scholarly journals Learning Factories 4.0 in technical vocational schools: can they foster competence development?

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Roll ◽  
Dirk Ifenthaler
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Vocational Schools ◽  
Vocational Students ◽  
Technical Competencies ◽  
Digital Competencies ◽  
Development Of Competencies ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Over Time

AbstractLearning Factories 4.0 are thought to prepare vocational students for the challenges of Industry 4.0. The implementation of those interconnected Learning Factories 4.0 at technical vocational schools may promote the development of subject-related technical competencies as well as multidisciplinary digital competencies. Still, research is scarce with regard to the development of competencies supported through Learning Factories 4.0 in technical vocational schools. Hence this research focusses on subject-related technical and multidisciplinary digital competencies of technical vocational students change due to different levels of Learning Factory 4.0 interaction over time. Three subsequent competence tests with N = 63 technical vocational students were conducted. Findings indicate the benefits of integrating Learning Factories 4.0 for developing subject-related competencies in technical vocational schools. However, the study could not identify a positive development of multidisciplinary digital competencies. The findings of this study can help educators to further develop learning environments with support from Learning Factories 4.0 as well as preparing their learners for the demanding competencies of Industry 4.0.

scholarly journals Environmental and digital competencies in the education of engineering specialists

2021 ◽  
Vol 296 ◽  
pp. 08019
Author(s):  
Vladimir Popov ◽  
Natalya Klycheva ◽  
Julia Bolandova ◽  
Eugene Asmankin ◽  
Philipp Sukhov
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Safety ◽  
Expert Opinions ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Technical Competencies ◽  
Digital Competencies ◽  
The One ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Expert Community ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
General Technical

The article discusses the acquisition of environmental and related digital competencies in the training of engineering specialists of different levels. Provides data on current trends in education. The approaches to basic, universal and general technical competencies, and their relationship with digital competencies are considered. When working with expert opinions, the necessary, in the opinion of the expert community, environmental and digital competencies that are relevant in modern conditions are identified. Based on these results, changes were proposed to the work program for the discipline related to ensuring environmental safety on the one hand and digital competencies on the other. Based on a review of modern approaches, a survey of experts and work with new generation work programs, conclusions were drawn about the advisability of continuing research in this direction, as well as the implementation of digital competencies in the field of environmental education.

scholarly journals New Developments in Views on Aging Research: Variability, Innovative Concepts, and Contextual Perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 286-286
Author(s):  
Anna Kornadt ◽  
Hans-Werner Wahl ◽  
Susanne Wurm
Keyword(s):  
Time Perspective ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Future Time Perspective ◽  
Historical Change ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Subjective Age ◽  
Aging Research ◽  
Daily Diary Study ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Over Time

Abstract Views on aging (VoA) such as attitudes toward own aging, awareness of aging or subjective age, have a large impact on outcomes related to positive development in later life. Recent research in this domain has focused on complex research designs and inter-systemic linkages at different levels. Indicators of short-term variability of VoA have increasingly been investigated, linking the respective findings with performance indicators, biomarkers, and trait-like data. In addition, bidirectional relationships of VoA and outcomes over time as well as data contextualizing VoA across historical time may offer new insights on the plasticity of VoA seen in bio-cultural co-construction. The symposium will showcase these recent trends with studies from the U.S. and Germany. First, Zhu and Neupert extend previous studies by linking established VoA indicators with future time perspective, all assessed by means of a daily diary study with 60-90 year-old adults. Kornadt et al. examined the variability of subjective age within a day and the relationship with trait subjective age and cortisol levels. Mejia et al. extend VoA to the area of subjective awareness of fall risks in daily life and links them with physical performance. Wettstein et al. investigate the bidirectional relationship of VoA indicators and perceived stress over time. Finally, we move from the micro to a macro-micro design in Wahl et al.’s presentation addressing historical change in VoA across 20 years in the Berlin Aging Study and in MIDUS. Susanne Wurm will discuss how different levels of VoA analysis will find better interlinkage in the future.

scholarly journals The Development of Competencies for Employability Digital Competencies

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-81
Author(s):  
Eszter Németh ◽  
Kornél Németh ◽  
Károly Szép
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Research Institutes ◽  
Digital Competencies ◽  
Development Of Competencies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Industrial Revolutions

