scholarly journals Development of a low-cost prototype

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 328-337
Author(s):  
Katiane Pereira da Silva ◽  
Enoque Coutinho dos Santos ◽  
Ramildo Felipe Silva Gonçalves ◽  
Antonio Thiago Madeira Beirão ◽  
Fábio Israel Martins Carvalho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Volumetric Flow Rate ◽  
Experimental Models ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
Experimental Values

This study aims to develop a low-cost prototype to measure the mass and volumetric flow rate of fluids through the construction of a Pitot Tube. This meter must be able to measure the mass flow rate of air for different pressure values using only the water height level variation. For the development of the prototype, low-cost materials were used, in addition to some necessary tools. These experimental models are a didactic proposal for teaching and learning about the flow of fluids discipline, where it was verified that the experimental values found presented satisfactory results correlated with the theoretical concepts of an ideal fluid present in the literature. Thus, the Bernoulli and Torricelli equations were applied to assess the quality of the measurement method, to facilitate the learning of undergraduate students in the Production Engineering Course through conciliation between theory and practice in the Fluid Mechanics Laboratory discipline classes. Finally, the prototype experiment was exposed to other students at the institutional event called “I Integrar Produção” held by UFRA at the Parauapebas Campus.

Enhancing Student Understanding of Packet-Forwarding Theories and Concepts with Low-Cost Laboratory Activities

2011 ◽  
pp. 101-118
Author(s):  
Anthony P. Kadi
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Learning Theories ◽  
Packet Forwarding ◽  
Critical Component ◽  
Abstract Concepts ◽  
Simple Task ◽  
Learning Framework ◽  
Clear Idea

Teaching packet-forwarding theories and concepts in a practical way to undergraduate students requires both a teaching and learning framework and a laboratory infrastructure. Creating a teaching and learning framework in which students can develop a deeper knowledge and understanding of abstract concepts is not a simple task. In addition to teaching materials, the teacher requires a clear idea about learning theories and issues: (1) what is learning; (2) what is knowledge; and (3) how do students go about learning. This chapter describes a low-cost laboratory infrastructure for teaching and learning packet-forwarding theories and concepts. The framework is learner-centred and is focused on learning experiences in both classroom and laboratory. The laboratory-based activities form a critical component of the overall framework.

scholarly journals Middle-Out Approaches to Reform of University Teaching and Learning: Champions striding between the top-down and bottom-up approaches

2005 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rick Cummings ◽  
Rob Phillips ◽  
Rhondda Tilbrook ◽  
Kate Lowe
Keyword(s):  
Change Management ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Executive Staff ◽  
Accepted Practice ◽  
External Forces

<P>In recent years, Australian universities have been driven by a diversity of external forces, including funding cuts, massification of higher education, and changing student demographics, to reform their relationship with students and improve teaching and learning, particularly for those studying off-campus or part-time. Many universities have responded to these forces either through formal strategic plans developed top-down by executive staff or through organic developments arising from staff in a bottom-up approach. By contrast, much of Murdoch University's response has been led by a small number of staff who have middle management responsibilities and who have championed the reform of key university functions, largely in spite of current policy or accepted practice. This paper argues that the "middle-out" strategy has both a basis in change management theory and practice, and a number of strengths, including low risk, low cost, and high sustainability. Three linked examples of middle-out change management in teaching and learning at Murdoch University are described and the outcomes analyzed to demonstrate the benefits and pitfalls of this approach.</P>

Improving Biogas Quality through Circulated Water Scrubbing Method

2015 ◽  
Vol 776 ◽  
pp. 443-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hendry Sakke Tira ◽  
Yesung Allo Padang ◽  
Mirmanto ◽  
Hendriono
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Hydrogen Sulfide ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Volumetric Flow Rate ◽  
Calorific Value ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Dissolve Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Biogas Purification

The dependence of human being on fossil fuels has decreased significantly the conventional energy resources. To overcome this problem it is required alternative substitute fuels which are cheap and accessible which biogas is one of the fuels. Nevertheless, the use of biogas has not yet been maximized because of the low calorific value which is produced from the process without purification. The circulated water absorption method is one mean of effective biogas purification. Under this method it is expected to increase the level of methane (CH4) and to reduce both the level of carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S). In order to obtain the aim, the research was carried out under variations of water and biogas volumetric flow rate. The results show that the highest quality of biogas produced was under the variation of water volumetric flow rate of 15 lt/min with biogas volumetric flow rate of 1 lt/min which increased the level of methane (CH4) from 59.36 % to 62.8 % and decreased the carbon dioxide (CO2) content from 33.53 % to 26.8 %, and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) from 208.33 to 86 ppm. Lower biogas and water volumetric rates allowed longer contact between biogas molecule and absorbent. This resulted in an opportunity for absorbent more active to dissolve carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide in biogas. These compounds then flowed outward of the scrubbing unit along with the absorbent. The research proved that the raw biogas purification by circulated water scrubbing method was an effective mean in enhancing the quality of biogas.

