scholarly journals Project-based learning as an element of the university innovation ecosystem

2021 ◽  
Vol 116 ◽  
pp. 00069
Author(s):  
Yulia Khodkovskaya ◽  
Olga Malykh
Keyword(s):  
Formal Education ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Learning Path ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Russian Universities

The article presents an analysis of the development problems of project-based learning technology in Russian universities, which can make a significant contribution to achieving the goal of academic leadership. The issues of the formation of the competencies of a university graduate in the context of project-based learning are considered. It is shown that project-based learning should be included in a multifactor educational environment - the innovative ecosystem of the university. The relationship between the elements of the university’s innovation ecosystem, such as education, individual learning path, project-based learning, digital content, polylingual content, non-formal education, partnership programs, supervising, mentoring, design and interdisciplinarity, has been determined. The article substantiates the criteria for the effectiveness of project-based learning, and also offers options for the formation of the innovative ecosystem of the university, as a new trend in the Russian educational environment, which allows students to be involved in research and project work.

scholarly journals Pedagogical Triage and Emergent Strategies: A Management Educational Program in Pandemic Times

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3519
Author(s):  
Paola Adinolfi ◽  
Fernando Giancotti
Keyword(s):  
Change Management ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Management Competencies ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
External Conditions ◽  
The University ◽  
Defense Studies ◽  
Leadership And Change

This paper explores the post-pandemic strategic reorientation of a master in leadership and change management, investigating the conditions for its success and the side effects. The Master, which is part of the Defense Education Enhancement Plan recently approved by the Italian Ministry of Defense, led in partnership by the Center for High Defense Studies and the University of Salerno, aims at developing strategic leadership and change management competencies. The virtualization of the project work sessions that was caused by the pandemic emergency produced unexpected consequences that led the master directors to refocus the program as regards its format and method. The case-study, based on direct observation, unstructured interviews, and analysis of written documents and recorded audio, corroborates the literature regarding the emerging innovative, learner-centered approaches in management education, showing the effectiveness of an integrated educational approach based on traditional in-presence lectures, as well as experiential and project-based learning. It shows how the adjustments devised to cope with the consequences of teamwork virtualization proved to be synergistic, delivering positive outcomes in terms of participants’ satisfaction, learning, and impact. Future research avenues and practical implications are also highlighted, with a focus on the internal and external conditions for successful project-based learning in a distance learning environment.

scholarly journals Criteria for Rating the Level and Quality of Digitalization of the Educational Process in Universities of the Russian Federation

2020 ◽  
pp. 268-283
Author(s):  
Elena Brodovskaya ◽  
Anna Dombrovskaya ◽  
Roman Pyrma ◽  
Artur Azarov
Keyword(s):  
Educational Environment ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Mathematical Tool ◽  
University Environment ◽  
Parameters Analysis ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Management Staff ◽  
The University ◽  
Russian Universities

Introduction. The article reflects the authors’ system for calculating the level and quality of digitalization of the educational process in Russian universities. This task is actualized by a number of circumstances of modern realities. The need to create a digital twin / double for each university has become a trend due to the importance of providing applicants, students and graduates with the most accessible educational environment. The high-quality digital environment of a university during the spread of pandemics is an important condition for maintaining the stability of the educational process. Today, the ability of universities to quickly adapt the digital educational space to the needs of distance learning is a significant sign of the viability and quality of the management staff of higher education institutions. Methods and materials. To develop the system, the authors used a mathematical tool – the method of summary indicators for calculating the level of digitalization of universities, which allows to evaluate various characteristics of the value, efficiency and quality of objects with a significant number of different parameters. Analysis. To develop indicators – basic rating indicators – the authors used the results of a preliminary study of the best practices of digitalization of the university environment of leading foreign and Russian universities. The system takes into account the needs for digitalization of the educational environment of three different categories: applicants, students and graduates. Results. The introduction of the rating into the Russian practice will allow to justify a system of recommendations to university administrations to improve the level and quality of their digitalization of the educational process.

