and educational innovation, including:
- 15 January – b-Mat@plicada: 10 years of evolution, practices and next steps - Sidonie Fernandes Costa (with LGP)
- 20 January – Digital Storytelling in Higher Education - Sandra Ribeiro
- 27 January – Co-creation in the classroom - Filipe Portela (with LGP)
- 3 February – Belonging and Inclusive Education: a relational approach based on experiences in a documentary - Elisabeth De Schauwer
- 5 February – BeProuD To Teach All: strengthening inclusive skills to teach all students in an inclusive work environment - Marijke Wilssens
- 10 February – Art, Technology and Global Awareness: A Transformative Curriculum in Teacher Training - Ricardo Gonçalves (with LGP)
- 12 February – Can good teaching promote mental health? Mentalisation, epistemic trust and learning in higher education – João Barreto (with LGP)
- 19 February – Generative AI for Images: fundamentals and applications in teaching – Hugo Mesquita (with LGP)
- 23 February – Cultural Intelligence: a skill and a pedagogical resource – Ana Luisa Martinho
- 26 February – Implementing CBL from a leadership perspective – Clare Gormley
- 3 March – Not everything is Generative AI: An introduction to Machine Learning – Jorge Lima (with LGP)
- 5 March – Humour as a strategy for motivating students in higher education - Nuno Meireles
- 9 March – Technical teaching in a practical way based on Work-Based Learning - Ricardo Pinto
- 12 March – Design Thinking in an educational context - Marta Fernandes
- 17 March – How to create a MOOC? (Part 1) - Vanessa Battestin and Marize Passos
- 19 March – How to create a MOOC? (Part 2) - Vanessa Battestin and Marize Passos
- 26 March – The Pedagogy of Contribution: co-creation ecosystem and network assessment (The Trends Hub) - Luciana Oliveira
- 31 March – Generative AI in teaching practice: creative applications - Camila Leporace
The CIP at P.PORTO reiterates its invitation to the academic community to participate and reminds everyone that it will continue to announce other training opportunities throughout 2026, both on its website and on social media. Those interested can also subscribe to the centre's newsletter to receive updates first-hand.