Creating and Sustaining Problem-Based Partnerships among Graduate, Undergraduate, and K-12 Learners: Opportunities and Challenges

2005 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joette Stefl-Mabry ◽  
Jennifer Goodall Powers ◽  
Carol Doll
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Administrative Support ◽  
Information Science ◽  
School Library ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Associate Dean ◽  
K 12

This article outlines a K-12 college learning partnership that has evolved over the past two years at the University at Albany, SUNY. Two faculty members with the School of Information Science & Policy (SISP) Joette Stefl-Mabry and Jennifer Goodall Powers, with administrative support of their Associate Dean, Carol Doll, have integrated problem-based learning (PBL) into graduate and undergraduate curricula to establish partnerships with local K-12 school districts. Dynamic PBL environments link K-12 schools, School Library Media (SLM) graduate students, and undergraduate students majoring in information science to develop content, delivery, and assessment methods for K-12 curricula while at the same time strengthening graduate and undergraduate curricula by incorporating real-world challenges into coursework. Through this partnership, K-12 schools benefit from research-based best practices in educational technology and information science graduate and undergraduate students experience real career situations within educational environments. Over the course of a semester, SLM graduate students wrestle with theory and practice in K-12 curriculum, as undergraduate students develop Web pages based on research theory summarized by their graduate student partners. Stefl-Mabry and Powers collaboratively create and/or adapt instructional methods to meet the educational requirements of graduate and undergraduate curriculum as it relates to the specific needs and abilities of their students and the learning needs of K-12 environments. PBL enhances learning and provides new instructional models for SLM graduate students to emulate as educators when they are employed in K-12 communities.

Whose History?: The Americas and Music Curricula in the United States

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 457-460
Author(s):  
M. Leslie Santana
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Curriculum Reform ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
The United States ◽  
Concert Music ◽  
Music Department ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Western European ◽  
Teaching Music

One moment from the much-discussed 2017 curriculum reform in the Music Department at Harvard University has stuck with me and transformed the way I approach teaching music in higher education. In one of the meetings leading up to the revision, graduate students in the department led an activity in which attendees—who included undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty alike—got into small groups and discussed the relative merits of three hypothetical models for the new undergraduate curriculum. Each of the models involved decentering to some extent the existing curriculum's emphasis on the history of Western European music and dominant music theoretical approaches to it. After a short while, we all gathered back together and one person from each group shared a bit about what had transpired. From the circle of desks nearest the door, an undergraduate student rose to speak and expressed enthusiasm for a broadening of curricular coverages. But, they said, their group also had some reservations about jettisoning the overall focus on Western European concert music altogether. “We still need to learn about our history,” they said, while a faculty member nodded behind them.

scholarly journals Community Service-Learning in a Large Introductory Sociology Course: Reflections on the Instructional Experience

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-78
Author(s):  
Jana Grekul ◽  
Wendy Aujla ◽  
Greg Eklics ◽  
Terra Manca ◽  
Ashley Elaine York ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Graduate Student ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Community Service Learning ◽  
Introductory Sociology

This paper reports on a pilot project that involved the incorporation of Community Service-Learning (CSL) into a large Introductory Sociology class by drawing on the critical reflections of the six graduate student instructors and the primary instructor who taught the course. Graduate student instructors individually facilitated weekly seminars for about 30 undergraduate students, half of which participated in CSL, completing 20 hours of volunteer work with a local non-profit community organization. We discuss the benefits of incorporating CSL into a large Introductory Sociology class and speculate on the value of our particular course format for the professional development of graduate student instructors. A main finding was the critical importance to graduate students of formal and informal training and collaboration prior to and during the delivery of the course. Graduate students found useful exposure to CSL as pedagogical theory and practice, and appreciated the hands-on teaching experience. Challenges with this course structure include the difficulty of seamlessly incorporating CSL student experiences into the class, dealing with the “CSL”/ “non CSL” student division, and the nature of some of the CSL placements. We conclude by discussing possible methods for dealing with these challenges.  

scholarly journals Enabling School Librarians to Serve as Instructional Leaders of Multiple Literacies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie Lewis
Keyword(s):  
School District ◽  
Administrative Support ◽  
School Library ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Instructional Leaders ◽  
Multiple Literacies ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
School District Leaders ◽  
Library Program ◽  
K 12

