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- Continuing Teacher Education: Informal Collaborative Teacher Network as a Response to the Emergency Context Created by COVID-19Publication . Mota, Miguel Ângelo Sousa Dias Ferreira da; Cabo, Isabel; Valéria, Cátia; Guedes, Damiana; Lopes, PedroThe COVID-19 pandemic posed unprecedented challenges to the education sector, necessitating a rapid transition to emergency distance learning and highlighting the need to train teachers to maintain educational continuity under lockdown restrictions. In response, initiatives such as “Online Pedagogical Sharing” emerged, comprising short-term training activities aimed at educators and teachers at all levels of education in Portugal. This case study, conducted within a qualitative paradigm, explores how training organised by this informal collaborative network contributed to the continuous professional development and adaptation of teaching practices during the pandemic. It utilised digital technologies to meet the demands of distance learning and improve the pedagogical use of new technologies. The sessions, which took place between June and July 2020, were widely accessible, facilitating a meaningful collaborative approach in the teaching environment. By analysing data collected during these sessions, the study highlights the network’s effectiveness in facilitating collaborative learning and the impact of educational technologies during a time of significant pedagogical change. This work not only documents the immediate response to the crisis but also suggests avenues for future use of similar practices in post-pandemic contexts, emphasising the need for further analysis of the resilience and effectiveness of these adapted pedagogical strategies.
- Using Artificial Intelligence to Prevent Drowsiness Based on Facial RecognitionPublication . Azevedo, Daniel; Guedes, Damiana; Santos, Gonçalo; Soares, Francisco; Lopes, PedroIn Portugal, in 2017, there were 34,416 accidents on the roads. It is estimated that the second major cause of accidents is driver fatigue. In this way, over the years, legislation has been created to mitigate the problem. In parallel with the European Union, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) has encouraged the automotive industry to develop systems embedded in vehicles to increase their safety and mitigate this and other problems.This approach is intended to be an intermediate solution, as to be the in-between the security of a system embedded in a vehicle and the accessibility of a mobile system. In this way, the project aims to be as cheap, fast and applicable as possible. Using Face API technology provided by Microsoft, it is possible to have access to a set of features based on artificial intelligence, accomplishing tasks previously unthinkable, or very costly.