A Two-Year BSc(Hons) in Occupational Therapy: Preparing Graduates for a Demanding Profession through an Accelerated Degree

1998 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 253-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Elliott ◽  
Mark Francis
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Study Skills ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Unique Challenge ◽  
Continuous Evaluation ◽  
Changing Climate ◽  
Professional Characteristics ◽  
Undergraduate Programme

The expectations, skills and demands of graduate students undertaking an undergraduate programme in occupational therapy form a unique challenge for curriculum design. Through a sound philosophical base, the emerging professional is encouraged to use existing study skills, develop professional characteristics and adapt to the ever-changing climate within occupational therapy. This article presents the issues facing a team in the development, delivery and continuous evaluation of a unique learning experience for graduates undertaking a degree in occupational therapy.

Getting My Feet Wet: A Student Educator's Perspective on a Successful Learning Experience

1997 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Gifford
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Learning Community ◽  
Graduate Student ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Holistic Education ◽  
Unexpected Events ◽  
School Buses ◽  
Master Of Science ◽  
Strongly Connected

I am a third-semester graduate student at the Audubon Expedition Institute (AEI), a college based in Belfast, Maine. This is a unique, fascinating, and sometimes crazy educational experience in which we travel around a different bioregion of the country each semester. Our method of transport is two converted school buses; we camp out every night and become strongly connected with the land around us. Our degree will be a master of science in environmental education; we study ecosystems and environmental and social issues through self-directed education. Our program emphasizes experiential and holistic education within a strong learning community, and sometimes we have the opportunity to turn unexpected events to our advantage. As a learning community we are each other's roommates, teachers, students, and peers. We cook and eat together and live in an intense, closely knit environment. This semester our community consists of 27 graduate students and four faculty.

scholarly journals Negotiating between the Constant and the Changing: Balancing Acts in the Training of Writing Teachers

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Heping Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Minimal Amount ◽  
College Level ◽  
Literature And Linguistics ◽  
Student Writers ◽  
Comparative Rhetoric ◽  
Individualized Approach ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
Ta Training

TA training is an important component of any rhetoric/composition program in American universities. As a faculty member in the Department of English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics with a specialty in classical oratory and comparative rhetoric, I have been training TAs for over a decade as a significant portion of my teaching assignment. In my presentation, I would like to discuss the major factors that affect the quality of the TA training program and ways to balance these factors to maximize the learning experience for the TAs. TAs, short for “teaching assistants” or “teaching associates,” are graduate students in English who are assigned to teach a writing class or two, usually of beginning college level. It is essential that these graduate students be provided with detailed hands-on training both in theory and in practice every step of the way in order for them to feel confident and comfortable in the classroom. My role as their teacher and supervising instructor is to provide them with fundamental training, laying a solid foundation for them to grow professionally. As I see it, four major factors interact in the TA training process: the available theory, the institutional and academic expectations, the class of student writers they each teach, and the TAs themselves as a team. Some of these factors are relatively constant; others are fluid and always changing. They often present fresh challenges when they interact in the writing classroom. I would like to explore how these factors act upon each other and complement each other as I try to create an environment in which the TAs feel encouraged to learn and experiment on their own with a minimal amount of guidance. I will argue that, based on my years of experience and on the reflections by the TAs themselves, it is of critical importance that the focus be placed on the balancing of the four factors in an individualized approach for TA training.

scholarly journals Graduate Students’ Experience and Academic Achievements with Online Learning during COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 13055
Author(s):  
Halima Ahmed Omar ◽  
Eqlima Mohamad Ali ◽  
Shashidhar Belbase
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Graduate Studies ◽  
Online Distance Learning

Higher education institutions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) adopted a distance/online learning approach during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to ensure that students were safe while they received an uninterrupted, high-quality education off-campus. This was the first time that all of the higher education institutions adopted this approach. Therefore, it is crucial to conduct this study to gain insight into graduate students’ experiences in distance learning and to verify whether these experiences are linked to their achievements. The purpose of this study was to examine graduate students’ experiences toward online and distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in the academic year 2020–2021 and their academic achievement. A questionnaire was developed for this study and sent online to graduate students’ emails with the coordination of the College of Graduate Studies at a higher education institution in the UAE. The study received 138 responses. The data was analyzed using IBMSPSS-26. The findings of the study showed that graduate students’ level of Engagement, ease of Communication, and quality of learning Experience with online/distance learning were related significantly to their overall academic achievement.

scholarly journals Using A Wind Power Assessment Project On The Hopi Reservation As A Problem Based Learning Experience For Undergrad And Graduate Students

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Henderson ◽  
Bradley Rogers ◽  
Robert Grondin ◽  
Chell Roberts ◽  
Scott Danielson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Wind Power ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Problem Based Learning

scholarly journals Analysis of AI Precision Education Strategy for Small Private Online Courses

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Shan Lin ◽  
Ying-Hsun Lai
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
System Development ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Teaching Experiment ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Education Strategy ◽  
Education Model ◽  
The Impact

In recent years, the learning efficacy of online to offline (O2O) teaching methods seems to outperform traditional teaching methods in the field of education. Students can use a small private online course (SPOC) teaching platform to preview class-related materials, learn basic knowledge, and enhance the practical experience of system development in offline courses. The research team applied an artificial intelligence (AI) precision education strategy to design a teaching experiment that evaluated whether this approach may lead to better learning outcomes. In addition to questionnaire surveys to ascertain students' attitudes toward and their satisfaction with learning, this study employed in-depth interviews to understand a potential influence on changes in teachers' curriculum design and teaching approaches when SPOCs was integrated into the traditional university classroom, as well as the impact of the AI precision education model. The results showed that the AI precision education model may facilitate students' learning experience and enhance student achievement.

From Content Engagement to Cognitive Engagement

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamdy A. Abdelaziz
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Study Skills ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Cognitive Engagement ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Web Based Learning ◽  
Self Study ◽  
Experimental Group

The objective of this paper was to develop an immersive Web-based learning model and measure its effectiveness on improving self-questioning and self-study skills among graduate students. The proposed model was guided theoretically by the flipped classroom as a new Web-based learning trend. It was also guided pedagogically by active and reflective learning principles that support transforming the teaching and learning practices from content engagement to cognitive engagement. The targeted immersive learning model encompasses four reciprocal phases: Pro-act, Act, Reflect, and Re-act (PARR). A control group post-test only experimental design was applied in this paper to examine the effect of this new learning model on both self-questioning and self-study skills. To validate the suggested model, a convenience sample of graduate students studying an advanced statistics course was selected from the Distance Teaching and Training Program at the Arabian Gulf University during the second semester of the 2012/2013 academic year. The dependent variables in this research were measured by self-questioning skills scale and self-study skills scale. After designing and applying this new immersive Web-based learning model (PARR), findings revealed that using the flipped classroom through this immersive Web-based learning model has a statistical and practical impact on developing self-questioning and self-study skills among graduate students. Each student in the experimental group was able to master self-questioning skills needed to apply quantitative research data analysis knowledge and methods. In addition, each student in the experimental group scored more than theoretical average of the self-study skills scale. The results of this paper may increase the probability and genralizability of using flipped classroom to deliver other statistical course at all educational levels. The contribution of this research is that it qualifies the Web-based instructional practices to shift from content acquisition act to knowledge expression and creation act. In addition, the paper will be of benefit to people looking for pedagogical applications of virtual and blended learning environments for developing multiple ways to express what learners know and be able to do.

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