Online Interest Groups for Graduate Students

2014 ◽  
pp. 121-132
Author(s):  
Sherri Melrose ◽  
Sharon L. Moore ◽  
Helen Ewing
Keyword(s):  
Interest Groups ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Competing Demands ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
Innovation Project ◽  
Common Interests ◽  
Clinical Interest ◽  
Professional Learners

This chapter extends discussion of an educational innovation project where faculty (the authors and associates) provided virtual gathering spaces (Clinical Interest Groups) for online health professions students to congregate. Unlike gathering spaces offered in discrete courses, the non-graded Clinical Interest Groups were open to all students in the nursing faculty’s graduate programs. Getzlaf, Melrose, Moore, Ewing, Fedorchuk, and Troute-Wood (2012) found that students believed the virtual gathering spaces offered a valuable place where learners could discuss common interests and support one another. However, findings also revealed that participation in the groups was limited due to competing demands on students’ time from other commitments. As online learning programs become commonplace, and as online social networking spaces also increase in popularity and usage, educators must consider both the benefit and the burden of inviting professional learners to participate in supplemental activities such as online interest groups. Areas for future research are suggested.

Online Interest Groups

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 63-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beverley Getzlaf ◽  
Sherri Melrose ◽  
Sharon Moore ◽  
Helen L. Ewing ◽  
James Fedorchuk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interest Groups ◽  
Virtual Community ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
Graduate Studies ◽  
Competing Demands ◽  
Innovation Project ◽  
Common Interests ◽  
Clinical Interest ◽  
Online Educators ◽  
Gathering Place

This article discusses a 15 month educational innovation project, the objective of which was to investigate the perceptions of health profession students about their participation in a program-wide virtual community gathering space (Clinical Interest Groups) during their online graduate studies. Participants were students in two graduate programs who joined online forum discussions of the Clinical Interest Groups. The project was developed as action research and employed an exploratory, descriptive methodology to generate data from three sources: participant responses to a 15-item Likert type questionnaire, five open-ended questions included on the questionnaire, and online postings contributed by participants to the forum discussions. Findings of use to online educators are that the Clinical Interest Groups provided a gathering place in which graduate students could discuss common interests and support one another, and that participation in the groups was limited due to competing demands on students’ time from other commitments.

scholarly journals Ocean I3. Pedagogical Innovation for Sustainability

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 396
Author(s):  
Itziar Rekalde-Rodríguez ◽  
Julieta Barrenechea ◽  
Yannick Hernandez
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
Pedagogical Innovation ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The People ◽  
Master's Thesis ◽  
Innovation Project ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Capstone Projects

Universities are undertaking transformation projects that align their work with the Sustainable Development Goals. This paper describes how Ocean I3, an educational innovation project that aims to reduce plastic in the sea, has made an impact on its community over its three editions (2018/19 to 2020/21). Methodologically, it has been approached by the people who make up the technical team and academic coordination as an exploratory study using discrete, non-reactive techniques, mainly from the public domain (websites, blogs, press releases, etc.), and instruments, such as field notes and work material to manage, organize, and train within the project. The analytical procedure has represented a dynamic and systematic process of categorisation. The results highlight the repercussion of the project in terms of capstone projects, master’s thesis, coursework, etc., produced by the students involved; association with employability; collaborative work from the teaching teams; monitoring experience for research purposes, and social dissemination of the project. It concludes by suggesting lines for Ocean I3 to work on in the future to make its footprint sustainable in institutions over time.

scholarly journals Educational Innovation Project in the Field of Industrial Informatics

2014 ◽  
Vol 141 ◽  
pp. 20-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Manuel Lopez-Guede ◽  
Manuel Graña ◽  
Jesus Maria Larrañaga ◽  
Fernando Oterino
Keyword(s):  
Educational Innovation ◽  
Innovation Project

Kesehatan Mental Mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Di Masa Pandemi COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 113-120
Author(s):  
Athaya Taufiqy
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
World Health ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
Learning Platforms ◽  
Health Organization

