DETAILED SESSIONS PROGRAMME

SESSION CHAIR – (to be designated) 

16:30     AI: the necessary and the possible regulation      

Presenter: Paulo Vasconcelos

Law Department, ISCAP, P.Porto, Porto, Portugal

16:45 ERGOCHECK: A Digital Application for Ergonomic Postural Assessment Based on Rapid Entire Body Assessment 

Presenters: Cristina Carvalho Mesquita(1),(2) and Beatriz Oliveira Correia(1)

(1) Physiotherapy Department, ESS, Polytechnic of Porto

(2) CIR, ESS, Polytechnic of Porto

17:00 Integrating Podcasts in Higher Education Teaching: A Digital Strategy to Promote Active Learning in a Physiotherapy Course

Presenter: Anna Quialheiro

Escola Superior de Saúde do Vale do Ave, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal / H²M - Unidade de Investigação em Saúde e Movimento Humano, Instituto Politécnico de Saúde do Norte, CESPU, Portugal /  IA &Saúde - Unidade de Investigação em Inteligência Artificial e Saúde, Instituto Politécnico de Saúde do Norte, CESPU, Portugal 

17:15 Competency to Culture: Organisational Factors Influencing the Implementation of Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety Frameworks in South Africa   

Presenter: Visvanathan Naicker

Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Faculty of Business Management and Science, Western Cape , South Africa

17:30 Breaking Barriers: Social, Cultural and Organizational Factors Affecting Girls’ Participation in Renewable Energy Careers   

Presenter: Manuel S. Araújo

 CEOS P.P; ISCAP; Porto Polytechnic Institute (P.PORTO), Porto, Portugal

17:45 Integrated Management Model for Photovoltaic Projects: Optimizing Control Financial, Planning and Execution

Presenters: Adalmiro Pereira and Tânia Teixeira

 Department of Management, Porto Accounting and Business School, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal

SESSION CHAIR – (to be designated) 

16:30 Driving Innovation and Digital Transformation in Vocational Education: The BT4VET Model and Toolkit

Presenter: Imma Miralles Garcia

ANCCP. Asociacion Nacional de Centros con Cerfificados de Profesionalidad, Oviedo, Spain

16:45 Jigsaw in Higher Education Spanish Teaching: Development of Collaborative Skills in Tourism and Secretariat

Presenter: Romeu Sequeira

Lamego School of Technology and Management, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Lamego, Portugal

CeDRI, SusTEC, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal

17:00 The “Advance Button” Model: Teaching Technological Paradigm Shifts in the Creative Industries

Presenter: Jeffrey Taylor

Kaunas College/Kaunas University of Applied Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania

17:15 Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in Teacher Training: Redefining Pedagogical Practices in Higher Education

Presenter: Celestino Magalhães

Insight - Piaget Research Center for Ecological Human Development, Instituto Piaget, Portugal

17:30 Project-Based Innovation Education Through University–Industry Collaboration: A Course Design and Learning Outcomes Analysis

Presenters: Tuncay Ercan Sepetcioğlu

Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Türkiye

17:45 Pecha Kucha in Higher Education Spanish Teaching: Oral Communication and Professional Skills in Secretariat and Tourism

Presenter: Romeu Sequeira

Lamego School of Technology and Management, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Lamego, Portugal

CeDRI, SusTEC, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, Portugal 

SESSION CHAIR – (to be designated) 

16:30 Promoting Mathematics Learning Through an Interdisciplinary STEAM Approach

Presenters: Maria Paula Oliveira (1) and Dina Tavares (2)

(1) Department of Mathematics, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal / Center for Research and Development in Mathematics and Applications (CIDMA), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

(2) Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, CI&DEI, ESECS, Polytechnic University of Leiria, Portugal / Center for Research and Development in Mathematics and Applications (CIDMA), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

16:45 Active and Collaborative Learning through Mathematical Problem Solving in Engineering

Presenter: Amélia Caldeira

School of Engineering - Polytechnic of Porto (ISEP- P.Porto), Mathematics Department, Laboratory of Mathematical Engineering (LEMA), Research Center for Systems & Technologies (SYSTEC-ISR, ARISE), Porto, Portugal

17:00 A Simplified Evaluation Method Used for Unsupervised Learning Algorithms

Presenter: Ying Bai

Dept of Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte        

17:15 Generative Artificial Intelligence in Mathematics Education: Opportunities, Challenges, and Cognitive Implications

Presenters: José Azevedo(1) and Ana Azevedo(2)

