scholarly journals Performative Didactics in a Technological Environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-16
Author(s):  
Nadia Carlomagno ◽  
Francesco Maria Cordella ◽  
Valeria Minghelli ◽  
Pier Cesare Rivoltella
Keyword(s):  
Performing Arts ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
The Body ◽  
Morphogenetic Field ◽  
Technological Environment ◽  
The One ◽  
The University ◽  
Experience Emotion ◽  
Interaction Relationship

Abstract The didactic-performative experience at a distance, centred on the body in action of the training laboratories activated at the University of Study Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Milan and the University of Study Suor Orsola Benincasa of Naples, encouraged, through the exercise of ‘simplex property’ of the separation of functions, the crossing of borders of ‘presence/distance’, using Didactics at Distance (DAD) as an opportunity to search in everyone the potential patrimony of the action, able to go beyond the classical meanings of interaction, relationship, experience, emotion, through an effort of imagination and simulation, which even interaction with the machine can stimulate. The research work recalls the ambivalence and the plurality of interpretative keys of the teaching experience and includes its analogies with the performing arts. Starting from the ‘stage presence’, as a scenic ‘bios’ and source of energy, a third energetic space has been investigated, which can amplify the relational dimension. A space which the biologist Sheldrake defines as ‘morphogenetic field’ is the one in which it is possible, through the activation of an empathic climate, to make all the processes of emotional sharing, expressive rediscovery and acquisition of awareness sprout, making the experience of DAD a formative and transformative one.

scholarly journals Knowledge, authority, and positionality in Asian immigrant female faculty teaching diversity classes

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung-ah Choi ◽  
Jae Hoon Lim
Keyword(s):  
Multicultural Education ◽  
Professional Knowledge ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Faculty Of Color ◽  
The Body ◽  
Power Dynamics ◽  
Safe Environment ◽  
Faculty Teaching ◽  
The One ◽  
Body Knowledge

AbstractThis paper is a self-reflective narrative of our teaching experience as two immigrant Asian female professors who teach Multicultural Education. Employing collaborative autoethnography (CAE), the study addresses the issues of authority, positionality, and legitimacy of knowledge claims in critical feminist pedagogy. Two research questions guided our inquiry: 1. How does a teacher’s racial positionality play out in exercising professional knowledge, and conversely, 2. How does seemingly neutral professional knowledge become racialized in the discussions of race? Major findings demonstrate the double-edged contradictions in the body/knowledge nexus manifested in our everyday teaching contexts. On the one hand, the bodily dimension of teacher knowledge is de-racialized because of institutional norms and cultures. On the other hand, there are times professional knowledge becomes racialized through the teacher’s body. Understanding the body/knowledge nexus that invites precarious power dynamics in racial discussions and even blatantly dismisses our professional knowledge, we, as an immigrant faculty of color, find it impossible to create a safe environment for participatory, critical discourse. Acknowledging our triple marginality, we put forth the concept of “pedagogy of fear” (Leonardo, Z., & Porter, R. K. (2010). Pedagogy of fear: Toward a Fanonian theory of ‘safety’ in race dialogue. Race, Ethnicity and Education, 13(2), 139–157) which squarely disrupts the idea of a safe environment in race dialog and urges teachers to confront their own/their students’ fear and create a space of teaching vulnerably.

Revision and cohesion in translation

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Åse Johnsen
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
The Other ◽  
Translation Process ◽  
Revision Process ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The One ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Additional Phase

This article reports on a study with two main purposes: on the one hand to look into the revision process in translation from Norwegian into Spanish, especially the revision of the title of a text, and on the other hand to compare the translation behavior of three different groups of participants with regard to the translation and revision of the title. The study was carried out by analyzing Translog keystroke data from language students, translation students, and professional translators during the 2011–2012 academic year at the University of Bergen, Norway. The study results show a lack of cohesion between the title and the body of the text in some of the target texts, and indicate that the number of revisions and the variations in the solutions of the translation of the title increase according to the subjects’ experience and translation training. The study also indicates that an additional phase of the translation process may be identified in keystroke data from Translog.

scholarly journals Application of Automatic Choreography Software Based on Virtual Technology in the Gymnastics Teaching

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (05) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Yingbao ZHOU
Keyword(s):  
Spline Interpolation ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
The Body ◽  
Virtual Technology ◽  
Quaternion Interpolation ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Figure Animation ◽  
Viable Approach ◽  
Video Model ◽  
The University

this research designed simulation system of gymnastics automatic choreography software. To successfully design the gymnastics movements, experiment adopted solutions based on key frame spline interpolation calculation which managed to solve the problem of location deviation; quaternion interpolation algorithm was adopted to solve the rotation problem of the subject and the body, which made the modified action by computer auxiliary choreography system completely returned to virtual figure animation. In addition, for coordination of dance and audio, this paper established movement fragments library based on sentiment types, proposed viable approach of synchronized audio and video model. Teaching experience was conducted in the gymnastics course of physical education at the University and achieved good results.