Research has demonstrated that school leaders have little to no understanding of the instructional leadership role of the school librarian and have received little to no training in how to lead this population (Lewis, 2018; 2019). Though the standards of the school library field state that school librarians should be equipped and able to serve as instructional leaders of multiple literacies in K-12 education, barriers exist that inhibit this from becoming a reality in many schools. One of these barriers is a lack of administrative support in the form of a district library supervisor to develop a vision for and provide support to the district’s school library program and its personnel. Very little research has been conducted to examine the support needs of in-service school librarians (Weeks et al., 2017), and no research has been conducted to explore how to equip existing leadership to effectively lead its population of school librarians in a school district that lacks an official district library supervisor. The purpose of this study is to explore how school district leaders can foster the development of an effective school library in which school librarians serve as instructional leaders of multiple literacies.

scholarly journals Developing a website directory for young people: A case study using graduate students in library and information science

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Enid Irwin ◽  
Ken Haycock
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Reading Level ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
San Jose ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Adult Reading ◽  
K 12

KidsClick! is a web-based instructional resource designed for K-12. In 2006 it was transferred to the San Jose State School of Library and Information Science, and was subsequently refocused for grades 4-9, ages 10-14, post-reading, and pre-adult reading level phases. This article describes three parts of the redesign project - content, interface, and back end – explains methods and procedures, and analyzes results. Finally, we list lessons learned andrecommendations for using graduate students on long term projects “across time and space.” 

scholarly journals Engaging Actively with Issues in the Responsible Conduct of Science: Lessons from International Efforts Are Relevant for Undergraduate Education in the United States

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 596-603 ◽  
Author(s):  
John D. Clements ◽  
Nancy D. Connell ◽  
Clarissa Dirks ◽  
Mohamed El-Faham ◽  
Alastair Hay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
National Research Council ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
The United States ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Responsible Conduct

Numerous studies are demonstrating that engaging undergraduate students in original research can improve their achievement in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields and increase the likelihood that some of them will decide to pursue careers in these disciplines. Associated with this increased prominence of research in the undergraduate curriculum are greater expectations from funders, colleges, and universities that faculty mentors will help those students, along with their graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, develop an understanding and sense of personal and collective obligation for responsible conduct of science (RCS). This Feature describes an ongoing National Research Council (NRC) project and a recent report about educating faculty members in culturally diverse settings (Middle East/North Africa and Asia) to employ active-learning strategies to engage their students and colleagues deeply in issues related to RCS. The NRC report describes the first phase of this project, which took place in Aqaba and Amman, Jordan, in September 2012 and April 2013, respectively. Here we highlight the findings from that report and our subsequent experience with a similar interactive institute in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Our work provides insights and perspectives for faculty members in the United States as they engage undergraduate and graduate students, as well as postdoctoral fellows, to help them better understand the intricacies of and connections among various components of RCS. Further, our experiences can provide insights for those who may wish to establish “train-the-trainer” programs at their home institutions.

E-book Usability in Educational Technology Classes

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 62-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunghee Shin
Keyword(s):  
Educational Technology ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
School Library ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Book Reading ◽  
Reading Experience ◽  
Print Books ◽  
Course Material ◽  
Book Collections

This study was designed to enrich the learning experiences of in-service and pre-service teachers in two educational technology classes by adopting e-books as the course material. Graduate students were more positive about their e-book reading experience than undergraduate students, but, surprisingly, more undergraduates (63.6%) became interested in checking out e-book readers from the school library than graduate students (51.9%). Over three-quarters of undergraduates (78.6%) responded positively about the use of e-book readers by the end of the study. Despite their appreciation of e-book features, more than half of both undergraduate and graduate students preferred print books but were willing to use e-books and e-book readers for their readings. Shortcomings of e-books were eye-strain and the limitation of e-book collections.

scholarly journals Contribuições da simulação para estudantes de graduação em enfermagem

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1751 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carina Bortolato-Major ◽  
Juliana Perez Arthur ◽  
Ângela Taís Mattei ◽  
Maria De Fátima Mantovani ◽  
Jorge Vinicíus Cestari Felix ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Simulation Training ◽  
Reflective Learning ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Psychomotor Skills ◽  
Em 12 ◽  
Reflective Skills