December 2019, COVID-19 was first reported in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a worldwide pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has focused attention on the mental health of the various affected populations, medical students being one of the more vulnerable groups. Therefore, this literature review aims to find out how the mental health of Faculty of Medicine students during the COVID-19 pandemic, so that it can be used as learning material to always maintain mental health stability. The method used in this study is a literature review and literature search which was carried out by collecting several electronic journals such as PubMed, NCBI and Google Scholar. Conducted by reviewing journals related to the mental health of medical faculty students during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study involved 49 library sources from 2018-2020. From 7,143 students, 0.9% of them experienced severe anxiety, 2.7% moderate, and 21.3% experienced mild anxiety. In addition, delay in academic activities is a risk factor for experiencing symptoms of anxiety. 40% of students also experience financial difficulties, in terms of e-learning platforms, this problem is a challenge for medical students because financial and social factors can be an obstacle to the development and implementation of effective online learning programs. Future research is urgently needed to provide a better explanation of the tips needed for students in adapting to the changes that occur in order to lead a mentally healthy life in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reopening the Conversation Between Music Psychology and Music Therapy

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-201
Author(s):  
Emily Carlson ◽  
Ian Cross
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Research Collaboration ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Music Therapists ◽  
Music Psychology ◽  
Analysis Of Results ◽  
Common Interests

Although the fields of music psychology and music therapy share many common interests, research collaboration between the two fields is still somewhat rare. Previous work has identified that disciplinary identities and attitudes towards those in other disciplines are challenges to effective interdisciplinary research. The current study explores such attitudes in music therapy and music psychology. A sample of 123 music therapists and music psychologists answered an online survey regarding their attitudes towards potential interdisciplinary work between the two fields. Analysis of results suggested that participants’ judgements of the attitudes of members of the other discipline were not always accurate. Music therapists indicated a high degree of interest in interdisciplinary research, although in free text answers, both music psychologists and music therapists frequently characterized music therapists as disinterested in science. Music therapists reported seeing significantly greater relevance of music psychology to their own work than did music psychologists of music therapists. Participants’ attitudes were modestly related to their reported personality traits and held values. Results overall indicated interest in, and positive expectations of, interdisciplinary attitudes in both groups, and should be explored in future research.

scholarly journals TED talk as a simulation tool in a higher education for the learning process and improvement students´ motivation : an academic practice with students of the degree in business intelligence and a prospective.

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosa Sanchidrian Pardo ◽  
Pilar Yubero Hermoso ◽  
Begoña Torrente Barredo
Keyword(s):  
Informal Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Formal And Informal Learning ◽  
Innovation Project ◽  
Scientific Results ◽  
Self Learning

The main mission of this project is to improve the professional skills of first year students and to measure their motivation, focus on self-learning and professionalism. For that, the professor uses The TED methodology as a great tool to develop these essential competences and introduces the student as the protagonist of the self- learning process. The TED tool was created to disseminate scientific results of great researchers. It has now become a system of scientific and social dissemination, used to improve formal and informal learning. Also, one of the skills that Spanish people need to work on is their communication skills and these kinds of projects are based on the effective communication competences and others that increase the motivation of students to self-learn and ask about newly acquired knowledge. This educational innovation project tries to use these tools to improve the professional and academic skills and reinforce the human dimension of students and the factor to motivate them to study and learn. It has been evaluated and with the advice of a mentor (subject teacher). The project has been evaluated using a quantitative and qualitative method and the conclusions are interesting because the students recommend it and indicates that their has been an improvement on skills, motivation, values and knowledge.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTACIÓN DE METODOLOGÍAS COOPERATIVAS EN LA DOCENCIA UNIVERSITARIA: EXPERIENCIAS EN LA FACULTAD DE EDUCACIÓN Y DEPORTE DE VITORIA-GASTEIZ

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ainhoa Gómez Pintado ◽  
Vanesa Rojo Robas ◽  
Ana Zuazagoitia Rey-Baltar
Keyword(s):  
Basque Country ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
Teaching Objectives ◽  
El Sistema ◽  
Innovation Project ◽  
Innovación Educativa ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
The University ◽  
Pais Vasco ◽  
Selection Of

