Relevance, Need, and Opportunity

2019 ◽  
pp. 487-521
Author(s):  
José Manuel de la Mora Cuevas ◽  
José Manuel Orozco Plascencia ◽  
Jonás Larios Deniz ◽  
Norma Angélica Verduzco Ceballos ◽  
Claudia Alejandra Velázquez García
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Education Environment ◽  
The University

This chapter shows the results of the market study developed at the request of the Faculty of Economics of the University of Colima, interested in participating in the online education environment, to know the demand that would have a Bachelor's degree in economics, under this modality. To carry out the analysis, there was the participation of 425 people who voluntarily answered a multiple-choice survey in person. Based on their answers, the aim is to identify, as mentioned above, the demand that a new distance education offer (online) would have for the economy area. Additionally, the chapter offers a review of the Mexican public policy in which these types of initiatives are framed; reflections on the environment and trends of development of online education and didactic-pedagogical trends in the area. This case study can be useful for researchers in the educational area who wish to know about online initiatives in countries with developing economies.

“You Can Lead the Horse to Water, but … ”

2012 ◽  
pp. 182-199
Author(s):  
Henk Huijser ◽  
Michael Sankey
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Learning Management Systems ◽  
Web 2.0 Technologies ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
The University

This chapter outlines the potential benefits of incorporating Web 2.0 technologies in a contemporary higher education context, and identifies possible ways of doing this, as well as expected challenges. It uses the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), primarily a distance education provider, as the context for many of its case study examples. In particular, it addresses the important role of the allowances of particular learning management systems (LMSs) in pedagogical applications of Web 2.0 technologies. Overall, this chapter argues that the goals and ideals of Web 2.0/Pedagogy 2.0 can be achieved, or at least stimulated, within an institutional LMS environment, as long as the LMS environment is in alignment with such goals and ideals. It uses the implementation of Moodle at USQ as a case study to reinforce this argument and explore which factors potentially influence a shift in thinking about learning and teaching in a Web 2.0 context.

scholarly journals Online Education Program in Operational Meteorology and a Case Study about a Product for Decision Making

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 175
Author(s):  
Marcial Garbanzo-Salas ◽  
Diana Jimenez-Robles
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Graduate Program ◽  
Online Program ◽  
The University

An online program developed at the University of Costa Rica provides the professionals working in meteorology a new way to pursue graduate level degrees. The focus of this graduate program is Operational Meteorology and the students need to complete the research and development process of an operational product to graduate. The products created during the program are a solution to operational institutions in need of innovation and can later be incorporated into institutional activities including advisories, warnings and emergency management. A case study included here shows an example of the need that led to the product, the methodologies used for the development and the final operational product created.

scholarly journals Developing your own graduate employees

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 378-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie Antcliff ◽  
Sue Baines ◽  
Elizabeth Gorb
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Content Type ◽  
University Support ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The University ◽  
Ongoing Dialogue ◽  
Insight Into

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to offer an employer perspective on the value of degree apprenticeships (DAs) less than a year after the first apprentices commenced their studies for a bachelor’s degree in September 2015. Design/methodology/approach This case focusses on one of the first DAs in the UK. It draws on evidence from interviews with HR professionals responsible for the DA in two contrasting companies, an international PLC and a smaller, fast growing enterprise. Findings Both employers consider that the DA meets recruitment needs in ways that other options do not. They particularly value the ability of apprentices to make an immediate contribution in the workplace. For the smaller employer the university support structures are a significant advantage. Only the larger employer formally input into the curriculum prior to validation but both feel they can tailor content to suit their needs. Both see investing in the DA as excellent value for money. Practical implications The value of strong relationships, trust and ongoing dialogue between partners emerges as a key component in fulfilling the need of employers. Originality/value The DA model recasts employers as the purchasers of higher education and affords them a key role in developing provision tailored to their needs. Implications of this new model for employers, universities and learners are potentially profound and hard to predict. This case study is based on part of the early stage of a three-year research programme. It provides a unique, early insight into two employers’ rationales for engaging with the DA programme and their initial experiences.

scholarly journals A Formação e as Práticas Pedagógicas dos Professores que Atuam nos Cursos Técnicos na Modalidade EaD na Rede e-Tec Brasil do CEFET-MG

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcia Gorett Ribeiro Grossi ◽  
Eliane Silvestre Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Educación A Distancia ◽  
La Red ◽  
Distance Courses ◽  
Sobre Todo

