Accomplishing Change in Teaching and Learning Regimes

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Trowler
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Change Agents ◽  
Social Practice Theory ◽  
New Approach ◽  
The Social ◽  
Personal Histories ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Learning Issues

This book offers a new perspective on the professional world of higher education. Using social practice theory, it presents a practice sensibility rooted in concepts which illuminate teaching and learning contexts. The book takes the reader through the social processes occurring within higher education institutions which shape contexts and influence the direction of change; for leaders and managers, educational developers, change agents, and academics, this sensibility will help to identify the successful paths to changes for enhancement and the patterns of policy implementation likely to occur as teaching and learning is enhanced. For researchers of higher education, the practice sensibility offers new possibilities for meaningful research into teaching and learning issues. Teaching and learning regimes are a key focus of the book. As a family of practices performed by a workgroup in higher education over extended periods, they comprise a number of ‘moments’—characteristics derived from structural foundations which shape the workgroup’s practices and frameworks of meaning. These moments condition how teaching and learning is fundamentally understood, what its aims are thought to be, what is considered ‘normal’ practice, how individuals see themselves and others, and how power operates within the workgroup. The material context is significant in this, as are the backstories, personal histories, and institutional sagas. This book develops a completely new approach to Trowler’s concept of teaching and learning regimes. Using both his research and that of others in the field, it presents a more nuanced, fully developed, and sophisticated version of the concept which has great traction for empirical research, the management of change, and the enhancement of the student experience and learning outcomes.

Teaching and Learning Regimes

2019 ◽  
pp. 7-44
Author(s):  
Paul Trowler
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Practice Theory ◽  
Emotional Responses ◽  
Change Processes ◽  
Social Practice Theory ◽  
Central Purpose

weThe central purpose of Chapter 2 is to refresh, finesse, and make more sophisticated the idea of teaching and learning regimes (TLRs) in higher education which I first developed in 2002, and which was subsequently deployed globally by higher education researchers and practitioners. Underlying the development of understanding TLRs in universities is social practice theory, which concentrates on recurrent behaviours in group contexts and the ways these are underpinned by tacit theories and sets of assumptions, meanings, and emotional responses. This is elaborated with a particular focus on issues around change processes.

Blockchain Technology in Higher Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 97-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irshad Hussain ◽  
Ozlem Cakir
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Distributed Learning ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Distributed Ledger ◽  
The Social

Blockchain, which is also called a distributed ledger technology (DLT), is an emerging and ever advancing technology having flourishing potential for nourishing and revolutionizing higher education. It stems in decentralization and distributed learning with characteristics of permanence of records, pursuit and transfer of knowledge, authority of institutions, and reliability of teaching and learning. These characteristics of blockchain attract educational institutions particularly the higher education institutions to adopt it. However, in spite of all potential and benefits of blockchain technology, the higher education stakeholders currently seem to be less aware of the social benefits and educational/instructional potential of blockchain technology. It can be addressed through proper advocacy and campaign. The complete chapter will demonstrate possibilities of blockchain technologies in higher education along with its issues and challenges.

New approach for target setting mechanism of course outcomes in higher education accreditation

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dayananda P ◽  
Mrityunjaya V. Latte ◽  
Mahesh S. Raisinghani ◽  
Sowmyarani CN
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Target Setting ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Standard Quality ◽  
Faculty Experience ◽  
Course Outcomes

PurposeStandard quality is very highly important parameter in the education sector. Accreditation is a process where standard quality of education is given and the process of continuous improvement is defined. Emphasizing quality of student education is achieved through outcome-based education system (OBE). Program outcomes signify the comprehension, skills and attitude the students should have at the end of the program. At the end of each course, course outcomes signify the knowledge acquired by the students. Course outcomes assessment is one of the key aspects of the OBE model. In this research, the following four factors: subject quality, number of times subject handled by faculty members, faculty experience and student quality with different weightage, are used for analysis of the target setting for individual courses, used for higher education accreditation. This new approach for target setting will improve the teaching and learning process.Design/methodology/approachFour factors: subject quality, number of times subject handled by faculty members, faculty experience and student quality with different weightage, are used for analysis of the target setting for individual courses, used for higher education accreditation.Practical implicationsUsing proposed approach, higher targets can be achieved in teaching and learning.FindingsNew approach for target setting will improve the teaching and learning process.Research limitations/implicationsProposed approach for target setting will improve the teaching and learning process; it should be implemented across all engineering colleges or universities.Social implicationsAll engineering colleges will have impact on teaching and learning process.Originality/valueThe following four factors: subject quality, number of times subject handled by faculty members, faculty experience and student quality with different weightage, are used for analysis of the target setting for individual courses, used for higher education accreditation.

