Call for Training Projects for 2024 and Educational Leave (CPP)

AAP-PEI (i-site excellence program)

Focused on transforming teaching practices and educational experimentation, acquiring teaching equipment or supporting artistic and cultural activities in training programs.

Objective

Continuing its mission to promote educational initiatives and innovations, the University of Montpellier and its partners are launching a call for projects for the PEI training program in 2024, which will focus on:

• The transformation of teaching practices and educational experimentation
• Educational equipment (particularly for the Law, Economics and Management sector; a TEDSEQUIP call for proposals aimed more at the STS sectors is also underway)
• Artistic and cultural activities in training programs

Winners of the AAP FORMATION PEI 2024

The multimodal sheepfold: an open platform promoting experiential learning for innovation in service of the agroecological transition in livestock farming.

Project leader: Jean-Baptiste MENASSOL
Component: Agro Institute

Summary: This project aims to implement a multidisciplinary approach that promotes experiential learning. By combining technical, scientific, and pedagogical components, this platform seeks to develop students' professional skills by engaging them with real-world issues and stakeholders. Following a collaborative approach, the projects developed will be digitally focused and will foster innovation in livestock farming.

DIGIT -OENO (Videos for the Digitalization of the teaching of the National Diploma of Oenologist - Teaching Unit DNO7 )

Project leader: Aurélie ROLAND
Component: Agro Institute

Summary: Focused on transforming teaching practices, the DIGIT-OENO project aims to digitize part of the curriculum for the National Diploma in Oenology (DNO) to enable personalized, asynchronous learning aligned with the DNO's new competency framework. The DIGIT-OENO project envisions the creation of digital learning resources comprised of interactive course modules and educational videos accessible online via the TIcéA distance learning platform. The ultimate goal of DIGIT-OENO is to initiate the sharing of knowledge with the five other centers in France that award the diploma.

PIAJ: Pedagogy of Legal Artificial Intelligence

Project leaders: Malo DEPINCÉ & Samir DELIMI
Component: Faculty of Law and Political Science

Summary: This project aims to provide students with an education in AI, from its design to its application, through the creation of accessible, interactive, and engaging interfaces. It seeks to prepare students to master this tool, which is well-suited to legal practice. The project aims to train students in this fundamental tool and make them operational in this field upon entering the job market, regardless of their specific roles (corporate lawyers, lawyers for associations or government agencies, judges, attorneys, experts, court officers, etc.).

EXPOEDUC: Exhibition on educational landscapes

Project leader: Sylvain WAGNON
Component: Faculty of Education

Summary: An immersive, open-air exhibition, co-created by students and instructors using innovative pedagogical approaches, fostering students' creativity, innovation, and critical thinking. This project focuses on the history and current state of educational spaces to envision the future of schools and education. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Faculty of Education, this exhibition strengthens the connection between past and present, offering a relevant and motivating training experience for future teachers.

SEL: Sow, Spread Literature!

Project leaders: Marie CWICZYNSKI & Audrey SOULIE
Component: Faculty of Education

Summary: The project aims to give prominence to diverse forms of literature within open and participatory frameworks that foster personal and interpersonal encounters with literary works. This acculturation to literature in all its forms appears as a crucial aspect of education: the development of a humanist culture (personal development, success in competitive exams, and professionalization). The project is based on the hypothesis of a lasting transformation in the practices of disseminating and engaging with literature through the integration of a tool, Web Radio, which allows for the convergence of written and oral, individual and collective (social) practices around the literary text.

FEAGAA: Training and education in the arts of taste: food and the arts

Project leaders: Laure BLANVILLAIN & Laure HEINEN
Component: Faculty of Education

Summary: Around the arrival of artists exploring the theme of food, an innovative educational approach will be developed around the concept of the art of taste. Hosting these artists will allow students to examine the cultural, heritage, scientific, socio-economic, and historical dimensions of food, as well as taste and nutrition education. They will be invited to design and implement educational and outreach activities on these themes for primary school students.

VABIOC Hub: Educational Hub for the Enhancement of Biological and Cultural Diversity - Reconnecting Humans and the Biosphere

Project leaders: Laurence PASCAL, Jennifer CARRE & Thomas SILBERFELD
Component: Faculty of Science

Summary: Our approach consists of collecting traditional knowledge about the use of natural and/or cultivated resources by Mediterranean and tropical populations, and of promoting this know-how through the development by students of the University of Montpellier of educational projects as diverse as workshops, experimental crop plots, exhibitions, and bio-inspired valorization of products of traditional uses, for the sharing of knowledge and cultural exchange between training and the general public.

