I work as a lecturer allotted in the "Semantics, Cybersecurity & Services (SCS)" group at the Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science (EEMCS) Faculty of the University of Twente.  

My teaching experience includes courses in Computer Programming and Software Engineering related topics (Brazil, 2014-2016; Italy, 2017-2020). It includes Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) topics, especially those related to Ubiquitous Computing and Wearables (2016-2017, Brazil). I earned a Doctor of Sciences (D.Sc.) degree in Computer Science with the thesis dissertation entitled “Wearables for Supporting Spatial Representation by Blind Persons” at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio, Dec. 2014). I earned a Master of Sciences (M.Sc.) degree from the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO, 2010), with a dissertation concerning computer support for improving educational group activities (CSCW and CSCL fields). 

Since 2008 I have worked with non-traditional pedagogical approaches for teaching computer science topics, with particular emphasis on non-STEM students. From 2008-2014 I used mainly Project-Based Learning (PBL), although we experimented with other methods. From 2014 to 2020, at the Apple Developer Academy (both Brazil and Italy), I worked with Challenge-Based Learning (CBL).

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Office: ZI-2033

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Expertise

  • Computer Science

    • Models
    • Social Network
    • User
    • Application
    • Sensor
    • Identification
    • Chat
  • Social Sciences

    • Students

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Publications

2023
Challenge-Based Learning and Constructive Alignment: A Challenge for Information Systems' EducatorsIn SEFI 2023 - 51st Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education: Engineering Education for Sustainability, Proceedings (pp. 2517-2526). Societe Europeenne pour la Formation des Ingenieurs (SEFI). Moreira, J., Ugulino, W., Machado, M. R. & Pires, L. F.https://doi.org/10.21427/V8GC-C794
2022
Automated Statistics Extraction of Public Security Events Reported Through Microtexts on Social NetworksIn Proceedings of the 18th Brazilian Symposium on Information Systems: Information Systems for a More Humane World!, SBSI 2022, Article 2. Association for Computing Machinery. Ferreira, F., Duarte, J. & Ugulino, W.https://doi.org/10.1145/3535511.3535513
2021
An information security diagnostic of Electronic Data Capture Systems for the Personal Health TrainIn Proceedings - 2021 IEEE 25th International Enterprise Distributed Object Computing Conference Workshops, EDOCW 2021 (pp. 216-225). IEEE. Wang, Z., Ugulino, W. & Rebelo Moreira, J. L.https://doi.org/10.1109/EDOCW52865.2021.00052The Use of Metacognition to Develop Self-Regulated Learning Skills in Students of a Computer Programming CourseIn Proceedings SEFI 49th Annual Conference 2021: Blended Learning in Engineering Education: Challenging, Enlightening - and Lasting? (pp. 547-556). Societe Europeenne pour la Formation des Ingenieurs (SEFI). Ugulino, W. & Ferreira Pires, L.

Research profiles

I currently teach "Introduction to Computer Science" (202001061, 6ECs), offered in the Q1. I am also the coordinator of BIT Module 2 (Q2) and teach in the course "Programming" (202001066, 8ECs). Starting from the 2022-2023 academic year, I offer software development assignments for Module 11 (Design Project).

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Courses academic year 2023/2024

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Courses academic year 2022/2023

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University of Twente

Zilverling (building no. 11), room 2033
Hallenweg 19
7522 NH Enschede
Netherlands

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