Assessing Learning with Web 2.0 Tools

2014 ◽  
pp. 17-40
Author(s):  
Clara Pereira Coutinho
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Information Economy ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Pedagogical Strategies ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
The University

The emergence of new skills to better fit the networked information economy presses higher education institutions to invest in digitally rich environments that allow learning to be personalized, taking place in multiple locations and at time that suits the learner. Social Web tools prioritize collaboration, participation, and reflection, offer new opportunities for knowledge construction and sharing, but they also demand new pedagogical strategies and assessment methods that are not consistent with standards that value what is taught instead of what is constructed, what is pre-established instead of what is democratically agreed. In this chapter, the author presents the results of a research project where different Web 2.0 technologies were used as tools for assessing learning in teacher education programs at the University of Minho, Braga, Portugal between 2006 and 2012. In order to provide rationale for embracing Web 2.0 tools as well as recommend alternative methods to create, capture, and assess learning outcomes that result from the integration of authoring tools in teaching and learning activities, the authors discuss the evidence obtained and reflect on the affordances and challenges of setting up authentic tasks that engage students in the learning process and that provide inferences to assess learning outcomes.

Assessing Learning with Web 2.0 Tools

2016 ◽  
pp. 749-772 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara Pereira Coutinho
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Information Economy ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Pedagogical Strategies ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
The University

The emergence of new skills to better fit the networked information economy presses higher education institutions to invest in digitally rich environments that allow learning to be personalized, taking place in multiple locations and at time that suits the learner. Social Web tools prioritize collaboration, participation, and reflection, offer new opportunities for knowledge construction and sharing, but they also demand new pedagogical strategies and assessment methods that are not consistent with standards that value what is taught instead of what is constructed, what is pre-established instead of what is democratically agreed. In this chapter, the author presents the results of a research project where different Web 2.0 technologies were used as tools for assessing learning in teacher education programs at the University of Minho, Braga, Portugal between 2006 and 2012. In order to provide rationale for embracing Web 2.0 tools as well as recommend alternative methods to create, capture, and assess learning outcomes that result from the integration of authoring tools in teaching and learning activities, the authors discuss the evidence obtained and reflect on the affordances and challenges of setting up authentic tasks that engage students in the learning process and that provide inferences to assess learning outcomes.

Web 2.0

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara Pereira Coutinho
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Digital Evidence ◽  
Social Web ◽  
Information Economy ◽  
Pedagogical Strategies ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Web Tools ◽  
The University

In this article, the author presents the results of a project where different Web 2.0 technologies were used as tools for assessing learning in education programs at the University of Minho, Braga, Portugal. The emergence of new skills to better fit the networked information economy presses higher education institutions to invest in digitally rich environments that allow learning to be personalized, taking place in multiple locations and at time that suits the learner. Social web tools prioritize collaboration, participation, and reflection, as well as offer new opportunities for knowledge construction and sharing. But they also demand new pedagogical strategies and forms of assessment that are not consistent with standards that value what is taught instead of what is constructed, what is pre-established instead of was is agreed. To provide rationale for embracing Web 2.0 tools as well as point out forms to create, capture, and assess evidence that results from the integration of such tools in learning and teaching, the author describes sixteen pedagogical experiences and reflects on the affordances and challenges of setting up authentic tasks that engage students in the learning process and embracing digital evidence in different formats for assessing learning outcomes.

scholarly journals Challenges for Teacher Education in the Learning Society

2010 ◽  
pp. 385-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara Pereira Coutinho
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
Web Resources ◽  
Communication Competencies ◽  
Pedagogical Goals ◽  
And Training

In this chapter the author presents the results of a project developed in pre-service and in-service teacher education programs at the Minho University, Braga, Portugal. The main goal of the research was to test the importance of providing technological-rich experiences in teacher education programs as a strategy to promote the integration of technologies in the classroom. As educators in a public university we assume that the failure of ICT integration in Portuguese schools is due to a lack of teacher training in technology-supported pedagogy. We present and discuss a set of principles that we consider essential to understand and sustain the importance of the learning experiences we develop in teacher education programs both for pre-service and in-service teacher education. Different Web 2.0 tools were explored in different contexts and with different pedagogical goals: to build e-portfolios, to enhance cooperation and collaboration among peers, to develop skills in searching, organizing and sharing web resources and to facilitate interaction and communication competencies. Results are presented and discussed in order to infer a set of guidelines for the design of teacher education and training programs regarding the use of ICT in teaching and learning.

