Work-Based Learning on Trial

1997 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 314-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Russell Kinman ◽  
Gail Kinman
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Delivery Methods ◽  
Daily Experience ◽  
Business Studies ◽  
Motor Industry ◽  
Early Experiences ◽  
Delivery Technique ◽  
And Training

The need for more flexible patterns of teaching and learning is well recognized both by industry and academic institutions. Leaner, more responsive ‘learning’ organizations require continuing, and more focused education and training for their employees. The development of suitable delivery methods has led to new challenges for higher education, itself involved in significant and continuing change. Integration of the daily experience of employees into the curriculum through work-based learning is one mechanism that might help meet the requirements of both industry and higher education. This paper reports early experiences of delivering an in-house, business studies degree programme to managers in the motor industry, using elements of work-based learning. The appropriateness and effectiveness of work-based learning as a delivery technique, and the strengths and weaknesses of the model in this context are evaluated. It is suggested that there are significant problems that need to be overcome if work-based learning is to reach its full potential. Recommendations for alleviation of the emergent difficulties are provided, and questions for further research are proposed.

Mapping Current Teaching and Learning Practices to Multi-User Virtual Environments

2011 ◽  
pp. 17-30
Author(s):  
Niccolo Capanni ◽  
Daniel C. Doolan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Delivery Methods ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
Teaching In Higher Education

During the course of this chapter, the authors will examine the current methods of pedagogical teaching in higher education and explore the possible mapping into a multi-user virtual environment. The authors consider the process of construction and delivery for a module of student education. They examine the transition of delivery methods from the established, slow changing traditional media, to the modern flexibly of community based, open source driven methods which are the foundation of virtual environments.

scholarly journals The European quality labels in chemical sciences: applying the Tuning Methodology in quality assurance

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 369
Author(s):  
Evangelia A. Varella
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
European Higher Education Area ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
European Chemistry ◽  
Study Programme ◽  
European Higher Education ◽  
And Training

The European Chemistry Thematic Network is a non-profit making association focused on enhancing the quality and harmonising the features of chemical education and training all over the European Higher Education Area. In the context of quality assurance, it developed European Quality Labels in Chemical Sciences, which were initiated in the frame of the Tuning project, and are following the Tuning methodology. The Labels are awarded to programmes on chemistry or related disciplines, as well as to studies at the interface of chemistry and other subjects. They are based on the Budapest Cycle Level Descriptors, a detailed adaptation of the Dublin Descriptors for the field of chemical sciences. The following aspects are considered in awarding Eurobachelor® and Euromaster® Labels: learning outcomes, including subject knowledge, abilities and skills; modularisation of courses and contents; ECTS credit distribution and student workload; mobility; methods of teaching and learning; assessment; quality assurance<strong>. </strong>For the Chemistry Doctorate Eurolabel® the considerations are somehow different and include: fitness for purpose; entry to the programme; length of studies; study programme structure; teaching and training in generic competences; transcripts; graduate schools; supervision; examinations; assessment; and quality assurance. The Chemistry Short Cycle Eurolabel® refers to study programmes, which are placed at Level 5 in the in the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning, and are also seen as an intermediate level within or linked to the first cycle of the Qualifications Framework for the European Higher Education Area. Aspects considered are analogous to those mentioned for the Eurobachelor® Label.

scholarly journals Heutagogy: The pedagogy of agency

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Lisa Blaschake
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Traditional Curriculum ◽  
Delivery Methods ◽  
Learning Skills ◽  
Uncertain Future ◽  
To Come ◽  
Perfect Storm

Even before Covid-19, higher education was facing a perfect storm of challenges: increased costs, reduced funding, and rising industry demand for more skilled graduates. Educators were also challenged with finding ways to better prepare students for an uncertain future where lifelong learning skills are essential. The current pandemic has only served to intensify the storm, and educational institutions have rushed to technology in order to survive. In response to the new — or next — normal, institutional leaders are attempting to adapt traditional curriculum and systems so that they can transition rapidly to remote teaching and learning. Online, hybrid, and hyflex learning have become the beguiling buzzword solutions of today. How to survive this perfect storm and the storms to come? This presentation will propose that it is not technology that will best address these challenges; instead, a fundamental rethinking of how we teach and learn is necessary. By adopting heutagogy — or a pedagogy of agency, where the learner takes control of learning — will we be able to agilely transition and pivot across delivery methods, while also equipping our students with the lifelong learning skills and competencies required for the future.

