New Knowledge - New Learning?

2013 ◽  
pp. 530-539
Author(s):  
Maria Slowey ◽  
Ekaterina Kozina
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Curriculum Reform ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
Postgraduate Education ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
New Learning ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
The Bologna Process

The landscape of university undergraduate and postgraduate education in Ireland has undergone a significant change within the broader context of the Bologna Process in Europe. In recent years, a range of national steering initiatives have sought to promote curriculum reform, enhancement of teaching and learning, use of new learning technology, new forms of student support, and professional development of academic staff. The aim of this chapter is to analyse both underlying challenges and some significant achievements. The latter include examples of collaborative initiatives between academics and centres for academic practice and student learning in universities and joint projects across an alliance involving eight institutions of higher education. The authors also talk about the drivers of curriculum reform in higher education and illustrate how these are translated in practice through the introduction of a major curriculum reform initiative, the Academic Framework for Innovation (AFI) in one university.

scholarly journals Enabling learning through technology: some institutional imperatives

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey McCartan ◽  
Barbara Watson ◽  
Janet Lewins ◽  
Margaret Hodgson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Staff Development ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Higher Education Funding ◽  
Institutional Practice ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Technology Programme

The imminent completion of many Teaching and Learning Technology Programme (TLTP) projects means that a considerable number of courseware deliverables will soon be available to Higher-Education (HE) institutions. The Higher Education Funding Council's intention in funding the Programme (HEFCE Circulars, 8/92, 13/93) was to ensure their integration into academic curricula by providing institutions with an opportunity to review their 'teaching and learning culture' with regard to the embedding of learning technology within their institutional practice. Two recent workshops, conducted with a representative sample of newly appointed academic staff in connection with the evaluation of materials to be included in a staff development pack whose purpose is to encourage the use of IT in teaching and learning (TLTP Project 7), strongly suggested that the availability of courseware alone was insufficient to ensure its integration into educational practice. The establishment of enabling mechanisms at the institutional level, as well as within departments, was crucial to ensure the effective use of learning technology.DOI:10.1080/0968776950030115

scholarly journals Value orientations of the Bologna process (1988-2009): regulatory aspect

2018 ◽  
pp. 43-51
Author(s):  
Iryna Reheilo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
Value Orientations ◽  
Education Student ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Process Formation ◽  
The Bologna Process

The value orientations of the Bologna process and these values’ implementation tools are revealed based on the analysis of international regulations. It is established that the Bologna process fundamental values are academic freedom, institutional (university) autonomy, indivisibility of teaching and research, preservation of the European humanism traditions. It is grounded that the following values were introduced in the list during the first decade of reforming the participating countries’ higher education: student centered learning, quality and innovative character of higher education, state responsibility for higher education and social equity, etc. It is enlightened that in accordance with the generally accepted values there was initiated the development of common, comparable indicators for determining the higher education institutions’ achievements in implementing the Bologna process principles. It made it possible not only to highlight the state of the European Higher Education Area development in the middle of the Bologna process, but also to identify the challenges and problems of higher education in general and to prevent their unpredictable consequences. It is proved that the established value orientations of the Bologna process for the higher education system provided an appropriate reflection on the academic staff activities and their following the corresponding requirements. Taking into account the positive results of the higher education reforming during the Bologna process formation and development in 1988-2009 the higher education value priorities for the next decade are defined, which should be implemented in all directions.

scholarly journals Examination of Physical Education and Sports Undergraduate Programs of the Bologna Process Countries (Poland-Turkey Case)

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-39
Author(s):  
Sevinç Namli
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Field Training ◽  
Sports Science ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
The Bologna Process ◽  
General Culture

