scholarly journals Inspirational Teaching: Beyond Excellence and Towards Collaboration for Learning with Sustained Impact

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathrine SH Jensen ◽  
Joelle Adams ◽  
Karen Strickland
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Teacher Performance ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Teaching Excellence ◽  
Teaching Knowledge ◽  
Excellent Teaching ◽  
The Subject

Within higher education, there is a continued focus on teaching quality, with teaching excellence often linked to the idea of engaging and motivating students. This article examines the concept of ‘inspirational’ teaching, going beyond notions of excellent teaching, and proposes that inspirational teaching is defined by being transformational in the sense that it has a sustained positive impact on student learning. By exploring current literature on inspirational teaching, including some literature on teaching excellence, four overarching themes are identified as constituents of inspirational teaching: knowledge and passion for the subject, understanding learning and knowledge, constructive and challenging learning environment and students as individuals, partners and colleagues. The practices of the inspirational teachers presented are characterised by their focus on student learning rather than teacher performance and so indicate that inspirational teaching is an outcome that cannot be reduced to a set of characteristics or practices. Finally, we conclude that collaborative and scholarly relationships between students and teachers underpin these four themes and are central to creating inspirational learning experiences.

Improving Learning Quality of Advanced Manufacturing Engineering

2014 ◽  
Vol 484-485 ◽  
pp. 239-241
Author(s):  
Shao Lin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Advanced Manufacturing ◽  
Teaching Resources ◽  
Teaching Management ◽  
Management Reform ◽  
Excellent Teaching ◽  
Manufacturing Engineering

Higher education and traditional forms of teaching and management system are difficult to adapt to the individualized requirements and the cultivation of personalized talents. higher education information technology is a new trend in the world, and it plays an important role in promoting universities personalized education and innovation, training personnel, improving the integrated use of the excellent teaching resources, deepening teaching management reform and improving the teaching management level, enhancing teaching quality of advanced manufacturing engineering. Colleges and universities should attach great importance to the building and information on the quality of the teaching environment of information technology and promote information technology in education for major of manufacturing engineering.

scholarly journals The Teaching Excellence Framework in the United Kingdom: An Opportunity to Include International Students as “Equals”?

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 483-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aneta Hayes
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Education Reform ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Higher Education Reform ◽  
Teaching Excellence ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Status ◽  
University Classrooms ◽  
Recent Policy

Research on international students in British higher education points to marginalization of their unique perspectives in university classrooms. The aim of the article is to consider how the most recent policy changes, particularly the teaching excellence framework (TEF), continue to do so. The article also argues that the TEF, being a major higher education reform, can lead to change in attitudes toward international students and contribute to their more equal status. The article discusses how this could be done and proposes changes to the TEF that would distance universities from policy moves that have contributed to the “peripheral” status of international students for many years. Despite being British-based, the analysis has international implications as it points to a series of ways in which the scope and nature of metrics used in national evaluations of teaching quality can affect the status of international students in higher education.

scholarly journals Facilitating effective student learning on subject matter “Simple colloids” through demonstrative educational videos

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Anna Thysiadou ◽  
Vasiliki Gaki
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Experiential Approach ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Educational Videos ◽  
Chemistry Module

The introduction of the computer into the educational process is a fact. The educational use of new technologies creates a new, more appealing and enjoyable learning environment. The introduction of new technologies into school differentiates the role of the professor by giving him/her a guiding character in a process of experiential approach to knowledge. In the present paper a proposal for the teaching of the chemistry module “Simple Colloids” is presented, with the contribution of video recorded educational experiments. Complete experiments on the subject of “Simple Colloids” and their properties are presented, aiming at familiarizing students with this theory.

scholarly journals VIDEO AS AN INNOVATIVE METHOD TO WORK ON TOURISM STUDENTS RESEARCH SKILLS

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Santos González
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Research Skills ◽  
External Resources ◽  
Survey Techniques ◽  
Tourism Management ◽  
Short Video ◽  
New Methodologies ◽  
The Subject

Given the growing need for an increasingly practical teaching pedagogy, there is a need to innovate in content that helps us achieve the objectives of the different training programs. These innovations should not only respond to the application of new methodologies, but it is also necessary for the content to add value to the students. It is necessary that teachers advance at the same pace as society and understand that the expiration of content is increasingly rapid. I personally like to use videos in classes. But to do so, it has to fulfill a series of characteristics. Fundamentally, that its projection generates added value. That is, any proposal is meaningless if the recipient does not consider it useful. In this case, we will focus on how video can be a really interesting tool to grow research skills in tourism students. For this reason, it is key to understanding the students' perception of the usefulness of the videos used in class is key to identifying those resources that provide the most value and those that do not. In order to identify which ones are working better to accomplish our objective. Between 2018 and 2020, a multi-method investigation is carried out that includes survey techniques, discussion groups and interviews with students from different graduate programs in Ostetela Tourism Management School. Many authors, such as Castaño and Romero (2007) mention that the means to be used should not be perceived simply as technical elements, on the contrary they are didactic and communication elements. Along these lines, these and other authors consider that for a video to be didactic it must be produced (by the teacher) according to a series of criteria. Due to the characteristics of our students, external resources (mainly short videos speeches from key speakers) are used, and we understand that they are didactic not only if they help to understand the subject, but they can also help us to understand and simulate eventual professional situations. The provisional results show that the video is a much appreciated teaching resource. However, there is a great disparity in the perception of the students. Highlighting the video interview and the short video as resources that generate more added value. Visual content is increasingly present in classrooms. However, it is not always perceived as useful by students. The teacher must understand that not all resources generate positive impact on the student. Identifying which resources are appreciated as generators of added value is key to improving teaching quality.

