Transdisciplinary Teaching and Learning in UX Design: A Program Review and AR Case Studies

Today’s user experience (UX) educators and designers can no longer just focus on creating more usable systems, but must also rise to the level of strategists, using design thinking and human–computer interaction (HCI) solutions to improve academic and business outcomes. Both psychological, designer, and engineering approaches are adopted in this study. An invited program review committee met to review progress of the UX program at the Beijing Normal University (BNUX). They considered issues and challenges facing the program today, and the steps that it could make to develop further. During a recent augmented reality (AR) project on designing future life experience on smart home and wearables, several experiential concepts and prototypes were generated to demonstrate HCI and UX research directions. The committee was impressed by BNUX with its energy, enthusiasm, and a sense of purpose on practicing transdisciplinary teaching and learning activities. Recommendations on the current organization of education, the relation between project-based learning and research, and opportunities for exposure and visibility are provided.

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Motivating Online Learning through Project-Based Learning During the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic

IAFOR Journal of Education ◽

10.22492/ije.9.2.06 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 93-110

Author(s):

Avneet Hira ◽

Emma Anderson

Keyword(s):

Online Learning ◽

Online Teaching ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

The United States ◽

Project Based Learning ◽

Learning Activities ◽

Motivation To Learn ◽

Pedagogical Practice ◽

Online Technologies ◽

Teachers And Parents

The transition of traditional schooling to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted formal school education. Though at home, teachers and students continued teaching and learning in socially distant ways using online technologies. From various teacher surveys, only about 60% of students in the United States regularly engaged with learning activities. Teachers and parents also expressed a significant need for help to keep students motivated and engaged in learning activities. During the pandemic, online learning left teachers and parents needing support for learning activities that motivate and engage students. Project-based learning is an increasingly popular pedagogical practice centered around students working collaboratively on projects while the teacher facilitates learning activities and progression. Project-based learning embodies several factors considered central to motivation in online learning. In this paper, we inquire how this approach presents itself as a candidate for learning during the pandemic when considering students’ motivation to learn through online learning experiences. We construct a conceptual framework informed by motivational theories that share core tenets with this form of learning and use the framework to analyze interviews of 11 teachers from 4 schools that taught with a project-based learning approach before the pandemic and transitioned to teaching, using it online, in the Spring of 2020. From our analyses of the teachers’ narratives, we discuss teaching aspects of the approach that lend themselves well to online teaching, elements that the teachers believe are missing, and how educators might cater to these missing aspects with a focus on student motivation to learn.

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PENERAPAN PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS PROYEK PADA MATA DIKLAT PRODUKTIF ADMINISTRASI PERKANTORAN DI SMK KOTA MEDAN

JURNAL PENGABDIAN KEPADA MASYARAKAT ◽

10.24114/jpkm.v23i4.8593 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 468

Author(s):

Sri Mutmainnah ◽

Rotua Sahat P. Simanullang ◽

Rika Rika

Keyword(s):

Learning Outcomes ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Project Based Learning ◽

