scholarly journals Cultural Boundary Work when Inviting Constructivist Pedagogy into Polytechnic Schools

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anette Lykke Hindhede
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Boundary Work ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
School Management ◽  
Pedagogical Approach ◽  
Process Of Change ◽  
Constructivist Pedagogy ◽  
Cultural Boundary ◽  
Instructional Roles

In this study, we focus on a process of change in a polytechnic school in Denmark where the school management team decided to promote a non-traditional pedagogical approach. We examine teachers’ moral evaluation of their own teaching, of students, and of learning during this transition in order to grasp the degree to which teachers needed to reconceptualize or reorient their traditional instructional roles and identities in order to meet the functional demands of the new forms of PBL-based teaching and learning. Based on qualitative interviews with teachers and heads of schools, we found that the process of change mobilized competing definitions of the legitimate teacher, the legitimate student, and legitimate knowledge in this organizational context.

Administrasi Kurikulum

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fadia Kalma Lailani
Keyword(s):  
Curriculum Development ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Management ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Curriculum Management ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Unit Level ◽  
Entire Process ◽  
School Committees ◽  
Quality School

abstrak— The purpose of making this article is to help prepare quality school management, especially with regard to curriculum management which will be implemented at the level of the education unit at the school, both done by teachers, school committees, principals, and parties related to curriculum development at the unit level of education. Hopefully this article can provide information in order to create quality school management which of course must be based on quality curriculum management as well. curriculum administration is the entire process of activities planned deliberately to the situation of teaching and learning effectively and efficiently in order to help the achievement of educational goals that have been set.

Makerspaces and boundary work: the role of librarians as educators in public library makerspaces

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 801-813 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel D. Williams ◽  
Rebekah Willett
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Boundary Work ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Social Resources ◽  
Library Staff ◽  
Public Librarians

This article explores public librarians’ performance of boundary work in relation to teaching and learning in library makerspaces. Boundary work occurs when individuals delineate their domain of knowledge. We use interviews with 23 library staff to analyze the forms and characteristics of boundary work connected with the role of libraries and librarians in makerspace programming. Our findings show that public librarians perform boundary work in relation to the roles of (1) libraries as spaces for book-based and maker-based experiences, (2) librarians as information specialists and educators, and (3) libraries as spaces to access individual and social resources for learning. The forms and characteristics of boundary work include coordination, identification, justification, reflection, and change.

scholarly journals Competencies, Culture, and Change: A Model for Digital Transformation in K-12 Educational Contexts

2021 ◽  
pp. 203-218
Author(s):  
Angela Elkordy ◽  
Jessica Iovinelli
Keyword(s):  
Technology Implementation ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Interconnected Systems ◽  
Learning Goals ◽  
The People ◽  
Order Change ◽  
Second Order Change ◽  
K 12

AbstractOn the surface, adopting technology presents itself as a technical issue. Yet, the real challenge of digital transformation in educational contexts necessitates a second-order change to disrupt and realign interconnected systems. A significant component of digital transformation in K-12 schools is an understanding of the unique affordances of digital tools and technologies and how these can be leveraged to align with learning goals and targets to impact teaching and learning in new ways. While there are several models for innovation diffusion and technology adoption in K-12 contexts, they fall short, particularly in describing the nature and interactions of these interconnected systems. These aspects of technology implementation remain a mystery. As a result, efforts to enact change in K-12 organizations often fall short due to a lack of understanding of context, inadequate goal-setting, insufficient professional development and personalized supports to build capacity, and a failure to evaluate progress. In K-12 educational settings, the people, the competencies, and the culture, alongside the strong leadership, resources, and organizational context, are all essential to effect sustainable change. We propose a model for digital transformation that considers all of these factors and interconnected systems.

Triple-blend of classroom instruction, online facilitation and external exposure: Outcomes and challenges

2021 ◽  
pp. 095042222110308
Author(s):  
Teik Aun Wong ◽  
Wei Chieh Cheah
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Classroom Instruction ◽  
External Exposure ◽  
Pedagogical Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Student Cohorts ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Online Facilitation

This study examines the practice, outcomes and challenges of a “triple-blend” approach which combines the components of classroom instruction, online facilitation and external exposure. Examining this pedagogical approach provides guidance for improving the delivery of teaching and learning. The study takes a multiple case study approach, employing action research methodology. The authors are practicing lecturers and the five cases, drawn from a private institution of higher education in Penang, Malaysia, have an average of 13.8 students, comprise undergraduate and postgraduate classes, and cover business, social science and humanities disciplines. Quantitative and qualitative comparisons are made between student cohorts. Students’ behavior and performance are tracked using an online learning management system. The findings reveal that the deployment of the triple-blend approach on aggregate produces positive outcomes in terms of student engagement and performance. However, there are instances of negative outcomes, suggesting that other factors are at play apart from the choice of pedagogical approach. Discussion of the challenges in deploying this approach shows that the process is far from homogenous. Nonetheless, the overall perspective indicates a positive relationship between the triple-blend approach and positive teaching and learning outcomes. This study provides guidance for teachers on deployment challenges and best practices.