(1) Mathematics, ISCAP, Porto Polytechnic Institute, Porto, Portugal

(2) Information Systems, ISCAP, Porto Polytechnic Institute, Porto, Portugal

17:30 AI in Higher Mathematics Education: Insights from Europe and Portugal

Presenters: Raquel Margarida Martins and Maria Paula Oliveira

Department of Mathematics, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

17:45 Making STEAM Tangible: The Rural Makerspace Initiative “Technik für Kinder Vulkanland” in Austria

Presenter: Daniela Wolf 

Information Technology, Ferdinand Porsche FERNFH - Distance-Learning University of Applied Sciences, Wr. Neustadt, Austria 

SESSION CHAIR – (to be designated) 

09:45 Artificial Intelligence Literacy as a Challenge for Higher Education - A case study at the Portalegre Polytechnic University

Presenter: Eduardo O. Lérias

Portalegre Polytechnic University, Portalegre, Portugal

10:00 Enabling Artificial Intelligence Transformation in Higher Education: A Qualitative Study of Institutional Best Practices for Teaching and Research Innovation

Presenter: Emad AbouElgheit

Marketing Department, Ancell School of Business , Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, Connecticut, United States

10:15 From Theory to Sales Practice: Master’s Students Designing a Chatbot to Improve Seller Efficiency

Presenter: Joaquim M. Pratas

Management, Porto Accounting and Business School, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal

10:30 Advantages and limitations of digital didactic models’ adoption in the age of IA

Presenter: Ismael Vieira

ISCAP, Polytechnic of Porto, S. Mamede de Infesta, Portugal

10:45 Emerging technologies and active pedagogies in initial teacher education: Preliminary findings from a systematic review  

Presenter: Silvana Carnicero Sanguinetti

Department of General and Specific Didactics and Educational Theory, Faculty of Education, University of Leon, Leon, Spain

SESSION CHAIR – (to be designated) 

09:45 The student's role in self-empowerment

Presenter: Joaquim. Almeida

Agrupamento de Escolas de Oliveira do Bairro, Portugal

10:00 The importance of assessing digital skills in secondary schools

Presenter: Patrizia Falzetti

INVALSI - National Institute for the Evaluation of the Education System, Rome, Italy

10:15 Positioning the Open Educational Smart Campus (OESC): A comparative analysis of open educational platforms

Presenter: Marina Mota

CIDTFF – Research Centre on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers of the University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal         

10:30 Usability of a Computer‑Based Serious Game to Foster Foundational Reading Skills

Presenter: Ana Sucena

School of Health, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal / Center for Research and Intervention in Reading, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal

10:45 Empowering Independent and Critical Learning in High School Students with Learning Disabilities and ADHD: A Mixed-Methods Study on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence

Presenter: Eitan Ben-Itzhak Klutch

PUIE - Paris University of International Education, Paris, France 

SESSION CHAIR – (to be designated) 

09:45 Integrating Professional Software in Financial Accounting Higher Education: Academic Performance and Student Perceptions

Presenter: Rui Bertuzi

CEOS.PP, Porto Accounting and Business School, Polytechnic of Porto, Matosinhos, Portugal

10:00 Artificial Intelligence applied to legal education

Presenter: José de Campos Amorim

Accounting and Business School, Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal

10:15 Formative Assessment and Digital Portfolio in an Interdisciplinary Context: A Higher Education Experience

Presenter: Marjorie Da Cruz

Center for Project-based Learning, Interdisciplinary Transformation University, Linz, Austria

10:30 Thayer-inspired teaching routines as active learning in higher business education

Presenters: Paulo Botelho Pires and Helena Costa Oliveira

CEOS.PP, ISCAP, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal

10:45 Theoretical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence-enabled Project Management: A Systematic Literature Review

Presenter: Anna Mazur

Doctoral School, AGH University of Krakow, Krakow, Poland 

SESSION CHAIR – (to be designated) 

09:45 Human‑Centered Artificial Intelligence in Accounting and Management Education: A Pedagogical Proposal

Presenter: Susana, Bastos

Accounting, Porto Accounting and Business School, Porto Polytechnic, CEOS.PP Porto, Portugal

10:00 Leadership as a Driver of Digital Innovation in Higher Education: A Conceptual Mapping of Emerging Dimensions

Presenter: Eva P. Lousã

Business Sciences Department, University of Maia, Castêlo da Maia, Maia, Portugal / Center for Research and Innovation in Education (inED), Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal / NECE - Research Centre for Business Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal, /CEOS.PP, ISCAP, Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal

10:15 Artificial Intelligence and the Changing Conditions of Learning and Knowledge: Insights from a French Business School

