Several challenges have been tackled by Portuguese and European Higher Education, many of which are in the pedagogical arena. Although Pedagogy in Higher Education is not an invested area, there are studies, initiatives, projects, and structures of great quality in the national context. An important part of the advances in the area has resulted from the systematic analysis, sharing, and discussion of practices that have embodied several publications and sustained several interventions in Portugal and internationally. The EQuIPES -Study of Quality and Pedagogical Innovation in Higher Education aims to contribute to this body of experiences and studies that allows to understand and improve teaching and learning in Higher Education institutions, based on the analysis of practices in the Polytechnic of Viseu (PV) in communication with external partners. Peer learning and discussion groups are important for supporting pedagogical processes. Pedagogical action becomes something that is shared, regardless of scientific areas. In the past year, a group of seven professors developed a set of opportunities to share and discuss practices, named "Apps & Things", that ran 12 workshops. In this paper, we will present the set of workshops and analyze the pedagogical elements of each one, as well as how the technology was articulated with the pedagogical elements.

Meckel’s diverticulum, a congenital malformation of the gastrointestinal tract, is asymptomatic in the majority of patients but can be associated with some complications. Gastrointestinal bleeding is one such complication and is more common in children than in adults. Despite the variety of examinations available, diagnosis can be difficult, especially in older patients, because the sensitivity of examinations decreases with patient age. Here we present the case of a young man with gastrointestinal bleeding in whom a diagnosis of Meckel’s diverticulum was made intra-operatively.

Visando analisar um dos problemas mais recorrentes na indústria cerâmica, que é a variação de tonalidade, foi realizado o presente estudo com foco nas variações de tonalidade ocasionadas pela alteração de densidade das tintas cerâmicas. Foram realizados mapeamentos de temperatura na linha produtiva em diferentes condições climáticas e analisados os aspectos relativos ao aumento da densidade nestas mesmas condições. Pode-se concluir que em dias quentes e com baixa umidade relativa do ar, o resfriamento na linha produtiva é menos eficiente, o que leva a tinta nestas condições a aumentar seu valor de densidade rapidamente, quando comparada a uma tinta analisada em dias frios e com alta umidade relativa do ar.

Financial literacy seems to be more important and focused than ever. Several recent studies have found that Portugal is at bottom of the table compared to the Eurozone countries regarding financial literacy. As it’s a key factor in the development of a country, it appears to be crucial to understand what people know about financial matters when they complete compulsory schooling. With a sample of 296 Portuguese students who enrolled in the polytechnic higher education system for the first time, we studied if they understand simple concepts related to financial issues (such as loans), as well as whether they are aware of the risk of not recovering the money invested that is embedded in some of the most talked-about and common financial products that are available in the market. This last objective seems to be relevant since a lot of fraudulent schemes involving teenagers, young adults, and financial markets have emerged in recent years. From the results, some disturbing conclusions can be drawn. For instance, more than two-thirds of the sample do not know what Euribor is (similar result regarding Spread). About a third of the simple do not understand inflation’s consequences. 16,9% do not know what term deposits are, and derivative products and saving certificates are seen as very alike regarding the risk they represent. Students who chose a business-related course as their first choice when applying showed a higher level of financial literacy, although it is still low compared to what one would expect.