scholarly journals Towards a New Critical Literacy: Literature, Community Engagement and The Global Public Good

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-90
Author(s):  
Bidhan ROY
Keyword(s):  
Community Engagement ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Critical Literacy ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
The United States ◽  
Global Public Good ◽  
Pedagogical Approach ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Meaningful Material ◽  
Raymond Williams

What does it mean for a student to be critically literate in the Twenty First Century? How do we teach critical literacy within university humanities programs in the United States? And what are the implications of critical literacy for the conception and praxis of the global good? Using Richard Hoggart and Raymond Williams’ conceptions of critical literacy, I outline a pedagogical approach to literature and cultural studies that offers a conceptual space for students to imagine and engage with ideas of the global good. From the perspective of student learning, this approach to community engagement offers students opportunities to “read” their own social context critically and engage with, as well as, contribute to various local, national and global communities in meaningful, material ways. But what is important is that in doing so, such contributions come from the starting point of disciplinary knowledge, rather than from a problematic volunteerism or service framework that are often associated with the term community engagement. A critically literate approach to community engagement enables students to understand how literary studies can enrich an understanding of their global context in ways that other disciplines cannot and, therefore, the type of knowledge that the field produces.  Drawing upon concrete examples of student learning from a range of university classes in which I have employed this pedagogical approach, I conclude that the student learning experience that results from such a process is qualitatively different—both with respect to the sorts of knowledge that students’ produce, as well as the dispositional affects it engenders in students’ lives. Such a learning experience holds the promise of achieving Raymond Williams’ vision of adult education as a process of “building social consciousness” and “real understanding of the world”—a substantive critical literacy for a globalized world.

Experiential Learning and Learning Styles

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Cox
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Internal Validity ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Democracy And Education

The intellectual foundation of modern experiential learning theory owes much of its roots to John Dewey’s educational philosophy. In his seminal 1916 work, Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education, Dewey argued that human knowledge and education are rooted in inquiry, which in turn is rooted in human experience. His ideas, along with those of Jean Piaget, formed the basis of D. A. Kolb’s 1984 book Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development. Kolb’s theory of learning, which he formulated to better understand student learning styles, became the starting point for the debate on the use of experiential learning. Kolb introduced a four-stage cycle to explain learning: concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization, and active experimentation. His framework has been adopted to investigate how learning occurs inside the classroom. However, numerous criticisms have been leveled against Kolb’s learning styles approach. One type of criticism focuses on the importance of learning style on student learning, and another focuses on the construct validity, internal validity, and reliability of Kolb’s Learning Style Inventory (LSI). There are several avenues for improving the use of experiential learning techniques, such as the integration of service-learning into the classroom and an institutional commitment to designing a complete curriculum.

scholarly journals Pengalaman Belajar Mahasiswa Terkait Peran Skenario dalam Tutorial

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Nindya Aryanty ◽  
Gandes Retno Rahayu ◽  
Efrayim Suryadi
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Case Analysis ◽  
Learning Objectives ◽  
Independent Learning ◽  
First Year ◽  
Learning Session ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Academic Year

Background: Tutorial in Problem-based Learning is a learning method where faculty prepares a scenario to trigger students learning through small group discussion. In the first meeting of tutorial, a group of students analyze the scenario given by raising and answering questions to explore phenomenon described in the scenario. Unresolved questions then become students’ learning issues which are a starting point for their independent learning. Answers gathered during individual learning then being reported and synthesized on the second meeting. The aim of this study is to investigate student learning experience regarding the role of scenario in tutorial.Method: Reflective writings of 36 medical students about learning experience using PBL collected at the end of first year were analyzed qualitatively through within-case analysis and cross-case analysis. Methods chosen to increase credibility are peer review and verbatim.Results: Students found that some scenarios stimulated their learning since it increase students’ curiosity. Scenarios discussing the latest news in medicine also attract to students to learn more. However, majority students admitted that some scenarios not providing enough clues to guide student determining learning objectives. Student preferred to discuss and formulate learning objectives by listing the title/topic of lecture scheduled on the same week as related tutorial session. Scenario that found identical to scenario given on the previous academic year also demotivates students to learn deeply. Students admitted learning from their senior notes in preference to learning from other valid resources. In addition, this study found that scenarios that lead students to discuss topic beyond their first-year competencies also disencourage students learning.Conclusion: Scenario plays an important role in student learning. Therefore, scenario have to be carefully designed by determining students’ prior knowledge, the length of independent learning session needed and learning resources available for students. It is also necessary to always renew the scenario for every academic year and improve its quality, for example by adding visual trigger along with written text.

