scholarly journals Towards the Realization of the ICT Education Living Lab – The TechTeachers.co.za Success Story

10.28945/2157 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albertus A. K. Buitendag ◽  
Frederik Gerhardus Hattingh ◽  
Matt Hains
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
South African ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Success Story ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Living Lab ◽  
Living Labs

[The final form of this paper was published in the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology.] This paper presents the success story of the intuitive vision of an ICT high school educator in South Africa. The growth and evolution of a Community of Practice, towards a full-fledged living lab is investigated. A grounded theory study analyses the living lab concept and highlights some of the current challenges secondary high school ICT education face within the South African educational landscape. Some of the concepts, ideas, best practices and lessons learned in the establishment and running of two web based technologies to support secondary school ICT subjects is discussed.  The researchers present a motivation for the use of living labs to address some of the issues identified and highlights how the existing  platforms fits into bigger design.

scholarly journals Towards the Realization of the ICT Education Living Lab – The TechTeachers.co.za Success Story

10.28945/2159 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 055-070 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albertus A. K. Buitendag ◽  
Frederik Gerhardus Hattingh ◽  
Matt Hains
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
South African ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Success Story ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Living Lab ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Living Labs

This paper presents the success story of the intuitive vision of an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) high school educator in South Africa. The growth and evolution of a Community of Practice towards a full-fledged living lab is investigated. A grounded theory study analyses the living lab concept and highlights some of the current challenges secondary high school ICT education face within the South African educational landscape. Some of the concepts, ideas, best practices, and lessons learned in the establishment and running of two web based technologies to support secondary school ICT subjects is discussed. The researchers present a motivation for the use of living labs to address some of the issues identified and highlights how the existing platforms fits into bigger design.

scholarly journals Community Living Lab as a Collaborative Innovation Environment

10.28945/3339 ◽  
2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacobus van der Walt ◽  
Albertus Buitendag ◽  
Jannie Zaaiman ◽  
J. C. Jansen van Vuuren
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
South African ◽  
Systems Thinking ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Community Living ◽  
South African Context ◽  
Living Lab ◽  
African Context ◽  
Living Labs

A Living Lab is a new way to deal with community-driven innovation in real-life contexts. The Living Lab concept is fuelled by knowledge sharing, collaboration and experimenting in open real environments. This research explores the sustainable development of community Living Labs within a South African context. The members of rural communities need sustainable development support in order to create jobs and alleviate poverty. In order to do so they need an open multidisciplinary research and systems thinking support environment which is facilitated in the Living Lab environment. The Living Lab approach provides its user group with an opportunity to develop a much deeper understanding of how the various components in their functional environment operate and interrelate. In the research community the Living Lab concept seems to be gaining increasing acceptance as a way to deal with innovation and to get insight into the innovation process. Several Living Labs are currently connected in a network of Living Labs, both in Europe and in South Africa aiming to share best practices and lessons learned. Creating an innovative software based management model for Living Labs for the greater South African region is also part of the research objectives. This paper presents two interrelated frameworks for the establishment of a Living Lab within a South African context. The paper also highlights the important role of holistic Systems thinking in a Living Lab environment.

The power of partnerships

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-202
Author(s):  
Christy Groves
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
College Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Formal Assessment ◽  
The Impact

Purpose A large, predominantly undergraduate university in Tennessee partnered with a local magnet school aiming to assist high school seniors with their college-level research assignment. The partnership began as a pilot, but quickly expanded to include other high schools as a result of initial successes. This paper aims to describe the development of the partnership and its importance in fulfilling a key component of college preparedness for gifted high school students. Design/methodology/approach This paper describes how the Library partnership commenced as a service to a local high school that required its students to access college-level research materials. The paper details how both the Library and the high school recognized the impact of collaborating to expose these students to the information literacy skills needed for college readiness. Findings The paper presents the challenges encountered when attempting to provide college-level information literacy instruction to large groups of students visiting a college campus. It concludes with best practices and lessons learned, as well as plans for formal assessment and future initiatives. Originality/value The author has presented at Library Instruction West, July 2018. A review of the professional literature demonstrates that other academic libraries have partnered with local schools for a variety of library-related initiatives. Therefore, the concept of partnerships between the Library and local high schools is not unique. However, this paper aims to describe challenges encountered, best practices, lessons learned and suggestions for future directions, including formal assessment, all of which could be adapted by other academic libraries as applicable.

Bundaberg North State High School ASSPA Committee: Experiencing Success at School and National Level

1999 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-27
Author(s):  
Judith Selby
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
National Level ◽  
School Level ◽  
Success Story ◽  
Indigenous Students ◽  
Secondary School Level

All of us are well aware of the problems faced by Indigenous students at the secondary school level. The intention of this article is to share a success story being experienced at Bundaberg North State High School in Queensland. How many of us can relate to the following anecdote?

