scholarly journals TEACHING IN DIGITAL SURROUNDINGS – STUDENTS OPINION ON DIGITAL TOOLS AND DIGITAL LECTURES

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcin Fojcik ◽  
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Martyna K. Fojcik ◽  
Lars Kyte ◽  
Bjarte Pollen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Anonymous Questionnaire ◽  
Lecture Room ◽  
Self Study ◽  
University Of Applied Sciences ◽  
Hybrid Solutions ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Digital Or

In today’s world, education in higher education institutions needs to use digital technologies to reach students without them being in the same room as the teacher. The “classical lecture”, with a teacher talking and writing on a blackboard interacting with students, has been in many ways exchanged with different digital or hybrid solutions. On one hand, it allows teachers to challenge their practices and try new ways of engaging students to learn, but on the other hand, it can be challenging to master different digital solutions in a way that ensures a clear message for the students. When the whole world went into lockdown, the education at all levels needed to emergency transform learning in classrooms to learning through digital platforms. New structures had to be made, new routines, and new approaches. For some subjects it was not enough to move from sitting in a lecture room to sitting in front of a computer, it was necessary to develop solutions for presenting different programs or motivating students to be active, even if they were without a camera or microphone. Some teachers needed a blackboard to write and draw on while they talk, others needed to change between different programs to show different representations or purposes. In some cases, the digital lectures were synchronous, with teachers and students meeting at the same time to discuss a topic both in small and big groups, other times the digital lectures were asynchronous to give the students more time to prepare themselves and to activate their learning by giving them a responsibility to study individually (self-study). After few months of trying different solutions, the teachers from Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL) and Volda University College (HVO) have investigated the student’s views on the different solutions they have experienced. The students were asked to answer an anonymous questionnaire of their opinion, views, and experiences with different digital solutions. The results were categorized and analyzed to select some tools or approaches that most of the students found either better or worse for their learning.

Einführung in die Soziale Arbeit

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugo Mennemann ◽  
Jörn Dummann
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Soziale Arbeit ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Self Study ◽  
University Of Applied Sciences

This book, now in its third, completely updated and extended edition, introduces first-semester students to the science of social work. It answers basic questions on the profession and the academic discipline as well as on its identity-building ‘core’ in intelligible and explanatory language, while its various exercises, targeted references to further reading and its index will stimulate self-study. Its content was developed and successfully executed together with students at two universities, where the authors offered an introduction to the fundamentals of social work during lectures, tutorials and seminars. Each of the chapters covers the content of a two-hour lecture. The chapters may be used as a basis for discussions in tutorials and for examinations. Hugo Mennemann and Jörn Dummann are professors of social work at Münster University of Applied Sciences.

scholarly journals Evaluation and improvements regarding the implementation of Project-Based Learning within the Innovative Development program.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hani Alers ◽  
Lisa Wichgers ◽  
Wilan Iris Loots ◽  
Tim Cocx
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Time Pressure ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Innovative Design ◽  
Design Program ◽  
University Of Applied Sciences ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Specific Teaching

This research evaluates how Project-Based Learning (PBL) is implemented in the Innovative Design program that is taught at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. This paper offers insights about the way students and teachers experience PBL within this program, and how the implementation can be improved according to previous research in this field. By studying relevant literature, a list of important (organizational and didactical) factors regarding the implementation of PBL is created. Questionnaires investigating these factors are then circulated among the teachers and students of the program. The results of the questionnaires are analyzed against guidelines provided in the literature. Based on this comparison, recommendations for the improvement of the PBL approach within the program are provided. The analysis shows that the program offers meaningful projects, and the students are properly prepared to collaborate. Nevertheless, the analysis also shows that the program still has room for improvement. The assessment methods are still unrefined, the students experience time-pressure while working on their projects, and the teachers can benefit from additional training to be better prepared for teaching in a PBL environment. Fortunately, the teachers indicate willingness to learn new PBL specific teaching skills

scholarly journals Flipped, online and blended learning: digitalization in TAMK

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sami Suhonen
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
University Of Applied Sciences ◽  
Single User ◽  
Tools And Methods ◽  
Selection Of

