scholarly journals T-REX: The Teachers' Research Exchange. Overcoming the research-practice gap in education.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek McGann ◽  
Marie Ryan ◽  
Jennifer McMahon ◽  
Tony Hall
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Online Community ◽  
Technical Aspect ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Professional Groups ◽  
The Social ◽  
Practice Gap ◽  
Collaborative Activities

This paper introduces the Teachers’ Research Exchange (T-REX), an online community of practice that is currently being deployed on a pilot basis nationwide in Ireland as a response to the "research-practice gap". The system includes collaborative, educational, and technical components. The technical aspect is the social networking and sharing platform for educational research stakeholders of all kinds. Tools for collaboration and learning available on the platform are designed for a range of users from different professional backgrounds. Crucially, these resources are complemented by a programme of structured collaborative activities to foster a novel community of practice involving pre-service teachers, practising teachers, researchers in higher education, and other educational research stakeholders. Several examples of current use are outlined to illustrate the potential for this model to support collaboration between otherwise siloed professional groups.

BUILDING AN ONLINE COMMUNITY: INGROUP FACE AND RELATIONAL WORK IN ONLINE DISCUSSIONS

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Christopher Hopkinson
Keyword(s):  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Online Community ◽  
Social Bonds ◽  
Online Discussions ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Relational Work ◽  
The Social ◽  
Work Strategies ◽  
Patterns Of Interaction

Based on a corpus of internet discussions on medical topics, this study examines the social dimension of the genre, focusing particularly on the strategies through which a distinct ingroup community is created and maintained. Drawing on concepts of face and relational work, the analysis shows how participants typically position themselves as holders of shared ingroup values, altercast their opponents as members of an outgroup, and enact recurring patterns of interaction indicating the existence of a distinct and coherent community of practice. The study then examines the main relational work strategies through which ingroup members establish, maintain and strengthen social bonds within the online community.

scholarly journals The social networking service “Niconico Douga” as a virtual self-access learning space: An analysis of the language learning history of a Japanese language learner from Hong Kong ニコニコ動画が持つバーチャルなセルフアクセスラーニングスペースとしての機能に関する考察～香港出身の日本語学習者の言語学習史をもとに～

2018 ◽  
pp. 179-195
Author(s):  
Yoshio Nakai
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Language Learner ◽  
Japanese Language ◽  
Social Networking Service ◽  
Learning Space ◽  
Learning History ◽  
Virtual Self ◽  
The Social

This article explores a language learning experience of a JFL (Japanese as a Foreign language) learner from Hong Kong who uses the social networking service “Niconico Douga”. An analysis of her language learning history revealed that she not only utilized Niconico Douga as a resource bank for learning Japanese, but also that it functioned as a virtual self-access learning space. She learned Japanese language through watching and broadcasting live videos of playing computer games. Niconico Douga acts as a community of practice consisting of people who want to share and exchange information about playing digital games. She acquired Japanese language through practicing in the community of practice that allowed her to participate freely in special interest groups for playing digital games which offered the role models supporting her practice of broadcasting live videos of playing games. The features of Niconico Douga have a great potential for learning Japanese autonomously due to its accessibility and availability of resources. 本稿は、香港出身の日本語学習者Aさん（仮名）が行ったJFL環境下で独学による日本語学習に関する論考である。Aさんは香港では学校などでのフォーマルな日本語教育を受けた経験がなく、日本語に興味を持った中学生のころからニコニコ動画にアップロードされているゲームの実況動画やその生放送を用いて自力で日本語を学んできた。Aさんはゲームを楽しむ、あるいは攻略方法を知るという目的を持った人たちが集まる実況動画や生放送の中から自身に合ったものを選択し、そこでのやり取りを理解してコメントを発信したり、Aさん自身がゲーム実況の生放送をしたりすることを通して日本語を学んできた。Aさんにとって、ニコニコ動画という場は、ゲームに関する実践を通して日本語が学べる実践共同体であると同時に、自身の目的や日本語レベルに合った動画や生放送が見られる保管庫でもあるバーチャルなセルフアクセスラーニングスペースとして機能していたことが分かった。

scholarly journals Sugarcane Farmer Partnership Pattern with PTPN XIV Takalar Sugar Factory (Case Study of Partner Farmers of PTPN XIV Takalar Sugar Factory)

2021 ◽  
pp. 29-38
Author(s):  
Puspitasari Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Raw Materials ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Profit Sharing ◽  
Technical Aspect ◽  
Order System ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
Environmental Aspect ◽  
Sugar Factory ◽  
The Social ◽  
Collaborative Activities

This study aims to analyze the pattern of sugarcane agribusiness partnerships, analyze the partnership contribution of the Takalar Sugar Factory and sugarcane farmers, and measure the level of farmer satisfaction with the partnership performance. This research was conducted from January to May 2021 in PG. Takalar and the northern Polongbangkeng District, Takalar Regency. The research methods used in this research are in-depth interviews and questionnaires. Determination of the sample used a simple random sampling method. This study also uses two key informants from PG Takalar, namely the head of the plant and also the garden cinder to find out how the partnership pattern exists between PTPN XIV Takalar Sugar Factory and partner farmers. The data analysis used a descriptive qualitative analysis and quantitative analysis. The results showed that the pattern of sugarcane agribusiness partnerships between PG. Takalar with sugarcane farmers is a sub-contract pattern. The partnership's contribution to the economic aspect is PG. Takalar provides market guarantees, capital assistance, and sharing profit-sharing. The technical aspect is PG. Takalar provides guidance and sugarcane farmers provide raw materials. The social aspect is that both parties try to cooperate according to the agreement. The environmental aspect is that both parties limit the use of chemicals. The obstacle in the collaborative activities between PTPN XIV Takalar Sugar Factory and farmers is the DO (Delivery Order) system or the provision of production results which can be in the form of money or milled products. PG partner farmers. Takalar is satisfied with the implementation of the partnership at PG. Takalar.The partnership aspect that contributes greatly to farmer satisfaction is the coaching activity of PG extension.