scholarly journals Editorial

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. v-vii
Author(s):  
Penny Welch ◽  
Susan Wright
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
The United States ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
National History ◽  
International Partnerships ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
The Social

This issue of Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences includes authors from China, Canada, France and the United States. The first two articles analyse processes of developing international partnerships and networks promoting refugee access to higher education. The other three papers concern aspects of teaching and learning: online learning in accountancy; a flipped pedagogy in sociology; and the inclusion of national history in introductory international relations courses.

scholarly journals Professional Discourse as Social Practice

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Blanca Irimiea
Keyword(s):  
Social Practice ◽  
Professional Socialization ◽  
Social Constructionist ◽  
Institutional Discourse ◽  
Social Practice Theory ◽  
Professional Discourse ◽  
Identity Creation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Shed Light

Professional discourse (PD) has come under close scrutiny for the last two-to-three decades. The discipline termed ’professional discourse’ developed side by side with the related fields of organizational discourse, workplace discourse, institutional discourse, and more recently, corporate discourse, all related to or rather subservient to specific forms of communication. From the earliest studies and continuing today, communication-related studies have been interdisciplinary, drawing on sociology, psychology, anthropology, linguistics, and any discipline that could shed light on human behaviour in particular settings. It is the purpose of the present article to show the link between professional discourse and social practice and to link it to sociological theories. The study goes out from a presentation of PD (Gunnarson 1997), the differences between the terms ‘institutional discourse’ and ’professional discourse’ as proposed by Sarangi and Roberts (1999: 15-19), Koester’s definition of ’institutional discourse’, Gotti’s notion of ’specialist discourse’, Drew and Heritage’s (1992:3) notion of ’institutional talk’. The characteristics of PD are viewed in terms of the functions it may perfom and draw on Chiappini and Nickerson (1999), Linell (1998), Mertz (2007), and Kong (2014). Social practice and social practice theory, on the other hand, build on the tenets of Bourdieu (1989), Giddens (1984), Schatzki (2002), Reckwitz (2002), Jackson (2005) and Holtz (2014). While discourse, in general, has been viewed from the social structuration perspective by SFL and CDA scholars, the PD relationship to social practice followed the social constructionist appfoach. PD is explicated through the role discourse plays in professional socialization and identity creation (Kong 2014, Smith 2005). Other notions, such as Wenger’s (1998) ’community of practice’, ’shared repertoire’ are discussed in relation to the use of PD as well. Finally, possible directions for further research inquiry are put forward.

scholarly journals Professional Discourse as Social Practice

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 108
Author(s):  
Silvia Blanca Irimiea
Keyword(s):  
Social Practice ◽  
Professional Socialization ◽  
Social Constructionist ◽  
Institutional Discourse ◽  
Social Practice Theory ◽  
Professional Discourse ◽  
Identity Creation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Shed Light

Professional discourse (PD) has come under close scrutiny for the last two-to-three decades. The discipline termed ’professional discourse’ developed side by side with the related fields of organizational discourse, workplace discourse, institutional discourse, and more recently, corporate discourse, all related to or rather subservient to specific forms of communication. From the earliest studies and continuing today, communication-related studies have been interdisciplinary, drawing on sociology, psychology, anthropology, linguistics, and any discipline that could shed light on human behaviour in particular settings. It is the purpose of the present article to show the link between professional discourse and social practice and to link it to sociological theories. The study goes out from a presentation of PD (Gunnarson 1997), the differences between the terms ‘institutional discourse’ and ’professional discourse’ as proposed by Sarangi and Roberts (1999: 15-19), Koester’s definition of ’institutional discourse’, Gotti’s notion of ’specialist discourse’, Drew and Heritage’s (1992:3) notion of ’institutional talk’. The characteristics of PD are viewed in terms of the functions it may perfom and draw on Chiappini and Nickerson (1999), Linell (1998), Mertz (2007), and Kong (2014). Social practice and social practice theory, on the other hand, build on the tenets of Bourdieu (1989), Giddens (1984), Schatzki (2002), Reckwitz (2002), Jackson (2005) and Holtz (2014). While discourse, in general, has been viewed from the social structuration perspective by SFL and CDA scholars, the PD relationship to social practice followed the social constructionist appfoach. PD is explicated through the role discourse plays in professional socialization and identity creation (Kong 2014, Smith 2005). Other notions, such as Wenger’s (1998) ’community of practice’, ’shared repertoire’ are discussed in relation to the use of PD as well. Finally, possible directions for further research inquiry are put forward.

