Analysis of the utilization of Web 2.0 resources in secondary education and advanced vocational training studies

Author(s):  
Federico Banda-Sierra ◽  
Antonio J. Reinoso ◽  
Susana Reichardt
Author(s):  
V. Lysenko

The social order posed by the society to the training of highly qualified personnel for the strategic needs of the labor market is associated with the changes in the economy, including the processes of its computerization and digitalization. Transformations in the digital economy determine new requirements for specialists’ training, their competences and qualification. The rapid changes in socio-economic conditions cause the need to transform the system of vocational training in order to meet the demands for competencies that correspond to the current technologic trends and methods of production. The reforms of vocational education system can be significant in resolving contradictions between the quality of training, on the one hand, and public and employers’ demands, on the other hand. Close cooperation of professional educational institutions, employers and social partners through their joint design and development of teaching technologies and methods for advanced vocational training of qualified specialists can be considered as one of the most efficient factors and conditions for resolving the above mentioned contradictions. These new conditions have already been created in the Centers for Advanced Vocational Training (CAVT), which can be characterized as a new type of infrastructural solution to the problem of aggregation of advanced vocational training programs and material and technical resources owned by science, education, production. The article focuses on some features of interaction and cooperation among vocational educational institutions, employers and social partners (social and public-private partnerships, networking cooperation, educational and technological cluster), which are taken into account in the performance of the Center for Advanced Vocational Training of the Kemerovo region.


Author(s):  
Jose Javier Ángeles

Resumen. El siguiente artículo es una descripción interpretativa de una experiencia basada en la realización de un taller de técnicas de reproducción escultórica a partir de moldes de alginato, dirigido al alumnado con necesidades educativas especiales del Programa Específico de Formación Profesional Básica (PEFPB), realizado en un instituto de enseñanza secundaria. Se ha llevado a la práctica una metodología de interacción colectiva, monitorizada por los profesores del centro, en la que se ha empleado alginato dental como material para la confección de moldes, el cual, al ofrecer unas cualidades de copia excepcionales, permite al alumnado experimentar de manera manipulativa y visual todos los cambios que la materia comprende desde el proceso de mezcla de polvo y agua hasta la obtención de la reproducción. Las introducciones y explicaciones impartidas han sido simplificadas para obtener una mejor lectura y comprensión por parte del alumnado, introduciendo como ejemplo imágenes de obras escultóricas obtenidas mediante este procedimiento artístico. Además, se han realizado pequeñas demostraciones previas a la actividad para que el alumnado analice de forma visual cómo se manipula la materia, planteando como objetivo la reproducción de su propia mano en escayola. Cuando los conceptos y lenguajes artísticos se adaptan a las capacidades y necesidades del alumnado, hacen del aula un lugar de integración y cooperación, en el que los alumnos se introducen en experiencias visuales y manipulativas con las que descubren nuevos mecanismos de expresión. Palabras clave: integración, discapacidad, escultura, alginato, moldes, autoestima. Abstract: The following article is an interpretative description of a workshop devoted to sculpture reproduction based on alginate moulds addressed to students with special educational needs within the Specific Programme of Basic Vocational Training at a secondary education high-school. This workshop, supervised by teachers at the high-school, was performed following an interactional collective approach and using dental alginate for the production of moulds. Offering exceptional reproduction features, this material allowed the students to participate in a sensorial experience by means of the observation of all the changes that it suffers; from the mixing of alginate powder and water to the composition of the reproduction itself. The instructions and explanations given were simplified to obtain a better understanding of the students. Different images showing examples of sculpture works obtained by means of this technique were also provided. I addition, prior demonstrations were carried out so that the students could visually analyse how the material should be handled, suggesting the making of a plaster reproduction of their own hands. When concepts and artistic languages meet the student’s needs and capacities, they make the classroom a place for integration and cooperation where students live sensorial experiences which help them discover new ways of expression. key words: integration, disability, sculpture, alginate, molds, self-esteem.   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7203/eari.10.14228