Learning Activities ◽

Teacher Competence ◽

Learning Models ◽

Archival Material ◽

The World ◽

Innovative Learning ◽

Open Class

AbstrakSekolah tempat siswa Administrasi Perkantoran belajar untuk dapat menguasai kompetensi Administrasi Perkantoran yang dibutuhkan di dunia kerja. Namun guru SMK Administrai Perkantoran yang harusnya menguasai materi kearsipan ternyata belum dapat menguasai kompetensi kearsipan sebagai mana mestinya, demikian juga dengan pengimplementasian model pembelajaran yang memungkinkan siswa aktif dalam proses pembelajaran. Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian ini adalah membantu Guru-guru Produktif Administrasi Perkantoran dalam penguasaan materi Kearsipan dan melaksanakan pembelajaran yang Inovatif, Kreatif, Efektiv dan Menyenangkan dalam setiap pembelajaran yang dilakukan. Selain itu juga dilakukan pendampingan dalam penyusunan Rencana Kegiatan Belajar Mengajar (RKBM) dengan benar, dimana RKBM yang di susun akan digunakan dalam kegiatan pembelajaran Kearsipan. Adapun target khusus dari kegiatan pengabdian ini, adalah; 1) Menigkatnya kompetensi guru dalam mengajarkan materi kearsipan; 2) tersusunnya Rencana Kegiatan Belajar Mengajar (RKBM) Kearsipan yang sudah terstandar; 3) Adanya dokumentasi pelaksanaan Open Class dengan menerapkan model pembelajaran berbasis proyek. Hasil dari pengabdian kepada masyarakat diketahui bahwa ada kenaikan hasil belajar Kearsipan guru-guru dengan rata-rata pretest sebesar 68.5 mengalami kenaikan pada posttest menjadi 77.92 atau dengan ada kenaikan hasil belajar sebesar 9.42%. Selain itu kegiatan pengabdian ini menghasilkan RKBM dan video pembelajaran.Kata Kunci: Kompetensi, Pembelajaran berbasis proyek, KearsipanAbstractSchool where students of Office Administration learn to be able to master the competence of Office Administration needed in the world of work. However, teachers of SMK Administration Office who should master the archival material was not able to master archival competence as it should be, as well as the implementation of learning models that enable students to be active in the learning process. The purpose of this dedication is to help teachers Productive Office Administration in the mastery of archival materials and implement innovative learning, Creative, Effective and Exciting in every lesson learned. In addition, also provided assistance in the preparation of Teaching and Learning Activities Plans (RKBM) correctly, where RKBM is prepared will be used in archival learning activities. The specific targets of this devotional activity, are; 1) Increased teacher competence in teaching archival materials; 2) the compilation of Teaching and Learning Activities Plans (RKBM) which has been standardized; 3) The existence of Open Class implementation documentation by applying project-based learning model. The result of the dedication to the community is known that there is an increase in learning outcomes. Archival teachers with an average pretest of 68.5 experienced an increase in posttest to 77.92 or with an increase in learning outcomes by 9.42%. In addition, this dedication activity resulted RKBM and learning videos.Keywords: Competence, Project-based Learning, archives

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STEAM Project-Based Learning Activities at the Science Museum as an Effective Training for Future Chemistry Teachers

Education Sciences ◽

10.3390/educsci12010030 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 30

Author(s):

Valentina Domenici

Keyword(s):

Science Teachers ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Real Life ◽

Project Based Learning ◽

Learning Activities ◽

Science Museum ◽

Formal Context ◽

Science Museums ◽

Chemistry Teachers ◽

Teachers Training

Non-formal learning environments, such as science museums, have a fundamental role in science education and high potentialities as ideal contexts for science teachers’ training. These aspects have been analyzed and reported in several recent works mainly focused on students’ perception of science and increased engagement towards scientific disciplines. In this work, a project-based learning methodology optimized and experimented in the frame of a pre-service chemistry teachers’ course at the University of Pisa (Italy), during the last eight years, involving in total 171 participants, is presented. This educational project has several distinctive features related to the STEAM philosophy, with a high level of multi-disciplinarity and creativity. Most of the laboratories and chemistry-centered activities were conceived, planned and carried out by the future chemistry teachers in non-formal contexts, such as science museums. A case study based on a series of non-formal laboratories designed by a group of students during their training in the academic year 2018–2019 and performed in a science museum is reported and examined in details. In this paper, all steps of the STEAM project-based learning methodology are described underlining the main learning outcomes and cognitive levels involved in each step and the relevant methodologies proposed during the training course and adopted in the project. The effectiveness of this pre-service teachers’ training methodology is finally discussed in terms of participants’ motivation and interest towards the course’s content, students’ final judgment of their training experiences and, in particular, of the STEAM project-based learning activities. From the students’ feedbacks and final assessment, the role of the non-formal context in teaching and learning chemistry and the efficacy of developing educational activities related to current and real-life chemistry-centered topics emerged as very positive aspects of the proposed approach.

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Project-based learning to improve scientific literacy for primary education postgraduate students in science subject

Jurnal Prima Edukasia ◽

10.21831/jpe.v8i1.30618 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 67-77

Author(s):

Endang Widi Winarni ◽

Endina Putri Purwandari

Keyword(s):

Primary Education ◽

Natural Science ◽

Scientific Literacy ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Project Based Learning ◽

Learning Activities ◽

Student Activities ◽

Postgraduate Students ◽

Context Knowledge ◽

Science Subject

The research aimed to describe the learning activities and the ability of scientific literacy (attitude, context, knowledge, and competence) Students of Primary Education Postgraduate Program of Bengkulu University in natural science subjects by using the PjBL model. The Classroom Action Research done in three cycles for Primary Education Postgraduate Program students of Bengkulu University in the first semester of 2019/2020 academic year. Instrument and data collection techniques are observations, tests, and rubrics. The observation was on student activities in learning and aspects of caring for the environment and caring for health. The instruments were HOTS test and rubric. The science aspect uses the student report assessment sheet. The indicators of successful actions were the activities of lecturers and students in teaching and learning by using PjBL in good categories, and the percentage of students who show attitudes, context, knowledge, and competencies of science meet good categories at least 80%. The results of this research are the using of Project-Based Learning model can improve the learning activities of Primary Education Postgraduate Program Students of Bengkulu University in a natural science subject and can improve the scientific literacy aspects of an attitude, context, knowledge, and competencies for Primary Education Postgraduate Program in the science subject.

