Alternative teaching experiences: simulations and contact with local social actors developed with Federal University of Santa Catarina’s students

Este artigo discute experiencias voltadas para a criacao de ambientes inovadores de ensino e aprendizagem no curso de graduacao em Relacoes Internacionais da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. As duas primeiras experiencias referem-se a atividades de interacao com atores sociais da regiao na qual a UFSC esta inserida, enquanto as duas ultimas dizem respeito a construcao de papeis por parte dos estudantes em processos simulados de tomada de decisao internacional. This paper discusses innovative experiences of teaching and learning in the undergraduate course of International Relations at Federal University of Santa Catarina. The two first experiences are related to the construction, by students, of political roles in simulation practices of international decision-making, while the two last exercises go beyond laboratory practices by promoting interactions with social actors surrounding UFSC