Online Journalism Teaching and Learning Processes Beyond the Classroom and the University: Experiences in International Virtual Collaboration on Multimedia Projects

2020 ◽  
pp. 107769582091662
Author(s):  
Ainara Larrondo Ureta ◽  
Simón Peña Fernández ◽  
Juliana Fernandes Teixeira

The current media need for employees capable of producing multiplatform content and thriving in collaborative environments. This has made digital journalism one of the fields considered to have the greatest potential today for promoting professional, research, and teaching innovation. In fact, online journalism has played a major role in the renovation of communications curricula over the past two decades. This article examines a case study on a teaching innovation project in online journalism based on the Internationalization at Home (IaH) transversal perspective. It can be considered as the first project examining this perspective in the journalism-teaching field. The examined project was carried out by teachers and researchers of five Ibero-American universities with the aim that virtual international students of the five universities collaborated for the production of multimedia in-depth news reports. The article thus analyses the teaching innovation experience and discusses it in terms of advantages and disadvantages.

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Jose Antonio Méndez Serrano ◽  
Lucía Comino Mateos ◽  
Francisca García Rodríguez ◽  
Emilio Gómez Cobos

ResumenEl aprendizaje es experiencia, todo lo demás es información. (Albert Einstein). En nuestras escuelas, ¿informamos o creamos experiencias? ¿Cómo vieron la luz los grandes inventos y las teorías que hoy usamos en nuestro día a día? ¿Cuáles son las diferencias y similitudes entre los inventores y nuestros alumnos? ¿La docencia que yo realizo en el aula inspira a mis estudiantes a ser unos apasionados de lo que están haciendo, motivados por lo que van a descubrir y la utilidad que va tener para ellos, en su ámbito personal, profesional y, para la sociedad? Este artículo describe la experiencia y los resultados del Proyecto de Innovación Docente desarrollado en la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Edificación de la Universidad de Granada. Los procesos metodológicos aplicados para mejorar la docencia, los resultados académicos y el crecimiento personal de cada participante. Se ha basado en tres iniciativas clave: a) Docencia coordinada basada en proyectos entre las cinco asignaturas del semestre. Se ajustan cronogramas y se usa un único modelo arquitectónico como objeto práctico para todas las asignaturas, se complementa la evaluación individual de los estudiantes con una defensa oral ante los profesores de las asignaturas. b) Adaptación de las clases, basada en la neuroeducación, para evocar la curiosidad, la atención y la memorización. c) Talleres formativos y proceso individual de coaching. En los primeros se desarrolla el aprendizaje cooperativo entre iguales, (interdependencia positiva), gestión del tiempo, formas de ser en el aula, el arte de emocionar en público, toma de decisiones y gestión de conflictos. En el segundo, proceso de acompañamiento realizado por un coach acreditado, por el cual mediante preguntas reveladoras y dinámicas, al estilo de la mayéutica socrática, el estudiante potencia sus virtudes y habilidades e identifica creencias limitantes, transformándolas para crear resultados diferentes.AbstractLearning is experience, all else is information. (Albert Einstein). In our schools, do we inform or create experiences? How did the great inventions and the theories that we use in our day to day life come to light? What are the differences and similarities between the inventors and our students? Does The teaching that I carry out in the classroom inspires my students to be passionate about what they are doing, motivated by what they will discover and the utility that it will have for them, in their personal and professional environment and, for society? This article describes the experience and results of the Teaching Innovation Project developed at the School of Building Engineering at the University of Granada. The methodological processes applied to improve teaching, academic results and personal growth of each participant. It has been based on three key initiatives: a) Coordinated teaching based on projects among the five subjects of the semester. Schedules are adjusted and a single architectural model is used as a practical object for all subjects, the individual assessment of the students is complemented with an oral defense before the subject teachers. b) Adaptation of classes, based on neuroeducation, to evoke curiosity, attention and memorization. c) Training workshops and individual coaching process. In The first of them, cooperative learning among equals (positive interdependence), time management, ways of being in classroom, the art of thrilling in public, decision making and conflict management are developed. In the second, a process of accompanying conducted by an accredited coach, through revealing and dynamic questions, in the style of Socratic maieutic, the student strengthens their virtues and abilities and identifies limiting beliefs, transforming them to create different results.