scholarly journals Relevancy of New Higher Education Approaches in ‘Second Republic Zimbabwe’

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kudakwashe Keche
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
World Order ◽  
Virtual Learning Environments ◽  
Second Republic ◽  
Face Model ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The World ◽  
And Training

Through face-to-face interviews with lecturers, this research explored the relevancy of new higher education approaches in Zimbabwe particularly Education 5.0 and virtual learning environments (VLEs). The main finding suggests that the five missions of Education 5.0 are not new in higher education and training in the country. However, they being nigh on greased following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID 19) is exceptional and unplanned for up take. Education 5.0 charges that turned to be virtually oiled have already been cherished under the auspices of Education 3.0. Thus, lecturers do not perceive it as new. But, only the means and ways upon which it is delivered to learners in the COVID 19 era. The hype around it coming from the ‘Second Republic’ government is factory-made and politically calculated. Besides, it is difficult to underpin the development given the economic problems the country is currently facing. This research also finds out that VLEs are just more than a saga in Zimbabwe since she still lags behind the world order of internet of things. A few of the interviewees were of the view that teaching and learning though virtual means and ways is not different from the old face-to-face model.

scholarly journals Micro-Credentials in Higher Education Institutions: Challenges and Opportunities

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 281
Author(s):  
Nur Hidayah Che Ahmat ◽  
Muhammad Arif Aizat Bashir ◽  
Ahmad Rashidy Razali ◽  
Salmiah Kasolang
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Traditional Education ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Digital Badges ◽  
Delivery Methods ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the education sector locally and globally especially in teaching and learning delivery methods as most universities have adopted online platforms. The present situation is not only challenging but also tests the flexibility of the existing education system. With the help of technology, the existing traditional education system could be more flexible to enable more individuals from around the world to access education. The latest revolution in online education, micro-credential, is growing interest among public and private universities worldwide, including Malaysia. However, to date, little scholarly work is found related to micro-credentials in higher education. This conceptual paper presents an overview of micro-credential and the challenges and opportunities of offering micro-credential certification in the form of digital badges to the national and global market. Recommendations are made to multiple stakeholders (e.g., higher education providers, employers) to enhance the use of certifications for graduate employability. Ideas for further research are also presented.   Keywords: Digital badges, Digital credentialing, Higher-education, Micro-credential, Online certification

Extending the Apprenticeship Model of Music Instruction in Higher Education With Facebook Groups

2018 ◽  
pp. 136-163
Author(s):  
Tamara R. Meredith ◽  
Scott J. Warren
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Music Instruction ◽  
Faculty Concerns ◽  
Apprenticeship Model ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Music Faculty ◽  
Media Channels ◽  
And Training

Although faculty may not believe that they are legitimately “teaching” while engaging with students via Facebook, results of interviews and publicly available Facebook data clearly document intentional music faculty activities that fit the description of teaching through enculturation. This situates the phenomenon of Facebook groups firmly within the larger apprenticeship model in use in music departments; the process of enculturation through Facebook is used to teach new apprentices how to become functional members of their musical communities. Recommendations generated from the research and discussed in this chapter include addressing faculty concerns about personal and professional risk, departmental development of guidelines for Facebook group use and management that is based in enculturation theory, and training for music faculty in the use of social media channels as opportunities for teaching and learning.

scholarly journals Training the Trainers: Towards a Description of Translator Trainer Competence and Training Needs Analysis

2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothy Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
Translation Studies ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
Professional Standards ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Higher Education Teaching ◽  
And Training ◽  
Professional Translator

Abstract There is now a relative wealth of Translation Studies literature on translator training, but it often centres on impersonal aspects such as processes, content or activities, and ignores the human factor. There are two sets of participants in the teaching and learning process, both of whom are essential for its success: students or trainees, and teachers or trainers. Other than to bemoan their supposed deficiencies, or to design elaborate entrance filters, little has been said about students. But even less has been said about trainers. In this paper, attention focuses on them. The little that TS literature says about trainer profiles is mostly centred on the need for them to have professional translator competence. This paper takes a broader approach to the issues surrounding translator trainers and their training, setting them firmly within the broader context of higher education teaching as a profession, and attempts to link recently developed professional standards in higher education teaching to our field. This background allows the author to draw up a competence-based profile of the translator trainer and briefly to review which areas of such a profile have been addressed in TS and which are still in need of further work. The paper ends with an overview of the preliminary results of a study currently underway in Spain, designed to carry out detailed training needs analysis for translator trainers.