Presenter: Matar MBAYE

SCBS-YSCHOOLS, Troyes, France

10:30 AI-based agent to enhance personalized learning process: a case study

Presenter: Mário Pinto

ID+, ESMAD, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal

10:45 Green ICT in Business Information Technology Education: A Practice-Based Approach

Presenter: Outi H. Loikkanen

Business Information Technology, Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Vantaa, Finland 

SESSION CHAIR – (to be designated) 

11:30 From Mobility to Engagement: The Impact of Blended Intensive Programmes on Student Experience and Academic Involvement in Higher Education

Presenter: Inês V. Pereira

CEOS, ISCAP, Politechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal               

11:45 Generative Artificial Intelligence in Digital Communication Ecosystems: Educational, Psychological and Consumer Behavior Perspectives across Emerging Generations

Presenter: Liliana Bălan

Faculty of Sciences and Letters, University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology “George Emil Palade”, Târgu Mureș, Romania         

12:00 Simulation-Based Learning in Accounting Education: Developing Professional Competencies in an AI-Conscious Pedagogical Framework

Presenters: Susana Bastos and Helena Costa Oliveira

Porto Accounting and Business School, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal         

12:15 Empowering Graduate Employability Through AI Upskilling: A Case Study on the IPT-INCO Academy Partnership

Presenter: Célio Gonçalo Marques, 

Laboratory for Pedagogical Innovation and Distance Education, Polytechnic University of Tomar, Tomar, Portugal

12:30 Aligning Higher Education Outcomes with Digital Labour Dynamics and ICT Employment Trends

Presenter: Indra K. Balode

Faculty of Economics and Management, Ventspils University of Applied Sciences, Ventspils, Latvia

12:45 From Technology Readiness to Technical Competence: Assessing Accounting Students under the IES 2 Framework

Presenters: Filipa J. Silva,  Teresa O. Barros and Manuel G. Sá

Accounting Department, Accounting and Business School, Polytechnic of Porto, Matosinhos 

SESSION CHAIR – (to be designated) 

11:30 Boothmate: Integrating a Terminology Management Application in Interpreter Training Experience and Academic Involvement in Higher Education

Presenters: Marco Furtado and Pedro Duarte

Languages, Porto Accounting and Business School, Technical University of Porto, Portugal      

11:45 Artificial Intelligence in Language Teaching: Benefits, Challenges and Teachers’ Perspectives

Presenter: Olivera S. Petrović

English Department, Faculty of Education, University of East Sarajevo, Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina 

12:00 Scaffold or shortcut? Integrating AI into the English Language Classroom

Presenter: Graça Chorão and Paula Almeida

CEOS.PP, Porto Accounting and Business School, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal

12:15 Socio-Emotional Skills and Educational Inequalities: Evidence from Eleven-Year-Old Students in Italy

Presenter: Patrizia Falzetti

INVALSI - National Institute for the Evaluation of the Education System, Rome, Italy

12:30 The flipped classroom in higher education: pedagogical innovation in a master’s degree module

Presenter: Marlene Loureiro

Department of Letters, Arts and Communication, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal

12:45 Generative Artificial Intelligence and the Formation of Future Communication Professionals - Student Perceptions, Semiotic Mediation and Educational Challenges

Presenter: Liliana Bălan

Faculty of Sciences and Letters, University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology “George Emil Palade”, Târgu Mureș, Romania 

SESSION CHAIR – (to be designated) 

11:30 Application of the Python Programming Language and Artificial Intelligence in Economics

Presenter: Srdjan Damjanovic

Faculty of Business Economics Bijeljina, University of Eastern Sarajevo, Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

11:45 Artificial Intelligence and Global Challenges: Insights from an Exploratory Survey of Public Opinion

Presenter: Raquel Ribeiro

Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal / Porto Accounting and Business School, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal

12:00 A conceptual architecture for optimizing IT Project Management using RPA and AI

Presenter: Andreea-Izabela Bostan

Faculty of Cybernetics, Statistics and Economic Informatics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania

12:15 Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics in International Logistics: Enhancing Operational Efficiency and Strategic Decision-Making

Presenter: Carlos Barros

CEOS.PP, Porto Accounting and Business School, Polytechnic of Porto, Matosinhos, Portugal / Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Vigo, Spain

12:30 Artificial Intelligence and More-Than-Human Creativity

Presenter: Adalberto Fernandes

Centre For Organisational and Social Studies (CEOS.PP) - Porto Accounting and Business School (ISCAP), Porto Polytechnic, Porto, Portugal

12:45 Digital Economy Modeling: The Effects of E-Commerce and ICT on Economic Growth in the EU

Presenters: Tetiana Zatonatska and Kira Horiacheva

Department of Economic Cybernetics, Faculty of Economics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine