Desafios e perspectivas contemporâneas da docência universitária: um diálogo com o professor António Nóvoa

Abstract

Interview conducted with professor António Nóvoa on the contemporary challenges of university teaching. In August 2023, professor Nóvoa was at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) to hold a conference and on the occasion granted an interview to the professors who are members of the editorial committee of the Revista Docência no Ensino Superior (RDES),that integrates the Directorate of Innovation and Teaching Methodologies(GIZ)atUFMG. The research technique used was a direct collection through an interview. When preparing the instrument,the author's production in the field of university pedagogy was considered, in addition to issuesrelatingto the training of university professors, professional identity, university-school articulation, technologies and challenges of university teaching in the 21stcentury. In dialogue with the professor, wehad the privilege of exploring hisenriching contributions, revealing how hisideas have contributed to redefine and strengthen teacher training in differentcontexts. By evidencing the present challenges in higher education, Nóvoa indicates ways to promote public, secular,and free higher education, in addition to highlighting the importance of freedom and innovation in the construction of two pedagogical processes with students and also inteachertraining,