utseus as a Successful Case of a Sino-French Approach to Engineering Education

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-233
Author(s):  
Cornelia Marin ◽  
MonZen Tzen
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Successful Case ◽  
Student Cohorts ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Foreign Education ◽  
Set Up

It is the aim of the paper to reflect on the lessons learned after ten years of existence of the Sino-French School for Engineering at Shanghai University (utseus), as well as on perspectives for an evolution related to recent developments in the French Higher Education landscape. The authors present background, rationale, modalities and perspectives for this venture set up by three French universities of technology in China by drawing parallels with other well-established Sino-foreign operations. It is shown that the combination of transnational and international approaches allow for transferring and adapting a foreign education model on a large scale, but also for establishing reciprocal mobility of big student cohorts. The approach is based on an integrated foreign language learning and intercultural content. This successful experience also shows how universities play an integrative role for a country’s cultural and industrial relations at an international level.

scholarly journals Scaling Up Intervention Studies to Investigate Real-Life Foreign Language Learning in School

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 161-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Detmar Meurers ◽  
Kordula De Kuthy ◽  
Florian Nuxoll ◽  
Björn Rudzewitz ◽  
Ramon Ziai
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Intervention Studies ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Gold Standard Method

AbstractIntervention studies typically target a focused aspect of language learning that is studied over a relatively short time frame for a relatively small number of participants in a controlled setting. While for many research questions, this is effective, it can also limit the ecological validity and relevance of the results for real-life language learning. In educational science, large-scale randomized controlled field trials (RCTs) are seen as the gold standard method for addressing this challenge—yet they require intervention to scale to hundreds of learners in their varied, authentic contexts.We discuss the use of technology in support of large-scale interventions that are fully integrated in regular classes in secondary school. As an experimentation platform, we developed a web-based workbook to replace a printed workbook widely used in German schools. The web-based FeedBook provides immediate scaffolded feedback to students on form and meaning for various exercise types, covering the full range of constructions in the seventh-grade English curriculum.Following the conceptual discussion, we report on the first results of an ongoing, yearlong RCT. The results confirm the effectiveness of the scaffolded feedback, and the approach makes students and learning process variables accessible for the analysis of learning in a real-world context.

scholarly journals Recent Developments Regarding Painting Robots for Research in Automatic Painting, Artificial Creativity, and Machine Learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3396
Author(s):  
Jörg Marvin Gülzow ◽  
Patrick Paetzold ◽  
Oliver Deussen
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Industrial Robots ◽  
Control Interface ◽  
Creativity Research ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Scripting Language ◽  
Artificial Creativity ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Robotic Painting

E-David (Electronic Drawing Apparatus for Vivid Image Display) is a system for controlling a variety of painting machines in order to create robotic paintings. This article summarizes the hardware set-up used for painting, along with recent developments, lessons learned from past painting machines, as well as plans for new approaches. We want to apply e-David as a platform for research towards improving automatic painting and to explore machine creativity. We present different painting machines, from small low-cost plotters to large industrial robots, and discuss the benefits and limitations of each type of platform and present their applicability to different tasks within the domain of robotic painting and artificial creativity research. A unified control interface with a scripting language allows users a simplified usage of different e-David-like machines. Furthermore, we present our system for automated stroke experimentation and recording, which is an advance towards allowing the machine to autonomously learn about brush dynamics. Finally, we also show how e-David can be used by artists “in the field” for different exhibitions.

Metacognitive awareness in foreign language learning through Facebook

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ward Peeters
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Metacognitive Awareness ◽  
Learning Goals ◽  
First Year ◽  
Learning Tasks ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Set Up

While over the past decade social network sites have enabled both learners and teachers to set up various forms of online collaborative learning environments, there is an ongoing discussion on how collaboration through these social media platforms can be situated with regard to the development of metacognitive awareness (Li, Pow & Cheung, 2015). This paper presents a study on the development of learners’ metacognitive awareness of first-year English majors collaborating in a closed Facebook group. The theoretical framework for the development of metacognition, proposed by Gunawardena et al. (2009), was used to analyse the students’ metacognitive strategies when working together online. The study shows that students utilise the social network site to complete given learning tasks, and extend their use of the forum by setting new learning goals and socialising with their peers. The students show that, through peer collaboration, they are able to evaluate and plan their learning process online.

scholarly journals The language and non-language benefits of literature in foreign language education: An exploratory study of learners’ views

2020 ◽  
pp. 136216882097234
Author(s):  
Art Tsang ◽  
Amos Paran ◽  
Wilfred W.F. Lau
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Foreign Language Education ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Latent Factors ◽  
Generic Skills ◽  
Theoretical Contribution