An Investigation of the Effects of Integrating Computing and Project- or Problem-Based Learning in the Context of Environmental Sciences

2021 ◽  
pp. 49-89
Author(s):  
Mahnaz Moallem ◽  
William L. Sterrett ◽  
Christopher Raymond Gordon ◽  
Sohail Masood Sukhera ◽  
Aisha Mahmood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Simulation Tool ◽  
Stem Learning ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Environmental Sciences ◽  
The University ◽  
Stem Teaching

The chapter reports the results of integrating computing, project or problem-based learning and engineering process to address the needs of preparing the STEM workforce in Punjab, Pakistan through transforming STEM teaching and learning processes. It also aimed to build the capacity of the University of Education, Lahore to improve the quality and relevancy of its STEM teacher education programs and its partnership schools. A collaborative team of STEM and STEM education faculty from two U.S. universities and University of Education (UE), Lahore designed, developed, implemented, and evaluated STEM learning units with a specific focus on water and management of natural resources to under-served 6-8 grade students in Pakistan through the integration of project-based and problem-based learning (PBL) and Squeak Etoys, modeling, and simulation tool.

scholarly journals Creative Networks of Practice Using Web 2.0 Tools

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-53
Author(s):  
Jukka Orava ◽  
Pete Worrall
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Web 2.0 Tools ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approaches ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Learning ◽  
Networks Of Practice ◽  
Learning Event

This paper examines the professional implications for teachers and managers in new and evolving forms of professional development using Web 2.0 tools in a European context. Research findings are presented from the “Creative Use of Media” learning event developed through a European eTwinning Learning Lab initiative in spring of 2009. The Creative use of the Media online learning event supported a series of initiatives celebrating the European Year of Creativity and Innovation and involved 135 participants from 27 countries. The key objective was to introduce a range of learning themes constructed around a phenomenon-based inquiry model, which supported interdisciplinary approaches and collaborative online learning methodologies to stimulate new teaching and learning rationales. Digital Web 2.0 technology was used as an independent creative medium and as a powerful facilitating tool to enhance and blend with the more traditional forms of visual, audiovisual and multimedia inquiry. In developing models encapsulating risk taking and experimentation this online learning project supported a general principle that future education models and professional development would be based on social learning and “customer-driven collaborative knowledge building” in relation to open source materials.

scholarly journals College Students’ Attitude Toward and Learning of Differentiated Instruction in Products

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 26-37
Author(s):  
Chin-Wen Chien
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Differentiated Instruction ◽  
Instructional Strategies ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
English Class ◽  
The University

Teachers should adjust their curriculum and instructional practice to meet the needs of individual learners, because one size does not fit all (Kaplan, Rogers, &Webster, 2008; Tomlinson, 2003). This study focuses on the implementation of differentiated instruction in products, “tiered assignments,” in a Children’s English class in a teacher education program in Taiwan. The study concludes that 52 college students held a positive attitude toward these tiered assignments and that they learned theories and instructional strategies not only from lectures and tasks in the university classes but also from completing different choices. Another important finding is that participants’ choice of completing these assignments is based on the level of easy of the assignments. Two suggestions are made to effectively implement differentiated instruction in products in teacher education programs in terms of explicitly modeling and explaining differentiated instruction in products and designing tiered assignments based on the levels of challenge as well as learners’ readiness, interests and profiles.

scholarly journals LA MENTORIZACIÓN ENTRE EL PROFESORADO UNIVERSITARIO JUNIOR Y SENIOR. UN PROCESO DE APRENDIZAJE, APOYO Y ENRIQUECIMIENTO MUTUO

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 453
Author(s):  
Lucía Herrera Torres ◽  
Laila Mohamed Mohand
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Junior Faculty ◽  
Mentoring Programs ◽  
Learning Support ◽  
Continuous Change ◽  
Teaching Competencies ◽  
Faculty Mentorship ◽  
The University ◽  
Specific Learning

