Building Collaborative Virtual Communities in a University Department of Early Childhood Education for Wikipedia Article Authoring

2016 ◽  
pp. 861-882
Author(s):  
Jim Prentzas ◽  
Galini Rekalidou
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Teacher Education Curriculum ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
University Department

Collaborative and student-centered learning are endorsed by modern educational approaches and (to a certain degree) are applied to educational environments. Early childhood education puts emphasis on such issues. Wiki environments provide the infrastructure for supporting collaborative learning and student-centered learning tasks. Consequently, wiki activities are gradually becoming part of teacher education curriculum. This chapter discusses issues regarding the incorporation of wikis in teacher education curriculum. The most recent corresponding approaches are categorized according to different views, and the most important findings are discussed. An approach aiming to create collaborative virtual communities for Wikipedia article authoring is also presented. The approach has been applied to a university department of early childhood education. To support communication among participants, face-to-face, e-mail communication, and tools encompassed in an open source Learning Management System were employed. Preliminary results are presented showing a positive response of the pre-service early childhood teachers. Lastly, conclusions and future research directions are outlined.

Building Collaborative Virtual Communities in a University Department of Early Childhood Education for Wikipedia Article Authoring

2014 ◽  
pp. 23-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jim Prentzas ◽  
Galini Rekalidou
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Teacher Education Curriculum ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
University Department

Collaborative and student-centered learning are endorsed by modern educational approaches and (to a certain degree) are applied to educational environments. Early childhood education puts emphasis on such issues. Wiki environments provide the infrastructure for supporting collaborative learning and student-centered learning tasks. Consequently, wiki activities are gradually becoming part of teacher education curriculum. This chapter discusses issues regarding the incorporation of wikis in teacher education curriculum. The most recent corresponding approaches are categorized according to different views, and the most important findings are discussed. An approach aiming to create collaborative virtual communities for Wikipedia article authoring is also presented. The approach has been applied to a university department of early childhood education. To support communication among participants, face-to-face, e-mail communication, and tools encompassed in an open source Learning Management System were employed. Preliminary results are presented showing a positive response of the pre-service early childhood teachers. Lastly, conclusions and future research directions are outlined.

scholarly journals EFEKTIVITAS KEGIATAN KELOMPOK KERJA GURU (KKG)

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-90
Author(s):  
Dewa Agung Putri Widiasih
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Professional Educators ◽  
Educational Paradigm ◽  
Teacher Center

The act No. 14 of 2005, article 1, paragraph 1 states that the teachers are professional educators with the primary task of educating, teaching, guiding, directing, training, assessing and evaluating the students on the early childhood education, formal education, primary education, and middle educa- tion. The teachers are required to carry out the process of learning which includes exploration, elabo- ration and confirmation to change the educational paradigm, which is from the paradigm of teaching to the paradigm learning. The obstacle for the teachers is that because they have abandoned the strat- egy of teacher-centered learning (teacher center oriented) strategies in order to work on the student- centered learning orientation.

A Thematic Curriculum Analysis System for early Childhood Education: Initial Evaluation

2013 ◽  
Vol 373-375 ◽  
pp. 2224-2227
Author(s):  
Ching Ching Cheng ◽  
Kuo Hung Huang
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Curriculum Analysis ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Analysis System ◽  
Children's Interests

Contrary to the elementary school and high school, the curriculum of the kindergarten is more flexible and dynamic. In recent years, the integrated curriculum approach and the thematic curriculum approach based on constructivism have being gaining more attention in Taiwan. The thematic curriculum emphasizes that the inter-disciplined and student-centered learning activities is designed based on children's interests, not solely determined by the teachers. Therefore, teachers have to monitor the curriculum development and children's learning status simultaneously. Under these conditions, a system of curriculum analysis is a necessary aid to those teachers. The purposes of this study are: First, design and implement a thematic curriculum analysis system for early childhood education, which provides feedback for curriculum supervisor. Second, evaluate the impacts of this system on the teachers abilities in curriculum design. According to needs assessment of 15 kindergarten teachers and curriculum supervisors, the researchers constructed the curriculum analysis system which provides goals, concept, initiator, activity style, time, skill, attitude, content, and teachers reflective thinking as the analysis units. The system evaluated by the 15 teachers and curriculum supervisor. The reports showed the system improved the quality of thematic curriculum in kindergartens.

scholarly journals Pre-Service Early Childhood Teachers’ Preparedness to Teach Education for Sustainability

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-96
Author(s):  
Anita Croft
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Early Childhood Teachers ◽  
Education For Sustainability ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Sustainability Practices ◽  
Preparedness To Teach

The benefits of beginning Education for Sustainability (EfS) in early childhood are now widely documented. With the support of their teachers, young children have shown that through engagement in sustainability practices they are capable of becoming active citizens in their communities (Duhn, Bachmann, & Harris, 2010; Kelly & White, 2012; Ritchie, 2010; Vaealiki & Mackey, 2008). Engagement with EfS has not been widespread across the early childhood sector in Aotearoa New Zealand (Duhn et al., 2010; Vaealiki & Mackey, 2008) until recently. One way of addressing EfS in early childhood education is through teacher education institutions preparing students to teach EfS when they graduate.

scholarly journals Implementasi Kurikulum dan Strategi Pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam pada PAUD

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Zul Fa
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Religious Education ◽  
Curriculum Implementation ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Religious Values ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Childhood Education

Kurikulum merupakan bagian integral dari pendidikan. Kurikulum juga merupakan media untuk menumbuhkan nilai-nilai agama pada anak-anak, terutama di bidang pendidikan anak usia dini (usia 0-6 tahun). Fokus utama dari penelitian ini adalah beberapa Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini (PAUD) di Kota Salatiga dan Kabupaten Semarang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperoleh suatu tujuan, faktual, akurat dan sistematis proses pelaksanaan kurikulum pendidikan Islam dan strategi yang diterapkan pada objek penelitian. Data dikumpulkan dengan beberapa metode yaitu observasi, dokumentasi dan wawancara. Kemudian data yang dikumpulkan dianalisis dengan menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pelaksanaan kurikulum pendidikan agama Islam di PAUD di Salatiga dan kabupaten Semarang sudah mengacu pada standar di Permendiknas Nomor 58 tahun 2009. Beberapa dari mereka belum mengacu patokan dasar pemerintah. Mereka juga melakukan pengembangan yang sesuai dengan karakteristik masing-masing lembaga. Bahan pendidikan agama Islam yang diberikan cocok dengan tahap perkembangan peserta didik. Materi tersebut disampaikan melalui bercerita, bercakap-cakap, tugas, Iqro ', simulasi dan praktek. Curriculum is an integral part of education. The curriculum is also a medium to cultivate of religious values in children,especially in early childhood education (ages 0-6 years). The main focus of this study is some early childhood education in Salatiga and Semarang district. This study is aimed to gain an objective, factual, accurate and systematic of curriculum implementation process of Islamic education and its strategies that applied in the research object. The data is collected by several methods namely, observation, documentation and interviews. Then the gathered data were analyzed using descriptive qualitative approach. The results indicate the implementation of Islamic religious education curriculum in early childhood education in Salatiga and Semarang districts already refers to the standards in Permendiknas No. 58 of 2009. Some of them have not referring to the government's basic benchmark. They also undertake the development which is appropriate with the characteristics of each institution. The materials of Islamic religious education is given suited with stage of learners’ development. It is delivered by storytelling, chatting, assignments, Iqro ', simulation and practice. Kata kunci: implementasi, kurikulum pendidikan Islam, strategi

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