Prof. Giovane Batista Assuncao
When people think about the most important aspect of education, they think about the importance of helping students to think critically about the world in which they live. Currently, the limits of the world are not a city or country of birth, but the historical process called globalization. This point is essential to the contribution of sociology.
I firmly believe that learning must be transformative in ways that can improve students’ lives and at the same time incentive critical thinking. A teacher, in any area, must inform and contribute to forming personalities.
In past societies, the cultural traditions quickly explained the world around people. Today, with the development of new technologies of communication, rationality replaced cultural traditions. This change of perspective obliges everyone, especially educators to think about their role permanently and realize that they are not at the top of the pyramid of knowledge, as argued some thinkers in history, but entered, and helping to build a more just society and conscious.
I confess my passion by Max Weber and Emile Durkheim. The first one thought in the process of scientific rationalization, but at the same time he looked like a man without hope, in a world in which scientific logic would set the rules that people need obey. Emile Durkheim inspires my teaching philosophy because he observes education not just linked to "rationality" but as a social value whose function is to transmit its values and consequently maintain a culture integrated. Another aspect of education for Durkheim is to acquire knowledge and training in the field to improve their opportunities in the marketplace.
Education has been essential to promoting democratic values. As stated Martin Lipset, an American sociologist, "when people have access to education they understand the need to share democracy, when they do not have access to education, they can be victims of totalitarian theories."
In Latin America, where little investment in education became catastrophic for the economy with a substantial increase in levels of poverty and for the public institutions that in certain regions of Latin America, corrupt politicians have dominated just to take advantage of the low educational levels to perpetuate themselves in power.
Great educators have incentivised positive habits of life that generate ideas exploitation of human beings; respect for cultural diversity, and establish a critical analysis of possible transformations and full search for a world where reign ethical ideals and full citizenship for all who dwell the planet. Believe in the importance of the educator is a task of the nation in achieving a sustainable and equitable world and the construction of citizenship practices in all moments of life.
EVALUATIONS
OF TEACHING
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Teaching Evaluation (Qualitative)
“Giovane had total control of the classroom, and the content
taught. In his classes, worked as a facilitator - enabled the learning process
by encouraging students to look at their experiences factors that lead to the
production of knowledge. Furthermore, Giovane fulfilled accurately bureaucratic
tasks required by the function exercised.”
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I had
the opportunity to work with Mr. Giovane Batista Assuncao for eleven years
during the period of February, 1994 until July, 1999 at the Veiga de Almeida
University and from August, 1999 until July 2005 at Estacio de Sa University
both under my coordination. He did an excellent job, consolidating a diverse
curriculum teaching General Sociology, Anthropology, Brazilian Culture and
Globalization. I consider Professor Giovane a valuable member of the team, who
consistently achieved good results and delivered all expectations.
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Professor
Giovane Batista Assuncao worked as a professor at Veiga de Almeida University
and Augusto Motta University under my supervision. His job as a professor
carries the following responsibilities: modification in class subjects in order
to actualize its objective, collaboration with other professors in order to promote
unity of the class subjects. He showed himself to be adept at dealing with
forebodingly diverse and challenging professor.Giovane is punctual and
typically exceeds expectations producing excellent results. He has initiative,
motivation, maturity and integrity, and I recommend him with enthusiasm.
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Professor
Giovane Batista Assuncao worked as a professor at Augusto Motta University
under my coordination. He did an excellent job, consolidating a diverse
curriculum, teaching Classical Theory Sociological, Brazilian Culture,
Globalization and Anthropology. He is punctual, ethic and frequently exceeds
expectations producing excellent results as a professor.
(Professor Edelberto Coura – Former Academic Director at Augusto
Motta University: couraedelberto@terra.com.br
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Professor
Giovane worked under my direction at the University Estacio de Sa in undergraduate and graduate program in Social Communication. For four consecutive
years, Professor Giovane was awarded as the
best teacher, and received the honor as Excellence in Teaching in several classes in which taught. Profesor
Giovane was responsible for the elaboration of the program of Contemporary
Sociological Theory of Pos-graduation course in Journalism making this program
a reference for other courses. I do not hesitate to say that he is an ethical
professional, dedicated and motivated.
