THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHING: LEARNING TO TEACH

Abstract

This paper aims to present the relevance of continuing education for higher education teachers. Considering that teachers are beings endowed with knowledge and skills capable of instructing, constructing, and transforming ideas and opinions, we highlight the importance of improving teaching and learning practices in the classroom, which aims to provide educators with essential experiences for teaching. It addresses the need for adaptations to learning environments and teaching practice, thus generating multiple sharings of knowledge through the dissemination of scientific, philosophical, social, and cultural knowledge. In addition to the importance of continuing education and its aspects, it will also cover the challenges and quality of higher education, as well as teaching and learning methods and techniques used to disseminate teaching and learning. The work is bibliographic in nature, using references that address the topic. Furthermore, the work aims to contribute to the agents participating in this process, namely, teachers and students, and to emphasize the benefits of improving pedagogical practices in the academic environment.