scholarly journals Critical factors of pedagogical management that influence the evasion in higher education distance learning courses: a case study

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Márcio José Käms Senhorinha ◽  
Marco Aurélio de Oliveira ◽  
André Hideto Futami ◽  
Luiz Veriano Dalla Valentina
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Statistical Correlation ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Professional Qualification ◽  
The North ◽  
Scientific Technical

Abstract: Society is currently experiencing scientific, technical and social progress, requiring constant renewal with higher quality dedicated to higher education. Distance education (EAD) allows the raise of new learning forms. EAD uses new technologies and the internet to raise the population education level, creating a higher professional qualification and providing training for specialists in several areas of knowledge. Despite the existing facilities and technologies, EAD has evasion rates that are around twenty-five percent. The question that raises from this data is; what are the critical factors associated to pedagogical management that led to this high evasion rate? The objective of the research was to determine the critical factors of pedagogical management, which have an impact on the evasion in undergraduate courses in the EAD. The research place was a higher education center in the north of Santa Catarina state. The identification of the critical factors and main variables that can cause evasion makes use of a method developed for this analysis, with data confronted with the literature, considering the main authors dealing with this topic. The tool chosen for the results analysis was the statistical correlation. Among the critical factors related to pedagogical management, it is possible to mention the adaptation to distance education, and support and feedback as fundamental questions to reduce evasion.

scholarly journals Para além da Educação a Distância: Práticas Formativas e Relacionais em um Curso de Ciências Biológicas

EAD em FOCO ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Germana Costa Paixão ◽  
Ana Ciléia Pinto Teixeira Henriques ◽  
Francisco Fábio Castelo Branco ◽  
Eloisa Maia Vidal
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Education Technology ◽  
State University ◽  
Relational Practice ◽  
Short Time ◽  
Affective Skills

As práticas de formação que incentivam o desenvolvimento das habilidades afetivas em estudantes têm sido avaliadas no contexto de ensino a distância no Brasil. O estudo tem como objetivo apresentar práticas formativas e relacionais desenvolvidas no curso de Ciências Biológicas na modalidade a distância de uma universidade estadual no Ceará. É um estudo descritivo-reflexivo em forma de estudo de caso que discute experiências em andamento, sendo estas: Monitoria Acadêmica; Vida em Foco; Ciência na Escola e Musicalizando a Biologia. As atividades têm procurado desenvolver nos alunos o espírito de colaboração e da experiência de realidade em que, em um curto espaço de tempo, estarão inseridos. Acredita-se que, dessa forma, se permite um ensino mais crítico e reflexivo, no qual novas ferramentas são oportunizadas e que podem romper a hierarquia ainda persistente entre professores e alunos. Palavras-chave: Ensino; Atitude; Educação a distância; Educação superior; Tecnologia da educação.Beyond the Distance Education: Formation and Relational Practice in a Biological Sciences CourseAbstract Training practices that encourage the development of affective skills in students have been valued in the context of distance learning (DL) in Brazil. The study aims to provide formative and relational practices developed in the course of Biological Sciences in the distance mode of a state university in Ceara. It is descriptive-reflective research in the form of case study that discusses the following ongoing experiments: Academic Monitoring; Life in Focus; Science in School and Musicalizing Biology. The activities have sought to develop in students the spirit of collaboration and the experience of reality in which they, in a short time, will be placed. It is believed that  this way allows more critical and reflective teaching, in which new tools become available for DL that will break the persistent hierarchy between teachers and students.Keywords: Teaching; Attitude; Distance education; Higher education; Education technology.

scholarly journals TARGET TRAINING OF ELITE AND LEADERS IN THE CONDITIONS OF TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

2021 ◽  
pp. 3-14
Author(s):  
Yevgen Sokol ◽  
Olexandr Ponomaryov
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Technological Change ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
Social Production ◽  
Dynamic Development ◽  
Scientific Technical ◽  
Technical University

the growth of the need for social production in the leaders due to the dynamic development of industry and the acceleration of the cycle of aging and technological change is justified. It is shown that the organization of training of these leaders and the new humanitarian and technical elite should be carried out in higher education institutions of engineering profile. It is proved that in order to qualitatively train the elite and leaders as real carriers and organizers of scientific, technical and social progress in the conditions of formation of industry 4.0 it is extremely necessary to pass to education 4.0.