Project - Based Teaching in Model for Meaningful and Technological Integration of the Ecological Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 380-394
Author(s):  
Klaida Doychinova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Constructive Process ◽  
Cognitive Experience ◽  
Development Support ◽  
Technological Integration

Project-based learning (PBL) is a comprehensive strategy for activating students' cognitive potential. This opens up great opportunities for a personally motivated and constructive process of learning. Project work is an interactive strategy for implementing the connection between students' theoretical knowledge and practical activity, for linking education to their real life and cognitive experience, for realizing meaningful socialization and for orienting them in the existing informative environment as necessary competences of the modern personality. The article presents the results of the application of project-based training as a model for substantive and technological integration in environmental education, which is in the intersected field of formal and non-formal education. The model was fulfilled with the participation of 7th grade students of Tzvetan Spasov Elementary School and Lazar Stanev Primary School - Pleven, who attend extracurricular activities at the Center for Personal Development Support - Center for Student, Technical and Scientific creativity.

The Use of Project Design Technology in Professionally-Oriented Educational Space

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-11
Author(s):  
Dmitriy Miroshin ◽  
Natal'ya Michurova ◽  
Vera Shterenzon
Keyword(s):  
Real Life ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Special Contribution ◽  
Social Partnership ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Technological Competencies ◽  
The University ◽  
Educational Modules

The subject of the research is the process of organizing and implementing the design and technological training of university students in the course of studying educational modules in a professionally-oriented educational space created on the basis of social partnership between the university and the enterprise-customer of trained personnel. The object of research is the technology of project-based training of students in the design of assemblies, parts and technological processes for their manufacture, implemented in a professionally-oriented educational space. The authors consider in detail such aspects of the topic as options for organizing a professionally-oriented educational space in the framework of social partnership through the use of real-life projects and simulation modeling of a specialist’s professional activity in students ’project activities. The authors consider a phased methodology for the implementation of project-based learning technology during the technological preparation of students, focused on the formation of professional competencies and labor functions of professional standards. The results of a pedagogical experiment on the formation of technological competencies during the implementation of project training in a professionally-oriented educational space are presented. The main research methods: theoretical analysis of the experience of organizing project training, the synthesis of didactic tools and teaching methods, a comparative pedagogical experiment. The main conclusions of the study are to justify the high pedagogical eff ectiveness of organized project training in a professionally-oriented educational space created on the basis of a social partnership between a university and an enterprise. The scientifi c novelty of the study lies in the application of technology for project training in the conditions of quasi-professional activity when students perform real projects. A special contribution of the authors to the study is the development of a model for the joint implementation of project-based learning technology in preparing students for a professionally-oriented educational environment.

scholarly journals Individual and Group Projects in English at the University

2020 ◽  
pp. 74-84
Author(s):  
I.E. Abramova ◽  
E.P. Shishmolina
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Project Work ◽  
State University ◽  
Group Projects ◽  
Language Teaching Methods ◽  
The University ◽  
Russian Universities

The article deals with the foreign language training in Russian Universities and the development of professional competencies of the graduates. The reasons for employers’ dissatisfaction with the quality of young personnel’s education are analyzed. An interdisciplinary model of professionally oriented foreign language teaching is considered as one of the means of students’ competencies forming. The potential of project tasks in this model is described, and their advantages in comparison with traditional foreign language teaching methods are indicated. The authors present the system of individual and group projects in English used in Petrozavodsk State University. Besides, the authors describe the stages of students ’activities, give specific examples of projects and analyze difficulties in organizing students’ project work. The article contains an analysis of the results of student surveys confirming the feasibility of using professionally-oriented project tasks in teaching a foreign language at a university.

scholarly journals Towards Constructing Identity of a National University: “Our Past” at the Websites of Russian Universities