TEACHING EVALUATION (Quantitative)
1=Strongly Disagree 5=Strongly Agree
Indicators and questions
formulated for students
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
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The Teacher:
|
Average
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Average
|
Average
|
Average
|
Average
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Presented the syllabus, initial proposal of work objectives and
forms of evaluation?
|
4.52
|
4. 87
|
4.33
|
4.18
|
4.28
|
| Is dynamic during
class keeping the attention of
students |
4.12
|
4.10
|
3.98
|
4.11
|
4.42
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Encouraged the reading of books, journals and texts that
contributed to the formation of the student
|
4.50
|
4.29
|
5.00
|
*
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*
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Was motivated to teaching the subject
|
4.78
|
4.62
|
4.19
|
4.48
|
4.50
|
Proposes evaluative practices that value reflection more than
the memorization of facts and data.
|
4.62
|
4.24
|
4.19
|
4.02
|
4.14
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Taught the entire content of the discipline
|
4.80
|
4.50
|
4.33
|
**
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**
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Treated students with Respect
|
4.78
|
4.82
|
5.00
|
5.00
|
5.00
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Integrated the topics of the discipline with other disciplines
|
4.44
|
4.25
|
3.65
|
4.07
|
4.54
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Treated with respect, any limitations and failures of students
|
4.75
|
4.57
|
4.06
|
4.28
|
4.50
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Encourages students' intellectual autonomy
|
4.62
|
4.55
|
4.11
|
4.30
|
4.60
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Is diligent and keep the rhythm of the activities planned
|
5.00
|
4.81
|
4.47
|
4.33
|
4.69
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Overall Average
|
4.63
|
4.62
|
4.31
|
4.30
|
4.51
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Source: Institutional
Evaluation Committee of Veiga de Almeida University
The averages vary in scale from 1 (minimal) to 5 (maximum)
We evaluated the subjects Sociology I, Sociology II, Introduction
to Anthropology and Brazilian Culture.
Classes: C11D (First Year of the Faculty of Law), C12D (Second Year of the Faculty of Law), S12FI (First Period of Physiotherapy), C31D (First Year of the Faculty of Law-Evening)
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* This item was not included in 2005 and 2006
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**
This item was not included in 2005
and 2006
HONORS AND AWARDS
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Patron of the
Journalism Class
Estacio de Sa
University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2005 / 1st
Semester
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Patron of Social
Communication Class
Estacio de Sa
University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2005 / 2nd
Semester
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Honored – Teacher
of Social Communication Class
Estacio de Sa
University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2004 / 2nd
Semester
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Honored – Teacher
of Social Communication Class
Estacio de Sa
University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2003 / 2nd
Semester
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Honored – Teacher
of Law Class
Veiga de Almeida
University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2000 / 1st
Semester
LECTURES
TEACHING APPOINTMENTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
I have been an instructor in
several departments in many universities in Brazil. Essentially, I was selected
for the Department of Social
Communication at Estacio de Sa
University; Department of History at Augusto Motta University, and Department
of History at Veiga de Almeida University.
Since 1996, I also taught as an
adjunct at Polytechnic School at Estacio
de Sa University.
I also taught Contemporary
Sociological Theory at Graduate Department of Estacio de Sa University in the
course of Journalism (From 1996 until 2007). In this department I taught Sociology
of Image and Ethics.
IN MY CAREER I WOULD LIKE TO:
Ø Improve my
knowledge of different learning styles and my attempts to provide learning
opportunities for all learners
PREPARE AND TEACH STANDARD
COURSES SUCH AS
Ø
Contemporary sociological theory
Ø
Global Citizenship
Ø
Collective Behavior
Ø
Classical
Sociological Theory
Ø
Cybercrime
Ø
Social Conflicts Model
Ø
Political Sociology
Ø
Qualitative methods of Research and Data collection
Ø
Fraud and Immigration
Ø
Counter-Terrorism
DEVELOP ACTIVITIES INVOLVING TOPICS SUCH AS:
Ø
Sociology of crime
Ø
The social perspective of Fraud
Ø
Fraud in a globalized world
Ø
Sociology and Human Behavior
Ø
Engage students in both collaborative and independent
research
Ø Mentor students who want to attend graduate
school
Ø Work as a
bridge between the college/university and the community
Ø Design, and facilitate an alternative spring
break travel seminar
CONTACT
INFORMATION
Home Phone: 604 565 3020
Mobile Phone: 778 319 7603