scholarly journals Home-based vs. laboratory-based practical activities in the learning of human physiology: the perception of students

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben-Hur S. Neves ◽  
Caroline Altermann ◽  
Rithiele Gonçalves ◽  
Marcus Vinícius Lara ◽  
Pâmela B. Mello-Carpes
Keyword(s):  
Biological Sciences ◽  
Human Physiology ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
Anonymous Questionnaire ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Link Theory ◽  
Interesting Alternative

Different tools have been used to facilitate the teaching and learning process in different areas of knowledge. Practical activities represent a form of teaching in which students not only listen to theoretical concepts but are also able to link theory and practice, and their importance in the biological sciences is notable. Sometimes, however, there is neither the time nor the resources to promote laboratory practices in physiology classes. In this sense, home-based practical activities may be an interesting alternative. Here, different approaches of practical activities were used and students’ perceptions of the contributions of home-based practical activities (HBPA) and laboratory-based practical activities (LBPA) for physiology learning were collected. After each approach, the students evaluated the activities through an anonymous questionnaire. A total of 49 students completed the questionnaires, and the results demonstrate that both HBPA and LBPA were considered important contributors to physiology learning but that this contribution was more significant in the case of LBPA (χ2 = 4.356, P = 0.037).

scholarly journals Omani Undergraduate Students’ Awareness and Experiences of the Research-Teaching Nexus

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 207
Author(s):  
Mohammed Abdullah Al-Nofli
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Good Evidence ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Instructor Support ◽  
Participation In Research

The research-teaching nexus is an important factor in the enhancement of the quality of teaching and learning in higher education institutions. The purpose of the study was to explore undergraduate students’ awareness and experiences of research in one faculty at Sohar University, Oman. Data were gathered from 240 undergraduate students using an online survey. Overall, results indicated that while there was good evidence of students’ awareness and experiences of research, less than half of the students in the sample were aware of or had experienced important research activities. Some students reported advantages arising from their participation in research—including developing research skills and gaining new knowledge. They also reported the need for more hands-on research experience and instructor support. Some findings were generally consistent with the literature on students’ awareness and experiences of research. The study provided important implications for the research-teaching nexus at Sohar University.

scholarly journals Online language teaching and learning: Anglistics students' perspectives on the new educational environment imposed by the COVID 19 outbreak

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-248
Author(s):  
Marijana Prodanović ◽  
Valentina Gavranović
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Common Denominator ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Online Delivery ◽  
Education Environment

This paper focuses on students' perspectives on the quality of online teaching and learning environment, created, and organized as a response to the COVID-19 outbreak, which unexpectedly interrupted the traditional face-to-face education context and changed the delivery and mode of classes overnight. The aim of this research is to gather information pertaining to students' learning experience in an online education environment, and to gain a deeper insight into the nature of online delivery of classes as perceived by students who had not had any similar learning experience prior to this newly created educational context. The theoretical framework of the paper states the latest EU education policies passed as an immediate and urgent response to the pandemic and its aftermath. This pilot study relies on a qualitative research which includes the analysis of a corpus of questionnaires taken by a group of 52 undergraduate students majoring in English. The main part of the questionnaire is composed of open-ended questions, and the respondents were asked to write their own answers, thus providing a valuable resource for the analysis; the other part relies on one Likert-scale question measuring the overall attitude of the respondents to the online learning. The students' answers are analyzed and classified into several categories according to their common denominator. Not only do the results show the students' opinions related to the benefits and drawbacks of online delivery of classes, the comparison of online and traditional form of teaching and learning, types of courses which are more suitable to be delivered in one of these modes, and the students' suggestions how to improve the quality of online classes, but they also shed light on different aspects of online teaching and its complexities enhanced by social and psychological factors involved.

scholarly journals Improving graduate outcomes

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ugochukwu Chinonso Okolie ◽  
Elisha Nwonu Elom ◽  
Paul Agu Igwe ◽  
Michael Olayinka Binuomote ◽  
Chinyere Augusta Nwajiuba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Semistructured Interview ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Life Problems ◽  
Starting Point