The term called Industry 4.0 (I4.0) is an umbrella-concept, which encompasses several elements from the latest technological trends influencing the human workforce and education. But the questions arise: Does the industry 4.0 concept itself change workforce competencies? What is the impact on education? Thus far, only the technological aspects have been investigated thoroughly, despite their well-known, and strong, influence on the economy and society. This study addresses the interactions, dependencies, and correlations between certain areas of social existence, as expectations change regarding human competencies and their continued role in economic sectors and technological innovation. The role of the human factor within society is unquestionable as we start to understand why industrial revolutions have appeared. Fundamentally, it is always human concerns that stimulate change and it is human/social aspects that are heavily influenced by the same changes. As the I4.0 concept has an influence not just on how products are manufactured but also on the practices of consuming “products”, governments, research institutes, education systems, and organisations all have a crucial role to play in managing the massive wave of change. We believe that the concept should be more deeply analysed and understood, as it might give rise to a new complex terminology for techno-social change, which eventually would feed into achieving economic goals more efficiently.

scholarly journals Potential of ontology for interoperability in e-government

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Edilson Ferneda ◽  
Fernando William Cruz ◽  
Hércules Antonio Do Prado ◽  
Renato da Veiga Guadagnin ◽  
Laurindo Campos Dos Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Electronic Government ◽  
Practical Solution ◽  
Semantic Level ◽  
Legal Question ◽  
Task Time ◽  
Efficient Mechanisms ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Legal Meaning

Interoperability is one of the fundamental requirements to enable electronic government. Its implementation can be classified into technical, syntactic, semantic, and organizational levels. At the semantic level, ontology is regarded as a practical solution to be considered. In this context, its adoption was identified in several countries, with different levels of maturity and so many focuses as the specific implementations. One of the main challenges to be overcome is the legal question that refers to the legislation to assure “the preservation of the legal meaning of data”. The lack of efficient mechanisms to support the deployment and use of ontologies can turn the overall task time-expensive, restricted in scope, or even unfeasible. Additionally, many initiatives are recent and need to be validated over time. This paper presents a non-exhaustive survey of the state of interoperability in e-government from the perspective of ontologies' use. The cases of Palestine, European Union, Netherlands, Estonia, and Brazil are discussed.

scholarly journals Social Ecology of Police Resilience

2021 ◽  
pp. 181-196
Author(s):  
Mehdi Ghazinour and ◽  
Arian Rostami
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Ecological Theory ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Behavioral Effects ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Levels

Research shows that police work is one of the most stressful professions in the world, and police officers typically suffer a variety of physiological, psychological, and behavioral effects and symptoms. Thus, constant exposure to stressful situations requires resilient police officers. Legislation, social support, organizational factors, and individual resources all play different roles in maintaining resilience among police officers. The aim of this chapter is to contribute to a multisystemic ecological theory of police resilience. By applying this analytical approach, the authors illustrate how systems on different levels interact with each other reciprocally. They conclude that resilience is necessary for officers to have the capacity to act authoritatively in uncertain situations. The use of multisystemic social-ecological theory provides a deeper understanding of the processes that contribute to positive development in professionally stressful contexts.

scholarly journals Measuring Digital Transformation Maturity of Supply Chain

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-204
Author(s):  
Krešimir Buntak ◽  
Matija Kovačić ◽  
Maja Mutavdžija
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Traditional Practices ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Different Levels

Digital transformation signifies changes in all components and systems of the supply chain. It is also a strategic decision of the organization which, in the long run, can result in the creation of competitive advantage in the market. Digital transformation is affecting all organizations, regardless of their activity. Digital transformation of the supply chain involves the use of industry 4.0 based technologies as well as the replacement of traditional practices with new ones based on digital solutions. The implementation of digital solutions, such as artificial intelligence, IoT, cloud computing, etc., therefore, improve communication between stakeholders in the supply chain, as well as improve efficiency and effectiveness. When conducted, digital transformation must be measured by different levels of maturity. In this paper, authors research current models of measuring digital transformation maturity in supply chain and propose a new model based on identified theories and needs.

