Da utopía á realidadea implementación de varias actividades de Aprendizaxe-Servizo nunha mesma materia

Abstract

Learning-Service Projects (LSP) may be attractive both for students and teachers because of the multiple opportunities they offer to help students achieve transversal competencies. However, LSP activities demand detailed planning and thorough monitoring, thus limiting the maximum number of students that can participate in those projects. With the aim of increasing the number of students that can enrol for LSP, at present two different projects are offered for the subject of Ethology (fourth course of Grade in Biology at the University of A Coruña). The first project entails collaboration with the Animal Protection Association Gatocan, and the objective of the service is to promote pet adoption and reduce abandonment through the publication of articles in the electronic journal of the association. The second project involves science dissemination and education of the inhabitants of the Council of Oleiros on the problems associated to an invasive species. Thus, in this communication critical aspects are highlighted for the planning, monitoring and results of LSP projects, as well as other questions derived from potential disequilibria between projects.