scholarly journals From Multicultural Students to Intercultural Pedagogy

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie Brink, O.P.
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Multicultural Classroom ◽  
Multicultural Students

Creating an effective learning environment in a multicultural classroom requires more than attention to content and bibliography. I had to make the pedagogical move from the primary importance of exegesis to the indispensable need for hermeneutics. And not just any hermeneutical theory; one built on the very diversity I found in the classroom. In a word, I needed to learn to teach latinamente. I had to transform from being a teacher to becoming a host, gathering co-learners around the table, and recognizing and valuing the diversity already present.

Practice to Research: Rapport as Key to Creating an Effective Learning Environment

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 354-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa A. Burke-Smalley
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Business Education ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Instructional Context ◽  
Published Evidence ◽  
Research Propositions ◽  
Future Business ◽  
Instructional Variable

Rapport is an instructional variable that is “tricky to understand,” which is perhaps the reason why it is understudied in the extant literature. Certainly, essays, tip lists, and effective teaching mantras often claim rapport as vital to the instructional context, but that is typically the extent of most examinations, particularly in management education. In this practice-to-research article, my experiences are integrated with the limited published evidence surrounding rapport, and research propositions are offered to inform future business education studies.

Open Up the Classroom

2018 ◽  
pp. 22-46
Author(s):  
Hélène M. Andrawiss-Dlamini ◽  
Donata Puntil
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Visual Media ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Video Clips ◽  
Teachers Experiences ◽  
Language Courses ◽  
Language Instructors

Language instructors strive to provide students with a language learning environment that is authentic and contextualised. This chapter encourages teachers to step out of the textbook and integrate audio visual media in language courses. It highlights the pedagogical benefits of these resources and addresses the possible challenges language instructors may face. Bringing examples from two languages (French and Italian), the chapter aims at providing guidance to all language teachers in using film excerpts and video clips in their teaching. With a focus on lower levels (A.2 to B1), it showcases how these tools can be implemented, detailing the criteria to take into consideration in planning the lessons. Three detailed examples are provided with the objective of enabling effective learning. The last section of the chapter reflects on the use of audio visual media in language teaching and offers insights from the learners as well as the teachers' experiences.

Cabot Science Library

2019 ◽  
pp. 284-298
Author(s):  
Joanna Huang ◽  
Anu Vedantham
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Knowledge Creation ◽  
Learning Support ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
Smart Learning Environment ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Smart Learning ◽  
Knowledge Creation And Sharing

Cabot Science Library has transformed from a traditional collections-based science library into an innovative hub for collaborative learning support. This chapter examines how a well-designed space and technology promotes effective learning and documents how Cabot functions as a smart learning environment. The interplay between a physical and digital environment at Cabot Science Library emphasizes learner mobility and engagement, collaboration, and discovery, enabling knowledge creation and sharing.

Toward a Personal Learning Environment Framework

2012 ◽  
pp. 20-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Amine Chatti ◽  
Mohammad Ridwan Agustiawan ◽  
Matthias Jarke ◽  
Marcus Specht
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
Personal Learning ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Personal Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Content ◽  
Enhanced Learning ◽  
Fundamental Shift

Over the past decade, it has been argued that technology-enhanced learning (TEL) could respond to the needs of the new knowledge society and transform learning. However, despite isolated achievements, TEL has not succeeded in revolutionizing education and learning processes. Most current TEL initiatives still take a centralized technology-push approach in which learning content is pushed to a predefined group of learners in closed environments. A fundamental shift toward a more open and learner-pull model for learning is needed. Recently, the Personal Learning Environment (PLE) concept has emerged to open new doors for more effective learning and overcome many of the limitations of traditional TEL models. In this paper, the authors present theoretical, design, implementation, and evaluation details of PLEF, a framework for mashup personal learning environments. The primary aim of PLEF is to help learners create custom learning mashups using a wide variety of digital media and data.

Cognitive Skills through CALL-Enhanced Teacher Training

2011 ◽  
pp. 158-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Vinther
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Training ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Learning Tool ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Computer Based

The efficacy of computer-based activities that can incorporate grammar as well as language acquisition is at the centre of debates in CALL and SLA. The concern for this chapter is the integration of CALL in the language classroom in a blended learning environment that includes the acquisition of grammatical content and its effect on language acquisition at a level where the learners are proficient users and communicators. The courseware under investigation was shown to be an effective learning tool for the metalinguistic curriculum and the acquisition of particular English structures, such as tenses and adverbials, but not for morphology. The results give grounds for the conclusion that, if the courseware invites students to apply cognitive skills (rather than mere drills), there will be an effect on language acquisition through the knowledge of grammar.

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