Delivering Institutional Priorities in Learning and Teaching Through a Social Learning Model: Embedding a High Impact Community of Practice Initiative at the University of Tasmania

2016 ◽  
pp. 99-120
Author(s):  
Kristin Warr Pedersen ◽  
Melody West ◽  
Natalie Brown ◽  
David Sadler ◽  
Kate Nash
Keyword(s):  
Social Learning ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
The University

scholarly journals The Impact of Embedded iPad Use on Student Perceptions of Their Digital Capabilities

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matt Elphick
Keyword(s):  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Student Body ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Key Skills ◽  
The University ◽  
Teaching In Higher Education ◽  
The Impact

Digital capabilities are recognized as key skills that students must possess to learn and work in our increasingly digital world and have been the subject of a growing focus over recent years. Similarly, smartphones and, to a lesser degree, tablets are now ubiquitous within the student body, and many academics are beginning to leverage these devices for the purposes of learning and teaching in higher education. To further explore the possibilities of mobile technology, the iPilot project was created to explore the effects that embedded iPad use had on undergraduate students’ creativity, ability to collaborate with their peers and their perception of their digital capabilities. Focusing on the digital capabilities aspect of the project, this paper explores the results gathered. While the results are mixed, when combined with data taken from the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) Digital Experience Tracker, it does appear that using iPads in the university classroom can have a positive impact on certain digital behaviors and students’ perceptions of their digital skills.

A university sport coach community of practice: Using a value creation framework to explore learning and social interactions

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachael Bertram ◽  
Diane M Culver ◽  
Wade Gilbert
Keyword(s):  
Social Learning ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Value Creation ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
A Value ◽  
Coaching Strategies ◽  
Division 1 ◽  
Practice Approach ◽  
University Setting

Coaches often identify social learning situations as the most valuable and influential to their learning. Thus, researchers have proposed implementing social learning initiatives, in particular, the community of practice approach. The purpose of the present study was to explore how an existing coach community of practice was created and sustained in a university setting, and to assess what value was created by participating in the community of practice. Participants included four National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 1 coaches from a university in the Southwestern United States. Data collection included an individual interview with each coach. Interviews were analysed using a value creation framework. The findings revealed that the coaches created value within all five cycles of Wenger et al.’s framework. In particular, the coaches learned a number of coaching strategies, some of which they were able to implement, and as a result, observe benefits in their coaching and athletes’ performance.

scholarly journals Enhancing Postgraduate Learning and Teaching: Postgraduate Summer School in Dairy Science

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pietro Celi ◽  
Gianfranco Gabai ◽  
Massimo Morgante ◽  
Luigi Gallo
Keyword(s):  
Summer School ◽  
Research Collaboration ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Scientific Investigation ◽  
Core Component ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Transferable Skills ◽  
The Core ◽  
Dairy Science ◽  
The University

Dairy science is a multidisciplinary area of scientific investigation and Ph.D. students aiming to do research in the field of animal and/or veterinary sciences must be aware of this. Ph.D. students often have vast spectra of research interests, and it is quite challenging to satisfy the expectation of all of them. The aim of this study was to establish an international Ph.D. training program based on research collaboration between the University of Sydney and the University of Padova. The core component of this program was a two-week Postgraduate Summer School in Dairy Science, which was held at the University of Padova, for Ph.D. students of both universities. Therefore, we designed a program that encompassed seminars, workshops, laboratory practical sessions, and farm visits. Participants were surveyed using a written questionnaire. Overall, participants have uniformly praised the Summer School calling it a rewarding and valuable learning experience. The Ph.D. Summer School in Dairy Science provided its participants a positive learning experience, provided them the opportunity to establish an international network, and facilitated the development of transferable skills.

Assessing the Mediation of a Fuller Social Learning Model on Low Self-Control’s Influence on Software Piracy

2012 ◽  
Vol 59 (8) ◽  
pp. 1157-1184 ◽  
Author(s):  
George W. Burruss ◽  
Adam M. Bossler ◽  
Thomas J. Holt
Keyword(s):  
Social Learning ◽  
Software Piracy ◽  
Learning Model

scholarly journals EXPERIENCE WITH THE BRAZILIAN NETWORK FOR STUDIES IN REPRODUCTIVE AND PERINATAL HEALTH: THE POWER OF COLLABORATION IN POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 89-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
José G Cecatti ◽  
Carla Silveira ◽  
Renato T Souza ◽  
Karayna G Fernandes ◽  
Fernanda G Surita
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Collaboration ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Perinatal Health ◽  
Knowledge Dissemination ◽  
Scientific Cooperation ◽  
National Network ◽  
The University ◽  
Peer Researchers

The scientific collaboration in networks may be developed among countries, academic institutions and among peer researchers. Once established, they contribute for knowledge dissemination and a strong structure for research in health. Several advantages are attributed to working in networks: the inclusion of a higher number of subjects in the studies; generation of stronger evidence with a higher representativeness of the population (secondary generalization and external validity); higher likelihood of articles derived from these studies to be accepted in high impact journals with a wide coverage; a higher likelihood of obtaining budgets for sponsorship; easier data collection on rare conditions; inclusions of subjects from different ethnic groups and cultures, among others. In Brazil, the Brazilian Network for Studies on Reproductive and Perinatal Health was created in 2008 with the initial purpose of developing a national network of scientific cooperation for the surveillance of severe maternal morbidity. Since the establishment of this Network, five studies were developed, some of them already finished and others almost being completed, and two new ones being implemented. Results of the activities in this Network have been very productive and with a positive impact on not only the Postgraduate Program of Obstetrics and Gynecology from the University of Campinas, its coordinating center, but also on other participating centers. A considerable number of scientific articles was published, master´s dissertations and PhD theses were presented, and post-doctorate programs were performed, including students from several areas of health, from distinct regions and from several institutions of the whole country. This represents a high social impact taking into account the relevance of the studied topics for the country.

scholarly journals Forging a research community of practice to find out how South African children make their world mathematical

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Henning
Keyword(s):  
Community Of Practice ◽  
South African ◽  
Story Line ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Local Schools ◽  
Mathematics Competence ◽  
Shared Goal ◽  
Competence Test ◽  
The University ◽  
Different Sources

In a search for ways to capture foundation phase children’s competence in mathematics, a small research team was put together at a South African university four years ago. At first, working only in a single school where the objective was to model 80 learners’ growth in competence over four years, the team transformed into a very different entity. This article narrates the founding and development of a community of research practice, which eventually included undergraduate- and postgraduate students, researchers from institutions in Germany, Switzerland and South Africa, teachers at local schools close to the university, and an educational research and survey company. Supported by funding from four different sources, the project is fairly close to reaching the goal of delivering a standardised mathematics competence test for 4-8 year-olds, which is a first of its kind for the country where educational measurement seems to be at a crossroads. In the story line of this community of practice, it is evident that progress can be assessed best by the learning that has been taking place in a community with a notable diversity of people and interests, but with the shared goal of investigating children’s mathematical behaviour on a measure that can be trusted.

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