scholarly journals The Synthesis Map Is a Multidimensional Educational Tool That Provides Insight into Students’ Mental Models and Promotes Students’ Synthetic Knowledge Generation

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. ar14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan A. Ortega ◽  
Cynthia J. Brame
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Concept Mapping ◽  
Student Understanding ◽  
Knowledge Structures ◽  
Cognitive Domain ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Natural Evolution ◽  
Student Work ◽  
Presentation Software ◽  
Insight Into

Concept mapping was developed as a method of displaying and organizing hierarchical knowledge structures. Using the new, multidimensional presentation software Prezi, we have developed a new teaching technique designed to engage higher-level skills in the cognitive domain. This tool, synthesis mapping, is a natural evolution of concept mapping, which utilizes embedding to layer information within concepts. Prezi’s zooming user interface lets the author of the presentation use both depth as well as distance to show connections between data, ideas, and concepts. Students in the class Biology of Cancer created synthesis maps to illustrate their knowledge of tumorigenesis. Students used multiple organizational schemes to build their maps. We present an analysis of student work, placing special emphasis on organization within student maps and how the organization of knowledge structures in student maps can reveal strengths and weaknesses in student understanding or instruction. We also provide a discussion of best practices for instructors who would like to implement synthesis mapping in their classrooms.

scholarly journals Challenges for Change Agents. Best Practices at the University Library of Freie Universität Berlin

ABI-Technik ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 357-364
Author(s):  
Martin Lee ◽  
Christina Riesenweber
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Change Agents ◽  
Large Change ◽  
University Library ◽  
The Future ◽  
The University ◽  
Insight Into

AbstractThe authors of this article have been managing a large change project at the university library of Freie Universität Berlin since January 2019. At the time of writing this in the summer of 2020, the project is about halfway completed. With this text, we would like to give some insight into our work and the challenges we faced, thereby starting conversations with similar undertakings in the future.

Unscrambling method and methodology in action research traditions: theoretical conceptualization of praxis and emancipation

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 395-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciana Cordeiro ◽  
Cassia Baldini Soares ◽  
Leslie Rittenmeyer
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Participatory Approach ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Research Traditions ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Theoretical Conceptualization

Action research is a participatory approach that is used in an array of contexts. From its first proposition it comprises four core principles: participation and collaboration; a constant spiral cycle of self-reflection; knowledge generation; and practice transformation. Praxis and emancipation are two important analytical categories in AR, but are conceptualized differently in the two existing AR traditions. These conceptualizations reveal different AR aims, which lead to either the use of AR as a method (Northern tradition) or as a methodology (Southern tradition). Much depends on the researchers’ interest and worldview. Our objective in this paper is to compare how emancipation and praxis are theorized in both traditions. This discussion intends to add insight into the methodological understanding and utilization of AR.

scholarly journals Transnational Civic Education and Emergent Bilinguals in a Dual Language Setting

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 128
Author(s):  
Marialuisa Di Stefano ◽  
Steven Camicia
Keyword(s):  
Civic Education ◽  
Dual Language ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Student Understanding ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Civic Culture ◽  
Fundamental Aspect ◽  
Student Work ◽  
Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy ◽  
Grade Classroom

Inclusion is a fundamental aspect of social studies education in general and democratic education in particular. Inclusion is especially important when we consider the possibilities for transnational civic culture and education. The theoretical framework of this study is based upon concepts of positionality, identity, and belonging as they are related to student understanding of communities. A dual-language, third-grade classroom provided the site for this ethnographic study. Data included participant observations, interviews with the teacher and students, and artifacts of student work. Findings illustrate how the students in the study understood the complexity of their identities at a young age and how the teacher used culturally sustaining pedagogy to foster a third space where this understanding was encouraged.

scholarly journals ABET Accreditation: An Engineering Experience from Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossam Hassan ◽  
Khalifa Al-Jabri
Keyword(s):  
Student Outcomes ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Cognitive Domain ◽  
Student Work ◽  
Revision Process ◽  
Sultan Qaboos University ◽  
College And University ◽  
Engineering And Technology ◽  
Survey Instruments

