Transatlantic Collaborative Teaching and Learning via Information and Communications Technology

2005 ◽  
Vol 68 (10) ◽  
pp. 438-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Robertson ◽  
Robin McCannon ◽  
Jennifer Caldwell ◽  
Charles Juwah ◽  
Abdulaziz Elfessi
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
Virtual Community ◽  
Discussion Forum ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
University Of Wisconsin ◽  
Online Discussion Forum

The overall aim of this project was to investigate the potential of problem-based learning (PBL), supported by information and communications technology (ICT), to develop key, transferable and requisite skills and knowledge, which are critical for practice as an occupational therapist. This paper provides an evaluation of the potential of the ICT employed in the study to enhance learning and teaching. The project entailed a transatlantic collaboration between the faculty members and students of The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen (RGU), and the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse (UWL). Thirty students participated in the project. The ICT employed in the project included videoconferencing, email and computer-mediated conferencing (online discussion forum). The faculty members of the participating institutions generated a PBL case. The students received the case material by staged release via the virtual community and worked on developing appropriate assessment, treatment and resettlement strategies in geographical groupings, supported by email and the online discussion forum. They met and discussed their findings via videoconferences. The findings demonstrated that the ICT used was robust and provided a viable means of delivering the project content. The participants viewed the technology positively and their confidence and skills in using the technology progressed during the project.

scholarly journals Understanding Issues Affecting Students’ Commitment to Online Discussion Forums in Undergraduate Courses

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (01) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Semiyu Adejare Aderibigbe ◽  
Jacqueline Maria Dias ◽  
Mini Sara Abraham
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
Discussion Forum ◽  
Faculty Support ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Online Discussion Forums ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
Online Discussion Forum ◽  
New Learning ◽  
Research Questions

<p class="0abstract">This study explored students’ commitment and factors impacting their commitment to the online discussion forums that complement teaching and learning in two undergraduate courses. Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative strategies, we collected and analyzed data to address our research questions. The findings indicate that students are committed to online discussion forums in this study, which seemed to be impacted by students’ technological skills and exciting topics. Even so, a few students were not as committed as they would have liked because the platform was new, and they needed time to adapt to the learning platform. That said, our findings reveal that students’ commitment to and engagement in the online discussion forum can be fostered with faculty support, exciting topics, and time to understand the new learning terrain.</p>

Glad to Have Taken the STEPS

2009 ◽  
pp. 455-469
Author(s):  
Geoff Danaher ◽  
Violeta Todorovic
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learners ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Discussion Forum ◽  
Teaching Process ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Online Discussion Forum ◽  
Role Of Teachers

This chapter focuses on aspects that contribute to successful online learning in the Skills for Tertiary Education Preparatory Studies (STEPS) bridging program at CQUniversity in Australia. The program, which aims to instill the aptitudes, values and attitudes for effective university study in interrupted adult learners, has been running for 22 years and has had an online component for off campus students since 2006. Among the challenges involved in developing the online program have been promoting the value of critical reflection, recognizing the importance of learning as process to complement a focus on learning as product, and configuring an effective constructive alignment between factors shaping the learning and teaching process. The role of teachers’ reflective practices and students’ use of an online discussion forum in meeting these challenges is explored.

A Reimagined EdD

2021 ◽  
pp. 1029-1058
Author(s):  
Matthew Militello ◽  
Lynda Tredway ◽  
Karen D. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Educational Leadership ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
Doctoral Program ◽  
Discussion Forum ◽  
Online Teaching And Learning ◽  
Innovative Design ◽  
Online Discussion Forum ◽  
Progressive Pedagogy

This chapter provides an overview of an innovative design for an online doctoral program in educational leadership. The authors begin with an outline of the participatory, progressive pedagogy framework that guides their work with students. They analyze the use of two illustrations that exemplify their pedagogy in an online environment: digital storytelling and Flip Grid, a video-based online discussion forum. The chapter demonstrates the importance of relationships prior to engagement in critical dialogue and pedagogies both online and in person and identifies key principles for online teaching and learning.

scholarly journals Use of online interactive tools in an open distance learning context: Health studies students' perspective*

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kefiloe A. Maboe
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
Discussion Forum ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Online Discussion Forum ◽  
Educational Challenges ◽  
Management Students

Background: Open distance learning (ODL) institutions provide educational challenges with specific reference to the training of nurses. They have adopted online technologies to facilitate teaching and learning. However it is observed that most nurses do not use or minimally use tools such as a discussion forum for online interaction to facilitate teaching and learning.Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine how the discussion forum as an online interactive tool be used in an ODL institution to enhance student-to-student and student-to-lecturer online interactions.Design: Quantitative and descriptive in nature.Method: No sampling was done. An online questionnaire was sent to all 410 second and third years Health Services Management students around the world registered with a specific ODL institution during the second semester. Eighty seven students responded to the questionnaire. Data analysis was done quantitatively and descriptively in the form of diagrams.Results: The findings indicated that 84.9% of students own computers, and 100% own cellular phones, but only 3.8% participated in online discussion forum. Some students indicated that they were technologically challenged. Some lecturers interact minimally online and are not supportive to them. The institution does not give them the support they need to acquire the necessary skills to utilise these technologies.Conclusion: The article suggests that lecturers, active interaction in an online discussion forum as a way of supporting students, are fundamental to effective teaching and learning.The university should consider providing intensive mentoring to students to enable them to utilise the available technologies optimally.