2019 ◽  
pp. 1819-1839
Author(s):  
Valeria E. Chernyavskaya ◽  
Elena L. Safronenkova
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Symbolic Representation ◽  
Social Embeddedness ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
The Social ◽  
National University ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Russian Universities ◽  
Ideological Construction

This study explores the question how the concept of university identity may be suited to address the relationship between present and past. As two central notions social identity and reputation are discussed. We presume that reputation is a socially distributed representation that monitors social identity. The analysis provides that self presentation from the historical perspective serves as an efficient way of identification of the contemporary university. Addressing history is not only part of new promotional culture. This is a symbolic representation of the modern university’s social embeddedness. The major implication is that the university acts a partner of the state. Historical reference acts as an ideological construction, i. e. a symbolic representation of values, concepts and arguments for achieving the goals of the university corporation as part of the Russian nationhood. Events of the past become the standard for positive evaluation and legitimization of its present functioning. We discuss the social embeddedness of Russian university based on the university websites presuming that the websites reflect the changing nature of discursive practices and provide evidence to monitor the values and identities they communicate

scholarly journals A teoria do aprendizado orientado ao projeto: Projeto Boulevard Imigração/ The Theory of Project-Based Learning: Boulevard Immigration Project

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cláudio Lima Ferreira ◽  
Fabíola Marialva Marques Gilio
Keyword(s):  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Design Practice ◽  
Urban Project ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACTThe article seeks to demonstrate the relationship between project theory and design practice in the course of Architecture and Urbanism at the University Anhembi Morumbi - São Paulo - Brazil from the application of the Theory of Project-Based Learning (PBL) in order to understand the interrelationship between teaching, research and extension. As a case study we opted for an architectural and urban project, called Boulevard Immigration which is being developed by students and teachers in the Model Office of Architecture and Urbanism at the University Anhembi Morumbi in partnership with Immigration Museum in São Paulo. The importance of this theme is to promote a debate on the relationship between theory and practice in the development of education in Architecture and Urbanism courses, stimulating critical, creative, collaborative and reflective student formation. As investigative procedure method was chosen a bibliographic exploratory research on the Project-Based Learning as a teaching tool that encourages the development of reflection, collaboration and responsibility with social manners and democratic behavior. As final considerations it is clear that the application of PBL provides the students and teachers a set of tools that stimulates the relationship between theory and practice in teaching and learning.RESUMOO artigo visa demonstrar a relação entre teoria e prática projetual no curso de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Uni-versidade Anhembi Morumbi- São Paulo- Brasil, a partir da aplicação da Teoria do Aprendizado Orientado ao Projeto (AOP) visando compreender a inter-relação entre ensino, pesquisa e extensão. Como estudo de caso optou-se por um projeto arquitetônico/urbanístico, denominado de Boulevard Imigração que está sendo desenvolvido por alunos e auxiliados por professores no Escritório Modelo de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade Anhembi Morumbi em parceria com técnicos do Museu da Imigração, em São Paulo. A importância deste tema é de promover um debate sobre a relação entre teoria e prática no desenvolvimento do ensino nos cursos de Arquitetura e Urbanismo, estimulando a formação crítica, criativa, colaborativa e reflexiva do estudante. Como método de procedimento investigativo optou-se por uma pesquisa exploratória bibliográfica sobre o Aprendizado Orientado ao Projeto como um instrumento de ensino que estimula o desenvolvimento da reflexão, da colaboração e da responsabilidade com modos sociais e democráticos de comportamento. Como considerações finais percebe-se que a aplicação da Teoria AOP fornece à discente e docentes um conjunto de ferramentas que estimula a relação entre teoria e prática no ensino e aprendizagem. Contato principal: [email protected]

scholarly journals The Relationship of Intercultural Experience, Acculturation Expectations and Creativity among Russian Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 51-59
Author(s):  
M.A. Bultseva ◽  
N.M. Lebedeva
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Independent Predictor ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Duration Of Stay ◽  
Intercultural Experience ◽  
The University ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Intercultural Experiences