Projects: Making Mathematics: Developing Mathematical Research Skills

2001 ◽  
Vol 94 (7) ◽  
pp. 622
Author(s):  
Gina M. Foletta
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Small Groups ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Online Mentoring ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Mathematical Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
Web Based

The Making Mathematics Project supports high school students—or small groups of students with a teacher—in their work on research projects in mathematics. This support is offered in the form of Web-based resources and online mentoring for secondary school students and their teachers.

scholarly journals How journalism educators discuss journalism law in their community of practice : insights from a qualitative textual analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Leslie Klein
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Virtual Community ◽  
Shared Knowledge ◽  
Journalism Education ◽  
Shared Meaning ◽  
English Departments ◽  
Virtual Community Of Practice

Often, journalism teachers are the only ones at their school who do their job, and even when the positions are embedded in arts or English departments, it can be isolating. The Journalism Education Association's Listserv creates a virtual community of practice (CoP) for members to contribute to the shared knowledge of best practices in journalism education. The purpose of this research was to understand how middle and high school journalism educators discuss journalism law and its related topics on the Listserv to determine what additional legal resources might benefit the JEA community. This research, via qualitative textual analysis, examined how advisers used their CoP to build shared meaning of journalism law. The study found that journalism advisers primarily use their CoP for Discussing Developments, Documentation Projects, Problem-solving, and Requests for Information. The primary topics discussed on the Listserv were censorship and copyright. The way advisers discussed journalism law varied based on the topic, but most posts were reactions to things that had already happened, either in the news or to individual educators.

Employment Protection in South Africa

2018 ◽  
pp. 140-156
Author(s):  
Avinash Govindjee
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
South African ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Employment Protection ◽  
Public Works ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
The South ◽  
African Experience

This chapter tests the existing (labour and social security-related) legislation against the South African constitutional framework, as well as international and regional standards. The issues to be addressed specifically include the following: 1) Is the existing legislation pertaining to employment protection, unemployment, and work constitutionally compliant? 2) Is it correct to expect legislation (and state policy) to regulate matters such as job-retention and work creation (for example, by activating the work force and through the creation of public works programmes), and if so, does the present statutory and policy framework address this expectation adequately? 3) To what extent is the legislation compliant with international standards and best practices, and are there fresh approaches to address the present malaise, perhaps emanating from regional standards and experiences? 4) Finally, are there any best practices or lessons learned through the South African experience that should influence developments in other emerging economies?

scholarly journals Best Practices for Living Labs When Studying Older Adults Living in Rural Communities

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 1035-1035
Author(s):  
Ashley Nakagawa ◽  
Shannon Freeman ◽  
Alanna Koopmans ◽  
Chris Ross ◽  
Richard McAloney
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Real World ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
User Involvement ◽  
The United States ◽  
Scientific Validity ◽  
Living Lab ◽  
Living Labs

Abstract There are two core concepts that make living labs distinguishable: involvement of users as co-creators and evaluation in a real-world setting. Living labs increase the potential for product acceptance and adoption due to testing and tailoring with target users. Currently, there is a lack of a universally accepted guideline for best practices. The objective of this review is to identify the best practices of living labs that can be recognized by the scientific community and followed in future labs. A 5-stage scoping review, following Arksey and O’Malley’s (2005) framework, was used to map out the coverage of different aspects of living lab methodology. A systematic search for articles involving living lab framework and older adults published between 2016-2021, was conducted in seven databases. Nine articles were included after review, the majority of which were published in health journals and were from Italy and the United States. An overview of consistent user involvement in the innovation process, real-world testing vs. laboratory testing, and participant scope findings will be shared. Multiple rounds of user feedback, real-world testing, and a small but diverse participant group were the most successful in increasing positive sentiments about the products tested in a living lab environment. The lack of published articles on living lab frameworks studying older adults indicate a gap in the literature. Creating a universally accepted definition for living labs and guidelines for best practices will allow for scientific validity and comparisons of studies and may increase the use and popularity of living labs.

Exploring Alcohol Abuse amongst Grade 10 Adolescent Learners in a Secondary School in Gauteng Province

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mabatho Sedibe ◽  
Jeany Dube
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Alcohol Abuse ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
South African ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
High School Dropouts ◽  
School Dropouts ◽  
Gauteng Province ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
African Youth

In this qualitative study, cases of alcohol abuse amongst Grade 10 adolescent learners in a secondary school in Gauteng Province will be explored and described. The study is grounded on the view that in the context of South African high school learners, alcohol abuse is an intensive pattern of alcohol intake that is often accompanied by recurring problems, such as a serious decrease in school performance, high school dropouts and anti-social behaviour. Its main thrust is that alcohol abuse is becoming an increasing problem in South Africa. Research shows that almost every South African youth would have experimented with drugs, especially beer, dagga and cigarettes, during adolescence. The major cause of concern is that large numbers of these adolescent learners eventually become addicted, posing a threat to their own education, health and safety, while creating difficulties for their families and the society at large. This study sought to explore alcohol abuse among adolescent learners in a secondary school, with the aim of developing possible strategies to address the problem.

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