The Net Generation and Changes in Knowledge Acquisition

2012 ◽  
pp. 201-226
Author(s):  
Werner Beuschel
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Knowledge Acquisition ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Social Software ◽  
Net Generation ◽  
High Expectations ◽  
Software Applications ◽  
Design Of Learning Environments ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Research And Design

This chapter uses a methodological approach to investigate research and design knowledge acquisition in the context of social software applications, an area cluttered by an ever-growing number of applications and high expectations about the capabilities of a new generation of young users, the Net Generation. Its objectives are twofold: to provide a rational point of departure for developing a research and design framework and to exemplify it for the use of social software in higher education. The chapter scrutinizes popular assumptions about the Net Generation, basing the framework on the interdependency of user audience and technology. The results of a longitudinal exploratory study for the area of social software use in higher education are presented. The final part of the chapter discusses implications for the design of learning environments and a number of ideas for further research on knowledge acquisition within the social software context.

Should we Take Disintermediation in Higher Education Seriously?

2012 ◽  
pp. 72-92
Author(s):  
Carlos A. Scolari ◽  
Cristóbal Cobo Romaní ◽  
Hugo Pardo Kuklinski
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Social Software ◽  
New Agents ◽  
Software Applications ◽  
New Models ◽  
Production And Distribution ◽  
The University

Disintermediation based on digital technology has transformed different environments, including banking, commerce, media, education, and knowledge management. The spread of social software applications and digital media in general has given rise to new models of knowledge production and distribution in higher education. This chapter redefines higher education institutions and academic experts based on these changes. The chapter discusses the diffusion of disintermediation practices in higher education and proposes new categories, such as knowledge brokering, knowledge networking, and knowledge translation, to map a new environment that promotes disintermediation, innovation, and openness. Beyond the prophecies announcing the “death of the university,” the authors suggest new agents, actions, and transactions that are useful for envisaging the higher education institutions of the new century.

Serious games: leverage for knowledge management

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Bayart ◽  
Sandra Bertezene ◽  
David Vallat ◽  
Jacques Martin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Knowledge Acquisition ◽  
Serious Games ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Management Competencies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Exploratory Investigation ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Research Show ◽  
Significant Factors

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate if the use of “serious games” with students can improve their knowledge acquisition and their academic performance. Design/methodology/approach – The research is an exploratory investigation resorting to the use of a serious game to evaluate the evolution of the students’ competencies in project management, through questionnaires processed using a structural “learning model.” Findings – This research shows indeed that the use of “serious games” improves the knowledge acquisition and management competencies of the students with the evidencing of significant factors contributing to this improvement. Practical implications – The findings of this research show that serious games can be an effective tool to be used in teaching students particularly as traditional methods are less and less accepted by today's students. Originality/value – Although the use of games is not something new in education, it is still limited in teaching practices in higher education. This experiment can help lecturers and trainers to resort to them in their pedagogy and to conceive them according to variables that can enhance their effectiveness.

Attending to the Teacher in the Teaching: Prioritizing Faculty Well-Being

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Brianne H. Roos ◽  
Carey C. Borkoski
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
High Expectations ◽  
The People ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The University

Purpose The purpose of this review article is to examine the well-being of faculty in higher education. Success in academia depends on productivity in research, teaching, and service to the university, and the workload model that excludes attention to the welfare of faculty members themselves contributes to stress and burnout. Importantly, student success and well-being is influenced largely by their faculty members, whose ability to inspire and lead depends on their own well-being. This review article underscores the importance of attending to the well-being of the people behind the productivity in higher education. Method This study is a narrative review of the literature about faculty well-being in higher education. The history of well-being in the workplace and academia, concepts of stress and well-being in higher education faculty, and evidence-based strategies to promote and cultivate faculty well-being were explored in the literature using electronic sources. Conclusions Faculty feel overburdened and pressured to work constantly to meet the demands of academia, and they strive for work–life balance. Faculty report stress and burnout related to excessively high expectations, financial pressures to obtain research funding, limited time to manage their workload, and a belief that individual progress is never sufficient. Faculty well-being is important for the individual and in support of scholarship and student outcomes. This article concludes with strategies to improve faculty well-being that incorporate an intentional focus on faculty members themselves, prioritize a community of well-being, and implement continuous high-quality professional learning.

scholarly journals Pedagogical practice preferences among generational groups of learners: Towards effective twenty-first century higher education

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 84-103
Author(s):  
Ruth Ortega-Dela Cruz ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
First Century ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Net Generation ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Continuous Change ◽  
Present Generation ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Generational Groups ◽  
Twenty First Century

Facilitating learning for the students nowadays demands so much from the educators. This makes the role of higher education institutions (HEIs) more challenging as they look upon the needs of the present generation. This study sought answer to that need by determining the most preferred pedagogical practices that have impact on the students’ ability to stay motivated and learn effectively. Randomly selected higher education students including bachelor, masters’ and doctorate students were surveyed. Majority of the students belong to the so-called Net Generation. They prefer pedagogical practices that engage multiple channels of learning and on ways of assessing the learning outcomes. They thrive more on relevant, applicable, active learning and project-based tasks while working with their learning partners including faculty and students of shared interests. Results of correlation analysis revealed a significant relationship between students’ demographics, and their preferences for pedagogical practices. Analysis of Variance indicated highly significant difference in the preferences for pedagogical practices across generational groups of students. Higher education is indeed changing and thus requires continuous change and improvement on the part of educators who find comfort in utilizing the twentieth century pedagogical practices. Now that innovations and technological breakthroughs are inevitable, educators must take a stand and set the bar in promoting effective twenty-first century higher education.