Complex Learning

2014 ◽  
pp. 121-141
Author(s):  
Eleonora Guglielman ◽  
Marco Guspini ◽  
Laura Vettraino
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learners ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Pedagogical Approach ◽  
Complex Learning ◽  
Participatory Learning ◽  
Educational Perspective ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

This chapter presents Complex Learning, a pedagogical approach based on personalization, hybridization of learning environments, tools and codes, and participatory learning. In this approach, students are supported to become active users and co-producers of learning sources, within the paradigms of complexity, transactional theory, and ubiquitous learning. Its innovative connotation rises up from the pedagogic literature that defines it as a new pedagogical model and from the experiences realized by the authors during the recent years. Complex Learning is able to face the challenge of rethinking teaching and learning, empowering and renewing adult learners’ and trainers’ competences, attitudes, expectations, and effort. Here are described the theoretical foundations, the methodological issues, the practices, and the future perspectives of application of the Complex Learning approach. The practices carried out demonstrate that Complex Learning, with its characteristics of openness, dynamism, and flexibility, can be successfully applied to the fields of vocational training and adult education; they also indicate that, in order to have tangible results, it is necessary to work towards a change in the educational perspective and toward the acquisition and consolidation of specific competences of trainers and tutors.

Connecting Pedagogy, Preparation, and Passion

2021 ◽  
pp. 291-307
Author(s):  
Cheresa Greene Simpson ◽  
Gerrelyn Chunn Patterson
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Pedagogical Approach ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Pedagogical Strategy ◽  
Diverse Communities ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
The University

This chapter will address an engaging pedagogical strategy to prepare pre-service teachers to work in diverse communities challenged by social issues such as poverty and food instability. The chapter presents a service-learning pedagogical approach that creates a collaborative partnership between faculty, students, the university, and the greater community. It demonstrates how stakeholders can work and learn together within a common service-learning project that positively impacts change in diverse communities. The chapter will benefit faculty at the secondary and post-secondary education levels who are interested in enhancing teaching and learning through service learning, collaboration and community engagement.

Rhyme and Reason

2021 ◽  
pp. 84-106
Author(s):  
Madhu Govind ◽  
Ziva Reimer Hassenfeld ◽  
Laura de Ruiter
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
Pedagogical Approach ◽  
Computational Literacy

The chapter begins with an exploration of computational thinking (CT) and its relationship to computational literacy, followed by a summary of theoretical and empirical work that aims to elucidate the connections among coding, CT, and literacy. The authors argue that these connections thus far have been predominantly one of support (i.e., unidirectional) and motivated by technological and policy advances, as opposed to considering the connections as mutually reinforcing and developmentally coaligned. The authors discuss the coding as another language (CAL) pedagogical approach, a pedagogy that presents learning to program as akin to learning how to use a new language for communicative and expressive functions, emphasizing the bidirectional connections between the two domains. Finally, the authors detail various curricula that use the CAL approach and discuss the implications of CAL for teaching and learning in early childhood.

Ten Key Qualities of Asessment Online

2005 ◽  
pp. 86-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Morgan ◽  
Meg O’Reilly
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
Quality Enhancement ◽  
Online Assessment ◽  
Assessment Practices ◽  
Pedagogical Approach ◽  
Learning Contexts ◽  
Online Educators

Student assessment belongs in the centre of our teaching and learning considerations—it is the engine that drives and shapes student learning. In online contexts, it is argued that although teaching and learning has been dramatically reconceptualised, assessment practices are lagging, and more likely to imitate conventional practices such as end of term exams that encourage rote learning and the dissemination of fixed content. The authors argue that it is essential for online educators to bring the same innovation to their assessment practices that they have to their other online teaching practices. Ten key qualities of good online assessment are offered for consideration and discussion, namely: 1. A clear rationale and consistent pedagogical approach 2. Explicit values, aims, criteria, and standards 3. Relevant authentic and holistic tasks 4. Awareness of students’ learning contexts and perceptions 5. Sufficient and timely formative feedback 6. A facilitative degree of structure 7. Appropriate volume of assessment 8. Valid and reliable 9. Certifiable as students’ own work 10. Subject to continuous improvement via evaluation and quality enhancement

Instructional Roles of Electronic Portfolios

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greg Sherman
Keyword(s):  
Student Performance ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Electronic Portfolios ◽  
Teacher Preparation Program ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Instructional Roles ◽  
Meaningful Context ◽  
Assessment Strategies

This chapter presents an overview of 11 different ways in which electronic portfolios (ePortfolios) can support the teaching and learning process. Too often, discussion about the general instructional nature of ePortfolios only focuses on two distinct roles: portfolios as a means of assessing specific student performance, and portfolios as a showcase for outstanding student accomplishments. This chapter summarizes how ePortfolios can contribute to the design and implementation of effective instruction in many different ways by assuming a variety of roles that go beyond a traditional approach to portfolio use in the classroom. These roles include artifact creation as meaningful context, goal-setting, practice with a purpose, examples and non-examples, assessment, reflection, communication, instructor planning and management tool, learner organization tool, interdisciplinary teaching and learning, and historical records/stories as role models. Examples of portfolio requirements and assessment strategies from a higher education teacher preparation program are used to illustrate these different roles.

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