I'YES: Improv' Your English Skills

Project Leader: Marie-Pierre TOURNAIRE
Affiliation: Faculty of Sciences

Summary: The Improv' Your English Skills project aims to implement language remediation workshops for first-year students in the Faculty of Sciences through the practice of improvisational theatre. Its objective is to help students regain confidence in their language abilities so they can progress throughout their university studies and prepare for entering the job market. Furthermore, it will contribute to the development of their public speaking and eloquence skills.

MasterBoisREX: Master of Wood Sciences: weeks off campus, common thread and feedback.

Project Leader: Sandrine BARDET
Affiliation: Faculty of Sciences

Summary: The Master's program in Wood Sciences examines wood from its formation in the tree to its multiple uses, from materials to molecules, integrating economic, social, and environmental considerations. This interdisciplinary scientific program relies on innovative learning methods to develop each student's personal project, fostering a spirit of cooperation and encouraging the curiosity and critical thinking of students from diverse backgrounds.

UF SEZAM: Floating University – Sedimentation of the Zambezi inputs

Project leader: Grégory BALLAS
Component: Faculty of Science

Summary: The aim of this project is to offer these students the opportunity to experience a real-world scientific adventure, working closely with researchers on a daily basis during the SEZAM oceanographic campaign off the coast of Mozambique. In addition to actively participating in scientific watches, the students will be involved in organizing scientific seminars, providing reports on daily scientific activities, and preparing summaries of the methods and tools used on board. These materials will be used to support communication (blog website, posters) and promote the research conducted.

Computer room

Project leader: Matthieu DEREUMAUX
Component: IAE Montpellier

Summary: A computer lab has been set up at the IAE (University Institute of Business Administration), equipped with robust hardware ensuring power and long-term durability to maintain a high level of teaching in disciplines requiring significant computing resources (such as multimedia, statistical computing, and artificial intelligence). The addition of centralized monitoring tools on a teaching workstation also allows for online exams to be administered in person, a practice that is becoming increasingly common with the rise of distance learning.

SAE: Outdoor Learning Room

Project leader: Kevin AUSTRY
Component: University Institute of Technology of Nîmes

Summary: Learning outdoors, surrounded by space and greenery, is the project the Nîmes University Institute of Technology (IUT) aims to undertake by enabling its students to learn differently: in an outdoor, shaded, and plant-filled teaching space conducive to group work and concentration. This project also aims to transform the teacher-student relationship through a less formal workspace where teaching is more differentiated and personalized.

DocSimulator: AI-powered simulated patients for training medical students

Project leader: Kevin YAUY
Component: Faculty of Medicine

Abstract: The reform of the second cycle of medical studies introduces a new type of competency-based assessment called Structured Clinical Examinations (SCOE). We have developed DocSimulator, the first digital SCOE training platform, with patients simulated by generative artificial intelligence (AI), to train medical students. DocSimulator has the potential to position the University of Montpellier as a pioneer in AI-powered digital medical education, improve the performance of students in national SCOE examinations, and be accessible to all French-speaking universities.

AIR-TP: Realistic Immersion Learning for Practical Work Preparation

Project leaders: Maxime LOUET & Maud HARNICHARD
Component: Faculty of Pharmacy

Summary: The AIR-TP project is designed to help students prepare for practical (lab) sessions in chemistry and biology on the pharmacy campus. We propose the creation of immersive, scripted digital learning modules to support in-person lab sessions. Developed using dedicated software, the modules will be created from 360° images of the campus lab rooms, with a customizable scenario where learners are presented with real-world situations in a virtual environment. We plan to deploy this system in the fall of 2025 for programs and disciplines that make extensive use of practical sessions.

Batl-Equipements: Educational equipment for Building I of the Faculty of Pharmacy

Project leader: Joël INGUIMBERT
Component: Faculty of Pharmacy

Summary: The renovation of Building I on the Pharmacy campus will provide 18 teaching spaces, offices for faculty and administrative staff, research laboratories, a space dedicated to instructional design, and a rest area for students with disabilities. The project will equip the teaching spaces that will accommodate more than 800 students daily from all programs offered within the Faculty of Pharmacy.

AAP-PROPEDA (UM institutional program)

Focused on supporting the success of new students.

Objective

Many factors contribute to student success, and several support mechanisms have been implemented within the University (refresher courses, tutoring, revision weeks, etc.). To evaluate existing mechanisms, strengthen them, and test new ones, the University has established a Student Success Support Office within the Directorate of Training and Teaching. The University of Montpellier is renewing its PROPEDA call for projects aimed at supporting first-year students*. The projects will aim, in particular, to help students adapt to university requirements and methodologies, including disciplinary ones, and to strengthen their motivation and learning techniques.