Set against the backcloth of increasing recognition and attention to literature in foreign language education (FLE) globally, this article reports part of a large-scale study of 1,190 secondary-level learners’ views of the benefits of literature, as instantiated by short stories (ShS) and poems and songs (PS) in their English-as-a-foreign-language learning. An inventory of 27 items (13 language-related and 14 non-language-related) was compiled with reference to previous studies and curricular documents. The analyses compared the two modules through independent t-tests, as well as including an exploratory factor analysis to examine latent factors. Findings reveal a three factor structure and a slightly positive view of the benefits of literature. ShS were perceived to be generally more beneficial than PS, especially in the domains of generic skills and work/studies. There were benefits common to ShS and PS, which by extension, may be universal to literary texts at large. This study makes a theoretical contribution by unveiling the potential value of literature in FLE and the three underlying factors of its perceived benefits. Practically, the inventory can be used by foreign language (FL) teachers to measure students’ perceptions to inform their use of literature in FLE.

10. TEACHER-STUDENT INTERACTION AND LANGUAGE LEARNING

2002 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 186-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan Kelly Hall ◽  
Meghan Walsh
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
Student Interaction ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Sociocultural Perspective ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Teacher Student Interaction ◽  
Language Classrooms ◽  
Recent Developments

This chapter reviews literature on recent developments in teacher-student interaction and language learning. Based on a sociocultural perspective of language and learning, the studies are drawn from three types of classrooms: first language classrooms; second language classrooms, which include contexts in which the language being learned in the classroom is also the language of the community; and foreign language classrooms. Foreign language learning contexts are those in which exposure to and opportunities for target language interaction are restricted for the most part to the language classroom. Across these three areas, attention is given to studies that investigate the specific means used in teacher-student interaction to promote language learning.

scholarly journals Maladies of Development in India - Protest against Large Scale Dams: A Case of Hirakud Dam

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Kishor Kumar Podh
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Earthen Dam ◽  
Common People ◽  
Successful Case ◽  
The Government ◽  
Draw Conclusion ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Right ◽  
Development Discourses

Development for whom, who get the benefits etc. became principal agenda in the present development discourses. It not limited to the development practitioners, politicians but also among the intellectuals. Major developmental projects which required larger areas of land such as dams projects, unable to provide proper rehabilitation to the effected people. The case of Hirakud Dam stands as an example of malady development in India. Numbers of big dams were constructed in the country, but, even till date no successful case of rehabilitation and resettlement comes to front. The questions deserve the right to ask the government and development practitioners, decision makers of the country. Who get the benefit? For whom you made such projects? If the common people (at least the affected people) should enjoy the benefit from the development project. The paper tends to highlight development scenario of the country with reference to big dams, and tries to draw conclusion from the Hirakud Dam project in Odisha, retain the position of longest earthen dam of world. The milieu of successful, failure of resettlement causes of the rebellion against the dam. The affected people have no got their compensation till today. On the other hand government of Indian planned more numbers of hydro-projects (Dams), industrial set up. Can, new projects escape from the malady?

scholarly journals Tools and Techniques for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)/COVID-19 Detection

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Hamid Safiabadi Tali ◽  
Jason J. LeBlanc ◽  
Zubi Sadiq ◽  
Oyejide Damilola Oyewunmi ◽  
Carolina Camargo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Disease Spread ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Diagnostic Tools ◽  
Specimen Collection ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
And Control

SUMMARY The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory disease coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has led to millions of confirmed cases and deaths worldwide. Efficient diagnostic tools are in high demand, as rapid and large-scale testing plays a pivotal role in patient management and decelerating disease spread. This paper reviews current technologies used to detect SARS-CoV-2 in clinical laboratories as well as advances made for molecular, antigen-based, and immunological point-of-care testing, including recent developments in sensor and biosensor devices. The importance of the timing and type of specimen collection is discussed, along with factors such as disease prevalence, setting, and methods. Details of the mechanisms of action of the various methodologies are presented, along with their application span and known performance characteristics. Diagnostic imaging techniques and biomarkers are also covered, with an emphasis on their use for assessing COVID-19 or monitoring disease severity or complications. While the SARS-CoV-2 literature is rapidly evolving, this review highlights topics of interest that have occurred during the pandemic and the lessons learned throughout. Exploring a broad armamentarium of techniques for detecting SARS-CoV-2 will ensure continued diagnostic support for clinicians, public health, and infection prevention and control for this pandemic and provide advice for future pandemic preparedness.