Video Learning in Community Planning

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 482-490
Author(s):  
Carl Grodach
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Community Planning ◽  
Community Change ◽  
Learning Tool ◽  
Urban Theory ◽  
Planning Education

This article explores the use of video as an experiential learning tool in planning education. We report on the design of a video learning assignment for undergraduate community planning students and the results of a pre- and postsurvey used to gauge the student learning experience. Results show that video-making can be an effective tool to inspire students to make connections between complex urban theory and planning content and their everyday surroundings. This approach may be a useful support for future planners whose roles will involve community engagement and developing scenarios for community change.

scholarly journals Team Teaching the Active Way: A Case Study about the Student Learning Experience

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mendi Davis ◽  
Renee Winter
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Team Teaching ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Doctoral Program ◽  
Private University ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
Teaching Learning

The purpose of this qualitative research study was to describe the students’ learning experience when utilizing a team teaching approach in an online doctoral program at a private university located within the Southwestern region of the United States. The theoretical foundation of Community of Inquiry developed by Garrison, Anderson, and Archer (2000) supported this study. The overarching question that drove this study was, “How do students in an online doctoral program describe the team teaching learning experience?” The sample consisted of six doctoral students from a private university enrolled in an online doctoral course. Participants were interviewed and videotaped using Zoom. Data were obtained through semistructured interviews with open-ended questions that focused on the student experience. The interviews were transcribed and coded to identify themes. The discussion of the findings included the importance of access to the instructor, instructor feedback, and student support. Participants reported that their student learning experience was enhanced due to the team teaching model. Future research should examine the team teaching model from the perspective of the instructor and from a variety of courses.

Making Disciplinary-Based Theories of the Nonprofit Sector Accessible for Students: An Example Using a Theory From Political Science

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan LePere-Schloop ◽  
Rebecca Nesbit
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Nonprofit Sector ◽  
The United States ◽  
Student Feedback ◽  
Market Model ◽  
Levels Of Analysis ◽  
Pedagogical Approach ◽  
Nonprofit Studies

Scholars rely on a range of theories from a variety of disciplines to study the nonprofit sector in the United States. Students often struggle to make sense of these theories and understand what they contribute to the knowledge of the sector. We offer a novel pedagogical approach that involves (1) grounding theories within their home discipline and presenting underlying assumptions, providing a pedagogical framework that supports student learning by (2) identifying the levels of analysis relevant to particular theories and facilitating discussion around other theory characteristics, (3) detailing the specific contributions theories make to the field of nonprofit studies, and (4) connecting theories to persistent challenges facing practitioners. We illustrate this approach using Douglas’ market model of democracy, a theory of the sector from political science. Informal student feedback over 2 years of graduate-level instruction underscores the efficacy of this approach and its utility for future instruction.

Enriching the Student Experience Through a Collaborative Cultural Learning Model

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 161-166
Author(s):  
Wendy McInally ◽  
Sharon Metcalfe ◽  
Bonnie Garner
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Student Experience ◽  
The United States ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Cultural Learning ◽  
Learning Partnerships ◽  
International Model ◽  
Global Health Care ◽  
Evidence Based Care

This article provides a knowledge and understanding of an international, collaborative, cultural learning model for students from the United States and Scotland. Internationalizing the student experience has been instrumental for student learning for the past eight years. Both countries have developed programs that have enriched and enhanced the overall student learning experience, mainly through the sharing of evidence-based care in both hospital and community settings. Student learning is at the heart of this international model, and through practice learning, leadership, and reflective practice, student immersion in global health care and practice is immense. Moving forward, we are seeking new opportunities to explore learning partnerships to provide this collaborative cultural learning experience.

Overview of Current Approaches to Aural Rehabilitation for Adults With Cochlear Implants

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 1175-1187
Author(s):  
Rachel Glade ◽  
Erin Taylor ◽  
Deborah S. Culbertson ◽  
Christin Ray
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Cochlear Implants ◽  
Practice Patterns ◽  
The United States ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Aural Rehabilitation ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Clinical Models ◽  
Hearing Health

Purpose This clinical focus article provides an overview of clinical models currently being used for the provision of comprehensive aural rehabilitation (AR) for adults with cochlear implants (CIs) in the Unites States. Method Clinical AR models utilized by hearing health care providers from nine clinics across the United States were discussed with regard to interprofessional AR practice patterns in the adult CI population. The clinical models were presented in the context of existing knowledge and gaps in the literature. Future directions were proposed for optimizing the provision of AR for the adult CI patient population. Findings/Conclusions There is a general agreement that AR is an integral part of hearing health care for adults with CIs. While the provision of AR is feasible in different clinical practice settings, service delivery models are variable across hearing health care professionals and settings. AR may include interprofessional collaboration among surgeons, audiologists, and speech-language pathologists with varying roles based on the characteristics of a particular setting. Despite various existing barriers, the clinical practice patterns identified here provide a starting point toward a more standard approach to comprehensive AR for adults with CIs.