scholarly journals Assessing the State of Public Administration Research in Mainland China: Prospects and Challenges

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Evan Berman
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Social Science Citation Index ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
High Expectations ◽  
Public Managers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Research And Education ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Phd Programs

The rapid modernization and globalization of mainland China has resulted in impressive new practices and expectations for public administration (PA), including public administration research and education. Chinese universities have created new master in public administration (MPA) degree programs that already rival U.S. MPA programs in enrollment, with about 15,000 to 20,000 students annually. In 1999, PhD programs in public administration were first established at Fudan University, Renmin University, and Sun Yat-Sen University. Since then, Chinese ministries and universities have ratcheted up quality expectations for university-based public administration research. At the top universities, faculty are increasingly expected to publish in journals that are part of the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) to keeping pace with similar expectations for quality in neighboring Asian countries and, indeed, around the world. Beyond this, public administration researchers are also expected to contribute to empowering a new generation of public managers and guiding modernization efforts in Chinese public service. There are high expectations for sure.

scholarly journals Aproximación metodológica para la formalización de técnicas en Ingeniería de Requisitos [Methodological approach to formalization of techniques on requirements engineers]

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Carolina Ramírez Leal ◽  
William Joseph Giraldo Orozco ◽  
Raquel Anaya Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Acquisition ◽  
Requirements Engineering ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Software System ◽  
Engineering Discipline ◽  
Process Framework ◽  
El Sistema

Desde el inicio de la ingeniería de Requisitos se han utilizado técnicas provenientes de diferentes contextos para obtener el conocimiento de los stakeholders y así definir los requisitos para el sistema software a construir. Este artículo presenta una propuesta metodológica para especificar de manera formalizada técnicas desde los contextos de la elicitación de conocimiento y la Comunicación, con el propósito de comprender como pueden ser aplicadas en la disciplina de ingeniería de Requisitos. Para lograrlo, se llevó a cabo cuatro etapas que permitieron definir la metodología, determinando así los niveles de granularidad de especificación de cada técnica. Con esta propuesta metodológica adaptada al marco de trabajo de Eclipse Process Framework Project (EPF) se construyó para los analistas o ingenieros de requisitos un catálogo con 24 técnicas, con el propósito de que estos usaran estas 24 técnicas en la elicitación de los requisitos de productos software y potencializar el proceso de comunicación. Encontrando que esta metodología de formalización logra ser flexible para ser incorporada en ella, cualquier otro tipo de técnica y facilitar su entendimiento.Palabras Claves: Adquisición de conocimiento, Ingeniería de requisitos, Metodología de formalización, Técnicas.Since the beginning of the Requirements engineering, techniques from different contexts have been used in order to know about this stakeholders and define the requirements for the software system to be built. This article presents a methodological proposal to specify, in a technical formalized way techniques from the contexts of the knowledge gathering (elicitation) and communication with the purpose of understanding how they can be applied in the Engineering Requirements discipline. To achieve the above, four stages that allowed defining the methodology were conducted determining in this way, the granularity levels specification of each technique. Having this methodological approach adapted to the frame of work of the Eclipse Process Framework Project (EPF) , a catalog of 24 techniques, was provided for Requirements analysts or engineers so that they will guide the implementation of these 24 techniques in the engineering discipline Requirements proving its value to potentiate the process of communication. Finding that this method of formalization happens to be flexible to be incorporated therein, any other technical and facilitate its understandingKeywords: Knowledge Acquisition, Requirements Engineering, Methodology formalization techniques.

scholarly journals Strategic Corporate Alignment: A Methodological Approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Regina Campos ◽  
Adriana Gomes de Menezes
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Mergers And Acquisitions ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Strategy Execution ◽  
Research Framework ◽  
Strategic Plans

This paper aims to present a methodological approach to align the strategic plans among Institutions in the area of Higher Education. It adopts an eight-phase research framework. It is a qualitative study which adopts a deductive and exploratory research strategy through the analysis of some institution's strategic plans and other relevant documents to propose a methodological approach for the alignment. Its contribution shall enable HEIs to improve synergy which is essential for achieving efficiency, efficacy and long-term sustainability in the light of the recent challenges facing their environment, considering that the strategy execution and its implementation has been considered much more difficult and complicated to overcome. Particular it shall contribute to alignment among other HEIs which have been subject to mergers and acquisitions processes, in the recent years.

scholarly journals Práticas e saberes no ensino público superior no Recôncavo baiano

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Francisca Helena Marques ◽  
Jorge Luiz Ribeiro de Vasconcelos ◽  
Solon de Albuquerque Mendes
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Rural Environment ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Teaching Research

In this article we will present three excerpts of the activities related to the Centro de Cultura, Linguagens e Tecnologias Aplicadas (CECULT/UFRB), through the performance of three professors of this Center (Francisca Helena Marques, Jorge Luiz Ribeiro de Vasconcelos and Solon de Albuquerque Mendes). All the activities have in common the concern for the process of bringing public higher education to the interior of the country and the insertion of knowledge from the rural environment, articulated through teaching, research and extension. It is noteworthy that CECULT has many students from rural communities in the municipalities of Recôncavo Baiano, and it is appropriate to deepen these practices and exchanges of knowledge that occur in the process of internalization of public higher education. We adopt a mixed methodological approach, involving aspects of experimental, bibliographical, phenomenological, qualitative, quantitative research. Regarding the results, we can observe more closely the profile of four students, and through this, build a more dialogic relationship between educators and students.

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