Hospital solution for COVID-19 isolation facility

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-41
Author(s):  
Gidon Berger, MD ◽  
Netanel A. Horowitz, MD ◽  
Yael Shachor-Meyouhas, MD ◽  
Vardit Gepstein, MD ◽  
Khetam Hussein, MD ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Medical Standards ◽  
Israeli Government ◽  
Clinical Scenarios ◽  
Maximum Protection ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Isolation Facility

Objective: In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Israeli government strategy initially focused on containment. The Ministry of Health mandated isolation of COVID-19 patients in hospitals and instructed healthcare institutions to make necessary arrangements. As the second Israeli hospital to establish a COVID-19 department, this article describes our experience in its rapid establishment, while maintaining normal medical center activities.Setting: Establishing the COVID-19 department involved planning, set-up, and implementations phases, each one based on knowledge available regarding the pandemic and established medical standards for isolation and protection of patients and staff. Wherever possible, new innovative technologies were utilized to provide maximum protection for both patients and staff, together with special online training that was developed for medical teams.Results: A COVID-19 department was successfully established on the hospital campus, remote from other ongoing patient activities. A novel methodology of disease-adapted medicine was implemented successfully among the department's medical staff, who underwent training tailored to expected clinical scenarios. The COVID-19 department is receiving patients, with no contamination of medical personnel to date. A recent survey of COVID-19 patients revealed a very high patient satisfaction rate.Conclusion: Based on the experience described herein and lessons learned, the hospital is preparing for a potential large-scale COVID-19 wave, aimed at full readiness through utilization of a fortified underground emergency hospital to treat up to 900 COVID-19 patients, and establishment of versatile in-hospital infrastructure for quick conversion from standard conditions to COVID-19 appropriate conditions.

scholarly journals Resilient Smart Gardens—Exploration of a Blueprint

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 2654
Author(s):  
Birgit Penzenstadler ◽  
Jayden Khakurel ◽  
Carl Plojo ◽  
Marinela Sanchez ◽  
Ruben Marin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Safe Space ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Resource Limitations ◽  
Team Project ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Student Team

In an effort to become more resilient and contribute to saving water and other resources, people become more interested in growing their own food, but do not have sufficient gardening experience and education on conserving water. Previous work has attempted to develop resilient smart gardens that support the user in automated watering using simple embedded boards. However, none of these solutions proved to be scalable nor are they easy to replicate for people at home. We set up a student team project that created a safe space for exploring this multidisciplinary domain. We developed a smart resilient garden kit with Internet-of-Things devices that is easy to rebuild and scale. We use a small-scale board and a number of sensors connected to a planter. In this paper, we report on a prototypical implementation for multidisciplinary smart garden projects, our experiences with self-guided implementation and reflection meetings, and our lessons learned. By learning about water conservation using automation on a small scale, students develop a sense for engineering solutions regarding resource limitations early on. By extending such small projects, they can prepare for developing large-scale solutions for those challenges.

scholarly journals Urgent Transition to Group Online Foreign Language Instruction: Problems and Solutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-41
Author(s):  
Daria V. Kolesova ◽  
Leonid V. Moskovkin ◽  
Tatiana I. Popova
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Foreign Language Learning ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Educational Materials ◽  
Teaching Aids ◽  
Teachers And Students

The purpose of this work is to study how teachers and students react to the urgent large-scale transition to online education. The research was done via surveys conducted at the Center for Additional Educational Programs in the field of Russian as a Foreign Language at St. Petersburg State University. March 2020 transition to distance learning kept intact the lesson schedule, the duration of lessons, and the compliance with the approved programs. This case study was conducted as follows: (1) a questionnaire for teachers was distributed via e-mail; (2) teachers’ responses were collected and processed; (3) a questionnaire for students was created in Google Forms; (4) students’ responses were collected and processed; (5) the research results were described and analyzed; (6) teachers’ and students’ responses were compared. The study involved 45 teachers and 100 foreign students, mostly from China. The majority of teachers taught at Level A2 (48%); the majority of students studied at Level B1 (36%). The study shows that modern teachers (77.8%) have a high degree of adaptability, which allows them to switch to new teaching formats in two weeks. They use a variety of teaching aids: not only textbooks mandated by the curriculum (100%), but also other textbooks (91.1%), educational materials from the Internet (88.9%), authentic audio/video materials (51.1%), and self-developed educational materials (53.3%). According to students, the most effective are the authentic materials from the Internet (45%), and the textbook mandated by the program (41%). Both teachers and students noted difficulties in the online training of four language skills: speaking (35.6% of teachers and 32% of students), writing (17.8% and 32%, respectively), listening (15.6% and 40%), and reading (11.1% and 17%). Teachers lack personal communication with students (35.6%), specialized online tools for teaching Russian as a foreign language (13.3%), and effective means of monitoring the acquisition of educational material (31.1%). They strive to solve these problems through a variety of activities, creating an atmosphere conducive to authentic communication. Research data correspond with the conclusions of methodologists about the fundamentally new nature of the relationship between teachers and students in the virtual environment, which is manifested in a less hierarchic teacher-student relationship due to greater initiative, involvement, and independence of students in an online lesson. The article presents a way to study the perception of changes in the teaching mode by teachers and students. The research enriches the e-learning knowledge area with data on how the sudden mass transition to online foreign language learning was carried out.

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