scholarly journals Nursing students' perception of the learning process in a hospital setting

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elcilene Andreíne Terra Durgante ALVES ◽  
Ana Luísa Petersen COGO
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Discussion Forum ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Online Discussion Forum ◽  
Nursing Course

The aim of this study was to identify how nursing students perceive and experience the learning process during curricular practice in a hospital setting. A qualitative, retrospective, documentary study was developed in an undergraduate nursing course. Data were comprised of 162 posts made by 34 students in the online discussion forum of the Learning Management System Moodle, during the first half of 2011. The following themes emerged from the thematic content analysis: "nursing students' understanding about the professional practice," and "the teaching and learning process in the perspective of nursing students." The study demonstrated that the forum was a place for reporting experiences such as the description of the physical area, performing procedures, perception of nursing care activities, conflicts with peers, coping with death and learning evaluation. The online discussion forum needs to be used by professors as a space of interaction so as to contribute to professional training.

A Reimagined EdD

2018 ◽  
pp. 214-243
Author(s):  
Matthew Militello ◽  
Lynda Tredway ◽  
Karen D. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Educational Leadership ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
Doctoral Program ◽  
Discussion Forum ◽  
Online Teaching And Learning ◽  
Innovative Design ◽  
Online Discussion Forum ◽  
Progressive Pedagogy

This chapter provides an overview of an innovative design for an online doctoral program in educational leadership. The authors begin with an outline of the participatory, progressive pedagogy framework that guides their work with students. They analyze the use of two illustrations that exemplify their pedagogy in an online environment: digital storytelling and Flip Grid, a video-based online discussion forum. The chapter demonstrates the importance of relationships prior to engagement in critical dialogue and pedagogies both online and in person and identifies key principles for online teaching and learning.

scholarly journals Trainee Teachers’ Critical Thinking in an Online Discussion Forum: A Content Analysis

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irfan Naufal Umar ◽  
Noor Hazita Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Online Discussion ◽  
Virtual Community ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Discussion Forum ◽  
Online Forum ◽  
Teaching Practicum ◽  
Trainee Teachers ◽  
Online Discussion Forum

Purpose – The application of asynchronous mode of computermediated communication such as the online discussion forum is becoming more prevalent in our learning environment. Online forum is important for learning to take place as it allows the creation of a "virtual community of inquiry" that encourages problem solving, critical thinking, and knowledge construction. Thus, this study sought to analyse the content of trainee teachers’ discussion in an online forum, especially in terms of their critical thinking levels. An online discussion forum was created for the trainee teachers to discuss their experience and problems encountered during the teaching practicum.   Method – A total of 30 Universiti Sains Malaysia pre-service teachers who underwent 20 weeks of teaching practice in secondary schools were involved in this study. The Newman, Webb and Cochrane (1995) framework was used to analyse the students’ levels of critical thinking skills as indicated in their messages or reflections. The depth of the their critical thinking in terms of relevance, importance, novelty, accuracy, linking ideas or interpretation, justification, critical assessment, and practical utility were of interest in this study.   Findings – Throughout the 20 weeks of teaching practice, a total of 896 positive critical thinking indicators were recorded from the participants’ discussion. Their reflections focused mainly on the aspects of relevance, importance, and justification of the issues being discussed. However, the trainees hardly tried to bring outside knowledge or experience to address problems, and their input barely refl ected their width of understanding in discussing the issues. The online discussion forum, nevertheless, has provided a platform for the trainees to share and reflect their problems during the teaching practicum session. 76 Value – The paper explores the potential of an online discussion forum to be applied during teacher practice session. Based on these findings, it is recommended that our teacher training institutions integrate this technology into their curriculum.  

Innovations in Learning and Teaching for Manufacturing Engineering under Ubiquitous Computing and Distributed on Mobile Devices Smartphones and Tablets

2017 ◽  
Vol 903 ◽  
pp. 84-91
Author(s):  
Carlos Pazo Martín ◽  
Francisco Aguayo González ◽  
María Estela Peralta Álvarez ◽  
Mariano Marcos Bárcena ◽  
María Jesús Ávila Gutiérrez
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Engineering Information ◽  
Manufacturing Engineering

The new technologies of information and communication have opened up new possibilities for training in the field of manufacturing engineering. Information and communications technology contribute to flexible process of teaching and learning thanks to the ease of creating, processing and dissemination of content. They are also an opportunity to improve new learning environments, closer to actual production contexts. But to achieve an efficient process of learning, methodologies (that are based on ICT) should be adapted to the students’ characteristics, the contents and the context. This paper aims to design a model of teaching and learning from educational innovation with the use of information technologies applied to training Manufacturing Engineer using mobile devices as a teaching resource. The tool will be designed to self-education situated in learning contexts and incorporates different instructional strategies for student learning and teacher monitoring.

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