Temperament and Coping Activity Under Stress of Changing Intensity Over Time

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 326-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irena Heszen
Keyword(s):  
Stress Intensity ◽  
Emotional Reactivity ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Sensory Sensitivity ◽  
And Coping ◽  
First Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Over Time

Temperament is probably an important factor that influences coping activity. The framework of the study was the Regulative Theory of Temperament by Strelau, where six temperamental traits are distinguished: emotional reactivity, perseveration, activity, briskness, sensory sensitivity, and endurance. These traits were hypothesized to be connected to coping activity in accordance with their psychological characteristics. It was also expected that the associations between temperament and coping activity should depend on stress intensity. Participants were 278 diabetics and 232 patients after first myocardial infarction (MI). The study was longitudinal and two diseases had been purposely selected so as to represent stress intensity either increasing (in diabetes) or decreasing (after MI) over time. Temperamental traits as well as coping activity components: cognitive appraisal, affect, and coping strategies were measured using self-report questionnaires. As hypothesized, temperamental traits were connected to coping activity. Phase-related changes in coping activity confirmed an increase in stress levels in diabetics, while cardiac patients tended to experience the situation as more challenging. While the expectation referring to the differential role of temperament under different levels of stress intensity was not confirmed, the connections of temperament with coping activity were found to decrease under long-term stress.

scholarly journals Land, investments and public-private partnerships: what happened to the Beira Agricultural Growth Corridor in Mozambique?

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randi Kaarhus
Keyword(s):  
Direct Investment ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Capital Requirements ◽  
Commercial Agriculture ◽  
Market Strategy ◽  
Agricultural Growth ◽  
Land Grabs ◽  
Resource Dynamics ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Over Time

AbstractInfluential discourses present Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) as essential for agricultural development in Africa; a parallel, critical debate on ‘land rushes’ has denounced Land Grabs, demanding increased accountability in FDI-based land deals. This article explores an initiative located in central Mozambique, the Beira Agricultural Growth Corridor (BAGC). It shows how the international fertiliser company Yara set out to enrol actors at different levels in business, governance and agricultural development into BAGC as a public-private partnership to promote commercial agriculture. Very soon, however, Yara made shifts in its engagement and market strategy, leaving the BAGC initiative to supporting donors and local producers. The analysis presented here shows how the tension between ‘patient-capital’ requirements, high risks and low immediate returns have shaped this case over time – in a context of a national political economy framed by extractive-resource dynamics.

Shaping the Future of Telecollaboration

2019 ◽  
pp. 151-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Andujar
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Present Situation ◽  
Cultural Knowledge ◽  
Higher Institutions ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
The Web

This chapter analyzes the present situation of telecollaboration processes in synchronous online learning environments. The Web RTC protocol is presented as a new tool for online videoconferencing and telecollaboration that may potentially change the already in use applications for such purposes. In this vein, its characteristics such as P2P connectivity, open source protocol, no plugins installation, scalability, and accessibility guarantee that this technological development will help enhance the learning process at different levels. Higher institutions and practitioners will particularly benefit from the use of this technology as its use will increase cross-cultural knowledge as well as expand students' opportunities for out-of-class tuition.

Designing Learning Activities for Sustained Engagement

2011 ◽  
pp. 189-216
Author(s):  
Brock Dubbels
Keyword(s):  
Bone Density ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Identity Construction ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Game Design ◽  
After School ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Phenomenological Interview ◽  
Dance Dance Revolution ◽  
Over Time

The experience of a successful adolescent learner will be described from the student’s perspective about learning the video game Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) through selected passages from a phenomenological interview. The question driving this investigation is, “Why did she sustain engagement in learning?” The importance of this question came out of the need for background on how to create an afterschool program that was to use DDR as an after school activity that might engage adolescents and tweens to become more physically active and reduce the risk of adult obesity, and to increase bone density for these developing young people through playing the game over time. The difficulty of creating this program was the risk that the students would not sustain engagement in the activity, and we would not have a viable sample for the bone density adolescent obesity study. Implications of this study include understanding the potential construction of learning environments that motivate and sustain engagement in learning and the importance of identity construction for teachers to motivate and engage their students. In addition to the analysis of sustained engagement through the four socio- and cultural-cognitive theories, four major principals were extracted from the operationalized themes into a framework for instructional design techniques and theory for engaging learners for game design, training, and in classroom learning.

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