The Learners' Isle

2018 ◽  
pp. 240-258
Author(s):  
Menucha Birenbaum ◽  
Elhanan Gazit
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
First Century ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Learner Agency ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Context Characteristics

The multi-user virtual environment (MUVE) described in this chapter is aimed to promote learner agency and motivation by engaging students in authentic and challenging learning experiences aligned with educational goals to foster twenty-first century competencies. Principles of assessment for learning (AfL) and gamification will be integrated to design a MUVE governed by students. The students will engage in learning, assessment, and instruction-related activities. They will also initiate, manage, and monitor the activities. The relationship between The Learners' Isle virtual environment and the physical classroom environment will be complementary and reciprocal. The teacher (a digital immigrant) and the students (the digital natives) will be partners in the teaching-learning process. The design principles of The Learners' Isle, a scenario to illustrate blended learning, and its conceptualization through an activity theory framework will be presented. In addition, this chapter will discuss the educational context characteristics conducive to successful implementation of the MUVE.

scholarly journals Comparative Study on Approaching Inclusive Physical Education from the Perspective of Alternative Pedagogies

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 123
Author(s):  
Alina Gabriela RUSANESCU ◽  
Ana Maria SORA ◽  
Marius STOICESCU
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
Child Centered ◽  
Assessment Activity ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
New Forms Of Learning ◽  
Alternative Pedagogies

This century is characterized by rapid changes in society. In this light, education must help children by guiding the school to new forms of learning that give the students the opportunity to respond to unforeseen situations. Various ways to promote inclusive education are being explored nowadays, as an alternative for children with special educational needs (SEN). In this context, inclusive physical education is a methodological orientation aimed at organizing the learning process with mixed teams, which include pupils with and without deficiencies. A child-centered pedagogy is being promoted in this way, intended to reduce segregation and provide educational solutions regardless of the children’s level of abilities. Alternative pedagogies are one of the resources of conceptual and methodological development of inclusive physical education. These are present perspectives of approaching education by providing the teacher with variants of organizing the teaching-learning-assessment activity in accordance with the needs of students with SEN. This paper aims to highlight the specific way in which alternative pedagogies provide educational resources for the successful implementation of inclusive physical education programs. In this respect, a comparative analysis of educational alternatives is presented according to the organizational, curricular and didactic criteria that apply to the teaching process of physical education to classes in which children with SENs are integrated. At the same time, methodological suggestions are offered on optimizing the teaching of inclusive physical education.

Gender Differences in Adult Student Perceptions of College Classroom Social Environments

1989 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carole T. Beer ◽  
Gordon G. Darkenwald
Keyword(s):  
Adult Students ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Environments ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
General Linear Model Procedure ◽  
Scale Data

Adult male and female students’ perceptions of classroom social environments (climates) were compared on the Relationship dimensions of Affiliation and Involvement as measured by the Adult Classroom Environment Scale. Data were collected from 439 adult students enrolled at an urban community college. Theoretically grounded hypotheses were tested using the general linear model procedure. As predicted, women perceived more affiliation and a greater degree of involvement in the classroom than did men. Implications of the findings for future research and the teaching-learning transaction are discussed.

scholarly journals Teaching techniques adapted for online delivery to achieve course learning outcomes in a virtual environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narcisa Moşteanu
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Digital Networks ◽  
University Environment ◽  
Teaching Learning

Today we are moving from traditional learning to e-learning via digital means. The entire humanity learned how to adapt overnight to digital life and leave the traditional doing things behind. Digitization has been around for several years, but its use has become a necessity with the Covid-19 pandemic. The blockade forced us to work remotely overnight, to use digital networks to communicate, make payments, learn, all sectors of activity had to adapt to the digital age in one night. This paper shows how the teaching and learning approaches need to adapt to new communication requirements and students' needs to achieve course learning outcomes in a virtual environment. This paper uses both a quantitative and qualitative method to analyze the professors and students’ perspectives on the techniques of online teaching-learning, during the isolation period and after, and what are the best methods recommended to be used for online learning taking into consideration how students can maintain their class’s attention and how can get actively involved in a learning process. The value of this study is to develop a holistic image of online teaching-learning-assessment activities, to ensure the efficiency and quality of the educational process in the university environment.

scholarly journals Philosophy-in-Action in University Teaching

1994 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Sue M. Scott ◽  
Donna M. Chovanec ◽  
Beth Young
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Research Question ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Critical Thought ◽  
Institutional Issues ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
The Relationship

Fourteen professors expressed their "traditional," "humanist," and "critical" philosophies about teaching and learning when they engaged in dialogue with us and each other. The relationship between their philosophy of teaching and their practice in the classroom is the research question. Four themes that elaborate these philosophies-in-action emerged from a grounded-theory approach to data analysis. One theme, "Expert vs. Co-learner" describes these professors' views of themselves as teachers. A second theme, "The Relationship of Comfort to Critique, " outlines some of the tensions that arise from attempting to create a comfortable classroom environment while also encouraging critical thought. "Learning for Change, " the third theme, is about the differing forms of change in the learner that these professors seek as evidence that learning is taking place. Finally, in the section called "Coping with Constraints, " our study participants identify institutional issues that have made it difficult for them to enact their particular teaching-learning philosophies in university classes.

scholarly journals Validation of a questionnaire on the use of Interactive Response System in Higher Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ángel Custodio Mingorance-Estrada ◽  
Juan Granda-Vera ◽  
Gloria Rojas-Ruiz ◽  
Inmaculada Alemany-Arrebola
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Student Perception ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
Response System ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Student Centred Learning ◽  
Teaching Learning