“You Can Lead the Horse to Water, but … ”

2012 ◽  
pp. 182-199
Author(s):  
Henk Huijser ◽  
Michael Sankey
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Learning Management Systems ◽  
Web 2.0 Technologies ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
The University

This chapter outlines the potential benefits of incorporating Web 2.0 technologies in a contemporary higher education context, and identifies possible ways of doing this, as well as expected challenges. It uses the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), primarily a distance education provider, as the context for many of its case study examples. In particular, it addresses the important role of the allowances of particular learning management systems (LMSs) in pedagogical applications of Web 2.0 technologies. Overall, this chapter argues that the goals and ideals of Web 2.0/Pedagogy 2.0 can be achieved, or at least stimulated, within an institutional LMS environment, as long as the LMS environment is in alignment with such goals and ideals. It uses the implementation of Moodle at USQ as a case study to reinforce this argument and explore which factors potentially influence a shift in thinking about learning and teaching in a Web 2.0 context.

Learning Objects in Hybrid Teaching Potential and Challenges for Their Use in the Context of Brazilian Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 282-309
Author(s):  
Daiana Garibaldi da Rocha ◽  
Adriana Cardoso
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Educational Technology ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Production Method ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Digital Resources ◽  
Hybrid Teaching

In the context of distance education, one aspect materialized by educational technology is through the use of learning objects (LO). These elements can be defined as educational digital resources that favor students' interaction with many languages and different media. This chapter aims to present two scenarios. The first one involves a case study about the production of didactic content. This study will focus on teaching and will consist of showing the rationale behind the content production method used by the company and the methodology used in the construction of learning objects in the context of a learning unit. The second scenario will consist of students' views by means of a survey conducted with more than 4 thousand students from higher education institutions (HEIs) from different regions of Brazil who consume the content and make use of the learning objects. The reflections point to the pedagogical potential of learning objects but also to concerns in view of great challenges posed by hybrid teaching within the Brazilian scenario.

scholarly journals Consórcio Cederj: A História da Construção do Projeto

EAD em FOCO ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Eduardo Bielschowsky
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
The Public ◽  
History Of ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Traditional Institutions ◽  
Education In Brazil

O Estado do Rio de Janeiro, juntamente com as universidades públicas (federais e estaduais) sediadas neste estado, iniciou no período 1999-2000 a construção do consórcio Cederj. Neste artigo são apresentados alguns aspectos importantes que influenciaram decisivamente no planejamento inicial desse projeto, tais como o contexto histórico da Educação a Distância no Brasil e em outros países, a situação do ensino superior no Brasil à época, mostrando que a metodologia de Educação a Distância passava por uma transição entre instituições tradicionais? e instituições que iniciavam oferta de cursos com e-learning sob influência das novas tecnologias. É também descrito o desenho acadêmico do projeto inicial, com a distribuição de oferta de cursos semipresenciais no ensino superior nas instituições públicas e os resultados da implementação dos primeiros cursos, que geraram grandes desafios para a continuidade do projeto, considerado um dos casos mais bem-sucedidos dos dias atuais.Palavras-chave: Consórcio Cederj, Fundação Cecierj, História da EaD no Brasil, Darcy Ribeiro, e-learning, Ensino superior, Educação pública. Cederj Consortium: The History of Project ConstructionAbstractThe State of Rio de Janeiro, together with the public universities (federal and state ones) in this referred state, began in 1999-2000 the construction of the Cederj consortium. This article presents some important aspects that influenced decisively the initial planning of this project, such as the historical context of Distance Education in Brazil and in other countries, the situation of higher education in Brazil at the time, showing that the methodology of Distance Education went through a transition between "traditional" institutions and institutions that started offering e-learning courses under the influence of new technologies. It is also described the academic design of the initial project, with the distribution of the offer of blended courses in higher education in public institutions and the results of the implementation of the first courses, which generated great challenges for the continuity of the project, considered one of the most well case nowadays.Palavras-chave: Cederj consortium, Cecierj Foundation, History of EaD in Brazil, Darcy Ribeiro, e-learning, Higher education, Public education.