scholarly journals Acknowledgements

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. v
Author(s):  
Joy Papier
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Strategic Partnership ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Editorial Committee ◽  
Development Capacity ◽  
Seed Funding ◽  
And Training

The Journal of Vocational, Adult and Continuing Education and Training could not have become a reality without the commitment of a number of individuals and organisations who provided support at critical stages of its development.   We are grateful for the vision of the University of the Western Cape Faculty of Education, especially that of the former Dean of Education, Prof. Zubeida Desai, for her enthusiasm for this venture.   We thank the Education Policy Consortium (EPC) for its initial seed funding grant which enabled the scoping research and the journal development workshop in 2016.   The encouragement of members of the Department of Higher Education and Training in the early phase of conceptualisation of the journal is gratefully acknowledged.   Our appreciation also goes to the MerSETA for their strategic partnership in this initiative and for making a consistent contributution towards developing TVET scholarship.   The publication of this issue of the journal has been made possible by the Teaching and Learning Development Capacity Improvement Programme which is being implemented through a partnership between the Department of Higher Education and Training and the European Union.   We are enormously grateful to our colleagues across the spectrum of post-school provision, who offered helpful advice as the journal processes unfolded.   Thank you to the authors who allowed us to subject their work to scrutiny and for being willing to publish in the JOVACET.   Our reviewers, who gave so generously of their time and talent, deserve a special word of thanks.   Thank you to our Editorial Committee and Advisory Board – we look forward to your continued participation and support.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTASI METODE WEIGHTED PRODUCT (WP) DALAM SISTEM PENGAMBILAN KEPUTUSAN DOSEN TERBAIK TEKNIK KOMPUTER AKADEMI ILMU KOMPUTER TERNATE

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-182
Author(s):  
ILHAM DJUFRI ◽  
Muksin Hi Abdullah ◽  
Seh Turuy
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Computer Engineering ◽  
Delivery Methods ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Product Method ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Calculation Analysis ◽  
And Training

ABSTRAKDosen merupakan tenaga akademik yang bertugas merencanakan dan melaksanakan proses pembelajaran, menilai hasil pembelajaran, melakukan pembimbingan dan pelatihan, serta melakukan penelitian dan pengabdian pada masyarakat (Tri Dharma) Perguruan Tinggi. Dalam melaksanankan Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi doesen perlu diberikan apresiasi atau promosi sesuai dengan kinerja akademiknya. Oleh karena itu, peneliti mendesain analisis pengambilan keputusan pemilihan dosen terbaik pada Program Studi Teknik Komputer Akadedemi Ilmu Komputer Ternate. Tujuannya adalah memilih dosen terbaik dengan cara perangkingan. Untuk menentukan dosen terbaik peneliti menggunakan teknik pengambilan data dengan cara penyebaran kuisioner terhadap 16 (enam belas) mahsaiswa Teknik Komputer sebagai penilai terhadap 5 (lima) alternative (dosen) Teknik Komputer dengan menerapkan metode analisis perhitungan metode Weighted Product. Kriteria pemilihan yang digunakan adalah Kemampuan Logika Berpikir, Terampil Melakukan Evaluasi Assessment, Terampil Menyajikan Materi Kuliah dan Kedisiplinan. Data hasil analisis perhitungan mendapatkan Alternatif (dosen) yang memperoleh nilai tertinggi adalah alternative (dosen) ABUR (A4) 0.2328.Kata kunci: SPK, WP, pemilihan, dosen, terbaik ABSTRACTLecturers are academic staff in charge of planning and implementing the learning process, assessing learning outcomes, conducting guidance and training, and conducting research and community service (Three Dharma) for Higher Education. In implementing the Three Dharma of Higher Education, it is necessary to give appreciation or promotion according to its academic performance. Therefore, the researchers designed a decision-making analysis for choosing the best lecturers in the Computer Engineering Study Program, Akademi Ilmu Komputer, Ternate. The goal was to select the best lecturers by ranking. To determine the best lecturer, the researchers used data collection techniques by distributing questionnaires to 16 (sixteen) Computer Engineering students as assessors of 5 (five) alternative (lecturers) Computer Engineering by applying the calculation analysis method of the Weighted Product method. The selection criteria used are Logic Thinking, Synthesis Analysis Ability, Material Delivery Methods and Dress Procedures (Appearance). The data from the calculation analysis indicated that the alternative (lecturer) who got the highest score was the alternative (lecturer) ABUR (A4) 0.2328.Keywords: DSS, WP, election, lecturer, best

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