*excluding tutoring, which has its own budget

Winners of the 2024 PROPEDA TRAINING CALL

THEOREM: Addressing Heterogeneity in Mathematics through Student Mentoring

Project leader: Simon MODESTE
Component: Faculty of Science

Summary: This project aims to address the heterogeneity of mathematics levels in the first year of university (L1), resulting from the variety of specialization choices in high school. It will involve identifying the most essential mathematical concepts that a first-year science student must master, creating course sequences and application exercises, and providing specific training for student tutors to use these resources. The video recording is presented in an associated PÉDAGONUM project.

PJDPCM: Pedagogy through play and debate in the construction of mathematical proofs

Project leader: Souhila KACI
Component: Faculty of Science

Summary: Observations made by teaching teams in mathematics and computer science reveal the difficulty students have in constructing reasoning, adopting a method for solving problems, and justifying their proposals through a formal approach. The acquisition of these skills relies primarily on the construction of mathematical proofs. Our project proposes pedagogical tools for mathematics education based on reasoned debate.  

R.Oul: Oulipian Recreations

Project leader: Sonia CHALBI
Component: Faculty of Science

Summary :

• Offering students the opportunity to participate in Oulipian constrained writing workshops to strengthen fundamental writing and reading skills 
• To create a pool of young Oulipians to participate in promoting the University of Montpellier during events of national importance.
• Promoting student engagement through a system linked to the UM's associative structure
• Breaking down the barriers between literature and science to promote student success

APPIPHYS: Problem-Based Learning in Physics Bachelor's Degrees, Electromagnetism and Ecological Transition 

Project leaders: Laetitia DOYENNETTE & Laurent ALVAREZ
Component: Faculty of Science

Summary: The APPIPhys project aims to place problem-based learning and competency-based assessment at the heart of physics and physics-chemistry bachelor's degrees in the second and third years, focusing on two themes: (i) electromagnetism within two existing related course units, and (ii) the ecological transition for sustainable development (TEDS) with the creation of a new pilot course unit. These two initiatives involve 170 students and are intended to be integrated into the curriculum of these bachelor's degrees in 2027, incorporating the feedback gathered during the project.

REU-BUT-BT: Succeeding in BUT – Improving integration and promoting the success of technological baccalaureate holders in BUT

Project leader: Mattéo VALENZA
Component: University Institute of Technology of Montpellier-Sète

Summary: The University Institute of Technology (IUT) of Montpellier-Sète admits many students from the technological track of high schools into its first year of the Bachelor of Technology (BUT1). Admission of these students is limited by ministerial decree and represents up to 50% of a cohort in most specializations. The eight departments within the IUT face a significant challenge. Despite the efforts and adaptations made by the teaching staff, failure rates for students with technological baccalaureate degrees remain high, reaching as high as 90% in some specializations. The IUT is strengthening the integration process for these students and supporting their progress, notably by providing them with methodological tools.

GestProdJeu: Learning through play: professional simulation in production management

Project leader: Mireille TUFFRAUD
Component: University Institute of Technology of Nîmes

Summary: Project to purchase industrial situation simulation games (serious game) to make the tools and concepts presented in production management teaching more concrete for students in BUT 3 SGM.

Forz-IA: Training, support, and a touch of artificial intelligence for success

Project leader: Ioana PASCA
Component: University Institute of Technology of Nîmes

Summary: The Nîmes University Institute of Technology (IUT) aims to expand upon the activities of the AMER project (Propeda 2023) focused on the success of first-year students, while exploring new avenues for the effective integration of AI tools into student work. The project is structured around three actions: (1) training instructors through a professional development day organized on-site, as well as through participation in various educational conferences; (2) monitoring AI tools within the context of university study methods and, based on the results, enriching the shared "Becoming a Student" module dedicated to these methods; and (3) addressing knowledge gaps through a pre-semester internship.

COMPESCI: Advanced scientific skills in medicine

Project leader: Constance DELABY
Component: Faculty of Medicine

Summary: The courses in the Health Minor within the LAS (Health Access Bachelor's Degree) aim to provide the skills necessary for pursuing further studies in Health, regardless of the major chosen in the Bachelor's degree. The absence of certain fundamental disciplines within the core curriculum of this Minor can lead to gaps in students' knowledge of basic scientific concepts required for further studies in Health. The COMPESCI project aims to address this deficiency by offering easily accessible course materials to students (from LAS as well as those in the "Gateway" program) on topics deemed important by instructors in the relevant disciplines.

Perform'ECOS: Supplementary training in OSCEs for DFASM3 medical students

Project leaders: Yves-Marie PERS, Lucy MEUNIER & Jeremy CHARRIOT
Component: Faculty of Medicine

Summary: As part of the reform of the 2nd cycle of medical studies (R2C) and the new methods of assessment by Objective and Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs), the Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier-Nîmes wishes to offer students additional training aimed at improving their performance in this test through 3 parts: a first allowing intensive training (situation with students of the Diploma of General Training in Medical Sciences (DFGSM) ensuring the role of standardized participants (or simulated patients), immersive, complete (all areas of competence can be offered, except the area of ​​acquisition of gestures), a second part reversing the learning and allowing autonomous training and a third concerning the evaluation of the relevance of the overall project.