Stability Behavior of Single-Phase Natural Circulation Loop

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Khalil Moussavian ◽  
Mario Misale ◽  
Francesco D’Auria ◽  
Mahmoud Salehi
Keyword(s):  
Natural Circulation ◽  
The Body ◽  
Linear Stability Theory ◽  
Circulation Loop ◽  
Conservation Equations ◽  
Cold Zone ◽  
Natural Circulation Loop ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The One ◽  
The University

The circulating fluid in natural circulation loops would absorb heat from the hot zone (source) and will transport it to the cold zone (sink) without using of any mechanical pumps or other devices. The fluid density differences in hot and cold zones would lead buoyancy force which is introduced as the body force for the loop. By introducing the one-dimensional conservation equations; mass, momentum and energy in the loop and applying the perturbation method, or linear stability theory, would help us to study the stability of the rectangular natural circulation loop. The conservation equations in transient form were solved using the finite difference method. The results obtained from the linear and nonlinear stability studies would be compared with the experimental data of DITEC loop (LOOP#1) obtained at the University of Genova and with other suitable data in the literature.

Why We Need More Histories of Low-Status Institutions

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 246-260
Author(s):  
Nidia Bañuelos
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Presidential Address ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
World War ◽  
Minimal Impact ◽  
Publicly Supported ◽  
The One ◽  
Fundamental Tension ◽  
The University

As scholars of higher education regularly point out, American universities face a fundamental tension between access and exclusion. On the one hand, as publicly supported institutions operating in a democracy, they are charged with promoting social mobility and sharing knowledge that can improve society. On the other, they are tasked with identifying and supporting elites—those talented, ambitious, and hardworking individuals who deserve the most money and accolades. In his 1993 History of Education Society presidential address, “Race, Meritocracy, and the American Academy during the Immediate Post-World War II Era,” historian James Anderson describes one way in which northern white colleges and universities coped with this tension after World War II. During this time, Fred Wale, director of education for the Julius Rosenwald Fund, compiled a list of 150 outstanding black scholars with degrees from schools like the University of Chicago, Harvard, Columbia, and the University of Michigan; extensive teaching experience at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs); and highly regarded publication records. Wale sent his list to hundreds of university presidents, encouraging them to consider these qualified candidates for faculty appointments. His efforts made minimal impact: between 1945 and 1947, only twenty-three of the scholars on Wale's list were offered permanent faculty positions at northern white universities.

scholarly journals Modern piano duet: a retrospective analysis of performing arts

2020 ◽  
pp. 141-150
Author(s):  
Tatiana Evgen'evna Nerovnaia
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Visual Image ◽  
Mobile Form ◽  
Artistic Activity ◽  
Piano Duet ◽  
Performing Culture ◽  
The One ◽  
Development Prospects

The subject of this research is the evolution of the art of piano duets since the middle of the XX century to the present day. Leaning on the retrospective analysis of ensemble uniqueness, an attempt is made to determine the key trends in artistic activity of piano duets of that time. The goal of this work consists in the analysis of the types of professional duet ensembles and their peculiarities, substantiated by the mobile form of concerts; study of the relevant questions of renewal of the repertoire; classification of piano duets by “performing specialization”: educational and theatricalized or "eccentric"’ as well as outlining the development prospects of duet performing arts. Research methodology is based on the comparative, logical, and retrospective methods. The retrospective method allowed defining the criteria for ensemble specialization of piano duets in accordance with the duet or duo principle, as well as the variety of educational duets based on the repertoire preferences. The scientific novelty lies in the fact that retrospective analysis applicable to modern duet performance, on the one hand revealed a tendency towards preserving and augmenting best traditions in performing culture of the piano due, while on the other – towards seeking of new, creative in their idea forms of ensemble art. For the first time the source of the new repertoire, which includes original compositions for four-handed ensemble, is presented by annotated catalogue of the American scholar K. McGraw (revised 2016 edition). The conclusion is made that tremendous potential of the genre (the ability to multi-level dialogue, theatrical expressiveness of visual image of the ensemble, and its special telegenic skills) contributes to the successful development of piano duet in music industry. Expanding the boundaries of the traditional concert space, members of the ensemble appose to the aesthetics of show or performance, which testifies to the experimental nature of piano duets in the first decades of the XXI century. As the development prospects, the author outlines the pursuit of new ways for popularization of the genre, research work on broadening the existing duet repertoire, and as well as potential creation of the Internet platform for centralizing the global repertoire of piano ensembles.

