Franco Gervasoni
Interim Director of the Department of Education and Learning / University of Teacher Education
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Direzione e commissione consultiva - DFA/ASP
The Direction ensures the smooth running of the Department of Education and Learning / University of Teacher Education (DFA/ASP), the realisation of both the SUPSI and departmental strategic objectives for the development of the various mandates, and the creation of a positive working and learning environment for students and staff.
The Director and members of the Direction
The Direction consists of the Director and the heads of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies, Continuing Education, Research and Bachelor Training.
Francesca Antonini
Head of Bachelor Training
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Claudio Della Santa
Head of Continuing Education
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Magda Ramadan
Head of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies
Head of Master's Degree in Secondary Education
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Head of Master's Degree in Secondary Education
Lorena Rocca
Head of Research
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The Direction is supported by the Consultative Commission, which advises and supports its activities.
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Prof Dr Hans Rudolf Schärer (Presidente della commissione)
Former Rector of the Pädagogische Hochschule Luzern and President of the Chamber of Universities of Teacher Education of swissuniversities
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Stefano Minotti
Italian teacher at the Bellinzona 1 Middle School
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Prof Dr Lorenzo Cantoni
Full Professor at the Faculty of Communication, Culture and Society and Director of the Institute of Digital Technologies for Communication at the Università della Svizzera italiana
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Daniele Parenti
Director of the Centro di risorse didattiche e digitali of the Dipartimento dell'educazione, della cultura e dello sport
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Dr Franca Caspani Menghini
Head of the teaching degree course for primary level (years 1-2 and years 3-7) et the Pädagogische Hochschule Graubünden
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Dr Ivo Schorn
Deputy Director of the Schweizerisches Zentrum für die Mittelschule und für Schulevaluation auf der Sekundarstufe II (ZEM CES)
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Prof Dr Alberto Cattaneo
Assistanto to the Director of Dipartimento della sanità e della socialità
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Prof Dr Andrea Schweizer
Headmistress of the Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich
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Valeria Doratiotto Prinsi
Headmistress Liceo Lugano 1
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Dr Pietro Snider
Philosopher and collaborator of the Director of the Dipartimento dell'educazione, della cultura e dello sport
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Dr Oscar Gonzalez
Deputy Director of the Divisione formazione professionale of Dipartimento dell'educazione, della cultura e dello sport
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Prof Dr Franca Zuccoli
Professor of Didactics and Special Pedagogy at the "Riccardo Massa" Department of Human Sciences for Education of the University of Milan-Bicocca and coordinator of the PhD in ‘Intangible Heritage in Socio-Cultural Innovation’.
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Federico Jäggli
Area director (Collina zone) of the Lugano City School Institute and co-president of the Cantonal Conference of Directors of Municipal School Institutes
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Department of Education and Learning / University of Teacher Education
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Piazza San Francesco 19
CH-6600 Locarno -
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