Prep-PS: Preparing medical students to work with standardized partners

Project leaders: Blaise DEBIEN & Denis MORIN
Affiliation: Faculty of Medicine

Summary: Students often struggle to perform clinical examinations on standardized participants (SPs), even though this training and assessment method is now widely used in medical studies. It is therefore crucial to familiarize them with SPs (codes, rules, and limitations) from the outset of their studies. The Emergency First Aid and Care Training Certificate (AFGSU), which is required for all students in the second year of medical school (DFGSM2) (AFGSU1) and the second year of medical school (DFASM2) (AFGSU2), provides the ideal framework for developing this skill.

JEODD: A collaborative game inspired by escape rooms, themed around the Sustainable Development Goals.

Project leader: Carole VIGREUX
Component: Polytech

Summary: The collaborative game SDG 1.17, inspired by Escape Games, will provide a fun way to raise awareness of environmental and societal issues through the discovery of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations Member States and compiled in the 2030 Agenda. The intricate puzzles will illustrate the interconnections between the different SDGs, addressing the systemic global challenges we face. This game requires no prior knowledge and will be rolled out across various programs, including PeiP, the Faculty of Sciences, the Montpellier-Sète University Institute of Technology (IUT), and the ENSCM engineering school, and subsequently more broadly.

PERCA: The teacher's posture and their relationship to the body and to others

Project Leader: Anne CANIVET
Department: UFR STAPS

Summary: This project aims to offer third-year undergraduate students in Adapted Physical Activity and Health (APA-S) the opportunity to reflect on their professional stance and analyze its impact on the relational climate they create with specific populations (those who are ill, disabled, or have various disorders). Through bodily sensations, body language analysis, and group dynamics, students will acquire tools to adjust their approach and adapt to their audience, fostering an attitude of openness, compassion, and shared responsibility in their interactions with individuals.

AAP-PédagoNum (Digital Program for Training)

The PédagoN'UM call for projects "Digital Pedagogy at the University of Montpellier" (formerly CNUMF call for projects) is open from December 14, 2023 to February 29, 2024 before noon. It is structured around 5 types of projects:

1. Experimenting with Generative AI for Training
2. Development of new advanced digital educational resources 
3. Digital Tools for Assessment (peer review, skills assessment, etc.) 
4. Blended learning 
5. MOOC 

Winners of the AAP PEDAGONUM FORMATION 2024

AI-powered generation of document corpora and databases:

Project Leader: Antoine PIETRI
Department: Faculty of Economics

Summary: The main objective is to fulfill a desire expressed by Master's students (to have more "summary note" type assignments to submit) by exploiting the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) to create a documentary corpus as well as a database usable in the R software. This summary note will constitute part of the assessment of the tutorials of the UE econometrics of qualitative variables (common subject for all M1 of the economics specialization).

Master GSTT – the fundamentals:

Project leader: REYMOND Mathias
Component: Faculty of Economics

Summary: The interdisciplinary Master's program in Economics and Political Science, "Governance of Societies and Territories in Transition" (GSTT), offers high-level training in both disciplines. Accessible to students with a strong background in social sciences, it prepares them for careers in promising and evolving sectors. The curriculum has been designed to address the major challenges transforming the organization of our societies and territories. The project involves providing online courses (content, videos, and tests) so that students admitted to the first year of the Master's program (M1) can acquire the fundamentals of economics, political science, and the quantitative tools necessary for these two disciplines.

Economics and Programming: Unleashing Students' Potential with Xcas:

Project Leader: Antoine PIETRI
Department: Faculty of Economics

Summary: This project proposes the creation of innovative educational resources, including explanatory videos on the use of Xcas – an open-source computer algebra system – economic model code, and tutorials for generating personalized exercises. These resources will be optional, thus offering students the flexibility to choose their level of engagement according to their needs, without adding extra difficulty to the curriculum.

FéE-IAG: Teacher writing training with the IAG:

Project Leader: Sandrine Bazile
Affiliation: School of Education

Summary: Starting from the identification and use of generative AI in the personal practices of students and their teachers, from middle school to university, whether or not related to school activities, we wish to inform the design of resources, devices and teaching activities that utilize generative AI for the reception and production of various types of writing, from middle school to university, and lead to literary and literacy learning (understanding and appropriating genres, planning stages, writing, revising and rewriting a text, etc.); and this, with the aim of promoting a reasoned and ethical use of these AIs in the training of students, future primary and secondary school teachers.