Author(s):  
Stavros Tsetsos ◽  
Jim Prentzas

Web 2.0 tools are frequently integrated in education. The main goal of this integration is to provide enhanced learning experiences to students. Among other Web 2.0 tools, blogs are often used. Many approaches have been presented that successfully exploited blogs in all levels of education. An aspect of interest is to outline main directions of the corresponding research work that will provide insight to researchers, teachers, students, developers, and policymakers. This chapter provides a brief survey of approaches integrating blogs in primary and secondary education. Initially, main concepts regarding blogs as Web 2.0 tools and educational blogs are briefly discussed. Then, 16 approaches concerning the use of blogs in primary and secondary education are surveyed. The results derived from these approaches are analyzed. The analysis shows that the results are positive, and blogs turn out to be useful tools for school education. It is likely that more such approaches will be presented in the future. The chapter also outlines future research directions.


Author(s):  
Jannicke Baalsrud Hauge ◽  
Gabriele Hoeborn ◽  
Jennifer Bredtmann

Serious Games have been used in civil education since the 1950s. The first serious games were business games aiming to improve the skills required for decision making processes. In 1964, the INTOP simulation game was the first game representing a complete enterprise operating in different markets (Rohn, 1995). Management games as a subgroup of serious games are still widely in use, especially within vocational training of managers. Since that time, a variety of games have been developed and proved successful for the mediation of skills in complex systems (Windhoff, 2001). Serious games are also widely used in primary and secondary education nowadays. Children learn excellently by playing them. In contrast, learning by gaming is often seen as not serious enough within higher education and vocational training. Consequently, gaming as a teaching method is still often excluded in many curricula. Hence, students lack the experience of active knowledge acquirement during lessons and thus encounter a barrier for successful participation in serious games later.


Author(s):  
Marianthi Batsila ◽  
Charilaos Tsihouridis ◽  
Dennis Vavougios ◽  
George Ioannidis

This paper aims at investigating the factors which influence instructors of primary and secondary education into using Web 2.0 based teaching techniques in their teaching now and in the future. Two hundred and fifty three teachers participated in a survey conducted with a quantitative research method followed by short interviews for clarification purposes in the research area. The results showed that both gender and teaching experience are factors that influence this attitude, whereas the type of school seems to have no influence on educators’ decision to employ such tools in their teaching practices.


