scholarly journals Radical Flexibility and Relationality as Responses to Education in Times of Crisis

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 849-862
Author(s):  
George Veletsianos ◽  
Shandell Houlden

Abstract As educational institutions negotiate numerous challenges resulting from the current pandemic, many are beginning to wonder what the future of education may look like. We contribute to this conversation by arguing for flexible education and considering how it can support better—more equitable, just, accessible, empowering, imaginative—educational futures. At a time of historical disorder and uncertainty, we argue that what we need is a sort of radical flexibility as a way to create life-sustaining education, not just for some, but for all, and not just for now, but far into the future. We argue that such an approach is relational, and centers justice and trust. Furthermore, we note that radical flexibility is systemic and hopeful, and requires wide-ranging changes in practices in addition to the application of new technologies.

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Sowemimo Ronke Adekunmisi

Examination is a driving force for determining the future of schooling and learning. The future of education in Nigeria is being endangered by examination malpractices which seem to have defied solutions, as all measures applied so far have been undermined by fraudsters. The purpose of this paper therefore is to bring to light the various ways and means by which Librarians in Nigeria could enhance a seamless transition from academic dishonesty/misconduct to honest work that leads to great success. The paper thus discusses examination malpractices in its various dimensions. The devastating effects of examination malpractices on students’ educational growth and development, educational institutions and the society as a whole are also highlighted. The roles of libraries and librarians in curbing this societal menace are also discussed while recommendations for its alleviation, if not total elimination from the Nigerian educational system are proffered from a librarian’s point of view.


Author(s):  
Sergio Ricardo Mazini ◽  
Márcia Maria Teresa Baptistella

The growing changes brought about by new concepts and new technologies, such as Industry 4.0, have demanded that educational institutions seek new teaching and learning methodologies, as well as new resources that can contribute to the training of the future engineer. This chapter demonstrates some practices adopted in the process of training the future engineer in a university center in the interior of the state of São Paulo through the use of the CDIO initiative. The results presented confirm the importance and necessity of changes in the teaching and learning process in higher education institutions.


2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 267
Author(s):  
Deyse Luciano De Jesus Santos

Do ponto de vista da educação, pensar a sociedade do século XXI, nos remete a como a mesma se transformou ao longo dos séculos. Da antiguidade aos dias atuais, universalizações e descentracão dos sujeitos no mundo fruto das relações estabelecidas, sobretudo no campo teológico, nos leva a reflexões acerca de como estaremos num futuro próximo e incerto, reflexo das novas configurações pós-modernas. Assim, o presente trabalho propõe refletirmos o futuro da educação voltada ao reconhecimento da diversidade presente nas instituições de ensino, tomando como base a formação de professores evangélicos e o conflituoso diálogo dos mesmos, com as discussões propostas pelos componentes curriculares voltados ao diálogo no campo das humanidades. Considerando a quebra dos paradigmas modernos e o avanço do campo religioso no Brasil atual, como professores religiosos lidam com uma formação que vise atender as novas formatações da sociedade?Palavras-chave: Formação de Professores Evangélicos. Currículo. Diversidade. Teacher training, diversity and religion: curricular components and conflict zonesABSTRACTFrom the point of view of education, thinking about the society of the 21st century reminds us of how it has changed over the centuries. From the antiquity to the present day universalizations and decentralization of the subjects in the world, fruit of the relations established mainly in the theological field, leads us to reflections about how we will be in the near future and uncertain, reflecting the new postmodern configurations. Thus, the present work proposes to reflect the future of education aimed at recognizing the diversity present in educational institutions, based on the formation of evangelical religious teachers and the conflictive dialogue of them, with the discussions proposed by the curricular components aimed at dialogue in the field of humanities. Considering the breakdown of modern paradigms and the advancement of the religious field in present-day in Brazil, how do religious teachers deal with a formation aimed at attending to the new formations of society?Keywords: Formation of Evangelical Teachers. Curriculum. Diversity. Formación de profesores, diversidad y religión: componentes curriculares y zonas de conflictoRESUMENDesde el punto de vista de la educación, pensar la sociedad del siglo XXI, nos remite a cómo la misma se ha transformado a lo largo de los siglos. De la antigüedad a los días actuales universalizaciones y descentraciones de los sujetos en el mundo, fruto de las relaciones establecidas sobre todo en el campo teológico, nos lleva a reflexiones acerca de cómo estaremos en un futuro próximo e incierto, reflejo de las nuevas configuraciones postmodernas. Así, el presente trabajo propone reflejar el futuro de la educación orientada al reconocimiento de la diversidad presente en las instituciones de enseñanza, tomando como base la formación de profesores religiosos evangélicos y el conflictivo diálogo de los mismos con las discusiones propuestas por los componentes curriculares dirigidos al diálogo en el campo de las humanidades. Considerando la ruptura de los paradigmas modernos y el avance del campo religioso en el Brasil actual, ¿cómo los profesores religiosos se ocupan de una formación que apunta a atender a las nuevas formaciones de la sociedad?Palabras clave: Formación de Profesores Evangélicos. Plan de estudios. Diversidad.


Author(s):  
Sergio Ricardo Mazini ◽  
Márcia Maria Teresa Baptistella

The growing changes brought about by new concepts and new technologies, such as Industry 4.0, have demanded that educational institutions seek new teaching and learning methodologies, as well as new resources that can contribute to the training of the future engineer. This chapter demonstrates some practices adopted in the process of training the future engineer in a university center in the interior of the state of São Paulo through the use of the CDIO initiative. The results presented confirm the importance and necessity of changes in the teaching and learning process in higher education institutions.


2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-25
Author(s):  
R Blanco Colino

Resumen Las nuevas tecnologías y las redes sociales hoy en día forman parte de la formación médica en diversos ámbitos. Los cambios que veremos en la cirugía y el cambio generacional de los futuros cirujanos influirán en la manera en que la revolución tecnológica forme parte de la cirugía. En este artículo se revisan las nuevas condiciones de futuro que se afrontarán desde el mundo quirúrgico, la generación que será la base de dichos cambios, y las contribuciones, limitaciones y beneficios que las nuevas tecnologías pueden aportar.


2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-210
Author(s):  
Ansgar Allen

The republication of Nietzsche’s lectures “On the Future of Our Educational Institutions” invites reconsideration of Nietzsche’s thought on education. Though there is much in these lectures that might appeal to those struggling for the future of the humanities, or for the future of education more generally, I argue against their use in the attempted redemption of the humanities or education. Consideration of “Schopenhauer as Educator”, published two years later, brings out Nietzsche’s growing hostility to education. Education in modernity is a lost cause, Nietzsche argues. It is beyond redemption because (1) true teachers can no longer be found and (2) we are almost incapable of educating ourselves. At best we might attempt to educate ourselves against the age, which includes the challenging task of educating against our selves. From this position, which holds out little hope for the future of education as it is currently configured, if the modern educator has any functionality left, it is to serve as a symptom of decline.


2000 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-439
Author(s):  
Michele Knobel
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