Proof Assistants for learning the proof:

Project leader: MODESTE Simon
Component: Faculty of Science

Abstract: Proof Assistants are software programs that aid in the design and formal verification of proofs in computer science and mathematics. Their relevance to higher education is often highlighted, and experiments in this area are developing in various countries. This project aims to explore the potential of these digital tools in first-year undergraduate mathematics courses to promote the learning of proof, known to be a central difficulty for students at this level, as well as in initial teacher training for mathematics teachers (first year of the Master's program in Secondary Education) to strengthen their skills.

CHIMAES-L1 (Chemistry Self-Assessment and Support – L1) – Part 3:

Project leader: François Henn
Component: Faculty of Science

Summary: Our proposal concerns the same project—CHIMAES—as the one submitted in previous years; specifically, the development of comprehensive course modules and self-assessment tools covering the prerequisites and learning outcomes of the first-year chemistry program. The first two phases on prerequisites and several chapters of the first-year curriculum have been completed and are now online. Three chapters corresponding to three chemistry course units (UE) of the L1 program on the PCSI portal still need to be developed, some of which are shared with SVSE-PCAV.

AI generating digital codes in physics:

Project leader: WOZNIAK Hervé
Component: Faculty of Science

Summary: This project aims to test the use of AI code generation in the context of computational physics, from both student and teacher perspectives, and to consider the approaches and support that would be relevant to implement in the future. The goal is therefore to prepare teachers to address these situations, and even to integrate them proactively into their course content.

Lightboard Registered for Student Mathematics Mentoring (LEMME):

Project leader: Gaëtan PLANCHON
Component: Faculty of Science

Summary: The project presented is linked to the PROPEDA THEOREMME project, which aims to address the heterogeneity of mathematics levels in the first year of undergraduate studies (L1). The most essential mathematical concepts for a first-year science student will be presented in lesson sequences demonstrated on a lightboard. These short sequences will be filmed and made available to specially trained student tutors to teach them to students who need them.

Labook N'UM: Electronic Laboratory Notebooks for Students of the University of Montpellier:

Project leaders: RAYNAUD Christophe & RICHETER Sébastien
Components: Faculty of Sciences & University Institute of Technology of Montpellier-Sète

Abstract: The laboratory notebook is an essential tool for scientists, used to record information and results related to their experiments. This project aims to progressively implement the use of electronic laboratory notebooks for chemistry students at the University of Montpellier (UM) in order to raise their awareness of current issues related to good laboratory practices, including the collection, management, traceability, and sharing of research data, as well as its intellectual property protection.

Multilingual animation and sound design for videos for hybrid and distance learning courses:

Project leader: Christophe Fournier
Component: IAE Montpellier

Summary: This pilot project aims to create resources for a 15-hour in-person course that will be delivered in a hybrid format (French and English) and entirely online (in English). The project will involve creating videos from PowerPoint presentations, translating them into English using an AI such as ChatGPT, adding audio in French and English (using an AI such as Eleven Lab), and overlaying the instructor's voice (using an AI such as HeyGen). The entire project will then be exported as a video (e.g., MP4).

Creation of a training module for IAGs:

Project Leader: Céline AVERSENG
Affiliation: IAE Montpellier

Summary: This innovative training module, designed for Master's students in Management Science (but with broader applications), aims to master the applications of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) in research and project development. Using a variety of formats such as AI-generated PDFs and videos, students will learn to build effective prompts, leverage AI for idea generation, literature searches, writing enhancement, and thematic, predictive, and data analysis. The training places particular emphasis on the importance of transparency, ethics, and constructive criticism in the use of AI, preparing students to integrate these tools responsibly and effectively into their future research and projects.

Create assessments with AI:

Project Leader: Céline AVERSENG
Affiliation: IAE Montpellier

Summary: This project aims to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to create assessments in Moodle. We will explore the automatic generation of questions using tools such as Wooflash, Wooclap, Chat GPT, and Copilot, focusing on true/false, multiple-choice, short-answer, and cloze question formats. These assessments will be used for cost accounting and financial courses. We also intend to share our methods in the form of methodological guides and offer training to colleagues at the University of Montpellier.

MOOC CGPT session 10:

Project Leader: Céline AVERSENG
Affiliation: IAE Montpellier

Summary: This is the 10th edition of the MOOC dedicated to management accounting. It presents the links between management accounting and financial accounting, as well as the implementation of cost calculations in a spreadsheet (Microsoft, LibreOffice, Google Sheets, etc.). It offers an introduction to three complementary cost calculation methods.

MOOC Responsible Entrepreneurship:

Project leader: STEPHANY Eric
Component: IAE Montpellier

Summary: Following the CEI MOOC, the IAE of Montpellier is offering a new MOOC aligned with the future directions of entrepreneurship: Responsible Entrepreneurship. This MOOC is organized over 4 weeks. It is led by a Professor and two consultants specializing in the field. More than 15 speakers contribute to the videos and podcasts. This MOOC is open to a diverse audience (students, entrepreneurs, consultants, etc.). It will be broadcast on FUN MOOC in conjunction with a podcast channel.

