HR4RS stamp
Raul Garcia Hemonnet
Juan Carlos Aguado, who is very satisfied with what has been achieved, considers that "it is recognition of many years of work" and adds that "it is important that the teaching work of university professors be recognized", sometimes in a second plane compared to other aspects such as research.
This doctor in Economics conceives his classes so that “students learn as much as possible”. For this he uses, among other methodologies, the 'inverted class'. A system in which, among other things, the teacher ceases to be the source of knowledge to become a guide to student learning.
In addition to being a professor of Economics, Juan Carlos Aguado is a magician, and he makes use of this art so that his students internalize and understand concepts. As Aguado explains, "to explain scarcity I use the trick of turning a piece of paper into a bill, or card games to deal with perfect competition."
Juan Carlos Aguado also directs 3 MOOCs URJC online on the Miríada X platform with more than 100.000 students from more than 30 countries. In this regard, he has already directed 9 editions of the microeconomics course, 7 editions of macroeconomics, and 2 editions of game theory. He is the director of the Magic of the Economy workshop, which this year has reached its ninth edition during Science Week. On the other hand, his videos and his YouTube channel have millions of views, and are the most visited on the YouTube channel of the Rey Juan Carlos University.
Best university teacher in the Community of Madrid
The first classified in the category of university professor was the professor at the University of La Coruña, Víctor Arufe Giráldez. Juan Carlos Aguado, second classified, is the professor from a Madrid university with the best score. The third classified is Gabriel Pinto Cañón, professor at the Polytechnic University of Madrid.
The Prize for the Best Teacher in Spain is an initiative of Educa and Abanca. In this 2017 edition, more than 1.300 proposals have been submitted at all levels. Some 430 proposals have been received for the 'university education' award. The evaluation criteria have been, in order of importance: teaching quality and student satisfaction, research and knowledge transfer, projection of the teacher in society, training and recycling of knowledge, transmission of values, and innovation and use of ICTs.