scholarly journals The Application of Eportfolio in Higher Education: implications for Student Learning

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
Andrea Ximena Castaño Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Important Challenge ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
The University ◽  
Assessment Strategies

Nowadays universities are introducing educational changes in their teaching practices and their assessment strategies. These changes are involving many areas in the university. One of the places where most of the changes are initiated is from the classroom settings. To support them, eportfolios in general are being used as a form to align the principles stated from the Bolonia Process towards a teaching more centred on the student supporting other aspects like mobility and recognition. Therefore, developing effective use of technology applied to education for teaching and learning has become an important challenge. In this regard, the main goal of this thesis was to identify learning environment characteristics when applying eportfolios for teaching and learning and students’ characteristics that could influence a meaningful learning.

scholarly journals LECTURER’S FEEDBACK AND ITS IMPACT ON STUDENT LEARNING: A STUDY OF A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY IN SARAWAK, MALAYSIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Kuldip Singh
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Main Determinant ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Effective Feedback ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Enhance Student Learning ◽  
Learning And Achievement

Feedback is an essential part of effective learning. It helps students understand the subject being studied and gives them clear guidance on how to improve their learning. Feedback is one of the most powerful influences on learning and achievement, but this impact can be either positive or negative. Providing students with meaningful feedback can greatly enhance their learning and achievement. Lecturer’s feedback plays an integral part in enhancing student learning in higher education. While effective feedback has frequently been identified as a key strategy in learning and teaching, little known research has focused on students’ perceptions of feedback and the contribution feedback makes to students’ learning. This study examined the impact of lecturer feedback on student learning. This study involved both Degree and diploma students studying in various fields in a local university in Sarawak. The sample size used for the study was 370 students. Lecturer feedback was measured using a scale developed by Susan Brookhart (2008). The results of the study show a significant and positive relationship between lecturer feedback and student learning. Another finding of the study is that motivational feedback is the main determinant of student learning followed by mode of feedback. This study also highlights how feedback can enhance student learning in higher education. Limitations and recommendations are discussed.

scholarly journals TechTeach—An Innovative Method to Increase the Students Engagement at Classrooms

Information ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 483
Author(s):  
Filipe Portela
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Bring Your Own Device ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Interactive Tools ◽  
Evolution Of Technology ◽  
Flipped Classrooms

Higher education is changing, and a new normal is coming. Students are even more demanding, and professors need to follow the evolution of technology and try to increase student engagement in the classrooms (presential or virtual). Higher education students recognise that the introduction of new tools and learning methods can improve the teaching quality and increase the motivation to learn. Regarding a question about which type of classes students preferred, ninety-one point ninety-nine per cent (91.99%) of the students wanted interactive classes over traditional. Having this concern in mind over the past years, a professor explored a set of methods, strategies and tools and designed a new and innovative paradigm using gamification. This approach is denominated TechTeach and explores a set of trending concepts and interactive tools to teach computer science subjects. It was designed to run in a B-learning environment. The paradigm uses flipped classrooms, bring your own device (BYOD), gamification, training of soft-skills and quizzes and surveys to increase the student’s engagement and provide the best learning environment to students. Currently, COVID-19 is bringing about new challenges, and TechTeach was improved in order to be more suitable for this new way of teaching (from 0% to 100% online classes). This article details this method and shows how it can be applied in a real environment. A case study was used to prove the functionality and relevance of this approach, and the achieved results are motivating. During the semester, more than a hundred students experienced this new way of teaching and assessment. In the end, more than eighty-one per cent (81%) of the students gave a positive grade to the approach, and more than ninety-five per cent (95.65%) of the students approved the use of the concept of BYOD in the classroom. With TechTeach, the classroom is not a boring place anymore; it is a place to learn and enjoy regardless of being physical or not.

Quality Teaching Quality Learning

2013 ◽  
pp. 26-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Prosser
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Quality Teaching ◽  
Quality Enhancement ◽  
Good Teaching ◽  
Recent Developments

The aim of this chapter is to outline the results of over 20 years’ research into university teaching from a student-learning perspective, how teaching from this perspective relates to student learning (its processes and outcomes), and the implications of this research for supporting quality assurance of, quality enhancement of, and the recognition and reward of teaching and learning in higher education. These results have important implications for how we develop and implement quality assurance and enhancement processes in teaching and learning and how we recognise and reward quality teaching in higher education. If the outcomes of good teaching are quality student learning, then quality assurance, quality enhancement, and the recognition and reward for good teaching needs to focus on the students and their learning. This is a student-focused view of quality teaching. Some of these implications are described by examining some recent developments in quality assurance, enhancement, and recognition and reward at the University of Hong Kong.

Setting the Stage for Success in an Online Learning Environment

2021 ◽  
pp. 53-59
Author(s):  
Maria Orlando ◽  
Linda Howard
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Online Learning Environment ◽  
Traditional Classrooms ◽  
Pedagogical Strategies ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Regulated Learning

Online learning in higher education has become increasingly popular because of the convenience and flexibility that it provides. Self-regulated learning, which requires students to plan, monitor, and assess their own learning, has been recognized as a key predictor of academic achievement and motivation in student learning. Few students, however, naturally do this. In order to guide students to become self-regulated learners and for these experiences to be successful for both the students and the instructor, instructors should use pedagogical strategies that differ slightly from those they have used in traditional classrooms. The purpose of this chapter is two-fold: to identify some of the challenges presented to students in an online learning environment and to give an overview of some possible solutions that an instructor can implement in order to address those challenges and give students tools to help them to become self-regulated learners.

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