Situated learning, post-migrant youth and ludic spaces in diverse urban environments in Italy

Modern Italy ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-271
Author(s):  
Davide Zoletto
Keyword(s):  
Informal Learning ◽  
Situated Learning ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
North East ◽  
Everyday Practices ◽  
Migrant Youth ◽  
Formal And Informal Learning ◽  
Spatial Construction ◽  
The Way

The aim of this article is to offer introductory theoretical arguments in order to research the role that urban ludic spaces play in post-migrants' everyday processes of situated learning. I discuss how situated learning processes are embedded in everyday webs of relationships, with special reference to spatial construction of intersectionality within power laden spaces affecting the way in which communities of practice develop in urban areas. I draw on results from a previous research carried out in diverse neighbourhoods of central and north-east Italian cities as an example of the way in which public playgrounds could be laden by power and could in this way affect the opportunities to share everyday practices and to build up a community of practices in non-formal and informal learning environments.

Language and Experience Influence Children's Biological Induction

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 171-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florencia Anggoro ◽  
Sandra Waxman ◽  
Douglas Medin
Keyword(s):  
Informal Learning ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Biologically Relevant ◽  
Formal And Informal Learning ◽  
Biological Concepts ◽  
The Way ◽  
Naming Practices

AbstractChildren's reasoning about biological concepts is influenced not only by their experiences in the natural world and in their classrooms, but also by the way that these concepts are named. In English, 'animal' can refer either to (a) exclusively non-human animals, or (b) all animate beings (human and non-human animals). In Indonesian, this category of animate beings has no dedicated name. Here, we ask whether this difference in naming has consequences for children's reasoning about humans and non-human animals. Results from English- and Indonesian-speaking children reveals differences in reasoning at age 6, differences that become attenuated by age 9. These results suggest that not only naming practices, but also biologically-relevant formal and informal learning experiences, influence children's reasoning about biological concepts.

Bridging the Formal and Informal Learning for CSL learners from the Perspective of Cognitive Situated Learning

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rose Ru-Whui Lee ◽  
Ching-Yi Chen ◽  
Sheng-Kai Lin ◽  
Yao-Ting Sung ◽  
Kuo-en Chang
Keyword(s):  
Informal Learning ◽  
Situated Learning ◽  
Formal And Informal Learning

scholarly journals Mobile blogs in language learning: making the most of informal and situated learning opportunities

ReCALL ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Comas-Quinn ◽  
Raquel Mardomingo ◽  
Chris Valentine
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Situated Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Educational Environments ◽  
Formal And Informal Learning

AbstractThe application of mobile technologies to learning has the potential to facilitate the active participation of learners in the creation and delivery of content. Mobile technologies can also provide a powerful connection between a variety of formal and informal learning contexts and can help to build a community of learners. However these versatile tools present challenges to educators and learners alike. The paper discusses the pedagogical challenges that result from the introduction of mobile technologies in language learning in the context of an intensive week of study abroad. We describe and evaluate a pilot project that uses mobile blogging to promote a constructivist, situated and informal learning experience of the foreign language and culture based on theories of active learning. We aim to encourage interaction and a sense of community among learners outside formal educational environments and in different locations as we ask them to engage with the foreign culture by capturing, sharing and reflecting on their experiences for their peers.

scholarly journals Shared and plural memories for new forms of proximity. A pedagogical perspective in neighborhoods with high socio-cultural complexity

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Davide Zoletto
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Cultural Complexity ◽  
North East ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Key Concepts

This paper aims to present intercultural educational perspectives on the role that the traces of local stories stored in socioculturally diverse urban areas can play to promote new forms of inclusive communities within heterogenous educational contexts. The text will focus on some key concepts emerging in postcolonial research (Spivak, 2012a) regarding tensions and relationships between local stories – that today seem to be both plural and collective – and processes of community and identity building. It will try to underline how such theoretical perspectives can help us to read current diverse urban environments as «social laboratories» (van der Veen & Wildemeersch, 2012, pp. 9-11), in which new forms of «human togetherness» can emerge (Biesta, 2012). We will present in this perspective a few short examples from a North-East Italian diverse urban neighbourhood (In Fàula, 2011; Campo Dall’Orto, 2016).

