Managing the seating arrangements

2021 ◽  
pp. 57-62
Keyword(s):  
Seating Arrangements

Chinese mestizo and natives' disputes in Manila and the 1812 Constitution: Old privileges and new political realities (1813–15)

2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth de Llobet
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Political Space ◽  
Political Identities ◽  
Political Consequences ◽  
Parish Church ◽  
Spanish Constitution ◽  
Seating Arrangements ◽  
Second Constitutional Period ◽  
Political Realities

Set in Manila in 1813 during the implementation of the Liberal Spanish Constitution of 1812, this case study of the conflict between natives and Chinese mestizos over seating arrangements in a small parish church demonstrates how the new charter challenged the hierarchies of colonial political space. Despite its centralist aim, the Constitution instead empowered multiple ethnic groups, while reinforcing local notions of self-government and autonomy. Though a brief period, it was a significant one, as natives and Chinese mestizos constructed complex political identities. In turn, these identities set a political precedent which re-emerged during the second constitutional period (1820–23) with more wide-ranging political consequences.

scholarly journals Classroom Management in EFL Speaking Class: Strategies and Challenges

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-139
Author(s):  
Safrul Muluk ◽  
Habiburrahim Habiburrahim ◽  
Teuku Zulfikar ◽  
Saiful Akmal ◽  
Nasriyanti Nasriyanti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Management ◽  
Classroom Observation ◽  
English Department ◽  
Teaching English ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Seating Arrangements ◽  
Banda Aceh

ABSTRACTThis research was designed to investigate the strategies used and challenges faced by lecturers in managing EFL speaking classes. The researchers used both classroom observation and semi-structured interviews in collecting the data. The participants of this research were three EFL lecturers teaching English Speaking classes at the English Department of Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry, Banda Aceh, Indonesia. These lecturers were selected purposively; all of them were those assigned to teach the speaking class. Insights of the lecturers on their experiences in managing speaking classes were investigated to examine strategies and challenges they faced. The findings suggest that the lecturers utilized several strategies such as setting the classroom, determining seating arrangements, fostering discipline, applying certain speaking activities, and providing interesting topics to discuss. The data also indicated that the lecturers faced challenges in managing their teaching. Issues such as lack of equipment or teaching media to support speaking activities, students’ lacked self-confidence, and lack of vocabulary were among the challenges faced by the lecturers.  ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan mendapat informasi tentang strategi dan tantangan yang dihadapi dosen di dalam mengelola kelas. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah observasi dan wawancara semi-terstruktur. Sumber data atau partisipan dalam penelitian ini adalah 3 dosen yang mengajar kelas Speaking di Prodi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, UIN Ar-Raniry Banda Aceh. Para partisipan itu direkrut mengunakan teknik purposive sampling, dimana partisipan yang terlibat adalah yang sudah mengajar speaking selama beberapa semester. Hasil obssrevasi dan wawancara diperoleh informasi bahwa terdapat beberapa strategi dosen di dalam mengelola kelas, diantaranya: menyusun tempat duduk sedimikian rupa, menegakkan disiplin, mengunakan berbagai teknik pembelajaran speaking, dan memberikan topik yang menarik untuk didiskusikan. Penelitian ini juga memperoleh beberapa temuan yang berhubungan dengan tantangan dosen, diantaranya, tidak mencukupi fasilitas yang memadai yang dapat mendukung aktivitas pembelajaran speaking, kurangnya rasa percaya diri dari mahasiswa itu sendiri, dan tidak memadainya kosa kata yang dikuasai mahasiswa juga merupakan tantangan tersendiri dalam pengelolaan kelas speaking.

Digital Harbor Foundation

2019 ◽  
pp. 102-129
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Communities ◽  
Computer Technology ◽  
Learning Spaces ◽  
White House ◽  
Course Material ◽  
Seating Arrangements ◽  
Materials Used

If not for stolen computers, the Digital Harbor Foundation may have been a very different learning environment, focused on computer technology more than making. As it turned out, the staff in the 5,000-square-foot space works with students from around the Baltimore area to develop their skills in technology and making. Several students from the space have been invited to the White House to showcase their knowledge and projects. Learning communities are developed intentionally through physical seating arrangements and layout of the learning spaces, and through the course material. In the middle and high school room, all students complete a 14-week basic maker course to familiarize them with the machines and processes of making. The space follows a “pay-what-you-can” model for all courses and materials used for the projects. A separate Nano Lab caters to younger students in 3rd to 5th grades. Digital Harbor Foundation believes in building students' problem-solving abilities and ability to self-direct their learning. This chapter explores the Digital Harbor Foundation.

Competition

2020 ◽  
pp. 39-56
Author(s):  
William Ian Miller
Keyword(s):  
Round Table ◽  
King Arthur ◽  
Garden Of Eden ◽  
Positional Goods ◽  
Rank Ordering ◽  
The Status ◽  
Seating Arrangements

This chapter discusses the unavoidability of competition, even among those who renounce the more common forms of competitions for honor, wealth, and so forth. It starts with a discussion of the Garden of Eden and conditions of zero scarcity therein, with but one scarce item: the forbidden fruit. Then the chapter goes on to positional goods, rank-ordering people, which leads to a discussion of seating arrangements, musical chairs, and the failure of King Arthur to resolve the matter with a round table. It then provides a treatment of Christian attempts to avoid honor competitions by elevating humility to the status of one of the chief virtues. But that ends in humility contests and we are back to square one. The chapter ends with a sublime text from Gregory of Tours about a truly humble miracle-working young monk and the efforts to keep him humble despite his miracle-working powers.

Antecedent Interventions

2019 ◽  
pp. 250-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Kern ◽  
Rui Chen
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Problem Behaviors ◽  
Task Difficulty ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Environmental Stimuli ◽  
Comprehensive Plan ◽  
Seating Arrangements ◽  
Antecedent Interventions ◽  
Classroom Seating

Antecedent interventions are a class of intervention strategies in which environmental stimuli are manipulated prior to a behavior occurring, with the intention of stopping a behavior before it occurs. Antecedent interventions may also be used to modify settings such that students may no longer recognize triggers for problem behaviors. The chapter describes various advantages to antecedent interventions in relation to other classes of intervention strategies. Next, considerations for implementing antecedent interventions are discussed, including developing a comprehensive plan and ongoing data collection. The chapter then presents a range of antecedent interventions. Developing clear expectations, use of classroom seating arrangements, praise, increasing structure, delivery of effective instructions, and modifying task difficulty are among the procedures highlighted in the chapter.

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