Network of Innovation and Research in Teaching (RIID) for the training of Nutritionist in Chile

Abstract

The creation of collaborative networks in higher education is a desirable aspect, since it allows improvement on the basis of good practices and feedback to the different institutions, improving the quality of training, innovation, and research. In Chile, there is not a group of nutrition professors that allows standardizing a level of quality for their graduates. The creation of the Network of Innovation and Research in Teaching for the Training of Nutrition-
ists (RIID) was born as an initiative of academics from different universities to be formalized as an extension project. It currently has 54 participants from
state, public, and private institutions from Antofagasta to Magallanes. In two years of operation, it has achieved various products in the field of teacher train-
ing (webinars, conferences), and research (presentations at conferences and scientific articles). It has been an enriching and fruitful experience for the participants, generating evidence that promotes quality in the training of future nutritionists.