Wikipedaktik: Kollaborative Sachlexikografie als Lehr- und Lerngegenstand im Deutschunterricht

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (2018) ◽  
pp. 37-66
Author(s):  
Eva Gredel
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Central Issue ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Lecture Hall ◽  
Social Web ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
The Social ◽  
Digital Skills

AbstractThis paper introduces the research field of Wikipedactics with a focus on the relevance of Wikipedia’s lexicographic aspects for German lessons in higher education: The central issue is to describe one of the most successful digital platforms of the Social Web as a worthwhile teaching and learning subject. It explains Wikipedia’s hypertextual nature, its micro- and macro-structure and details scenarios of use in the classroom and the lecture hall. The paper demonstrates how pupils and students can develop digital skills and information competences when using Wikipedia. Furthermore, the didactic potential of digital tools such as Wikibu and WikiWatchdog enabling the reflected access of Wikipedia users to the online-encyclopaedic content is evaluated.

ZPD Incidence Development Strategy for Demand of Internet in Business-Teaching of CRHEIs

2011 ◽  
Vol 267 ◽  
pp. 900-903
Author(s):  
Hong Liu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Delphi Method ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
White Paper ◽  
Regional University ◽  
Area Use ◽  
Learning Issues ◽  
Proper Strategy

This document explains and demonstrates how to prepare your camera-ready manuscript for Trans Tech Publications. The best is to read these instructions and follow the outline of this text. The text area for your manuscript must be 17 cm wide and 25 cm high (6.7 and 9.8 inches, resp.). Do not place any text outside this area. Use good quality, white paper of approximately 21 x 29 cm or 8 x 11 inches (please do not change the document setting from A4 to letter). Your manuscript will be reduced by approximately 20% by the publisher. Please keep this in mind when designing your figures and tables etcMany regional higher education institutes (CRHEIs， mainly be regional university) have been founded from 1998 in China. Now many students study in those CRHEIs. How to improve the equality of those CRHEIs become more and more important. In this paper, we analyses internet–based teaching and learning issues at CRHEIs level and comprehensive nationwide higher education institutes (CNHEs) level. Using normative Delphi method, we discussed internet-based issues and get that internet integration in CRHE need to be in lined with proper strategy in order to get their true benefits.

The Innovation of the Construction of Style of Study of Connotative Development of Higher Education

2014 ◽  
Vol 599-601 ◽  
pp. 2030-2032
Author(s):  
Jian Feng Du
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
International Communication ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Work Requirement ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
The Social ◽  
Dominant Direction

With the improving of the social demand for high quality talents, and promote the internationalization of higher education to, as the main position of cultivation of talents in colleges and universities need to connotative development as the dominant direction. Study style construction of colleges and universities as an important guarantee for the cultivation goal of also need to clarify the long-term, systematic work requirement and establish the long-term goal, guided by the connotative development, the introduction of modern teaching and management, strengthen the cultivation of students' social practice ability, to expand domestic and international communication, in order to improve the overall quality of higher education.

Development Strategy for Demand of ICTs in Business- Teaching of CRHEIs

2011 ◽  
Vol 480-481 ◽  
pp. 546-549
Author(s):  
Hong Liu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Ict Integration ◽  
Economic Progress ◽  
State Education ◽  
Regional University ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Learning Issues

State education business institutes are believed as catalyst for the economic progress (especial for commerce) of any country. In China, many regional higher education institutes (mainly be regional university) have been founded from 1998. From 2006, most of those regional higher education institutes, such as regional university, promoted to be comprehensive regional higher education institutes (CRHEIs) in succession. Now more andmore students studying in those CRHEIs, and then the quality of teaching should be improved. In this paper, we analyses ICT (Information and communication technology)–based teaching and learning issues at CRHEIs level and old higher education institutes (ORHEs) level. Using normative Delphi method, we discussed ICT-based issues and get that ICT integration in CRHE need to be in lined with proper strategy in order to get their true benefits.

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