PurposeThis study explores how the implementation of problem-based learning (PBL) in technical and vocational education training (TVET) systems of Nigerian higher education (HE) can enhance quality graduate outcomes. The study also explores the issues and challenges of PBL implementation in the TVET system of Nigerian HE.Design/methodology/approachThis study follows the assumptions of qualitative research. The authors interviewed 55 participants and had a focus group with 7 TVET postgraduate students. The 55 interviewees were drawn from TVET teachers (n = 33; 24 males and 9 females), Directors at National Board for Technical Education (n = 4; 3 males and 1 female), Directors of National Directorate of Employment (n = 5; 3 males and 2 females), Directors at the Federal Ministry of Education (n = 3 males), and industry executives (n = 10; 7 males and 3 females). Data were collected through a semistructured interview approach, transcribed and coded using NVivo 12 plus and analyzed through thematic analysis.FindingsThe results show that PBL in the Nigerian TVET system has positive implications for quality TVET graduate outcomes in that it can enable integrating theory and practice, motivate learning, improve students' self-efficacy, allow students to construct learning on their own, enhance graduate competencies and graduate employability. It also revealed six perceived possible major challenges to effective implementation of PBL in the Nigerian TVET system, which includes inadequacy of teaching and learning facilities; corruption in Nigerian education sector; recruitment of unqualified incompetent TVET teachers; difficulties in identifying real-life problems, among others. Participants offered benchmarks and actions and standards for improving the identified challenges, which formed a framework for coping with issues, challenges, and barriers to effective implementation of PBL in the TVET system of Nigerian HE (Table 1).Originality/valueThe results of this study are original and serve as an advocacy for Nigerian HE authorities to explore how PBL can be implemented in the TVET system to improve graduate outcomes. The study serves as a starting point for more research in the domain of improving the quality of TVET programs in Nigerian HE. Industry leaders and policymakers in Nigeria and other developing countries could use the findings from this study to increase HE and industry participation and partnership for quality of TVET program.

scholarly journals Sensor Based Leakage Detection in Vacuum Bagging

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Haschenburger ◽  
Niklas Menke ◽  
Jan Stüve
Keyword(s):  
Flow Rate ◽  
Air Flow ◽  
Volumetric Flow Rate ◽  
Detection Methods ◽  
Industrial Processes ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Leakage Detection ◽  
Flow Meters ◽  
New Approach

Abstract The majority of aircraft components are nowadays manufactured using autoclave processing. Essential for the quality of the component is the realization of an air tight vacuum bag on top of the component to be cured. Several ways of leakage detection methods are actually used in industrial processes. They will be dealt with in this paper. A special focus is put on a new approach using flow meters for monitoring the air flow during evacuation and curing. This approach has been successfully validated in different trials, which are presented and discussed. The main benefit of the method is that in case of a leakage, a defined limit is exceeded by the volumetric flow rate whose magnitude can be directly correlated to the leakage’s size and position. In addition the potential of this method for the localization of leakages has been investigated and is discussed.

scholarly journals EXPLORING EFL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ INSIGHT TOWARD ONLINE ENGLISH LEARNING QUALITY DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-19
Author(s):  
Dinda Ismu Asyifa
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Teaching Activities ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Quality Of Teaching ◽  
English Major ◽  
Educational Field

COVID-19 disease has hit many countries since 2020. In this pandemic era, every field must getting used to technology things, such as online learning and teaching activities. Even though the educational field is facing the pandemic, it does not mean the quality of teaching and learning is not upgraded. This study aimed to find EFL undergraduate students’ insight toward the quality of online English learning during COVID-19 pandemic. There were 60 participants from this study, 30 from English major and 30 from non-English major. This study used quantitative method by applying survey design. However, government, institutions, and lecturers must work together to keep and increase the quality of online English learning.

Formação de Professores para Educação Profissional: normatizações, metodologias e práticas

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Adélia da Costa
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Training ◽  
Young People ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
Guided Tour ◽  
Degree Level

The teacher training in Professional and Technologic Education (PTE) has been done by streamlined, fragmented and discontinuous government programmes. Notwithstanding, law No. 13415/2017 has established notorious knowledge, which the trend is to consolidate the precarious policies of teacher training for PTE. In this paper, I have the purpose of discussing the norms for teaching method considering the recurrent and historical gap in the effective policies of the obligation of training for the degree level or pedagogy complementation for the practice of the teacher profession. Moreover, my experience in the training and development of teachers of PTE substantiated the debate about teaching and learning methodologies and provided testimonies which might be appreciated for interested in deepening their knowledge in this subject. After the discussion about norms aspects, we will board to the education and its nuances station. The first stop is in the applied neurosciences station, where the passengers can do a fast visit to cognitive aspects important for understanding how young people learning. The driver whistles announcing the departure and soon he arrives in the station of active methodologies of learning (AML). Although it is not the end, might the passengers give up to continue the trip because in this station the tour is prolonged and interesting, thus take more time and dedication of tourists. The guide announces that the guided tour starts by theoretical concepts of AML and will finish by testimonies which collaborate for the interaction of the theory and practice.

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