MOOC Financing Innovation:

Project leaders: STEPHANY Eric & BESSIERE Véronique
Component: IAE Montpellier

Summary: This MOOC is dedicated to financing innovation. It was created in 2018. The stakes are high, because without capital, an idea, however innovative, cannot develop. This MOOC, initially designed to take 5 weeks, is available as an open archive on the FUN platform.

Imagine Entreprendre Podcast:

Project leaders: ANGEL FERRERO Maria Claudia & BESSIERE Véronique
Component: IAE Montpellier

Summary: Imagine Entreprendre! is a Take Off 2 project from MUSE that supports students in moving from idea to project. Through several kits, this entirely online learning path allows students to test and develop a business idea, while also exposing them to the entrepreneurial process. Students can independently discover how to set up market research, an ideation process, and a pitch. ( https://imagine-entreprendre.edu.umontpellier.fr )

ARI-stote_Assistance to M2 CSE students for preparing for the exams dedicated to "administration and digital challenges" and "major contemporary political, economic and social problems" in the competitive examinations for the State civil service:

Project Leader: Xavier BAILLY
Component: IPAG

Summary: The project aims to present to students enrolled in M2 higher careers of the State the digital tool ChatGPT as a potential individual assistant for preparing for the tests of category A and A+ competitions of the State civil service dedicated to digital issues and questions relating to major contemporary political, economic and social problems.

For a critical use of generative AI:

Project Leader: Anita Messoui
Institution: Montpellier-Sète University Institute of Technology (IUT)

Summary: This project aims to develop computer science students' critical thinking skills regarding their use of generative AI. After a 4-hour training session on prompt engineering, students are invited to use online tools such as ChatGPT or Gamma to improve their written and audiovisual productions.

MOOC for Teens:

Project leader: Elodie MILLION
Component: Faculty of Medicine

Summary: This French-language MOOC, created by a group of international Francophone experts, is designed for medical interns. They will learn to adapt their consultations and communication to the specific needs of young people aged 12 to 25 (the nature of the relationship, confidentiality, personalization, and specific prevention needs) in order to optimize the identification of struggling adolescents and their support programs.

MOOC on endoscopic nasosinus surgery:

Project leader: Valentin Favier
Component: Faculty of Medicine

Summary: Learning endoscopic surgical techniques for the nose and sinuses requires complex anatomical knowledge, which must be applied through endoscopic vision to avoid surgical complications (carotid artery injury, orbital injury, etc.). This MOOC, developed in partnership with the French Rhinology Association, will allow students to learn best practices before beginning an internship in a rhinology department.

Peer assessment for learning an iterative process: the case of dashboards:

Project Leader: Guillaume Dumas
Department: MOMA – Montpellier Management

Summary: A dashboard is a document summarizing information that allows decision-makers to monitor and manage a complex project or organization. It is a management tool usable by managers in all organizations. Creating a dashboard follows an iterative process. A person (usually the management controller) proposes a dashboard. This is submitted to the manager (decision-maker) who requests modifications and improvements. A second version (V2) is proposed and then discussed. A V3 is then developed, and so on. This iterative improvement process is difficult to replicate in a traditional exercise. Therefore, we wish to apply peer review to the dashboard creation and improvement process: (1) proposal of a version 1, (2) constructive feedback for document improvement (via peer review), and (3) refinement of V2 based on the feedback received.

Generative AI for the Hospitality and Tourism sector:

Project leaders: SERAN Thuy & CHAPPERT Hervé
Component: MOMA – Montpellier Management

Summary: Our program is offered both in-person and online, from the third year of undergraduate studies (Bachelor's level) to the second year of Master's studies (Master's level). We wish to experiment with Generative AI across all our courses: to produce new advanced digital resources (video lectures, exercise solutions) and also to generate multiple-choice quizzes. We also plan to produce videos presenting the program for communication with our external partners. These educational resources will be used for both our in-person and online courses.

InnovIAMOMA – Integration of generative AI technologies for the optimization of university training at Montpellier Management (MOMA):

Project leader: Bernard AUGE
Component: MOMA – Montpellier Management

Summary: The InnovIAMOMA project aims to integrate generative artificial intelligence tools to help revolutionize higher education at the University of Montpellier. These technologies will enable the creation of personalized and interactive training modules, increasing student engagement and understanding, and better equipping them for academic success. InnovIAMOMA represents a major pedagogical advancement, promising to contribute significantly to increased university success rates.