Diversity of organisms

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip James
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Native Species ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
The Common ◽  
Living Organisms ◽  
Micro Organisms ◽  
Diversity Of Life

The focus of this chapter is an examination of the diversity of living organisms found within urban environments, both inside and outside buildings. The discussion commences with prions and viruses before moving on to consider micro-organisms, plants, and animals. Prions and viruses cause disease in plants and animals, including humans. Micro-organisms are ubiquitous and are found in great numbers throughout urban environments. New technologies are providing new insights into their diversity. Plants may be found inside buildings as well as in gardens and other green spaces. The final sections of the chapter offer a discussion of the diversity of animals that live in urban areas for part or all of their life cycle. Examples of the diversity of life in urban environments are presented throughout, including native and non-native species, those that are benign and deadly, and the common and the rare.

scholarly journals High-Resolution Modelling of Thermal Exposure during a Hot Spell: A Case Study Using PALM-4U in Prague, Czech Republic

Atmosphere ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 175
Author(s):  
Jan Geletič ◽  
Michal Lehnert ◽  
Pavel Krč ◽  
Jaroslav Resler ◽  
Eric Scott Krayenhoff
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Heat Exposure ◽  
Thermal Exposure ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Cooling Effect ◽  
Spatiotemporal Variability ◽  
Climate Index ◽  
Street Canyons ◽  
General Terms

The modelling of thermal exposure in outdoor urban environments is a highly topical challenge in modern climate research. This paper presents the results derived from a new micrometeorological model that employs an integrated biometeorology module to model Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI). This is PALM-4U, which includes an integrated human body-shape parameterization, deployed herein for a pilot domain in Prague, Czech Republic. The results highlight the key role of radiation in the spatiotemporal variability of thermal exposure in moderate-climate urban areas during summer days in terms of the way in which this directly affects thermal comfort through radiant temperature and indirectly through the complexity of turbulence in street canyons. The model simulations suggest that the highest thermal exposure may be expected within street canyons near the irradiated north sides of east–west streets and near streets oriented north–south. Heat exposure in streets increases in proximity to buildings with reflective paints. The lowest heat exposure during the day may be anticipated in tree-shaded courtyards. The cooling effect of trees may range from 4 °C to 9 °C in UTCI, and the cooling effect of grass in comparison with artificial paved surfaces in open public places may be from 2 °C to 5 °C UTCI. In general terms, this study illustrates that the PALM modelling system provides a new perspective on the spatiotemporal differentiation of thermal exposure at the pedestrian level; it may therefore contribute to more climate-sensitive urban planning.

scholarly journals An Eco-Friendly Multimodal Route Guidance System for Urban Areas Using Multi-Agent Technology

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 2057
Author(s):  
Abdallah Namoun ◽  
Ali Tufail ◽  
Nikolay Mehandjiev ◽  
Ahmed Alrehaili ◽  
Javad Akhlaghinia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Flow ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Guidance System ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Flow Density ◽  
Route Guidance ◽  
Agent Based

The use and coordination of multiple modes of travel efficiently, although beneficial, remains an overarching challenge for urban cities. This paper implements a distributed architecture of an eco-friendly transport guidance system by employing the agent-based paradigm. The paradigm uses software agents to model and represent the complex transport infrastructure of urban environments, including roads, buses, trolleybuses, metros, trams, bicycles, and walking. The system exploits live traffic data (e.g., traffic flow, density, and CO2 emissions) collected from multiple data sources (e.g., road sensors and SCOOT) to provide multimodal route recommendations for travelers through a dedicated application. Moreover, the proposed system empowers the transport management authorities to monitor the traffic flow and conditions of a city in real-time through a dedicated web visualization. We exhibit the advantages of using different types of agents to represent the versatile nature of transport networks and realize the concept of smart transportation. Commuters are supplied with multimodal routes that endeavor to reduce travel times and transport carbon footprint. A technical simulation was executed using various parameters to demonstrate the scalability of our multimodal traffic management architecture. Subsequently, two real user trials were carried out in Nottingham (United Kingdom) and Sofia (Bulgaria) to show the practicality and ease of use of our multimodal travel information system in providing eco-friendly route guidance. Our validation results demonstrate the effectiveness of personalized multimodal route guidance in inducing a positive travel behavior change and the ability of the agent-based route planning system to scale to satisfy the requirements of traffic infrastructure in diverse urban environments.

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