The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredits college and university programs in engineering under the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC). The process follows Engineering Criteria (EC) 2000, which focuses on outcomes (what is learned) rather than what is taught. This paper presents an overview of the processes developed by the civil engineering (CE) program at Sultan Qaboos University to satisfy ABET Criteria 2, 3, and 4. The program had a successful accreditation visit in November 2013. Program educational objectives (PEOs) were developed. A review and revision process for PEOs was also developed. ABET student outcomes (SOs) were adopted by the CE program. SOs were broken to outcome elements. Key performance indicators were developed for each outcome element, according to the six levels of Bloom’s taxonomy for cognitive domain. The process used direct indicators from student work as well indirect survey instruments. The program has developed a detailed and systematic approach for assessment of SOs with feedback and follow-up on implementation of actions for continuous improvement. Planning for the next accreditation cycle of SO assessment proved valuable, as the new accreditation committee started executing an already laid out work plan.

scholarly journals Classification as Catachresis: Double Binds of Representing Difference with Semiotic Infrastructure

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay Poirier
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Double Binds ◽  
Culturally Informed ◽  
Base De Données ◽  
Infrastructure Design ◽  
Système D’Information ◽  
Insight Into

Background  This article explores the results of a three-year ethnographic study of how semiotic infrastructures—or digital standards and frameworks such as taxonomies, schemas, and ontologies that encode the meaning of data—are designed. Analysis  It examines debates over best practices in semiotic infrastructure design, such as how much complexity adopted languages should characterize versus how restrictive they should be. It also discusses political and pragmatic considerations that impact what and how information is represented in an information system.Conclusion and implications This article suggests that all databased representations are forms of data power, and that examining semiotic infrastructure design provides insight into how culturally informed conceptions of difference structure how we access knowledge about our social and material worlds.Contexte  Cet article explore les résultats d’une étude ethnographique ayant duré trois ans sur la manière de concevoir les infrastructures sémiotiques, c’est-à-dire les normes et cadres numériques tels les taxonomies, schémas et ontologies qui donnent un sens aux données.Analyse  L’article examine les débats sur les meilleures pratiques dans la conception des infrastructures sémiotiques, tels que le niveau de complexité qu’un langage adopté devrait démontrer par rapport à son caractère restrictif. Il rend compte aussi de considérations politiques et pragmatiques ayant un impact sur le choix d’informations représentées dans un système d’information et la manière de les représenter.Conclusion et implications  Cet article suggère que toute représentation dans une base de données est une utilisation de données à des fins de pouvoir, et que l’examen de la manière dont les infrastructures sémiotiques sont conçues peut nous aider à mieux comprendre comment les notions de différence informées culturellement structurent la façon dont nous appréhendons les connaissances de nos univers sociaux et matériaux. 

Typhoid Mary: A Story-Based Approach to the Teaching of Epidemiological Concepts

2018 ◽  
Vol 80 (7) ◽  
pp. 477-482
Author(s):  
Allison Witucki ◽  
Lindsay Seals ◽  
David Rudge
Keyword(s):  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Role Play ◽  
Student Understanding ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
College Level ◽  
Koch’S Postulates ◽  
The Public ◽  
School Settings ◽  
Koch's Postulates ◽  
Insight Into

Understanding Koch's postulates, including how they are used to study the spread of disease within a population, is central to the teaching of microbiology. These concepts are often presented and discussed with little or no historical background, and as a result students fail to appreciate how the field has developed from past to present. We designed a lesson based on the story of Typhoid Mary to engage students in the learning and application of Koch's postulates in the field of epidemiology and provide insight into the interplay between scientists and the public as illustrated by this episode. The lesson uses an interrupted story technique in which students watch a documentary about Typhoid Mary, with pauses to discuss the events and engage in a role-play to reenact Mary's trial. The purpose is to improve student understanding of central concepts and to foster a deeper understanding of issues associated with the nature of science (NOS), such as how the process of science is influenced by culture and society (and vice versa). This lesson plan was created for a college-level microbiology course for non-majors, but can be easily modified for use in high school settings.

Who owns the student voice?