The Orthodoxy in RT-PE and the Research/Practice Gap: A Critique and an Alternative View

1989 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Kirk
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Change Process ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Alternative View ◽  
The Political ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
The Social ◽  
Teacher As Researcher ◽  
Practice Gap ◽  
Strategies For Change

In this paper I argue that there is currently an orthodoxy in RT-PE that is unable, through its present epistemologies and methods, to make a major impact on curriculum practice. Three particular issues are highlighted as problematic: strategies for change adopted within the orthodoxy, who has the power to define and legitimate the research agenda, and an apolitical view of change. In presenting an alternative view of how we might close the research/practice gap in RT-PE, I suggest that researchers must develop more democratic approaches to working with teachers, for example along the lines of the teacher-as-researcher movement rather than on them. I also argue that in order to do this, we must develop more appropriate research epistemologies and methodologies. Finally, these two developments must be framed within a more sophisticated and systematically developed understanding of the social change process, and of the political nature of our attempts as educators to bring about change.

Broadcast Yourself: An Exploratory Study of Sharing Physical Activity on Social Networking Sites

2015 ◽  
Vol 155 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeroen Stragier ◽  
Tom Evens ◽  
Peter Mechant
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Online Community ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Gps Tracking ◽  
Activity Data ◽  
Recreational Athletes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Large Scale Survey

This article focuses on the practice of self-tracking of physical activity data and sharing it via social networking sites. The use of wearable technology devices and the latest smartphones with built-in GPS tracking technology – capturing the speed, distance and duration of physical activities such as running and cycling – is a striking example of the trend towards quantifying sports performances. The study explores the determinants and motivations of recreational athletes to share physical activity status updates on the social networking sites Facebook and Twitter. Evidence is drawn from a large-scale survey of 400 users of Strava, a popular fitness app and online community. The results suggest that intrinsic rather than extrinsic motivations determine a person's willingness to share physical activity via social networking sites.

scholarly journals Supporting students through social networking

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-80
Author(s):  
Moira Dunworth
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Online Groups ◽  
Student Role ◽  
The Social ◽  
Online Group

This paper reports on the use of web-based social networking to support social work students on placement. The online group developed into a community of practice (Wenger, 1998) and a flavour of the interaction on the social network is offered in support of the argument for it being a community of practice. The possible reasons for its success are explored in relation to some literature on the criteria for positive outcomes of online groups. This piece of practice is shared in the hope that other practice teachers might use similar webbased resources to enhance the practice learning of students and to offer support to those who might be isolated in their student role. It was fun to manage and the peer support it provided was greatly valued by the students.

Performance Comparison among Meta Classifier Algorithms in WEKA

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-112
Author(s):  
Nur Amiratun Nazihah Roslan ◽  
Hairulnizam Mahdin ◽  
Shahreen Kasim
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Performance Comparison ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Data Mining Tool ◽  
Huge Data ◽  
Technology Advancement ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
Mining Tool

With the rise of social networking approach, there has been a surge of users generated content all over the world and with that in an era where technology advancement are up to the level where it could put us in a step ahead of pathogens and germination of diseases, we couldn’t help but to take advantage of that advancement and provide an early precaution measures to overcome it. Twitter on the other hand are one of the social media platform that provides access towards a huge data availability. To manipulate those data and transform it into an important information that could be used in many different scope that could help improve people’s life for the better. In this paper, we gather all algorithm that are available inside Meta Classifier to compare between them on which algorithm suited the most with the dengue fever dataset. This research are using WEKA as the data mining tool for data analyzation.

Exploring the Implementation of Early Math Assessments in Kindergarten Classrooms: A Research-Practice Collaboration

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer McDonald ◽  
Rebecca Merkley ◽  
Jacqueline Mickle ◽  
Lisa Collimore ◽  
Daniel Ansari
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Thinking ◽  
Math Education ◽  
Kindergarten Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Early Numeracy ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Collaborative Project ◽  
Practice Gap ◽  
Second Year

Research in cognitive development has highlighted that early numeracy skills are associated with later math achievement, suggesting that these skills should be targeted in early math education. Here we tested whether tools used by researchers to assess mathematical thinking could be useful in the classroom. This paper describes a collaborative project between cognitive scientists and school board researchers/educators implementing numeracy screeners with kindergarten students over the course of three school years. The Give-A-Number task (Wynn, 1990) was used with first-year kindergarten students and the Numeracy Screener [BLINDED] with second-year kindergarten students. Results indicated that educators (N = 59) found the tools feasible to implement and helpful for exploring their students’ thinking and targeting instruction. The Educators’ feedback also helped inform improvements to the implementation of the tools and future directions for both the schools and the researchers. This work emphasizes the importance of transdisciplinary collaboration to address the research-practice gap.

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