AbstractWith geographical, cultural and economic benefits, Poland has adapted to the Bologna Process and has been one of the countries most preferred by students in Turkey within the scope of Erasmus. Turkey and Poland Physical Education and Sports Undergraduate Curriculum were analyzed with data from government agencies in both countries. Erasmus program has been prepared within the framework of the European Union in order to ensure the development of higher education institutions, to work jointly between the universities and to eliminate geographical and educational boundaries. Bologna Process, founded in 1998, Turkey’s included in 2001, envisages a structure that ensures the mobility of academic staff, comparable, not bounded by country borders, set standards, competitive and very well connected with each other. With over 400 universities, Poland offers a cost-effective and quality education program. Poland’s Physical Education and Sports Undergraduate program is 3 years. The curriculum, which has a weighted structure in the Field Training, also includes Professional Knowledge and General Culture courses. Turkey’s constant Physical Education and Sports Science program, which is determined by Higher Education Council (YÖK), is 4 years. In addition to the Field Training courses, Professions Knowledge and General Culture courses are also covered by the curriculum. There is one year (2 semesters, 60 ECTS) difference between Turkey and Poland curriculum. This difference is mostly composed of the National course elements in the Professions Knowledge and General Culture parts. The Field Training courses are divided into theoretical and practical applications and are processed at similar rates in both countries.

Conservatoire leaders’ observations and perceptions on curriculum reform

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-41
Author(s):  
Tamara W. Rumiantsev ◽  
Wilfried F. Admiraal ◽  
Roeland M. van der Rijst
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
Curriculum Reform ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Teaching Principles ◽  
The Bologna Process

AbstractMusicians nowadays need to be able to work both creatively and collaboratively, often in a wider range of artistic, social and cultural contexts. A strong vision on conservatoire pedagogy is needed to reach this goal and at the same time align with the demands of higher education. At the start of the 21st century, renewal of curricula concentrated on implementing the teaching of a broader range of skills, knowledge and attitudes, including problem-solving, reflective, cooperative and communicative competences, as part of the Bologna process of implementing bachelor and master of music programmes. In semi-structured interviews, leaders of conservatoires in Belgium (Flanders) and the Netherlands reflected on their curriculum and revealed their observations and perceptions of its connection to professional practice. Based on a thematic analysis, conservatoire leaders’ observations and perceptions of the process of curriculum reform were identified. They indicated that teaching professionals continue to maintain an autonomous position, practising traditional forms of teaching and learning. Conservatoire leaders were rather hesitant in implementing new pedagogies, teaching principles and guidelines, due to a dedication to craftsmanship and a large amount of respect for the expertise of their teaching professionals.

scholarly journals Curriculum development: panacea or poison?

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 341
Author(s):  
Terence Nigel Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Curriculum Development ◽  
Curriculum Reform ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
Personal Reflection ◽  
European Climate ◽  
European Higher Education ◽  
The Bologna Process ◽  
Education Process

The November 2014 issue of the Tuning Journal appeared under the theme “Policy and Implementation: Actions for Curriculum Reform”. This article is a personal reflection on the role of curricula in achieving the aims of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and beyond. Its background is the postulate that the most important goals of the Bologna Process are essentially the improvement of mobility and recognition at all levels of higher education. Curricula can be used to encourage mobility and recognition or to hinder them, but as an element of the education process they have been treated very unevenly during the development of the EHEA. Well-designed curricula are vital, but must not be misused. In the European climate of today, the development of regional, national or even international curricula is neither possible nor necessary.

scholarly journals Incorporating the Tuning Approach in Higher Education curricular reforms and course design in Tanzania for enhancing graduates’ competencies: stakeholders’ views

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johnson Muchunguzi Ishengoma
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Curriculum Reform ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Employability Skills ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Higher Education Reforms ◽  
Graduate Unemployment ◽  
Curriculum Reforms

Available documentary and researchevidencesreveal that the majority of Tanzania universities’ graduates (public and private universities) lack competencies or technical skills (employability skills) required for the job market and by potential employers, despite massive curricular reforms implemented in the public higher education sector since the early 1990s. Lack of employability skills which consequently leads to graduate unemployment or un-employability is attributable to the fact that curricular reforms and design in Tanzania public universities undertaken by lecturers and professors do not incorporate basic Tuning principles of competence-based teaching and learning which puts emphasis on competencies and skills by identifying generic and specific competencies during course design or curriculum reform. This study using the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM)’s School of Education sought to: (1) explore faculty and students’ views on the application of the Tuning approach in curricular reforms and degree/course design as a mitigation of university graduates’ unemployment and un-employability, (2) solicit stakeholders’(academic staff and students) perceptions of Tuning approach and its relevance in higher education curriculum reforms and design to make higher education more competence-based, and (3) find out students perceived causes of graduate unemployment and un-employability and whether the application of Tuning approach in curriculum reforms and design in universities can be a solution to graduate unemployment. Findings from the study reveal that both faculty and students concur that application of Tuning approach in higher education reforms and curricular design could enhance graduates competences and skills and reduce graduate unemployment.Published online: 30 November 2017

scholarly journals O papel das TIC no estímulo à autonomia dos estudantes do ensino superior: Visão dos professores