Author(s):  
Dolors Gil-Doménech ◽  
Jasmina Berbegal-Mirabent ◽  
Marta Mas-Machuca

The present work aims at presenting a teaching innovation project, the B-SMART, which has been implemented at UIC Barcelona in the academic year 2018/19. Conceived as a project to respond to social demands, the B-SMART project aims at creating a collaborative environment and at strengthening the ties between companies (mainly targeted to SMEs, start-ups and NGOs) and the university. To do so, students work on real challenges or projects posed by companies. This approach helps students to better understand the theoretical concepts taught in class as well as to boost soft skills that will be required in their daily practice. In turn, companies gain access to new talent (students), fresh ideas, and the knowledge and infrastructures available at the university. In this study we explain the project and pay special attention to the first two projects solved through the B-SMART project. We use design thinking as the teaching method. Preliminary results show that both students and companies benefit from this experience.


Comunicar ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (33) ◽  
pp. 165-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Javier Hinojo-Lucena ◽  
Inmaculada Aznar-Díaz ◽  
María Pilar Cáceres-Reche

This paper describes the main contributions by students from a Teaching Innovation Project (2005) at the University of Córdoba focused on a part-time attendance teaching methodology (blended learning) through a virtual space within the degree of Educational Psychology. The most relevant contributions to the project (later applied in the Faculty of Educational Sciences in the University of Granada, Spain) are also collected. The students’ thoughts on the strengths and weakness as the main receptors of teaching in the European Space are an important factor in the improvement of teaching restructuring, based on the training necessities of all the educational agents involved directly and indirectly in this moment of change (teachers, students, educational authorities, etc.). Este trabajo describe las principales aportaciones presentadas por el alumnado, con motivo de la puesta en práctica de un proyecto de innovación docente (2005) en la Universidad de Córdoba, centrado en el desarrollo de una metodología docente semipresencial (blended learning) me diante un entorno virtual en la titulación de Psicopedagogía. También se recogen los resultados más significativos del mismo proyecto implementado posteriormente en la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad de Granada. La reflexión acerca de las fortalezas y debilidades manifestadas por los destinatarios directos del proceso de convergencia europeo, como son los estudiantes, permitirá la mejora de la reestructuración de una enseñanza acorde con las necesidades formativas de todos los agentes educativos implicados directa o indirectamente en este momento de cambio (profesorado, alumnado, autoridades educativas, etc.).


Author(s):  
Le Thi Ngoc Hien

Although teaching and learning language is not a new topic for researchers, it always inspires educators and linguists. Among new teaching approaches, Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is a teaching method that emphasizes communicative output. This approach has been widely known worldwide since it was first introduced in the 1970s because of the demand for communication skills of language learners. However, there are still many issues raised because teachers are not similar to this method. In terms of language competence, Chomsky (1957) mentions linguistic aspects like lexis, syntax, phonology and morphology as the central part of learning language, while Hymes (1971) concludes grammatic, semantic, sociolinguistic and pragmatic aspects. Hymes’ (1971) theory and other authors' theories lead to a new breakthrough in developing communicative language teaching in teaching and learning a second language. Compared with the Grammar-Translation method, CLT provides learners with more opportunities to develop their communicative ability and increase the role of learners in teaching and learning second language classroom activities, which is hard to find in other old teaching methods. This paper focuses on the overview of CLT in teaching English as a second language. In particular, it summarises the advantages and disadvantages of CLT comparing with old teaching methods, current trends of CLT, obstacles in applying CLT in the university context. Since then, it helps teachers have a better understanding of CLT and the article also suggests implications of teaching English with CLT in the university context, including designing classroom activities and motivating students.  


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Daniel Sierra Murillo

The incorporation of the new audiovisual technology to the closest social field allows you to use your familiarity and easy access to the research and teaching disciplines of learning also in the university. In particular, it is of utmost importance for the Teaching Innovation Project (TIP) that is addressed in this document: “Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Realities Techniques Applied to University Research and Teaching in the field of Physics”. It has great advantages for training / learning especially for the last generations, so familiar with all kinds of audiovisual technology. Obviously, introductory complements to the field of specific competencies are needed so that the fundamental training and meaningful learning objective comes to fruition. For this, it is necessary to have a good information base on Physics treated through Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Realities Techniques, in order to be able to select the appropriate information and level in each of the TIP stages. This base is susceptible to evolution and improvement if sufficient tools and knowledge are available. In addition, it will be possible to generate new procedures based on the strengths and weaknesses appreciated in this TIP.