scholarly journals MANAGEMENT OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS IN PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS:

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 452-459
Author(s):  
Jaldemir Santana Batista Bezerra ◽  
Robélius De Bortoli
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Financial Impact ◽  
Academic Degree ◽  
Professional Qualification ◽  
Previous Discussion ◽  
The Universe

This article aims to evaluate the financial impact of teacher’s academic degree for Higher Education Institutions’ (HEI) management and answers the following research problem: what is the financial impact in HEI’s management in the incentive to teachers’ professional qualification and academic degree? Methodologically is about a case study inside the universe of private HEI which sample was chosen randomly. It was used descriptive statistics. For that it was shown data in four tables followed by their descriptions with previous discussion of results presented that reveals a big financial impact to HEI, which makes necessary the assertive decision making by the management.

scholarly journals Information literacy outreach between universities and schools

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Sharon Wagg ◽  
Pam McKinney
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Situational Analysis ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The North ◽  
Outreach Programme ◽  
The Impact

Research shows that students starting higher education (HE) often lack an essential level of information literacy (IL). To address this issue, a growing number of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) engage with schools through Information Literacy Outreach Programmes (ILOPs). This paper explores the forces and motivations behind how and why HEIs engage with schools through ILOPs, and discusses their impact on beneficiaries. Using a UK research-led university in the North of England as a single case study (hitherto XXXX), this research project adopted a qualitative case study approach and used Situational Analysis to explore and analyse the data collected. Data collection involved semi-structured interviews with key staff that participated in the IL outreach programme, and a model was developed to illustrate diagrammatically the key outcomes and phases of the IL Outreach Programme. Key findings revealed that the IL Outreach Programme at XXXX is an effective mechanism for bridging the social worlds of schools and HE; for creating partnerships and knowledge sharing between institutions; for breaking down social barriers and inequalities; and for developing critically aware, independent learners. The significance of this paper is that it helps us understand the impact of IL outreach programmes, and how such programmes provide schools and HEIs with an opportunity to work collaboratively and share knowledge and best practice. It also provides a valuable addition to IL literature.

Unleashing a quantitative approach to manage admissions in engineering: a case of the North Indian state

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bikram Jit Singh ◽  
Harsimran Singh Sodhi ◽  
Rippin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The North ◽  
Survey Form ◽  
Quantitative Studies ◽  
Indian State ◽  
New Students ◽  
Unique Approach

PurposeThe growth and prosperity of a nation depends upon its ability to innovate technologically and engineering has erupted as a fundamental chauffer of this essence, since last couple of eras. But recent decline in engineering admissions triggers the downfall in skilled labor, which can cause recession in industries or can ultimately lead to economic crisis. This study tries to illustrate the present status of engineering-related education, particularly in India and tends to skim the various parameters that affect the enrollment of students among higher education institutes, directly or indirectly.Design/methodology/approachA unique approach had been unleashed to tackle the nuisance of low admission among Indian engineering colleges or universities. Factors reviewed from the literature were further prioritized quantitatively after distributing suitable questionnaires among a relevant set of engineering aspirants. The “survey form” used was tactically designed on the basis of response surface methodology (RSM), which analyzed the data captured in Minitab statistical software and deducted logical inferences to optimize the “critical-to-admission” (CTA) factors, applicably.FindingsA case study was successfully executed in a North Indian state to prove the efficacy of proposed methodology as far as downtrend in admission was concerned. This study was a rare blend of questionnaire-based work, where design of experiments principles had been utilized exclusively. It provided significant findings on how to earmark different admission-decisive factors along with their required prioritization.Practical implicationsIt can further help the universities and higher education institutes to draft their indispensable professional policies and vision–mission statements, appropriately.Originality/valueQuantitative studies in the service sector (like higher education) are quite rare to see. The present work is not only providing a roadmap for engineering institutions to boost their admissions in upcoming challenging times but it also acts as a light house for new students as it provides necessary guidelines for shortlisting colleges or universities while seeking admission for higher studies.

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