scholarly journals Teaching in Virtual Worlds: Opportunities and Challenges

10.28945/3207 ◽  
2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacy Kluge ◽  
Elizabeth Riley
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Of Education

How, where, when, and what we teach has been significantly influenced by technological innovation. Radio, television, and computers have all altered how information is presented and how students interact with that information. This paper describes how virtual worlds provide a mechanism to incorporate constructivist, experiential, and student-centered learning practices into the classroom. The authors also discuss the challenges and the benefits of using virtual worlds in education as well as some implications for the future of education.

In a Virtual Classroom, Who has a "Voice"? A Discourse Analysis of Student-Instructor Interactions in Two Second Life-based Courses

2010 ◽  
pp. 237-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Stoerger
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Second Life ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Social Exchanges ◽  
Text Chat ◽  
Student Instructor

Much of the literature argues that educational initiatives that take place in three-dimensional virtual worlds such as Second Life (SL) enable students to construct their knowledge and take ownership for their learning. The notion of a more student-centered learning environment is not new; in fact, similar claims were made about text-based MUD environments and to some extent, educational chat spaces. This study is an attempt to more rigorously examine some of the claims made about the democratic nature of communication in virtual worlds such as SL and the potential for these electronic spaces beyond social exchanges. The findings support the notion that deep learning is possible in virtual worlds using synchronous text chat. However, evidence to suggest that the structure of the educational activities is student-centered is lacking. Contrary to the claims, instructional activities used in the SL courses under investigation relied heavily on a teacher-centered model.

scholarly journals Future Challenges in Medical Education

1970 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Latiff Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Main Trend ◽  
Main Question ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
The Future

There have been many models proposed in the past decade on the best practices in teaching and learning processes, especially in medical education. The main trend is a major shift from tutor-centered system to student-centered learning processes with the aid of information technology and communications, more often called e-learning. The introduction of problem-based learning (PBL) and student centered team based learning SCTL) in the early 80's became a trend which spread like wildfire in most modern medical schools. The acceptance of these new methodology received different reactions, mainly from the tutors, most of whom were split on whether the need of change was really necessary, asking the main question of "what is wrong with the traditional methods" or "have we produced inefficient doctors through the years of traditional system teachings". It seemed for some time that a significant number of older generation tutors were much more comfortable with the methods they were used to. Considerable curricular changes were made by many medical institutes to implement the student centered learning system. This approach, however, necessitated the training of tutors and the creation of a learning environment, which was later found not to be too easy. The major consideration of a shift in techniques of teaching learning processes is the understanding of the trends in the younger generation of the Y2K century. A generation which prefers to express rather than listen, to research and find rather than being spoon-fed and a generation where knowledge is always available whenever they are connected to the internet. Hence the change of the role of tutors to be facilitators rather than content providers was seen to be more acceptable to the new generation of students. The advancing information technology (IT) has been able to provide the necessary tools to achieve that objective. The students may be granted the opportunity to have more freedom in selecting their learning material and to enjoy a degree of distance-learning. The consequence of applying IT in medical institutes would, probably, enforce the trend towards moving to a student-centered learning environment, inducing hesitant tutors to become more compliant with the change. The future medical curriculum is anticipated to be more student-centered, more modular, more integrated, more PBL or SCTL-oriented and more inter-institutionalized, with less memorizing and with more learning about learning. In addition, medical education as a whole at least in part, would be, performed at distance. The future medical tutor may have to be more PBL-oriented, more qualified in learning strategies, competent in small group (probably single-student) learning, more of a 'mentor' or a 'facilitator' than of a 'teacher', able to train students at higher cognitive levels rather than being an 'authority' in its field. He has no choice but to be fluent in IT, and interactive with learning via other learning-collaborating institutions. Key Words: Medical education. DOI:10.3329/bjms.v9i1.5226 Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.09 No.1 Jan 2010 4-13

scholarly journals PERSONALITY–ORIENTED APPROACH IN CLASSICAL DANCE TEACHING

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-72
Author(s):  
АNDRANIK­ SARGSYAN
Keyword(s):  
Personal Growth ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Ballet Dancer ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Classical Dance ◽  
Individual Approach ◽  
The Future ◽  
Oriented Approach

The article describes the specifics of the development of classical dance with student–centered learning approach. It noted the priority and importance of the personal growth of the future ballet dancer. There was emphasized the necessity of individual approach in teaching classical dance of student of choreographic schools.

