The Child in Our Midst: The Shifting Trends in Ministry with Children and Families over the Past Forty Years

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 434-448
Author(s):  
Mimi L. Larson
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Developmental Theory ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
Children's Spirituality ◽  
Children's Ministry ◽  
The Past ◽  
Ministry Leadership ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
Teaching Learning

For the past 40 years, the field of children and family ministries has emerged, developed, and been strengthened through the intentional engagement of various teaching/learning approaches, the influence of developmental theory, and the rise of a children’s ministry leadership vocation. The significant growth and development with children and family ministries have contributed to the movement away from a narrow and simplistic view of children to a deeper understanding of how children’s spirituality and faith develops. Yet, more diverse research and improved ministry practices are needed. Integrating children as full participants in the faith community, along with continued evaluation of and improvements in teaching and learning practices, integral partnerships between home and family, and additional voices and diverse perspectives will all aid in better understandings and practices in ministry with children and families.

scholarly journals Training Public Health Professionals to Tackle Women, Children, and Families Health Issues: A “Skill-Based Qualitative Learning Approach”

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia Obeng
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
Arduous Task ◽  
The One ◽  
Future Work

Purpose: There are several teaching and learning approaches but finding the one that is appropriate for a particular field or training program is an arduous task. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the “Skill Based Qualitative Learning Approach” (SBQLA) in training health professionals.Description: The SBQLA is a pedagogical approach via which learners are trained in developing qualitative questionnaires and interview skills to learn from experts in the Public Health (PH) field. This teaching approach arms students with interview skills that help them identify and address PH roadblocks and get them authentic information from experts. It also equips them with techniques on how to do formalized presentations and come up with projects and interventions that help mitigate and eliminate drivers of health problems among women, children and families.Assessment: Learners' field experiences are shared in a professional presentation style in a class to help trainees benefit from each other's information and to get formalized feedback on their presentation. Assessment in this learning approach is based on a synthesis and an analysis of data collected from professionals.Conclusion: Findings from this learning approach enables experts to shed light on true stories shared by real and authentic individuals whose faces can be associated with their shared experiences. This learning approach makes it possible for trainees to also initiate projects that help them tackle existing and emerging public health issues in their future work.

scholarly journals Can virtual seminars be used cost-effectively to enhance student learning?

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Halfpenny ◽  
Sonja Wellings
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Direct Contact ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Active Participation ◽  
University Student ◽  
The Past ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
Evaluation Of Teaching ◽  
Student Ratios ◽  
Enhance Student Learning

With the expansion of university student numbers over the past decade, deteriorating staiT-student ratios have necessitated a re-evaluation of teaching and learning practices. In general, the amount of direct contact between staff and students has diminished. Lecture audiences have grown larger and there is less opportunity within or immediately after lectures for interaction between students and lecturers. Seminars, classes and tutorials have also grown and they often have fifteen or more students in them, allowing on average only four minutes or fewer of active participation by each member over the course of an hour'sDOI:10.1080/0968776010090305 

scholarly journals General Education: Learning from the Past, Preparing for the Future

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Gersten
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Liberal Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Authentic Assessment ◽  
The Past ◽  
Societal Needs ◽  
Assessment Of Student Learning ◽  
Teaching Learning

This article explores the widening gap between business and societal needs and current general education curricula. Research is presented that documents gaps between projected needs of industry and current practices in postsecondary education especially in the general education areas. Positive efforts to close the gap are highlighted. Also highlighted are changing regulatory environments, some that support forward-thinking approaches to liberal education and others that revert to traditional educational practices. With a focus on adaptability and intentional teaching and learning, recommendations are presented for flexible curriculum, intentional pedagogy, and a backwards approach to the teaching-learning enterprise that begins with authentic assessment of student learning.

scholarly journals Investigating Factors that Contribute to Effective Teaching-Learning Practices: EFL/ESL Classroom Context

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Rukaia Islam
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Classroom Interaction ◽  
Teacher Talk ◽  
Classroom Context ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Learner Differences ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Learning Factors ◽  
Esl Classroom

This paper seeks to address some key issues, which can influence as well as determine the nature of teaching and learning practices in an ELT classroom directly or indirectly. This paper views an EFL or ESL classroom as a dynamic and multi-dimensional platform open to different interpretations of teaching and learning. Factors like teachers’ beliefs, teacher talk, teachers’ questioning, diversity and complexity of ELT classroom, classroom values and individual learner differences require thoughtful attention irrespective of teaching methods and approaches. However, these issues are not straight forward, rather inherent in the activities related to classroom interaction and management and demand proper conceptualization by teachers, ELT practitioners and researchers.

scholarly journals Teachers and Technology: Trends in English Language Teaching in Saudi Arabia

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Farooq ◽  
Abdul Soormro
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Teaching Learning

Technology has impacted the learning approaches and vice-versa with an aim to improve the standards of language teaching/learning process. The present study focuses on teachers’ preferences and use of technology in their language classrooms. A survey was conducted to seek opinion of EFL teachers both male and female at the English language center on technology-related competencies. The survey comprised four domains: planning and preparation, classroom management, instruction, and professional responsibilities (Danielson, 2007).The questionnaire was distributed to 100 English language teachers (50 males and 50 females) at Taif University English Language Centre. The responses revealed that most of the teachers thought aware of the technology and its uses in education don’t integrate technology in their teaching at planning and preparation stage. They use the available technological gadget in the classroom to exploit some of the activities. They must use the university LMS for uploading certain activities and assessment otherwise they hesitate to design technology-based activities for English language learners. They and the students need training in integrating technology with teaching and learning process.