Resumen:Actualmente es visible la necesidad de una renovación metodológica, de reformar el sistema educativo centrado en la enseñanza del profesor, para conseguir un modelo centrado en el aprendizaje activo del alumnado. Para realizar esta difícil transición metodológica numerosos estudios apuestan por el uso de las metodologías activas. Este trabajo, inscrito en el marco de un Proyecto de Innovación Educativa de la Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), tiene como objetivo determinar la efectividad y validez de varias de estas técnicas cooperativas, implementadas en distintas materias, cursos y especialidades en la Facultad de Educación y Deporte de Vitoria-Gasteiz, partiendo del análisis de las valoraciones que sobre ellas ha realizado el alumnado. Los resultados, recogidos a través de cuestionarios, apuntan a una excelente aceptación de las técnicas empleadas por parte del alumnado; constatando su efectividad en el desarrollo del aprendizaje activo y cooperativo y confirmando la importancia de la selección de cada técnica en función de los objetivos docentes, así como su modificación y adecuación a estos y al grupo o asignatura en el que se implementa. Abstract:Currently is visible the need for a methodological renewal, that is, the need for a reform of the education system focused on teacher education, for a model focused on active learning of students. To perform this difficult methodological transition, numerous studies opt for the use of active methodologies. This work, written in the framework of an Educational Innovation Project of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), aims to determine the effectiveness and validity of several cooperative techniques, implemented in different subjects, courses and specialties in the Faculty of Education and Sports of Vitoria-Gasteiz, starting from the analysis of the assessments about the techniques made by students. The results, collected through questionnaires, point to an excellent acceptance of the techniques used by the students; confirming its effectiveness in the development of active and cooperative learning, and confirming the importance of the selection of each technique according to the teaching objectives, as well as its modification and adaptation to these and to the group or subject in which it was implemented.

scholarly journals Towards motivation-based adaptation of difficulty in e-learning programs

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anke Endler ◽  
Gunter Daniel Rey ◽  
Martin V. Butz
Keyword(s):  
Adaptation Strategies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Proximal Development ◽  
Real World Data ◽  
Learning Classifier System ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
Reported Study ◽  
E Learning ◽  
User Motivation

<span>The objective of this study was to investigate if an e-learning environment may use measurements of the user's current motivation to adapt the level of task difficulty for more effective learning. In the reported study, motivation-based adaptation was applied randomly to collect a wide range of data for different adaptations in a variety of motivational states. This data was then utilised to extract rules for an adequate motivation-based adaptation to maximise expected learning success. A learning classifier system was used for the data analysis, generating rules for suitable and unsuitable adaptations based on current user motivation data. We extracted a set of twelve rules which suggest particular adaptation strategies based on real-world data. These rules could generally be embedded into existing psychological theories, namely the Zone of Proximal Development and the Yerkes-Dodson Law. In future research, we intend to evaluate these rules on further studies and develop concrete sets of adaptation strategies based on user motivation measurements.</span>

Wikipedia as a Tool for Active Learning. Experience Gained within the Framework of the Wikifabricación Project

2013 ◽  
Vol 759 ◽  
pp. 73-82
Author(s):  
J.V. Abellán-Nebot ◽  
G.M. Bruscas ◽  
J. Serrano ◽  
F. Romero
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Technical Writing ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Undergraduate Engineering ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Innovation Project ◽  
Second Year

Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, is one of the most visited websites on the Internet and it is a tool which students often use in their assignments, although they do not usually understand the basics underlying it. To overcome this limitation and promote the active learning approach in our courses, last year an educational innovation project was carried out that was aimed mainly at improving students skills in technical writing as well as their ability to review the technical contents of the Wikipedias. Additionally, it sought to explore new opportunities that these tools can offer both teachers and students. This paper describes the experiment carried out in a second-year undergraduate engineering course, the results of which show that introducing activities such as edition and revision within Wikipedia is an interesting way to enhance transversal competencies as well as others related to the main contents of the course.

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