RESUMOObjetivo: identificar as contribuições da simulação para estudantes de graduação em enfermagem. Método: revisão de escopo com a questão norteadora: “Quais as contribuições da simulação para estudantes de graduação em enfermagem?” Foram consultadas, durante o mês de maio de 2017, a biblioteca: Scielo, as bases de dados Medline e LILACS, utilizando-se os descritores: “aprendizagem”, “educação”, “simulação”, “simulação de paciente”, “treinamento por simulação” e “enfermagem”, posteriormente, duas revisoras independentes realizaram a leitura dos títulos, resumos e textos completos. Os resultados foram agrupados de acordo com as contribuições descritas nos artigos. Resultados: a amostra foi de 41 estudos, as contribuições da simulação foram a melhoria da aprendizagem/conhecimento e o desenvolvimento de habilidades psicomotoras, abordadas em 12 artigos (29,3%). Outras contribuições foram aumento da confiança/segurança/autoeficácia, melhoria da habilidade de comunicação, desenvolvimento do pensamento crítico e reflexivo, de competências, melhoria da atitude, integração da teoria e prática. Conclusão: a simulação favorece uma aprendizagem crítica e reflexiva e contribui positivamente na formação dos graduandos em enfermagem, sobretudo, no desenvolvimento de competências para o cuidado seguro. Descritores: Estudantes; Aprendizagem; Enfermagem; Treinamento por Simulação; Educação; Educação em Enfermagem.ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the contributions of simulation for undergraduate students of Nursing. Method: a review of scope with the guiding question: “What are the contributions of simulation for undergraduate students of nursing?” There were consulted during the month of May 2017 the libraries: Scielo databases, Medline and LILACS databases, using the following descriptors: "learning", "education", "simulation", "simulation of patient", "training by simulation" and "Nursing", later, two independent revisers underwent reading titles, abstracts and full texts. The results were grouped agreeing with the contributions described in articles. Results: the sample consisted of 41 studies; the contributions of the simulation were the improvement of learning/knowledge and the development of psychomotor skills, addressed in 12 articles (29.3%). Other contributions were increased confidence/safety/efficacy, improving communication skills, development of critical thinking and reflective, skills, improving the attitude, integration of theory and practice. Conclusion: the simulation favors a critical and reflective learning and contributes positively in the training of graduate students in nursing, especially in the development of competences for the care coverage. Descriptors: Students; Learning; Nursing; Simulation Training; Education; Education, Nursing.RESUMEN Objetivo: identificar las contribuciones de simulación para estudiantes de pregrado de enfermería. Método: revisión del alcance con la pregunta orientadora: ¿Cuáles son las contribuciones de simulación para estudiantes de pregrado en enfermería? Fueron consultados durante el mes de mayo de 2017 las bibliotecas: Scielo, bases de datos Medline y Lilacs bases de datos, utilizando los siguientes descriptores: "aprender", "educación", "simulación", "simulación de paciente", "formación por simulación" y "enfermería", después, dos revisoras independientes sufrió la lectura de títulos, resúmenes y textos completos. Los resultados fueron agrupados de acuerdo a las contribuciones descritas en los artículos. Resultados: la muestra estuvo conformada por 41 estudios, de los aportes de la simulación fueron la mejora del conocimiento y el desarrollo de habilidades psicomotrices, abordado en 12 artículos (29,3%). Otras contribuciones fueron el aumento de la confianza/seguridad/eficacia, la mejora de las habilidades de comunicación, el desarrollo del pensamiento crítico y reflexivo, habilidades, la mejora de la actitud, la integración de la teoría y la práctica. Conclusión: la simulación favorece un aprendizaje reflexivo y crítico, y contribuye positivamente en la formación de estudiantes de postgrado en enfermería, especialmente en el desarrollo de competencias para el seguro del cuidado. Descriptores: Estudiantes; Aprendizaje; Enfermería; Entrenamiento Simulado; Educación, Educación en Enfermería.

scholarly journals The School of Health Information Science at the University of Victoria: Towards an Integrative Model for Health Informatics Education and Research

2006 ◽  
Vol 15 (01) ◽  
pp. 159-165
Author(s):  
F. Lau ◽  
E. Borycki ◽  
D. Protti ◽  
A. Kushniruk
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Health Informatics ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Integrative Model ◽  
The University