Corruption as a Political Issue in Modern Societies: France, Great Britain and the United States in the Long 19th Century

Public Voices ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens Ivo Engels
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
French Revolution ◽  
Political Corruption ◽  
The United States ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Political Issue ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Bureaucratic State

The so-called “long 19th century”, from the French Revolution to the First World War, ranks as the crucial phase in the genesis of the modern world. In the Western countries this period was characterized by the differentiation of the public and the private spheres, the birth of the modern bureaucratic state and the delegitimation of early modern practices such as clientelism and patronage. All these fundamental changes are, among other things, usually considered important preconditions for the modern perception of corruption.This paper will concentrate on this crucial phase by means of a comparative analysis of debates in France, Great Britain and the United States, with the aim to elucidate the motives for major anti-corruption movements. The questions are: who fights against corruption and what are the reasons for doing so? I will argue that these concerns were often very different and sometimes accidental. Furthermore, an analysis of political corruption may reveal differences between the political cultures in the countries in question. Thus, the history of corruption serves as a sensor which enables a specific perspective on politics. By taking this question as a starting point the focus is narrowed to political corruption and the debates about corruption, while petty bribery on the part of minor civilservants, as well as the actual practice in the case of extensive political corruption, is left aside.

PENERAPAN PEMBELAJARAN METODE DISKUSI UNTUK MENINGKATKAN AKTIVITAS BELAJAR SISWA PADA PEMBELAJARAN IPS TERPADU DI KELAS VIII.B SMP NEGERI 5 KOTA SOLOK

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-42
Author(s):  
Erma Yenis
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Good Teaching ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Class Viii

Abstractlearning process  good teaching  can create a situation that allows children to learn, so that is the starting point of the success of teaching. The low quality of education depends on the management of the teaching and learning process which can be interpreted as being less effective in the teaching and learning process, the causes: (1) Low learning activities, (2) Inadequate facilities and infrastructure. The case in Solok City Middle School, the low level of student learning activities allegedly influenced the low student learning outcomes. Based on observations on class VIII A which included the superior class had not yet achieved the desired completeness, the class with the least completeness was class VIII B which was 33.33% with KKM 65 criteria. Seeing this reality, teachers were required to motivate students and foster enthusiasm student learning. Therefore, to foster students' enthusiasm for learning, the author tries to apply student learning activities through discussion methods in small groups.Keywords: Learning, discussion AbstrakProses belajar mengajar yang baik dapat menciptakan situasi yang mmemungkinkan anak belajar, sehingga merupakan titik awal keberhasilan pengajaran. Rendahnya mutu pendidikan tergantung pada pengelolaan proses belajar mengajar yang dapat diartikan kurang efektifnya proses belajar mengajar, penyebabnya: (1) Rendahnya aktifitas belajar,  (2) Sarana dan prasarana yang belum memadai. Kasus pada SMP Negeri % Kota Solok rendahnya aktifitas belajar siswa diduga berpengaruh terhadap rendahnya hasil belajar siswa. Berdasarkan pengamatanpada  kelas VIII A yang termasuk kelas unggul belum mencapai ketuntasan yang di inginkan, sedangkan kelas yang paling sedikit ketuntasannya adalah kelas VIII B yaitu sebanyak 33,33 % dengan kriterian KKM 65. Melihat kenyataan tersebut, guru dituntut untuk dapat memotivasi siswa dan menumbuhkan semangat belajar siswa. Karena itu, untuk menumbuhkan semangat belajar siswa, penulis mencoba untuk menerapkan aktivitas belajar siswa melalui metode diskusi dalam kelompok kecil. Kata kunci: Pembelajaran, diskusi

Assessment and Critical Pedagogy

2019 ◽  
pp. 306-324
Author(s):  
Frank Abrahams
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Critical Theory ◽  
Critical Pedagogy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teacher Performance ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
The United States ◽  
Summative Assessments ◽  
The World ◽  
Integrative Assessment

This chapter aligns the tenets of critical pedagogy with current practices of assessment in the United States. The author posits that critical pedagogy is an appropriate lens through which to view assessment, and argues against the hegemonic practices that support marginalization of students. Grounded in critical theory and based on Marxist ideals, the content supports the notion of teaching and learning as a partnership where the desire to empower and transform the learner, and open possibilities for the learner to view the world and themselves in that world, are primary goals. Political mandates to evaluate teacher performance and student learning are presented and discussed. In addition to the formative and summative assessments that teachers routinely do to students, the author suggests integrative assessment, where students with the teacher reflect together on the learning experience and its outcomes. The chapter includes specific examples from the author’s own teaching that operationalize the ideas presented.

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