Author(s):  
Manuel D. Marín Granados ◽  
Oscar D. de Cózar Macías ◽  
E. Beatriz Blazquez Parra ◽  
Francisco J. Ortíz Zamora ◽  
Francisca J. Castillo Rueda ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 03007
Author(s):  
Karen Ferreira-Meyers ◽  
Joana Martins

This paper discusses the advantages and disadvantages of ICTs in the teaching and learning of foreign languages, in particular the use of WhatsApp in the Certificate in Portuguese programme offered by the Institute of Distance Education of the University of Eswatini. Theoretical aspects will be combined with practical examples of what has been happening on the WhatsApp platform since 2013 with learners of Portuguese. The practical part comes from field research undertaken by the tutor as a direct observer of activities and feedback between lecturers, tutors and students. The impact of COVID19 on the use of WhatsApp will also be looked at briefly. In conclusion, it will be noted that WhatsApp is a valuable environment to ensure that teaching and learning continues beyond the classroom and can be an important motivator for lifelong learning.


Aula Abierta ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Manuel Cotrina García ◽  
Mayka García García ◽  
Ester Caparrós Martín

RESUMENEste trabajo aborda la “pareja pedagógica” como estrategia didáctica innovadora de corte inclusivo, que caracteriza una modalidad de enseñanza colaborativa (co-enseñanza). Esta estrategia requiere la implicación, intencional y voluntaria de dos profesores en todos los aspectos vinculados a la docencia: planificación, evaluación y, singularmente, durante el desarrollo de las sesiones de clases. Inicialmente se revisa la literatura sobre el tema de estudio, de cara a documentar su potencial en la mejora del proceso didáctico, e ilustrar sus implicaciones para el desarrollo profesional docente; asimismo, se centra el eje de análisis en la educación inclusiva. En un segundo momento, se presentan los resultados de un proyecto de innovación docente cuyo eje central es la puesta en acción de esta estrategia por un grupo de docentes de la Universidad de Cádiz, en diversas titulaciones vinculadas a la formación inicial del profesorado. En concreto, se presenta la visión particular del alumnado de la asignatura “Procesos y Contextos Educativos”, del Máster en Formación del Profesorado de Secundaria. Es a través de la voz del alumnado que el modelo de co-enseñanza, llevado a cabo en esta experiencia con las “parejas pedagógicas”, adquiere valor pedagógico y se sitúa como motor para la proyección hacia su práctica futura.Palabras Clave: co-enseñanza, pareja pedagógica, educación inclusiva, formación inicial del profesorado.ABSTRACTThis work approaches the “pedagogical partnerns” as an innovative didactic strategy of inclusive orientation, which characterizes a modality of collaborative teaching (co-teaching). This strategy requires the intentional and voluntary involvement of two teachers in all aspects related to teaching: planning, assessment and, in particular, during the development of class sessions. Initially the literatura on the subject of study is reviewed, in order to documents its potential in improving the didactic process, and to illustrate its implications for teacher professional development; likewise, the analysis focuses on inclusive education. Secondly, we presents the results of a teaching innovation project whose central axis is the implementation of this strategy by a group of teachers of the University of Cadiz, in various degrees related to the preservice teachers. Specifically, we present the students’ particular view on the subject “Processes and Educational Contexts” of the Master in Secondary Teacher Training. It is through the voice of the students that the co-teaching model, carried out in this experience with the “pedagogical partners” , get its pedagogical value and is placed as a motor so that the students can project it towards its future practice.Keywords: co-teaching, pedagogical pair, inclusive education, initial teacher training.


2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 425-431
Author(s):  
Afzal Sayed Munna

The term Assessment and Verification is an integral part of the student achievement and considered as a fundamental function of higher education. Assessment and verification confirm and assures the academic integrity and standard which has a vital impact on student behaviour, colleagues’ involvements, the university reputation and finally the student’s future lives. The research aimed to explore various academic and industry-based literatures to analyse the importance of assessment and verification and to identify areas to ensure reliability in assessment by testing skills and knowledge. The research used experimental research methods (primarily reflection) using literary forms to analyse the theory with the reinforcement of the practice from the university experiences. It also has collected data using semi-structured interview from mutually agreed department colleagues from five different higher educational institutes consists of three universities and two alternative providers based in London, United Kingdom. The result showed that assessment in higher educational institutes have not kept pace with the changes and no longer justify the outcomes we expect from a university education in relation to wide-ranging knowledge, skills, and employability.  The research findings enable the educators to help create and implement an inclusive teaching and learning environment to improve the learner’s expectation and academic performance.


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