Breaking Away

2011 ◽  
pp. 431-450
Author(s):  
Sharon Stoerger
Keyword(s):  
Continuing Education ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Second Life ◽  
Prominent Feature ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Text Chat ◽  
Rapid Pace ◽  
Education Courses

Technology is changing at a rapid pace, and information is becoming a more prominent feature in society. Advocates of educational technology contend that virtual worlds will revolutionize education. Many of these arguments in support of educational uses of technology emphasize the fact that virtual worlds have the potential to foster a more student-centered learning environment. This research involved the analysis of synchronous text chat and observational data collected from Second Life® (SL) continuing education courses at three different course levels – beginner, intermediate, and advanced. To support or refute these findings, unstructured interviews were conducted with SL course instructors and students. In general, the SL instructors relied heavily upon teacher-centered methods. However, the results of this study suggest that the use of student-centered approaches in virtual world – ones that draw from constructivist epistemologies – have the potential to create a more effective learning situation for the students.

AL MULLIM AL MUTAJADDIN F Î TA'L ÎMI AL LUGHAH AL ARABIYYAH LIGHAIRI AL NATHIQINA BIHÂ F Î 'ASRI AL HÂD Î WA AL 'ISYR ÎNA

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Ibnu Hafid Alfarisy ◽  
Hanik Mahliatussikah
Keyword(s):  
Technology Management ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Information Revolution ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Cultural Challenges ◽  
Educational Processes ◽  
The Future ◽  
Language Competencies

المستخلص: المعلم أهم العناصر في التعليم. والمعلم المتجدد في تعليم اللغة العربية لغير الناطقين بها هو المعلم الواعي لما يباشره من عصر العولمة. فهو عمدة و عنصر أساسي في تعليم اللغة العربية. إذا صلح المعلم صلحت جميع العمليات التعليمية. فلا بد أن يتجدد ما له من الكفاءات والقدرات لأن المعلم لا بد أن يفكر في المستقبل بعقلية المستقبل ولا بعقلية الماضي. هذا البحث الوصفي الكيفي يهدف إلى اكتشاف كفاءات المعلم المتجدد  وخصائصه في تعليم اللغة العربية لغير الناطقين بها، و معرفة تحدياته اليوم و كيفية إعداده  ودوره في التعليم في العصر الألفي. و نتائج هذا البحث: (1) أن للمعلم المتجدد في تعليم اللغة العربية لغير الناطقين بها 4 كفاءات لازمة، وهي الكفاءة التعليمية، والكفاءة الشخصية، والكفاءة الاجتماعية، والكفاءة التعليمية، (2)  والخصائص  اللازمة للمعلم المتجدد هي الخصائص الجسمانية و القدرات العقلية، والخصائص الشخصية، والأكاديمية والمهنية، والأخلاقية و الإنسانية و النفسية، والتقنية والخصائص الأخرى المرتبطة به، (3) و تحديات المعلم المتجدد اليوم تتعلق بالتحديات الثقافية، و التربية المستدامة، و قيادة التغيير و ثورة المعلومات و تمهين التعليم و إدارة التكنولوجيا، (4) و إعداد المعلم المتجدد بثلاث مراحل وهي التأهيل، والتدريب، والتطوير، (5) و دور المعلم في العصر الألفي هو  الموجه و اﻟﻤﺮﺷﺪ واﻟﻤﻴﺴﺮ ﻟﻠﺘﻌﻠﻢ. والتعليم المتمركز على الطالب  (ٍStudent-Centered Learning) هو التعليم المطلوب في العصر الحاضر.كلمات المفتاح: معلم متجدد، لغة عربية، كفايات، تحديات، إعداد، دور Abstract:Teacher is the most important element in education. The renewed teacher in the teaching of Arabic to non-native speakers is the conscious teacher of the era of globalization. He is a mayor and a key element in teaching Arabic. If the teacher reconciles all educational processes. It must be renewed its competencies and capabilities because the teacher must think in the future mentality of the future or the mentality of the past. This qualitative descriptive research aims to discover the competencies of the renewed teacher and its characteristics in teaching Arabic to non-native speakers, and to know its challenges today and how to prepare it and its role in education in the millennium. The results of this research: (1) that the renewed teacher in teaching Arabic to non-native speakers 4 necessary competencies, namely, educational competence, personal competence, social competence, and educational competence, Personal, academic, professional, ethical, human, psychological, technical and other characteristics associated with it, (2) The characteristics necessary for the renewed teacher are the physical characteristics, mental abilities, personal, academic, professional, ethical, human, psychological, technical, and other characteristics associated with it. Change, information revolution, education apprenticeship and technology management, (3) The challenges of the renewed teacher today relate to cultural challenges, sustainable education, leadership of change, information revolution, apprenticeship of education and technology management (4) The preparation of the renewed teacher in three stages are rehabilitation, training and development, (5) The millennium teacher is the mentor, guide and facilitator of learning. Student-Centered Learning is required in the present era. Key Words: renewed teacher, arabic language, competencies, challenges, preparation, role Abstrak: Guru adalah elemen terpenting dalam pendidikan. Guru pembaharu dalam pengajaran bahasa Arab untuk penutur asing adalah guru yang sadar akan era globalisasi. Dia adalah elemen kunci dalam mengajar bahasa Arab. Jika guru dapat bekerja dengan baik, maka akan baik pula proses pembelajaran. Kompetensi dan kemampuan guru harus selalu diperbaharui dan ditingkatkan karena guru harus berpikir tentang masa depan  dengan pola pikir dan mentalitas masa depan dan bukan dengan pola pikir masa lalu. Penelitian deskriptif kualitatif ini bertujuan untuk menemukan kompetensi guru pembaharu  dan karakteristiknya dalam mengajar bahasa Arab untuk penutur asing, dan untuk mengetahui tantangannya dan bagaimana mempersiapkannya serta perannya dalam pendidikan di era milenium. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa: (1) guru pembaharu  dalam mengajar bahasa Arab ke penutur asing harus memiliki 4 kompetensi, yaitu kompetensi pedagogis, kompetensi kepribadian, kompetensi sosial, dan kompetensi profesional (2) Karakteristik yang harus dimiliki oleh guru pembaharu adalah karakteristik fisik, kemampuan mental, pribadi, akademik, profesional, etika, kemanusiaan, psikologis, teknis, dan karakteristik lain yang terkait dengannya.(3) tantangan guru pembaharu berkaitan dengan tantangan budaya dan  keberlangsungan pendidikan, derasnya perubahan dan arus informasi,  kompetensi pengajaran dan manajemen teknologi, (4) persiapan guru pembaharu dalam tiga tahap, yaitu keahlian, pelatihan, pengembangan, (5) peran pengajar  di milenium adalah sebagai pembimbing, pengarah dan fasilitator pembelajaran. Pendidikan yang berpusat pada siswa adalah pendidikan yang dibutuhkan di era sekarang. Kata kunci: guru pembaharu, bahasa arab, kompetensi, tantangan, persiapan, peran 