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Dickinson ◽  
Antonia Fox
Keyword(s):  
Focus Groups ◽  
Concept Mapping ◽  
Student Voice ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Student Activities ◽  
Personal Connection ◽  
Student Union ◽  
The University ◽  
Method Approach ◽  
Insight Into

This research, undertaken by Student Fellows (a scheme managed by both the University of Winchester and Winchester Student Union), aims to evaluate students’ perceptions of student voice at the University and to raise awareness of the opportunities available. Through the mixed-method approach of concept mapping, focus groups and surveys, the hope is to target the gap in the literature of this field. Having a personal connection with this project gave us a powerful insight into the students’ mindset and therefore allowed us to address the issue directly, particularly with regard to the decrease in engagement with student activities from school to university.

Safety and Security in SCADA Systems Must be Improved through Resilience Based Risk Management

2013 ◽  
pp. 1422-1436
Author(s):  
Stig O. Johnsen
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Process Control ◽  
Control Systems ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Continuity Of Operations ◽  
Process Control Systems ◽  
Industrial Setting ◽  
Scada Systems ◽  
Distributed Process

This chapter describes vulnerabilities related to safety and security in distributed process control systems integrated with information and communication technology (ICT). The author describe key vulnerabilities and how to mitigate these vulnerabilities by current best practices, which have worked in an industrial setting in Norway. Distributed process control systems are denoted as SCADA systems, i.e. supervisory control and data acquisition systems. Increased networking and increased use of ICT impacts the complexity and vulnerability of the SCADA systems. To improve safety and security, there must be a focus on systematic knowledge generation between ICT and process experts and a focus on exploring resilience as a strategy to manage risks and support continuity of operations (resilience seen as the ability to bounce back and sustain operations). Best practices in risk management in this area are to establish policies, improve risk awareness, perform risk assessment in collaboration between ICT and SCADA professionals, focus on segregation of networks, focus on active protection against malicious software, improve reporting and sharing of incidents, and establish and explore disaster/recovery plans. In addition, there should be focus on certification and testing of components in ICT and SCADA systems and improvement of resilience to mitigate uncertainty and complexity.

A Kaleidoscope of Variables

2016 ◽  
pp. 346-364
Author(s):  
Christopher Friend ◽  
Sean Michael Morris ◽  
Jesse Stommel
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Composition Studies ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Composition Courses ◽  
Student Work ◽  
Current State ◽  
Computer Scoring ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between composition courses and online education is complicated, and attempting to summarize that relationship in a blanket statement may be feeble or futile. As a field, composition faces the challenge of identifying best practices in online education at the same time that it struggles to identify standardized content for its courses. Assessment challenges also plague online composition courses. While other fields might assess student work with standardized methods or computerized scoring, the work of composition requires tedious and labor-intensive assessment methods difficult to delegate to software; indeed, a recent petition illustrates significant instructor opposition to computer scoring (Haswell & Wilson, 2013). This chapter illustrates the current state of challenging conversations within composition studies as a kaleidoscope of positions in which instructors using online education position themselves.

Gaining Insight into Cognitive Structure Using GALILEO Method

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junghoon Moon ◽  
Cheul Rhee ◽  
Hyunjeong Kang ◽  
G. Lawrence Sanders
Keyword(s):  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Cognitive Structure ◽  
Multidimensional Systems ◽  
Cognitive Domain ◽  
Dimensional Scaling ◽  
Key Dimensions ◽  
Lock In ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Multi Dimensional Scaling ◽  
Gaining Insight

In this article we introduce a multidimensional systems evaluation technique for tapping into the group cognitive structure. The objective is to illustrate how GALILEO assists in mapping the multidimensional cognitive domain of user evaluations in order to subsequently identify strategies to build customer loyalty and lock-in with e-commerce websites. A popular approach for understanding the structure of relationships between constructs is Multi-Dimensional Scaling (MDS). GALILEO is a very powerful multidimensional scaling technique developed by researchers in the area of communications and cognitive science but has not been applied to systems evaluation. The main goal of this study is to demonstrate the GALILEO method as a tool for evaluating emerging and existing technology and service innovations. The power of the GALILEO approach is illustrated by examining key dimensions of two leading e-commerce websites – Amazon.com and BN.com (Barnes & Noble).

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