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Interpet 2024: Um Relato De Experiência Pela Visão Do Grupo Pet-engenharias (conexões De Saberes)
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Researchers report on the INTERPET Goiás 2024 tutorial education event, which brought together student groups and tutors to discuss activities, improve collaborative dynamics, and included a keynote lecture on microplastics as part of its scientific programming.
Este relato de educação tutorial visa discorrer sobre as ações e a experiência obtida na realização do evento INTERPET Goiás 2024. O evento reuniu estudantes ativos e inativos, tutores e membros do Comitê Local de Acompanhamento e Avaliação (CLAA). O objetivo é discutir as atividades realizadas pelos grupos, sugerir melhorias, organizar oficinas de ensino e, ainda, pensar em encaminhamentos e sugestões para melhoria da dinâmica de trabalho e para o constante diálogo com as instituições de cada grupo. O evento teve como programação uma palestra principal sobre microplásticos, encontro de discentes, encontro de tutores, minicursos, oficinas, grupos de discussões de trabalho e, por fim, a assembleia geral.
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