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Effects of infusing the engineering design process into STEM project-based learning to develop preservice technology teachers’ engineering design thinking

International Journal of STEM Education ◽

10.1186/s40594-020-00258-9 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Kuen-Yi Lin ◽

Ying-Tien Wu ◽

Yi-Ting Hsu ◽

P. John Williams

Keyword(s):

Engineering Design ◽

Design Process ◽

Design Thinking ◽

Real Life ◽

Teaching Experiment ◽

Project Based Learning ◽

Learning Activities ◽

Cognitive Structures ◽

Technology Teachers ◽

Engineering Design Process

Abstract Background This study focuses on probing preservice technology teachers’ cognitive structures and how they construct engineering design in technology-learning activities and explores the effects of infusing an engineering design process into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) project-based learning to develop preservice technology teachers’ cognitive structures for engineering design thinking. Results The study employed a quasi-experimental design, and twenty-eight preservice technology teachers participated in the teaching experiment. The flow-map method and metalistening technique were utilized to enable preservice technology teachers to create flow maps of engineering design, and a chi-square test was employed to analyze the data. The results suggest that (1) applying the engineering design process to STEM project-based learning is beneficial for developing preservice technology teachers’ schema of design thinking, especially with respect to clarifying the problem, generating ideas, modeling, and feasibility analysis, and (2) it is important to encourage teachers to further explore the systematic concepts of engineering design thinking and expand their abilities by merging the engineering design process into STEM project-based learning. Conclusions The findings of this study provide initial evidence on the effects of infusing the engineering design process into STEM project-based learning to develop preservice technology teachers’ engineering design thinking. However, further work should focus on exploring how to overcome the weaknesses of preservice technology teachers’ engineering design thinking by adding a few elements of engineering design thinking pedagogy, e.g., designing learning activities that are relevant to real life.

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The Students’ Perceptions of The Implementation of ICT-Supported Project Based Learning in English Teaching

IJET (Indonesian Journal of English Teaching) ◽

10.15642/ijet2.2017.6.2.167-183 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 167-183

Author(s):

Tri Akhmad Efendi

Keyword(s):

Teaching And Learning ◽

Language Skills ◽

Deep Understanding ◽

Project Based Learning ◽

Learning Activities ◽

Student Centered ◽

English Teaching ◽

Grammar Learning ◽

Self Development

The present study was aimed at investigating the students’ perceptions of the implementation of ICT-supported PBL (Project Based Learning) in English teaching at the school under the study. There were three issues covered in this study: (i) the students’ perceptions of the benefits of the implementation of ICT-supported PBL to their language skills and components, and (ii) the students’ perceptions of the benefits of the implementation of ICT- supported PBL to self-development. This study was a worth-conducting study since it was expected to help teachers see what the students’ perceptions of the implementation of ICT-supported PBL. This study was conducted on an intrinsic case study to attempt or emphasis on gaining a deep understanding of the students’ perceptions of the implementation of ICT-supported PBL at the school under the study. There were 44 students who were involved in this study. The data collected through the questionnaire and students’ reflective report. The findings were overall positive. They perceived self- development and language skills and components enhancement except the students’ perceptions of the grammar learning. To add, they felt the teaching and learning activities brought enjoyment in the classroom. There were three factors which led the students’ have positive perceptions of ICT-Supported PBL in English teaching; (a) authentic learning situations, (b) student-centered activities, and c) the involvement of ICT.

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PENERAPAN iLEARNING SURVEY (iSur) DALAM MENINGKATKAN KUALITAS SISTEM INFORMASI SELAMA PROSES PEMBELAJARAN DI PERGURUAN TINGGI RAHARJA

CCIT Journal ◽

10.33050/ccit.v7i3.258 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 335-354

Author(s):

Untung Rahardja ◽

Muhamad Yusup ◽

Ana Nurmaliana

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Student Satisfaction ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Online Survey ◽