Problem based learning (PBL) in Organic Chemistry

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-69
Author(s):  
Amina Alobaidi
Keyword(s):  
Organic Chemistry ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Concept Mapping ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Educational Methods ◽  
Online Communications

Background: PBL appears to answer many concerns regarding educational methods, encourages students to look for new solutions to relevant problems using available knowledge and resources. The process expands students' critical thinking and problem solving skills while enhancing their creative capabilities Objective: To develop a PBL modules for teaching of organic chemistry. Methods: This module was developed for implementation in the curriculum of Chemistry Departments in Colleges of Sciences and Education. This is an innovations to be developed for increasing the wide-ranging abilities of students. A series of strategies which are involved in PBL, concept mapping and online communications, are suggested and discussed in terms of encouraging student-centered learning.  

EVALUASI IMPLEMENTASI PEMBELAJARAN STUDENTS CENTERED LEARNING OLEH MAHASISWA PPL FKIP-UKI DI SEKOLAH MITRA – PSKD

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eden Handayani Tyas ◽  
Sunarto Sunarto ◽  
Lamhot Naibaho
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Questionnaire Data ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
Partner Schools

This study is about the evaluation of student centered learning implementation by Internship students of Faculty of Education and Teacher Training at PSKD Jakarta. The purpose of this study to find out how the implementation of student centered learning at the school. The research method used was survey method by using qualitative research approach. The respondents of this study were 31 teachers who were taken using proportional random sampling (50%) from 62 companion teachers. The instruments used in this study were questionnaires (which consists of 24 statements) and interviews. Questionnaire data was analyzed quantitatively by classification of Likert scale value while interview data was analyzed descriptively. From the data collected through questionnaires and interviews found that the implementation of student centered learning in PSKD partner schools in Jakarta is good, and 30% of teachers still believe that the implementation of student centered learning in PSKD partner schools is still poor. Thus, it can be concluded the implementation of students centered learning at PSKD is good, but it still needs improvement. Keyword: evaluation, implementation, students centered learning, PPL

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN EDUCATION: ACTIVE LEARNERS

2019 ◽  
pp. 14-21
Author(s):  
Sevinç GÜLSEÇEN
Keyword(s):  
Computer Games ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Electronic Music ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Technology Literacy ◽  
Digital Television ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning

It is argued that the digital technology has made possible the vast range of applications and media forms including virtual reality, digital special effects, digital film, digital television, electronic music, computer games, multimedia, the Internet, the World Wide Web, digital telephony and so on [8]. Digital transformation has been particularly influential in new directions of society.Providing schools with digital technology promises a high return on investment. The presence of computers and Internet access raises technology literacy and skills, better preparing the future generations to participate in the information society [12]. To this end, schools represent ideal access points because they cover a large part of the population, especially in developing countries. Starting from 1990s, many educators have been realised the potential of Internet for educational purposes and began to introduce it into classrooms. According to [10] the popularity of web-based teaching and learning lies in the strengths of its distributed nature and the case of its browsing facility. Both the use of digital technology and increased interest in student-centered learning may lead to a significant change of the teacher’s role, as well as the recognition of the active role of the learner in the learning process.

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