Intercultural contacts can be both destructive and beneficial to creativity, depending on the characteristics of acculturation. The aim of this study is to identify the relationship between intercultural experiences, acculturation expectations and creativity of Russian students in the context of internationalizing educational environment. Using quantitative methods on a sample of 272 Russian students (average age 21 years, 61% women) we tested hypotheses that the intercultural experiences are directly related to creativity, while acculturation expectations can both mediate this relationship and be an independent predictor of creativity. Our questionnaire included “Many instances” game from the RCAB of M. Runko, acculturation expectations scale (MIRIPS by J.W. Berry), intensity of friendly intercultural contacts scale (MIRIPS by J.W. Berry) and questions about length of staying abroad. The results showed that (1) the duration of stay abroad is positively related to creativity of Russian students; (2) positive relationship between the intensity of intercultural friendly interactions at the university and creativity is partly mediated by acculturation expectation of integration; and (3) expectations of integration and segregation are positively related to creativity, while the expectations of assimilation and exclusion are negatively related.

Different by design

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 219-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Mike Martin ◽  
Renate Fruchter ◽  
Humberto Cavallin ◽  
Ann Heylighen
Keyword(s):  
Formal Education ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
University Of California ◽  
International Context ◽  
Architectural Practice ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
The University ◽  
Engineering Schools

AbstractIt is generally known that architectural practice relies heavily on the interactions between architects and other professionals. However, during their formal education, most students attending architecture schools, and engineering schools for that matter, get very little (if any) exposure to decision making in conditions that involve expertise and/or worldviews beyond those reflected and valued by their own discipline. In the past 10 years, a project-based learning initiative was developed between the University of California, Berkeley, and Stanford University in an international context involving several other universities around the world. Throughout this experience, we have identified several issues that have shown to be crucial to these interactions. This paper elaborates on three key issues: improvement of communication skills, empowerment through developing strategies of leadership, and recognition of own and others' worldviews. We also make the case to include experiential educational situations that can introduce these aspects into the academic curricula of architecture and engineering schools.

scholarly journals Analysis of Yoga as an Inclusive Sport in Educational Contexts

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 162
Author(s):  
David Moreno Molina ◽  
Antonio Hernández Fernández ◽  
Eufrasio Pérez Navío
Keyword(s):  
Social Performance ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Correlational Research ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Original Scale ◽  
The University ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Initial Objective ◽  
The Relationship

Yoga is a growing sport in our current society, but we know little about it; what repercussions it has, what benefits its practice brings, repercussions in the educational environment, etc. Therefore, the objective of the article was to analyze if it is possible to design a scale of perception that relates yoga, teacher training, sport, benefits of yoga, and inclusive sport. The objective was to analyze and demonstrate the relationship between variables determining how the academic performance of the students can be improved, since the practice of yoga influences on diverse areas that cause changes at brain level in the students, and it can lead to better attentiveness, memory, etc. For this, a descriptive, explanatory, and correlational research project has been carried out with a quantitative methodology. The analysis sample was made up of 1575 subjects, distributed as follows: 1191 students of the Degree in Primary Education of the University of Jaén (from first to fourth course) and 384 teachers corresponding to different public centers of the province of Jaén. In order to investigate the objective, an operational table was created to construct the Likert scale. The original scale consisted of 20 items reporting an alpha of 0.826, we achieved a reduction of four items, with a higher reliability (0.846), divided into five different dimensions. Likewise, construct validity was checked from a factorial analysis (KM0 = 0.787, Bartlett 0.000). The results of the research have been satisfactory, given that when analyzing the variables proposed in the initial objective, a high degree of correlation has been obtained between them, which supposes, applying it to the educational scope, a great incentive to carry it out in the educational centers, and, therefore, to improve the academic, personal, and social performance of the student.

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