Good oral health for all:

Project leader: Camille INQUIMBERT
Component: Faculty of Dentistry

Summary: Oral health, according to the WHO, is the condition of the mouth, teeth, and orofacial structures that enables individuals to perform essential functions such as eating, breathing, and speaking, encompassing psychosocial dimensions. Oral pathologies are currently a public health issue. Through video clips featuring professionals from various fields, we will explore the key factors of oral health, including risk factors, links to general health, orofacial pathologies, and individual prophylaxis.

Back to the Pharmacy of the Future:

Project leaders: FINE Françoise & LARIVE Romain
Component: Faculty of Pharmacy

Summary: The Molecular Toxicology practical work will be modernized to improve the success rate of approximately 250 second-year pharmacy students. Through a professional simulation in a pharmacy of the future, their objective will be to adjust medication dosages based on patients' genetic information. We will integrate a competency-based approach, peer assessment, flipped classroom pedagogy, and digital learning activities.

Digital Times Up at Pharma:

Project leader: Audrey DE CEGLIE
Component: Faculty of Pharmacy

Summary: This project aims to create a digital version of the paper-based pharmacy quiz game developed in response to a previous digital project call. The goal is to enable pharmacy students to work independently and review their course material collaboratively with peers using communication tools. Furthermore, we intend to foster peer assessment among students so they can develop transferable skills in pharmacy and communication.

CATIA (AI-Enhanced Translation Courses):

Project leader: Vincent Berry
Component: Polytech

Abstract: As part of study semesters and various exchange programs, the University of Montpellier (UM) welcomes several hundred international students each year, for whom the French language presents a number of challenges. This project proposes using AI (specifically LLMs) to implement a real-time automatic translation system. We aim for a pedagogical tool comprised of hardware and software that is non-intrusive for instructors and easily accessible for students.

Video Capsules: Basketball Situations

Project Leader: Anaïs DEAS
Department: UFR STAPS

Summary: This project, initiated following the 2021 call for proposals and continued thanks to the 2022 call, aims to create video modules presenting learning situations on various themes related to the training of young basketball players. Designed to prepare first-year undergraduate students for the various federal coaching certifications, these modules will also be of interest to new second- and third-year undergraduate basketball students (from other universities) who will need to quickly grasp the first-year curriculum.

Data collection and creation of digital materials necessary for preparing students for the CAPEPS oral lesson exam:

Project leader: LAURENS Claire-Hélène
Component: UFR STAPS

Summary: This project aims to create video clips illustrating a physical education lesson, along with corresponding support materials. Its objective is to enrich the existing database and improve the effectiveness of preparation for the first exam of the external CAPEPS (French competitive examination for physical education teachers) for students enrolled in the second year of the MEEF-EPS Master's program. These digital resources must meet specific requirements to reflect the challenges our students will face in the exam.

PEI: AMI-CMA SUPPORT (FOR INFORMATION)

As part of the Training component of the Excellence I-site Programme, financial assistance for the submission of France 2030 Call for Expressions of Interest "Skills and jobs of the future" projects for which the UM is the lead structure may be granted to projects which have not yet been the subject of a letter of intent, in particular for the hiring of a project manager or for the payment of a service.

We invite you to contact your UEI Directors if you wish to implement a project within this framework.

COMP: SUPPORT TEDS (FOR INFORMATION)

Within the framework of the Objectives, Resources and Performance Contract (COMP), actions concerning, in particular, training on ecological transition and sustainable development (TEDS) have been approved. In this context, calls for projects (€400k) led by the Directors of the UEI (University Institutes of Technology), will be proposed along two lines:

1) Installation of equipment, demonstrators related to the ecological transition and sustainable development (TEDS);

2) Support for the creation of pathways on ecological and societal transitions: This involves the creation of new pathways within Bachelor's or Master's degree programs. The timeline for this call for proposals will be shortened to allow the new pathways to begin in September 2024.

We invite you to contact your UEI Directors if you wish to implement a project within this framework.

We would also like to inform you that other support arrangements have been planned as part of the implementation of mandatory TEDS modules in the first cycle, as well as for raising awareness within the university community and training trainers in TEDS.

SCHEDULE

• Publication date: December 14, 2023
• Applications must be submitted no later than January 24, 2024 before 12:00 PM.

Winners of the AAP FORMATION PARCOURS TEDS (COMP) & TEDSEQUIP 2024 (COMP) awards

Master EcoScPo GSTT:

Project leaders: François MIRABEL & Guylain CLAMOUR
Component: Faculty of Economics

Summary: The creation of the Master's program in "Governance of Societies and Territories in Transition," starting in September 2024, builds upon the existing double degree in Economics and Political Science. The objective is to train highly skilled public policy executives and managers with expertise in economics and political science. Aligned with the institution's strategy to develop multidisciplinary programs of excellence around the themes of the I-site Excellence Program (PEI), this Master's program addresses governance issues within societies in transition (energy, digital, food, environmental, cultural, etc.) from a territorial perspective.