SummaryThere is an increasing need for well qualified health informatics practitioners and for educational programs that produce them. Since 1981, the School of Health Information Science at the University of Victoria has delivered a range of educational programs in health informatics. The School’s objective has been to produce graduates who can assume a range of roles in health informatics, including managers, developers, researchers and evaluators of health care systems.The approach taken by the School has been to provide an integrated “holistic” approach to health informatics education that balances both theory and practice. The curriculum has emphasized interdisciplinary skills and has been based on a process of consultation with key stakeholders in both industry and academia. In addition, several new distance collaborative models for health informatics education (including a distributed MSc degree program) have been recently initiated through the University of Victoria with collaborating Canadian universities.To date, graduates of the programs offered have become highly sought after, with the demand for graduates of the programs continually exceeding the number of graduates.The core undergraduate curriculum has recently been undergone refinement to include training in new emerging areas of health informatics. In addition, a distributed MSc program has been successfully initiated by the School, currently with 23 students participating from dispersed geographical locations across Canada. The School of Health Information Science at the University of Victoria has been involved in providing unique interdisciplinary education in health informatics for over twenty years. The School continues to maintain its emphasis on integrated education, refining its curriculum and moving into new areas such as distance education and cross-Canadian collaborations.

School librarians online: integrated learning beyond the school walls

2020 ◽  
Vol 121 (7/8) ◽  
pp. 631-644
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Burns
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
School Library ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Scaffolded Instruction ◽  
K 12

Purpose This study aims to explore preservice school librarians’ ability to develop and deliver integrated library lessons under remote teaching and learning conditions. This study will help school library educators identify the preparation required in coursework to effectively implement blended learning practices as well as identify perceived barriers and opportunities for implementing effective remote school library practice. Design/methodology/approach A participatory action research approach was used to explore online teaching strategies in coursework then implement them in K-12 practice. Findings The findings include six criteria selected, developed lessons and the analyzed reflections of the preservice candidates. These discussed findings identify trends in developed online inquiry lessons and suggest considerations for school library educators when scaffolding instruction in preparation coursework. Future planning also explores considerations of access and technology instruction prior to practice. Research limitations/implications The COVID-19 crisis presented a unique challenge ideal for exploration by an educator and candidates in a school librarian preparation program. Using a revised assignment to facilitate a deliberate, authentic experience designed to blend theory and practice (Grossman, 2011), the evidence presented in the sample lessons and participant reflections documents that candidates are able to develop online learning and articulate the American Association of School Librarians Learner Competencies through work samples. According to this brief exploration, this preparation program was able to adapt the requirements of the assignment and prepare candidates to develop quality instructional lessons when online teaching pedagogy was embedded along with scaffolded instruction on collaborative teaching and instructional design. The limitation to this study is that the COVID crisis was accepted as the problem in the participatory action research model. Practical implications When provided instruction on embedded librarianship models and pedagogy practices of online instruction and scaffolded instruction, school library candidates successfully integrated online K-12 instruction. These instructional supports provided the integration of theory and practice necessary for effective preparation. Additional challenges remain to include considerations of access and student motivation which should be addressed in preparation coursework. Originality/value Never before have we seen all schools closed and instruction moved online without warning. School library preparation programs must look anew at how well they are preparing school librarians for practice across a variety of circumstances. This study looks at the preparation for online instruction K-12 schools were faced with in Spring 2020.

Needs Analysis and Teachers' Perceptions: A Study of the English Undergraduate Students

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Visual Aids ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
Teaching Aids

Needs Analysis in the context of language-learning-teaching is an important process to design a certain course and syllabus. It helps course designers to set objectives, choose content, method of instruction, appropriate teaching aids, and classroom activities for different courses. This paper reports the perceptions of the researchers on the English language learning needs of the English undergraduate students of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Sheringal, Pakistan. The data is based on the researchers’ personal experience and first-hand observation of the population as the researchers have been teaching in the target context for about a decade. Furthermore, the researchers have always been in discussion with their students and colleagues about the target students’ English learning needs, preferred learning styles, motivation in learning English, interest, strengths/weaknesses, and attitude toward English learning in the target setting. Learners’ assignments, exam answer sheets, and presentations have also been used is a source of data collection. A needs analysis model proposed by Hutchinson and Waters (1987) has been applied in order to analyze the data. The results show that the students lack well grammatical sentences, have poor spellings, capitalization problems, limited vocabulary, unaware of collocations, poor/slow reading comprehension, and lack of effective presentation skills. Furthermore, most of the students have a lack of involvement in classroom activities and feel shy about speaking the English language. It was reported that the provision of authentic material, interesting activities, suitable audio-visual aids, relevant texts, language labs, and other logistic arrangements can better help them in learning the English language. The findings demonstrate that the students wished to have a learner-centered-course that helps them excel in their academic life and learning the English language.

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