scholarly journals Üks jälg Eesti folkloristikas. Elmar Daniel Päss 120

Mäetagused ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 79 ◽  
pp. 185-200
Author(s):  
Tiiu Jaago ◽  
◽  
Mare Kõiva ◽  
◽  
Keyword(s):  
Military Service ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
New Material ◽  
The One ◽  
Estonian Language ◽  
The University ◽  
Academy Of Sciences

Folklorist Elmar Daniel Päss (1901–1970) was one of the first researchers who was educated in folklore at the University of Tartu: the Chair of Folklore started work in the autumn of 1919, and Elmar Päss entered university in the autumn of 1922. Already as a student, he attracted the attention of folklore professor Walter Anderson with his study about drinking in Estonian proverbs and folk songs, submitted for a students’ competition in 1924. There was no unified folklore archive in Tartu at the time (it was established in 1927). The study by Päss testified to his diligence (he examined collections of Estonian folklore both in Tartu and in Helsinki) as well as his ability to systematise and analyse voluminous material. He elaborated this study and defended it as his master’s degree in 1926. After a year in military service, he started work as a folklore assistant at the University of Tartu. In 1933 he became a scientific grantee, to work on a dissertation about Estonian and Ingrian Martinmas songs. Although the first version of the manuscript was completed in 1935, he did not defend the thesis. On the one hand, new material on Martinmas customs was constantly piling up, on the other hand, the defence seemed to be postponed due to economic difficulties. The establishment of the Soviet rule in 1940 and the following war further distanced Päss from research work. In 1947 the Institute of Estonian Language and Literature was founded at the Academy of Sciences, and for three years he worked there as a folklore researcher. However, his main occupation was a schoolteacher. So his most fertile scientific career remained in the 1920s–1930s. Three different intertwining directions can be distinguished in Päss’ scientific work: a comparative study of songs, customs related to calendar, wedding, and work, and the lore of border regions. Against the more general background of folkloristics, Päss’ research approaches are up to date: on the one hand, comparative and international research prevailing in the first decades of the century, on the other hand, considering the syncretic and functionalist viewpoint of lore that emerged in the late 1920s and in the 1930s. His studies of the customs and songs of Shrovetide and Martinmas could be part of classical Estonian folkloristics.

scholarly journals Methodological framework, analysis, development and creation of design support environments of adaptive systems

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ευάγγελος Βλαχογιάννης
Keyword(s):  
Financial Support ◽  
Adaptive Systems ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Systems Design ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Framework Analysis ◽  
Second Person ◽  
The People ◽  
The One ◽  
The University