Author(s):  
Виктор Геннадьевич Лысенко

Введение. Современные вызовы системе среднего профессионального образования связаны, в первую очередь, с созданием безопасной цифровой образовательной среды, с появлением новых форм и технологий обучения, переобучения, повышения квалификации специалистов, в том числе с использованием современных информационных систем, сервисов и баз данных (цифровой платформы). Учитывая вышеизложенное, актуальным и востребованным в современной социокультурной ситуации является создание цифровой платформы в условиях деятельности центра опережающей профессиональной подготовки. Цель – определить роль цифровой платформы в реализации программ опережающей подготовки специалистов. Материал и методы. Методологической основой исследования является идея опережения, получившая развитие и распространение в различных науках, в том числе в отечественной педагогике и психологии. Изучение лучшего мирового опыта международного движения WorldSkills, нормативно-правовых, стратегических документов развития профессионального образования и запросов работодателей способствовало систематизации и обобщению знаний в области цифровизации среднего профессионального образования. Результаты и обсуждение. Выполнение теоретических установок и концептуальных подходов к системе опережающей профессиональной подготовки, в том числе авторских, опыт Сибирского политехнического техникума, реализующего программы подготовки, переподготовки и повышения квалификации не только своих обучающихся, но и выпускников учреждений среднего профессионального образования, незанятого населения, лиц, потерявших работу, в условиях обострения социально-экономической ситуации, являются востребованными, особенно в сфере IT-технологий, связанных с трансформацией экономики и социальной сферы регионов. Представлены подходы коллектива центра опережающей профессиональной подготовки Сибирского политехнического техникума по решению первоочередных задач по моделированию цифровой платформы и использованию конструктора компетенций как необходимого условия, обеспечивающего слушателю индивидуальную образовательную траекторию обучения и дальнейшего профессионального развития. Заключение. Описаны первоначальные результаты работы центра опережающей профессиональной подготовки по созданию цифровой платформы, представляющие практическую значимость для руководителей профессиональных образовательных организаций, заинтересованных в подготовке высококвалифицированных специалистов, востребованных на региональном рынке труда. Introduction. Modern challenges that the system of secondary vocational education faces are associated, first of all, with the creation of a safe digital educational environment. New educational environment includes new forms and technologies of teaching, retraining, advanced training supported by modern information systems, services and databases (digital platforms). Therefore, the creation, operation and maintenance of the digital platform in the condition of the advanced vocational training center is relevant, and crucial in the modern socio-cultural situation. The aim of the work is the determination of the digital platform role in the implementation of program for specialist advanced vocational training. Material and methods. As the methodological basis serves the concept of advancing (keeping ahead), which was developed in various sciences, including Russian pedagogy and psychology and then spread all over the world. The study of the best world experience of the international movement Worldskills and regulatory, strategic documents referred to the development of vocational education, as well as the awareness of the employers’ needs, contributes to systematization and generalization of knowledge in the field of digitalization of secondary vocational education. Results and discussion. The implementation of theoretical objectives and conceptual provisions of the advanced vocational training system, including the authors’ contribution; the experience of the Siberian Polytechnic School reflected in its training, retraining and advanced training programs used for training students, graduates of secondary vocational education institutions, and the unemployed people who lost their jobs due to aggravated socio-economic situation. These are the main drives for designing a new digital platform able to ensure the transformation of the regional economy and social sphere. The article describes the approaches used by the staff of the advanced vocational training center of the Siberian Polytechnic College to solve the priority tasks concerning a digital platform modeling and application of the competence constructor that are employed as a prerequisite for providing the listener with an individual educational trajectory within their training and further professional development. Conclusion. Thus, the article presents the initial outcomes of the performance and activities of the advanced vocational training center aimed at creating a digital platform. The design and development of this platform is considered as practical significance for the heads and top managers of professional educational organizations who are interested in training highly qualified specialists being the most popular on the regional labor market.


Author(s):  
Inma Beltrán-Martín

Technology-based collaborative learning is attaining increasing relevance in higher education. Despite the considerable number of tools and online applications that support collaborative learning, their adoption in classroom courses is still in its early stages. This paper focuses on Padlet and presents some of the uses of this web application that support collaborative learning in classroom teaching. In particular, we summarize the process of collaborative learning through Padlet in the Master's Degree for Secondary Education, Vocational Training and Language Teaching. The uses of Padlet can be summarized in six: research resource gathering, class resources, class diary, FAQ, brainstorming, online dialogue.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-40
Author(s):  
V. Lysenko

The study of Russian as well as foreign experience concerning the effective practices for performing learners’ vocational training and self-determination allows the educators to extrapolate the most adequate ideas, principles, technologies, approaches to the development and implementation of career guidance and vocational training programs intended for specialists. The acquired knowledge can be further used for analysis, comprehension and application of the best practices in the system of advanced vocational training. The article considers the features of the dual secondary vocational training system of Germany and focuses on the career guidance experience in schools and colleges in the UK. It also presents approaches that are not widespread and less known in Russia than in other countries to apply them to the dual higher education system. Some elements of effective foreign practices of vocational training, self-determination and career guidance can be used in advanced vocational training centers as well as in institutions involved in general secondary, secondary vocational and additional education.


Author(s):  
María Del Mar Gálvez-Rodríguez ◽  
Arturo Haro-de-Rosario ◽  
Ana Tatiana García-Pérez

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