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dora Simões ◽  
Paula Faustino
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Bologna Process

This article reflects on the insights of higher education teachers about the role that information and communication technologies (ICT) can have in enhancing students' autonomy in the teaching and learning process. In order to accomplish this goal, it was necessary to build a theoretical framework that explored the context of higher education under the assumptions of the Bologna process and educative policies, exploring the encouragement to students’ autonomy and the use of ICT in the teaching and learning process. A quantitative exploratory approach was adopted with the purpose of collecting the insights of teachers involved in two courses of the Portuguese public higher education. The data collection was made through the curricular plans and though a survey to the teachers. With this research, we conclude that teachers reveal efforts to enhance students’ autonomy and feel motivated to use ICT in their educational practices. The most frequently mentioned motivations are that ICT facilitates the access to resources and information, innovates their practice, improves the regulation, tutoring and intervention, and in interaction and communication. Teachers also appear to hold positive perceptions on the potential of ICT to support their teaching and learning process, especially the perception of utility and ease of use of ICT. 

scholarly journals Learning technology in Scottish higher education - a survey of the views of senior managers, academic staff and 'experts'

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff Haywood ◽  
Charles Anderson ◽  
Helen Coyle ◽  
Kate Day ◽  
Denise Haywood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Change Agents ◽  
The United States ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Senior Managers ◽  
Culture Shift ◽  
Technology In Higher Education

Central concerns within the field of learning technology in higher education have been the promotion of institutional change and staff awareness and development. This focus on the need to bring about a 'culture shift' and the importance of 'change agents' is reflected in the Dearing Report (DfEE, 1997) and in Funding Council initiatives such as TLTP and TLTSN (Davies, 1995). It is common for many of us who work in this area to feel that although we see clearly the task ahead, we have little at our disposal by way of evidence about how far we have come. Much of the evidence which does exist, and which has been incorporated into lectures and reports, is anecdotal, local and small scale, although there have been some larger studies, notably the Information Technology Assisted Teaching and Learning project (ITATL, 1997), and a 1999 study of C&IT materials funded by the Funding Councils (HEFCE, 1999a), and in the United States the national survey of desktop computing and IT in higher education (Green, 1989-99). These showed a rapidly increasing use of learning technology in higher education, and some of the limitations and restrictions which staff feel, such as technical support. However, there had been no indepth study of the subject and institution-specific influences on academic staff use of, and attitudes to, learning technology.DOI:10.1080/0968776000080202 

LEGAL REGULATION OF ACADEMIC INTERACTION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND GERMANY IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE BOLOGNA PROCESS: PROBLEMS OF IMPROVEMENT

2021 ◽  
pp. 91-104
Author(s):  
Mariya A. Pashuk ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Fundamental Problem ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Exchange Programs ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Educational Partnership ◽  
The Bologna Process

The article is devoted to the problems of improving the legal regu- lation of academic interaction between Russia and Germany in the framework of the Bologna process. The work uses methods of retrospective, statistical, comparative research. The author outlines the key areas regulated by the Bolo - gna Declaration, gives the main characteristics of the regulatory framework for the participation of Russian universities in the Bologna process. The role of the Russian-German scientific and educational partnership in reforming the higher education system in Russia is highlightted. The article considers the regulatory legal acts that form the organizational and legal framework of educational coop - eration between Russia and Germany in the framework of the Bologna process. Insufficiency of the Russian legislative framework, the lack of legal conditions for active academic mobility of students and academic staff are pointed out as a fundamental problem preventing the expansion of academic cooperation between Russia and Germany within the framework of the Bologna process: (1) high requirements for obtaining a student visa (both for Russian and German students); (2) a limited amount of educational exchange programs for students and teachers; (3) lack of funding for educational trips (conferences, internships) abroad; (4) incorrect interpretation and assessment of the Russian qualification “specialist” in the countries of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).

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