EXPANDING THE BOUNDARIES OF SERVICE-LEARNING AT HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH E-LEARNING SCENARIOS: LESSONS FROM TEACHING INNOVATION PROJECTS

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amalia Creus ◽  
Mirela Fiori ◽  
Nadja Gmelch ◽  
Pastora Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Teaching Innovation ◽  
Innovation Projects ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Learning Scenarios

scholarly journals Expanding the Boundaries of Service-Learning at Higher Education through e-Learning Scenarios: Lessons from Teaching Innovation Projects

2019 ◽  
pp. 35-41
Author(s):  
Amalia Creus ◽  
Mirela Fiori ◽  
Ines Cambra ◽  
Nadja Gmelch
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Teaching Innovation ◽  
Community Needs ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Learning Scenarios ◽  
Community Improvement

Service-learning can be defined as a pedagogical approach that attempts to integrate community service in the academic curriculum. Through service-learning, students engage in organised activities designed to meet community needs and, at the same time, enhance their intellectual, social, and ethical development (Porter Honnet Poulsen, 1989). The synergy between learning and civic engagement distinguishes service-learning as an educational approach that, beyond forming students for particular professional skills, has the goal to prepare them for practical community-based problem solving. From a methodological point of view, it places community-improvement and social-engagement in the centre of the learning process, while reinforcing students’ cross-disciplinary skills, as critical thinking, co-creation or community building (Billig, Root, Jesse, 2005).

The Integration of Aspects of Geo-Tagging and Microblogging in m-Learning

2011 ◽  
pp. 95-110
Author(s):  
Christian Safran ◽  
Victor Manuel Garcia-Barrios ◽  
Martin Ebner
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Solution Approach ◽  
Textual Data ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Learning Scenarios ◽  
Mobile Clients ◽  
Potential Use

The recent years have shown the remarkable potential use of Web 2.0 technologies in education, especially within the context of informal learning. The use of Wikis for collaborative work is one example for the application of this theory. Further, the support of learning in fields of education, which are strongly based on location-dependent information, may also benefit from Web 2.0 techniques, such as Geo-Tagging and m-Learning, allowing in turn learning in-the-field. This chapter presents first developments on the combination of these three concepts into a geospatial Wiki for higher education, TUGeoWiki. Our solution proposal supports mobile scenarios where textual data and images are managed and retrieved in-the-field as well as some desktop scenarios in the context of collaborative e-Learning. Within this scope, technical restrictions might arise while adding and updating textual data via the collaborative interface, and this can be cumbersome in mobile scenarios. To solve this bottleneck, we integrated another popular Web 2.0 technique into our solution approach, Microblogging. Thus, the information pushed via short messages from mobile clients or microblogging tools to our m-Learning environment enables the creation of Wiki-Micropages as basis for subsequent collaborative learning scenarios.

CHALLENGES AND BENEFITS OF ONLINE TEACHING IN HIGHER EDUCATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuldeep Kaur Juneja
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Teaching Innovation ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Teaching Learning

The present study highlights the challenges and benefits influencing the acceptance, and use of e-learning as tool for teaching within higher education. It will help to develop a strategic plan for the successful implementation of e-learning and view technology as a positive step towards evolution and change. An attempt has been made to find the effectiveness of online teaching-learning methods in Higher Education. A questionnaire has been specially designed and deployed among college faculties and students. About 200 faculties from university and Education colleges in Ujjain have taken part in the online survey and submitted responses. It was found that multimedia, digital collaboration with peers, video lectures delivered by faculty handling the subject, online quiz having multiple choice questions, interaction by the faculties during lecture and online materials provided by the faculty promoted effective online learning. Virtual classroom unlike traditional classroom, give unlimited scope for introducing teaching innovation strategies. The use of ICT tools promotes technological innovations and advances in learning and knowledge management. This paper explores the online teaching - learning tools, methods, and a survey on the innovative practices in teaching and learning. Challenges and benefits of online teaching, various components on the effective use of online tools, team- based collaborative learning, simulation and animation - based learning are discussed and explained in detail.

scholarly journals PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF UNIVERSITY TEACHERS IN CONDITIONS OF UKRAINE'S INTEGRATION INTO THE EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AREA

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 397
Author(s):  
Olena Kirdan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Centers Of Excellence ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
State Pedagogical ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Research Goal ◽  
Culture Of Teaching ◽  
Teaching Learning

The purpose of the article is to substantiate the main directions of professional development of university teachers and to ensure the excellence of teaching. The achievement of the research goal made it possible to use general theoretical methods: analysis, synthesis, specification, generalization and empirical methods: surveys and questionnaires. Results of the research. The main directions of the professional development of university teachers and ensuring the excellence of teaching are outlined: mentoring and tutoring of young teachers; creation of centers of excellence, support and development of teaching skills; development of e-learning in the centers of educational and innovative technologies etc. The experience of the Center professional development of teachers of the Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University is analyzed. On the basis of the conducted questionnaire of the heads of departments the peculiarities of creating a culture of support and stimulation of quality teaching, creation of an environment of professional development, promotion and recognition of best practices, etc. were established. The importance of introducing the concept of service learning pedagogy at educational programs of all levels in higher education institutions of Ukraine is emphasized; the formation of the values social responsibility of universities; policies to enhance the culture of teaching, learning and assessment.

No Significant Difference in Service Learninng Online

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue Y. McGorry
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Program Outcomes ◽  
Online Delivery ◽  
Leadership And Management ◽  
Business Programs ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Significant Difference

Institutions of higher education are realizing the importance of service learning initiatives in developing awareness of students’ civic responsibilities, leadership and management skills, and social responsibility. These skills and responsibilities are the foundation of program outcomes in accredited higher education business programs at undergraduate and graduate levels. In an attempt to meet the needs of the student market, these institutions of higher education are delivering more courses online. This study addresses a comparison of traditional and online delivery of service learning experiences. Results demonstrate no significant difference in outcomes between the online and face-to-face models.

USE OF BLENDED LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION – SOME EXPERIENCES

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
R J Singh
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Distance Learning ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Face To Face Learning ◽  
Made In

This article reports on the use of blended learning in higher education. Blended learning has become popular in higher education in recent years. It is a move beyond traditional lecturing to incorporate face-to-face learning with e-learning, thereby creating a blend of learning experiences. The problem is that learning in higher education is complex and learning situations differ across contexts. Whilst there is face-to-face contact at some institutions, others offer distance learning or correspondence learning. In each context, the mode of learning may differ. The challenge is to cater for various learning opportunities through a series of learning interactions and to incorporate a blended approach. The aim of this study was to examine various ways of defining blended learning in different contexts. This was done through an examination of experiences of the use of blended learning in different higher education contexts. The study presents a case of blended learning in a postgraduate course. The experiences from all these cases are summarised and conclusions and recommendations are made in the context of blended learning in higher education in South Africa.

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