The Other ◽

Learning Activities ◽

Faculty Performance ◽

Satisfaction Measurement ◽

Valid Information

The accuracy and reliability is the quality of the information. The more accurate and reliable, the more information it’s good quality. Similarly, a survey, the better the survey, the more accurate the information provided. Implementation of student satisfaction measurement to the process of teaching and learning activities on the quality of the implementation of important lectures in order to get feedback on the assessed variables and for future repair. Likewise in Higher Education Prog has undertaken the process of measuring student satisfaction through a distributed questioner finally disemester each class lecture. However, the deployment process questioner is identified there are 7 (seven) problems. However, the problem can be resolved by the 3 (three) ways of solving problems one of which is a system of iLearning Survey (Isur), that is by providing an online survey to students that can be accessed anywhere and anytime. In the implementation shown a prototype of Isur itself. It can be concluded that the contribution Isur system can maximize the decision taken by the Higher Education Prog. By using this Isur system with questions and evaluation forms are submitted and given to the students and the other colleges. To assess the extent to which the campus has grown and how faculty performance in teaching students class, and can be used as a media Isur valid information for an assessment of activities throughout college.

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IMPLEMENTASI PENGEMBANGAN KECERDASAN SPIRITUAL ANAK MELALUI METODE PEMBIASAAN DI SD ISLAM PLUS MASYITHOH KROYA KABUPATEN CILACAP

Jurnal Ilmiah Mahasiswa Raushan Fikr ◽

10.24090/jimrf.v7i2.2516 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 157-176

Author(s):

Fita Tri Wijayanti

Keyword(s):

Extracurricular Activities ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Field Research ◽

Routine Activities ◽

Spiritual Intelligence ◽

Learning Activities ◽

Outdoor Learning ◽

Special Events ◽

Grade 5 ◽

Analysis Technique

This study aims to describe and analyze it critical about the implementation of the development of children's spiritual intelligence through habituation methods at SD Islam Plus Masyithoh Kroya, Cilacap district. This type of research is field research or field research. This research is presented in descriptive form with the aim to describe a process that occurs in the field. While the approach taken is a qualitative approach. Data collection techniques used: observation, interviews, and documentation. While the data analysis technique uses the Miles and Huberman Model, which consists of: Data Reduction, Data Display and Verification (Conclusion Drawing). The results of this study found that the forms of development of children's spiritual intelligence through habituation methods at SD Islam Plus Masyithoh Kroya were divided into two activities, namely: first, programmed habituation activities, including extracurricular activities scheduled every Saturday namely extracurricular tilawah, tambourine and calligraphy . In addition, outdoor learning, activities that have been scheduled each year for grade 5 (five) students, are religious tourism. Second, habituation activities are not programmed in the development of children's spiritual intelligence through habituation methods. a) routine activities, carried out continuously and scheduled. The routine activities include: morning munajat activities (asmaul husna, daily prayers, tartil juz 30, and memorizing selected hadith) which are carried out before teaching and learning activities, dhuha prayer, dzuhur prayer in congregation, and social service activities, b) spontaneous namely activities that occur when experiencing special events. In this case the spontaneous activities carried out included: greeting, apologizing before asking for help, always dhikr, and thanking, c) exemplary is a habituation activity shown by the teacher in daily actions. Exemplary here is shown by the performance of the teacher both in the classroom providing subject matter as well as outside the classroom.

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Modifikasi Sistem Asistensi dan Responsi Kelas Kecil pada Praktikum Parasitologi Blok Digestif dan Hematoimunologi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Riau

Jurnal Ilmu Kedokteran ◽

10.26891/jik.v8i1.2014.46-51 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 46

Author(s):

Suri Dwi Lesmana ◽

Esy Maryanti

Keyword(s):

Large Class ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Learning Activities ◽

Small Class ◽

Laboratory Practice ◽

Large Classes ◽

Average Value ◽

Competency Based

Faculty of Medicine University of Riau has been implementing Competency Based Curriculum (KBK) with theProblem Based Learning (PBL) since 2007 with the implementation of teaching and learning activities of the systemconsists of a tutorial activities, skillab, expert lectures, independent and practical. However, there are still manyproblems in the implementation of the KBK on preclinic degree. One part of the block that is identified to be one ofthe causes of low graduation exam block is less efective coaching laboratory practice. Parasitology is one part of thetask is to provide laboratory practice in several blocks on the stage of preclinic especially digestive and hematoimunologyblock. This study aimed to compare the results of the evaluation of parasitology laboratory practice in hematoimunologyand digestive assistance and posttest in large classes with small class. Assistance and posttest in large class performedon the digestive block implementation and hematoimunologi in 2011 while assisting and posttest of small classes ona block implementation in 2012. Average value of small class digestive laboratory practice was not significantlylower than the large class but the proportion of the value of quality B and C more many in small classes. The meanvalue of the block hematoimunologi laboratory practice significantly higher on small class assistance and posttest aswell as the proportion of the value of quality A, B and C was higher in small classes than large classes.

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