Abstract.The university is known for its complexity and continuous change. Junior faculty should be incorporated and adjusted to the university structure and functioning. In addition, they have to implement a set of teaching competencies to promote an effective process of teaching and learning, and the student achievement of specific learning outcomes. For this reason, this paper advocates the need to implement mentoring programs between senior and junior faculty as a process that involves learning, support and mutual enrichment. Thus, two mentoring projects developed at the University of Granada are described. It is shown to be effective in strengthening efforts towards faculty achieving goals and its well-being.Keywords: higher education, faculty, mentorship, teaching competenciesResumen.La institución universitaria se caracteriza por su complejidad y continuo cambio. El profesorado universitario junior ha de incorporarse y ajustarse a la estructura y funcionamiento de la universidad, a lo que se suma que ha de poner en práctica una serie de competencias docentes para favorecer un proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje eficaz y la consecución de determinados resultados de aprendizaje en el alumnado. Es por ello por lo que en el presente trabajo se defiende la necesidad de implementar programas de mentorizacion entre el profesorado senior y junior como un proceso que implica el aprendizaje, apoyo y enriquecimiento mutuo. En este sentido, se describen dos proyectos de mentorización desarrollados en la universidad de Granada. Se pone de manifiesto su eficacia para fortalecer los esfuerzos dirigidos hacia la consecución de una meta y el bienestar del profesorado.Palabras clave: educación superior, profesorado, mentorización, competencias docentes

scholarly journals Cultivating Agentic Teacher Identities in the Field of a Teacher Education Program

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Anne Block ◽  
Paul Betts
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Teacher Identity ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Strong Connection ◽  
Socially Constructed ◽  
The University

Teacher candidates’ individual and collaborative inquiry occurs within multiple and layered contexts of learning. The layered contexts support a strong connection between the practicum and the university and the emergent teaching identities. Our understanding of teacher identity is as situated and socially constructed, yet fluid and agentic. This paper explores how agentic teaching identities emerge within the layered contexts of our teacher education program as examined in five narratives of teacher candidates’ experience. These narratives involve tension, inquiry, successes and risks, as teacher candidates negotiate what is means to learn how to teach, to teach and to critically reflect on knowledge needed to teach. We conclude that navigating teacher identity is a teacher candidate capacity that could be explicitly cultivated by teacher education programs.

The Infusion of Technology into Teacher Education Programs

2014 ◽  
pp. 133-181
Author(s):  
Anne S. Koch ◽  
Joseph C. Kush
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
21St Century ◽  
21St Century Skills ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Differentiation Of Instruction ◽  
The University

In this chapter, student achievement, the differentiation of instruction, and 21st Century Skills are examined along with their relationship to the use of technology in an educational setting. Characteristics of highly qualified teachers are also examined from multiple standpoints within the educational system. Standards from INTASC, NCATE, NCTAF, and NCLB point to the importance of the university faculty and quality teacher education programs to support the needs of preservice teachers. In addition, the joining of business and education across the nation and the world to infuse technology into education has shown positive results. This merger between business and education exemplifies the need for the acquisition of 21st century skills needed for all students to be a literate part of the 21st century workforce.

Problem-Based Learning

2018 ◽  
pp. 280-293
Author(s):  
Ernest Ampadu ◽  
Emmanuel Adjei-Boateng
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Authentic Learning ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Strategic Approach ◽  
Supporting Teachers

Students learning and understanding is enhanced if the teaching and learning process is authentic. Authentic learning process leads to understanding and meaningful application of concepts learned. One way by which teachers can to provide authentic learning environment is through Problem-Based Learning (PBL). PBL offers opportunity for students to learn about something that is real and beneficial. Teacher education programs, pre-service or in-service, should help teachers to understand how to use PBL to provide students with authentic learning environments. The chapter aims at supporting teachers' understanding and application of PBL so that they can provide students with meaningful learning experiences. Specifically, this chapter is intended to assist teachers have a better understanding of PBL as a strategic approach to meaningful teaching and learning as well as identify effective ways to incorporate this approach into their pedagogical practices.

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