scholarly journals Mathematics in Engineering Education: a Review of the Recent Literature with a View towards Innovative Practices

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birgit Pepin ◽  
Rolf Biehler ◽  
Ghislaine Gueudet
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Curriculum Reform ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Current System ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
Teaching Learning

AbstractThe aim of the special issue is to bring together important current international research on innovative teaching and learning practices in mathematics in engineering education, and to develop deeper understandings of the characteristics of current teaching and learning practices that can inform the design and implementation of future innovative practice. The focus of this review paper is to provide a state-of-the-art overview of this emerging field at the cross-roads between mathematics and engineering education, in addition to introducing the papers of this special issue. To guide this paper, we posed three review questions: (1) How can current (teaching/learning/study) practices of mathematics in engineering education be characterized with a view towards innovation?; (2) What are the ‘resources’ (cognitive, material, digital, social) used, and what are those that appear also well suited for innovative courses?; (3) What are promising innovative practices in mathematics in engineering education, and what are the implications for curriculum reform? Looking back across the studies we summarized in the review, we conclude that they are lagging behind the more fundamental changes that are happening in engineering education, whilst addressing selected aspects of innovative changes within the current system of engineering education. At the same time, the nine papers of this special issue contribute new perspectives for innovative practices in mathematics in engineering education, for a better understanding of current practices and for future research.

scholarly journals Institutions - Industry – Society Collaborative Learning Bring Success in Engineering Education in India

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6S3) ◽  
pp. 1680-1682
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Western Education ◽  
Educational Methods ◽  
The Past ◽  
The People ◽  
Education In India ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
In The Beginning

Education is one which is the continuous event which shifts the people or whole society from the dark to light. From the past few decades’ education and educational methods made drastic changes in our real life. Teaching and learning process has been made enormous growth in our society. Engineering education is literally different from the general teaching learning scenario. In this world, whatever we are seeing, feeling and experiencing all except the belongings from the nature are invented or innovated by engineering education. In the beginning of the era we are unaware about engineering background also we are not finding answers for the basic questions which are raised in our day to day life like why? how? what? when and where etc. But the engineering has proven that all uncertainties to the world even though which are not close to the imagination. This growth happened in Indian engineering is not up to comparable with worldwide growth. It is very clearly indicate that till we have to improve many things in our education systems. Even though we are competent to produce multiple lakhs of engineers per year, they are not qualified for availing the job directly. Many engineers are just fit in the job but that jobs are not relevant to their qualifications. Even though we are following our own systems as well as western education system which will not satisfied our needs.

scholarly journals Teaching and Learning Techniques for the Online Environment. How to Maintain Students’ Attention and Achieve Learning Outcomes in a Virtual Environment Using New Technology

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 278-290
Author(s):  
Narcisa Roxana Moşteanu
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Digital Networks ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Teaching Learning

Digital communication has become vital to all social and economic sectors. Today we are experiencing a transition from traditional learning to e-learning via digital means. Overnight, all of humanity is learning how to adapt to digital life and leaving traditional ways of doing things behind. Digitization has been around for several years, but has become a necessity due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Lockdowns have forced us to work remotely and to use digital networks to communicate, make payments, and learn – all sectors have had to abruptly adapt to the digital age. This paper shows how teaching and learning approaches need to adapt to new communication requirements and students' needs to achieve learning outcomes in a virtual environment. This paper uses both quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze professors’ and students’ perspectives on the techniques of online teaching and learning, both during the isolation period and after, and what the best methods are for online learning, taking into consideration how to maintain students’ attention and how to get them actively involved in the learning process. The aim of this study is to develop a holistic image of online teaching-learning-assessment activities, to ensure the efficiency and quality of the educational process in the university environment.

scholarly journals Teaching techniques adapted for online delivery to achieve course learning outcomes in a virtual environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narcisa Moşteanu
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Digital Networks ◽  
University Environment ◽  
Teaching Learning

Today we are moving from traditional learning to e-learning via digital means. The entire humanity learned how to adapt overnight to digital life and leave the traditional doing things behind. Digitization has been around for several years, but its use has become a necessity with the Covid-19 pandemic. The blockade forced us to work remotely overnight, to use digital networks to communicate, make payments, learn, all sectors of activity had to adapt to the digital age in one night. This paper shows how the teaching and learning approaches need to adapt to new communication requirements and students' needs to achieve course learning outcomes in a virtual environment. This paper uses both a quantitative and qualitative method to analyze the professors and students’ perspectives on the techniques of online teaching-learning, during the isolation period and after, and what are the best methods recommended to be used for online learning taking into consideration how students can maintain their class’s attention and how can get actively involved in a learning process. The value of this study is to develop a holistic image of online teaching-learning-assessment activities, to ensure the efficiency and quality of the educational process in the university environment.

scholarly journals Analyzing effectiveness of active learning through project-based learning approach in university level ICT courses

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-69
Author(s):  
Dhiraj Shrestha ◽  
Satyendra Nath Lohani ◽  
Roshan Manjushree Adhikari
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Engineering Project ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
University Level ◽  
Teaching Learning

The concept of Active Learning (AL), which has journeyed through multiple research studies over the years, is an important part of the teaching learning process at academic institutions. The present study applies active learning via project-based approaches where students engage in real life projects and solve associated complications with their research, communication, and technical skills. As a case study of effectiveness of project-based learning (PBL), especially in engineering project contexts, the present research is conducted among students studying computer science and engineering at Kathmandu University (KU), Nepal. The key findings of the study suggest that PBL assignments have helped students in their active learning processes. This paper also compares teaching and learning approaches of KU with other IT institutions of Nepal.

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