This thesis is the outcome of the research work taken place at the University of the Aegean, in the Department of Product & Systems Design Engineering located in Syros Island. I really feel lucky that I had the opportunity to work in the corpus of this academic environment that happened to be located at the place of my birth and residence. Thus, I feel the responsibility to thank the people who dreamed and realized this department both personally but also as a resident of Syros. It was an honor for me to be part of it and I really feel it is an honor for my place that it was given the opportunity to host such a cultural source. Here I will try to find some words to thank some people for both realizing such a dream and also providing me the opportunity to work with them.I am proud to say that Professor Ioannis Darzentas, a pioneer of such a dream, has been my supervisor. It was a privilege, a unique opportunity and experience for me to work near him. It is amazing to think how such a personality has influenced me, not only in the scientific domain but also in my everyday life. He has been my guide towards to the philosophy of both my science and my life. The second person that I would like to thank is the Associate Professor Thomas Spyrou who was also one of the pioneers to the above mentioned dream. I can safely say that he was the one that convinced me to follow a research career and opened my mind by introducing me to human centered design principles. During all these years he was always available for helping me with any kind of problem and always had the way to make me find an appropriate solution.Dr. Carlos A. Velasco has been the third member of my advisor committee. I would firstly like to thank him for his interest to be in such committee. I have firstly met him under the umbrella of a European project and since then it was always an honor for me to work with him. He has been my guide mainly in technological issues.Even if they had not been in my advisory committee, I was always feeling some people from our research team as my atypical mentors. Jenny S. Darzentas had always the patience to hear me for any kind of problem and always encourage me. I would also like to thank her for both her scientific advices and her tireless editing of my poor English texts. Then, I would like to give specials thanks to my friend and colleague Argyris Arnellos. Argyris was the one that initiated me to the extraordinary world of systems thinking though every days discussions. I have spent countless moments with him having fun and working. Another person that has really helped me is Panayiotis Koutsabasis. Panayiotis was the one who introduced me to the research work of projects and was always a person I could rely on.Further, I would really like to thank my friend and colleague Nikos Viorres with whom I have spent days and nights working on projects. I really feel very lucky I had such cooperative and problem solving colleague and humorist friend and I cannot wait the time I will be working with him again. I would also like to thank my friends and colleagues Modestos Stavrakis and Sofia Kiratzi for their support, cooperation and friendly advices. There are even more persons that supported me either directly or directly through every day discussions. I would like to say thanks you to Dimitris Lekkas and Spiros Vosinakis and generally to all people from my university that supported me during these years. I would also like to thank people outside my university that through research projects has influenced my research. I would like to give special thanks to Professor Gerhard Weber for spending his valuable time discussing with me and giving me early feedback. I would also like to thank the European Community for the financial support through Heraclitus scholarship. Finally, I want to thank Manolis and Flavianos for their heartily support and the adorable little Manos who offered me important relaxing moments.Nothing would have been possible for me without the support of my family. I would like to thank my parents Georgios and Katerina for their love, their care, their psychological and even for their financial support for offering me the potentials for accomplishing my studies and this research. I would like to thank them and my lovely brother Georgios for their patience and permissiveness all these years.Finally, I would like to address my very special thanksgiving and my deep most appreciation to my adorable fellow in life, Maria, for her support and patience. I want to heartily thank her for offering me so ungrudgingly her interminable support during a critical period of her life and career.

Theatre and Indigenous Peoples: Learning to Imagine New Worlds in End Times

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 374-381
Author(s):  
CIBELE FORJAZ SIMÕES
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Bertolt Brecht ◽  
Xingu River ◽  
Postdoctoral Research ◽  
The One ◽  
End Times ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Belo Monte

This article examines the relationship between the performing arts and Amerindian peoples, specifically the Araweté, Juruna/Yudjá and Kamayurá peoples, which belong to the Tupi branch, whom I met as part of postdoctoral research carried out from February 2018 to January 2019, at the University of São Paulo (USP). It analyses the conjuncture of the fight of Amerindian and riparian peoples before the destruction of the forest and rivers of the Amazon, based on case studies of two theatre performances: Altamira 2042, a scenic ritual instauration triggered by listening to the testimony of the Xingu river about the Belo Monte dam, and Os Um e Os Outros (The One and the Others), loosely based on The Horatians and the Curiatians by Bertolt Brecht.

scholarly journals Features of Management of Research Activity in Higher Educational Institutions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory Lucenko ◽  
Olena Lutsenko
Keyword(s):  
Performance Management ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Innovation Research ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Level Of Training ◽  
The One ◽  
The University

Modern pedagogical science and practice seek to comprehend the holistic pedagogical process from the standpoint of management science, to give it a clear scientifically sound character. The statement of many domestic and foreign researchers that management is real and necessary not only in the field of technical, production processes but also in the field of complex social systems, including pedagogical, is true. The introduction of innovation management is important for successful research at the university. Therefore, the main idea/goal of our study is to develop the concept of innovation as new ideas and knowledge (radical and those that improve the result), mechanisms for their practical implementation, and, most importantly, mechanisms for the dissemination of innovations. On the one hand, in many countries there are tendencies to create largely, often international clusters of research work, on the other - now in the staff of universities are introduced positions of research management specialists in existing projects and centers. Unlike pure administration, innovation research managers must make decisions based on scientific knowledge and information about society as a whole. Some authors note a growing similarity between non-university research centers, industrial laboratories, and classical universities. In fact, scientists from industrial and large research organizations have greater autonomy, for example, there are optimal conditions for creative research (at the university it is combined with the educational process). Large joint projects and the commercialization of research results in many disciplines represent this trend. The main methodology of our study was methods of theoretical and empirical nature. In the process of researching the problem outlined by us, we found that thus, it is established that the introduction of a system of information management of research activities in higher education, in general, contributed to the growth of performance management of research activities and improve the level of training of future professionals. Therefore, we dedicate our research to the peculiarities of educational management in educational institutions of Ukraine.

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