This paper describes the digitalization in education from teacher’s point of view. The emphasis is not on the administrative software nor on the learning management systems, but rather on little simple tools any teacher can start to use in her or his own teaching in small scale. The selection of tools and methods are based on their usage in Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK) and rely largely on this paper’s writer’s own experiences. As such, this paper is not intended to have full coverage of all possible tools and software, but rather offers some examples in the digital tools in education. Most of the tools are free for a single user or has minimal cost to the user as far as the student groups are not very large. Naturally, the tools and methods themselves are not the main issue – they have to be used and adapted and used in a pedagogically meaningful way.  

scholarly journals Innovative Use of Low-Cost Digitisation for Smart Information Systems in Construction Projects

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 270
Author(s):  
Mostafa Babaeian Jelodar ◽  
Feiya Shu
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Expert Interviews ◽  
Human Intervention ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Implementation Processes ◽  
Is Development

The low-level application of digital tools and information systems in construction implies that many projects cannot meet modern requirements and standard of work of advanced industries. This study adopts a practical and diagnostic approach to identify key attributes and implementation processes of information systems in construction and logistics. To have triangulation of knowledge, a three-step methodology is adopted. Initially an exploratory analysis of previous literature is performed. Secondly a diagnostic analysis of IS applications in construction is achieved by case studies. Finally, expert interviews are performed to examine and consolidate the findings. The study illustrated practical and innovative applications of low-cost digital tools in IS development and created a framework for documentation of these discrete and mostly unshared practices. It is recommended that the construction sector should embrace more advance technologies to minimise human intervention and enhance real-time capabilities. The practicality of how different low-cost and off-the-shelf tools and digital platforms can be combined is discussed and demonstrated. The study provides a clear distinction for practitioners and academics as to what is being practiced in comparison to the dominant theories.

FH Münster University of Applied Sciences / Vietnamese Social Sciences

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.L. Cu Si
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Applied Sciences ◽  
The Road ◽  
University Of Applied Sciences

FH Münster University of Applied Sciences; Lib holding: Item - The Vietnamese Social Sciences at a Fork in the Road

URANS Simulations and Experimental Investigations on Unsteady Aerodynamic Effects in the Blade Tip Region of a Shrouded Fan Configuration

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gi-Don Na ◽  
Frank Kameier ◽  
Nils Springer ◽  
Michael Mauß ◽  
C. O. Paschereit
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Aerodynamic Performance ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Acoustic Measurements ◽  
Noise Emission ◽  
Industrial Partner ◽  
University Of Applied Sciences ◽  
Blade Tip

The acoustical characteristics of cooling fans are an essential criterion of product quality in the automotive industry. Fan modules have to suffice growing customer expectations which are reflected in the comfort requirements set by car manufacturers around the world. In order to locate dominant acoustic sources and to reduce the noise emission generated by a shrouded fan configuration, numerical simulations and experimental investigations are performed. The working approach considers variously modified fan geometries and their evaluation regarding arising vortex flow phenomena and their effect on a decreased sound pressure level (SPL) in consideration of an improvement or the constancy of aerodynamic fan performance. Particular emphasis lies on the analysis of secondary flows in the blade tip region by post-processing CFD-results. Due to the large number of geometrical modifications investigated and the importance of highly resolved eddy structures, a hybrid approach is chosen by applying the SAS-SST turbulence model in URANS simulations. The SAS (Scale Adaptive Simulation) delivers LES (Large Eddy Simulation) content in unsteady regions of a RANS-simulation and exhibits not nearly the high computational effort needed to perform a full scale LES. An assessment of the actual propagation of noise emission into the far-field is made by performing experimental investigations on the most promising modifications. The acoustic measurements are carried out in a fan test stand in the anechoic chamber of Duesseldorf University of Applied Sciences. The aerodynamic performance is measured in a fan test rig with an inlet chamber setup in accordance to ISO 5801. The measured acoustical and aerodynamic performances are validated by the industrial partner. The results of the acoustic measurements are in turn utilized to determine indicators of noise radiation in the numerical simulation. Within this work an innovative geometry modification is presented which can be implemented into shrouded fan configurations with backward-skewed blades. The new design exhibits a reduced SPL (A-weighted) of approx. 4 dB over the entire operating range while showing no significant deterioration on the aerodynamic performance. While the design was registered for patent approval cooperatively by the industrial partner and Duesseldorf University of Applied Sciences, further investigations regarding variations of design parameters are performed and presented in this paper. All numerical simulations are performed with ANSYS CFX, a commercial solver widely spread in the industry. Methods similar to those shown in this work can be implemented in the design phase of axial fans in order to develop acoustically optimized fan geometries.

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