MTAE:

Project leader: Emmanuel HOUZE
Component: IAE Montpellier

Summary: The Master's program in Climate Adaptation Management of Organizations in the Mediterranean aims to prepare students to become key players in the environmental transition within public and private organizations. This program is designed for students from diverse academic backgrounds who wish to acquire the skills to lead organizations facing the challenges of climate change.

The main objectives are to:

• Developing sustainable strategies tailored to public and private organizations.
• Mastering climate risk management tools.
• To train experts capable of supporting companies around the Mediterranean in understanding climate issues.

GREEN CHEMISTRY:

Project leader: Pascal DUMY
Component: ENSCM

PhotoBetDEUM: PHOTO reactor and BET for the implementation of sustainable chemistry. Practical work at UM and ENSCM

Project leader: Pascal DUMY
Component: ENSCM

Summary: Training our students to meet the challenges of the ecological transition is essential and requires an evolution of our undergraduate and graduate programs in Chemistry, as well as our engineering programs. The PhotoBetDEUM project focuses on acquiring two devices (a photoreactor and a sorption system) to address two decarbonization challenges. These devices will enable us to offer projects ranging from organic synthesis to materials, using eco-efficient processes. In this way, we will prepare our students to be proactive in addressing the ecological challenges within the chemical sector, enabling them to propose sustainable solutions. The PhotoBetDEUM project aims to be inclusive by combining the training needs of the Faculty of Chemistry (Fds) and the National School of Chemistry and Materials Science (ENSCM).

EDPP: Sustainable EducaParc of the Perpignan site

Project Leader: Agnès PERRIN-DOUCEY
Affiliation: Faculty of Education

Summary: The aim is to adapt the training site to water stress and climate change, in order to preserve an attractive and environmentally responsible place for study and work. Through this approach, the project aspires to be a pedagogical demonstrator: a demonstration of an innovative schoolyard, an incubator for open pedagogy, and a meeting place for teachers, student teachers, and their trainers. The creation of this space should allow the training site to be integrated into a network of exchange.

SEZU: Small-scale wind power system for urban areas

Project Leader: Jean-Michel MARIN
Department: Faculty of Sciences

Summary: This project aims to develop a low-power, vertical-axis urban wind turbine connected to the electrical grid on the Triolet campus. This multidisciplinary project primarily draws on expertise in mechanics (fabrication of the support structure, optimization of wind kinetic energy conversion) and electricity (development of a high-performance generator/converter assembly). System supervision (SCADA for "Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition") is also a central element of the project.

ECOFORUM: (Training for the Ecological Transition at the University of Montpellier) – Environmental assessment of biodiversity, air quality and climate change for training in the ecological transition at the University of Montpellier

Project Leader: Jean-Michel MARIN
Department: Faculty of Sciences

Summary: The ECOFORUM project aims to implement innovative educational resources within the Faculty of Sciences to promote student learning about the challenges of the ecological transition through the collection and analysis of meteorological and climate data, air quality data, and biodiversity monitoring using dedicated equipment and methodologies. This data will also contribute to the University's visibility and research through citizen science.

CP-REC-4.0: The 4.0 Production Chain that Recycles Materials

Project Leader: Moulay Said EL YOUSSOUFI
Institution: IUT de Nîmes

Summary: This project is part of a dynamic initiative driven by the Electrical Engineering and Industrial Computing (GEII), Mechanical Engineering and Production (SGM), and Mechanical Engineering and Production (GMP) departments of the Nîmes University Institute of Technology (IUT). These departments are combining their expertise to design a production line dedicated to training students in the Bachelor of Technology (BUT) program, integrating material sorting and recycling processes, all orchestrated by the advancements of Industry 4.0. With the demonstrator project presented here, our ambition is to go beyond student training and build a flexible, open, and accessible information tool. The target audience will be middle school students, high school students, university students, and industry professionals.

IPTECH: Instrumentation of educational technology platforms for measuring environmental impacts

Project leader: Lionel TORRES
Component: Polytech

Summary: In the context of strengthening its positioning regarding TEDS (Territorial Development and Social Development) issues, the objective of this project is to equip several educational technology platforms with an IoT (Internet of Things) infrastructure dedicated to measuring flows, in order to quantify environmental impacts. This project is thus dedicated to: (i) the installation of sensors on each experimental device (a "connected" workstation) to determine its electricity and fluid consumption as well as gas emissions, and (ii) their interfacing for real-time data display. The Materials Hall at Polytech Montpellier and the IUT (University Institute of Technology) of Béziers will be the first to be equipped and will serve as a pilot: the approach will then be transposed to the other platforms of the School and associated departments.