Objetivo: this study aims to design and validate a questionnaire to measure the students’ perception of the use of IRS as a technopedagogical resource in the classroom. Method: a 24 items questionnaire (Interactive Response System for the Improvement of the Teaching-Learning Process) was designed ad hoc for this research and applied to 142 university students. Results: both the exploratory and confirmatory factorial analysis yielded 3 dimensions: classroom environment, teaching-learning processes and learning assessment. The results obtained both in reliability (Cronbach’s alpha= 0.955) and in the Confirmatory Factor Analysis (χ2/df=1.944, CFI=0.97; GFI=0.78; RMR=0.077; RMSEA=0.08) reveal highly satisfactory indices. Conclusion: statistical analyses confirm that this instrument is a valid, reliable, and easy-to-apply tool for professors to evaluate the student perception of student-centred learning.

scholarly journals Effect of University Administrative and Academic Processes on Student Engagement: An Empirical Evidence from Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-109
Author(s):  
Javaid Iqbal ◽  
Ali Asghar
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Private Universities ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
Emotional Engagement ◽  
Facilities Management ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Relationship

Student engagement is among the emerging discourses in education research. It is a significant factor in students' academic success and involves the student and the university's contributions. The literature extensively reports the studies that establish and explore the relationship between academic processes and student engagement; however, administrative processes are less focused. This study empirically tested the effect of administrative processes (admission, facilities management, counseling, and governance) and academic processes (teaching, learning, assessment & feedback, research & development) on student engagement. A survey instrument comprising 73 items was used to collect the data from 368 students of two private universities in Lahore, Pakistan. Except for the demographic fields, all items were gauged over a 7-point Likert scale with 1-7 (strong disagreement to the strong agreement). The reliability score of the pilot was 0.96, and of the final data, 0.92. Descriptive statistics were applied to explain the demographic characteristics of the sample. Smart PLS was used to draw structure equation models (SEM) by computing Partial Least Square (PLS) regression scores. Results have predicted strong and positive relationships between administrative processes, academic processes, and student engagement. PLS-SEM showed that both administrative processes and academic processes almost equally affect student engagement. The discussion of results revealed that administrative processes, though equally important as academic processes, but previous research shows less focus on it. The study concluded that emotional engagement is the least focused area by the administration as well as academia. The study suggests the private universities in Lahore to focus on improving their focus on developing emotional engagement of their students to reap loyalty and organizational commitment of their students.

scholarly journals Exploring the Relationship Between Physical Education and Physical Activity

2008 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunlei Lu ◽  
Amanda De Lisio
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Educational Profession ◽  
The Relationship

The lack of knowledge within the educational profession, related to physical activity and physical education, is jeopardizing the implementation of quality physical education at both elementary and secondary school levels. Despite the effort of the academic community to broaden the awareness of each concept, an alarming number of people within the educational profession still reference each term interchangeably (AAHPERD, 2008; Fishburne & Hickson, 2005). The purpose of the following paper is to re-examine the relationship between physical activity and physical education in an attempt to further progress the understanding of, and identify the appropriate function of, each within a teaching-learning environment. The paper will build on current literature involving the correlation between physical activity and physical education. Ultimately, by further clarifying the role of each, the paper can support every educator in the successful implementation of Daily Physical Activity (DPA) and a quality physical education program for every public school.

The emotional component of teaching. A reflective training experience with teachers

2020 ◽  
pp. 254-267
Author(s):  
Alessandra Priore
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
School Life ◽  
Training Experience ◽  
Emotional Component ◽  
Emotional Dimensions ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Monitoring Phase

The system of relationships and emotions that develop in the teaching-learning process define the complexity of teachers' education and pose the challenge of bringing out the emotional and affective culture that guides school life. Several studies on teaching practices highlight the tendency to refer to technical aspectsas a key dimension of professionalism, rather than on relational and emotional dimensions that can promote the relationship with student. The creative and unprecedented reconfiguration of professional practice is configured as the outcome of a reflexive process of subjective construction and de-construction of the profession and its development.The paper proposes a reflective training experience, which involved 76 teachers, focused on emotional and relational dimensions on teaching and based on the use of the narrative-autobiographical instruments (diary, narrative, metaphor). The results achieved in the monitoring phase show that the training offered an opportunity to reflect on oneself and one's personal and professional experience, starting from the use of alternative perspectives and interpretations than those that are already in use

Leitura crítica: Por uma escola que se posiciona

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Fernandes de Oliveira ◽  
Iran Ferreira de Melo
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
Critical Reading ◽  
Reading Practices ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Educational Vision ◽  
The Media ◽  
Teaching Learning

With this work, we aim to propose a didactic application of the news genre, from the perspective of critical reading practices in Portuguese language teaching, to approach the experiences of dissident gender and sexuality people who are being viewed and represented by the media hegemonic in Brazil. Therefore, we offer teachers 5 texts and 10 activities that can be used for the development of a didactic project that articulates several areas of knowledge and that is also built from an educational vision that dialogues reading, criticism , teaching, learning, assessment and self-assessment. In this sense, due to the theme we are dealing with, we assume a political-epistemological tone combating gender and sexual violence, with education being our battlefield.

Administrasi Hubungan Sekolah Dan Masyarakat

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Aliifah Deka Putri
Keyword(s):  
Personal Growth ◽  
Social System ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between the school and the community is essentially a very instrumental tool in fostering and developing the personal growth of students in schools. school as a social system is an integral part of a larger social system that is society. Schools and communities have a very close relationship in achieving school or educational goals effectively and efficiently. Instead the school must also support the achievement of goals or fulfillment of society, especially educational needs. So it is clear between the school and the community must be fostered a harmonious relationship.

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