O objetivo dessa pesquisa foi analisar a formação dos professores que atuam nos três cursos técnicos de nível médio oferecidos na modalidade a distância da Rede e-Tec Brasil do CEFET-MG e como essa formação interfere em suas práticas pedagógicas. Para tal, utilizou-se uma metodologia de pesquisa com abordagem qualitativa, por meio de levantamento bibliográfico e estudo de caso. Como instrumentos de coleta de dados, foram realizadas observações online no Ambiente Virtual de Aprendizagem (AVA Moodle) que abriga os três cursos a distância do CEFET-MG e aplicação de questionários aos professores desses cursos. Os resultados encontrados permitem concluir que a maioria dos professores não possui habilitação em Licenciatura e nem formação especifica para lecionarem na EaD, sobretudo para a utilização dos recursos e atividades do AVA Moodle. Como consequência, os professores têm dificuldades em estabelecer suas práticas pedagógicas e estratégias específicas para a EaD, fazendo com que o trabalho docente na modalidade a distância apresente pouco diferencial no que diz respeito à modalidade presencial.Palavras-chave: Educação a distância. Rede e-Tec Brasil CEFET-MG. Formação de professores. Práticas pedagógicas.The training and pedagogical practices of the teachers who work in the technical courses in the EAD mode in the e-Tec Brazil Network of CEFET-MGABSTRACTThe objective of this research was to analyze the training of teachers who work in the three technical courses offered in the distance modality of CEFET-MG e-Tec Brazil Network and how this training interferes with their pedagogical practices. To achieve this goal, a research methodology with a qualitative approach was adopted, through a bibliographic research and case study. As data collection instruments were made online observations in the virtual learning environment (AVA Moodle), which houses the three distance courses of CEFET-MG and, the application of questionnaires to the teachers of these courses. The results found allow us to conclude that most teachers do not have a Bachelor's degree or specific formation to teach in the EaD, especially for the use of the resources and activities of AVA Moodle. As a consequence, teachers have difficulties in establishing their pedagogical practices and specific strategies for distance education, making the teaching work in the distance modality presents low differential in relation to the classroom modalityKeywords: Distance education. E-Tec Brazil network CEFET-MG. Teacher training. Pedagogical practices.La formación y las prácticas pedagógicas de los profesores que actúan en los cursos técnicos en la modalidad EaD en la Red e-Tec Brasil del CEFET-MGRESUMENEl objetivo de esta investigación fue analizar la formación de los profesores que actúan en los tres cursos técnicos de nivel medio ofrecidos en la modalidad a distancia de la Red e-Tec Brasil del CEFET-MG y cómo esa formación interfiere en sus prácticas pedagógicas. Luego, se utilizó una metodología de investigación con abordaje cualitativo, por medio de levantamiento bibliográfico y estudio de caso. Como instrumentos de recolección de datos, se realizaron observación conectado en el Ambiente Virtual de Aprendizaje (AVA Moodle) que aloja los tres cursos a distancia del CEFET-MG y la aplicación de cuestionarios a los profesores de estos cursos. Los resultados encontrados permiten concluir que la mayoría de los profesores no tienen habilitación en Licenciatura ni formación específica para enseñar en la EaD, sobre todo para la utilización de los recursos y actividades de AVA Moodle. Como consecuencia, los profesores tienen dificultades para estabelecer en sus prácticas pedagógicas estrategias específicas para la EaD, haciendo que el trabajo docente en la modalidad a distancia presente poco diferencial en lo que se refiere a la modalidad presencial.Palabras clave: Educación a distancia. Red e-Tec Brasil CEFET-MG. Formación de profesores. Prácticas pedagógicas.

scholarly journals Using Distance Education in Graduate Programs

2007 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-299
Author(s):  
Allen M. Featherstone ◽  
Lynnette M. Brummett
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Educational Theory ◽  
Graduate Level

There has been much hype around online education creating a revolution in education. Studies analyzing the use of distance education at the graduate level have been limited. This article uses Kansas State University's Master of Agribusiness program as a case study. Educational theory related to a distance environment is studied. Development and technology issues related to the Master of Agribusiness program are presented followed by survey information from students. Appropriate administrative and management practices that govern a program are essential to the success of the program.

Entrepreneurial Universities and Regional Innovation

2020 ◽  
pp. 260-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliana Fonseca ◽  
Maria Salomaa
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Entrepreneurial Universities ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Regional Administration ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Strategy Process ◽  
Smart Specialisation ◽  
The University

Universities are expected to play a leading role in the smart specialisation strategy process, However, a gap between discourse and practice is marking the RIS3-related regional development programmes, which can be extended to the involvement of universities in the process. A mismatch can be speculated between the expectations towards universities' roles in RIS3 implementation and actual practice, and its repercussions on a regional innovation ecosystem. This chapter addresses the extent to which the role played by universities in a region's innovation and entrepreneurial practice aligns with the smart specialisation strategic outline. As an in-depth case-study of the University of Aveiro (Portugal), it draws on both quantitative and qualitative data, with an analysis of RIS3 approved projects in the Portuguese NUTS II Centro region, and interviews with key actors within the university and the regional administration. Through this, it weighs the contribution of entrepreneurial universities to the RIS3 goals, drawing lessons for public policy and discussing the future of RIS3.

A Case Study on Vedanta Alumina Ltd (VAL) Orissa India: State and FDI versus Democracy?

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-114
Author(s):  
Leena Ajit Kaushal
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Resource Curse ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Extractive Industries ◽  
Indian Government ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Track Record

Abstract Foreign investment in extractive industries in the developing economies has seldom remained free from various types of controversies. Vedanta Aluminum Ltd (VAL) integrated aluminum project in Orissa is an important project for Vedanta Resources Plc. The project suffered major setbacks as the Indian government withdrew the permission for bauxite mining in Niyamgiri and issued a show cause notice under Environment protection act in 2010 for undertaking construction activity without obtaining environmental clearance for its alumina expansion project at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district in Orissa. This case illustrates how a decentralized policy and bureaucracy in a country like India deal with myriad problems of resource curse together with attendant consequences, despite the fact that as compared to several developing nations India has a better track record of legislative framework, an experienced bureaucracy and a regulatory framework. There are institutional rigidities and limits of public policy formulation and implementation which adversely affect a diverse range of stakeholders: essentially because economic growth priorities override all feasible considerations of protecting and furthering stakeholder interests. India is not the only state which has undergone such an ordeal, many developing countries have suffered as well from their relative inability to deal with the issues of resource curse; but this case study assumes further significance because based on the actual final decisions a future road map in terms of a realistic public policy both for domestic investors as also foreign investors in extractive industries will be decided.

scholarly journals Global Perspectives: The University of South Australia (UniSA) Case Study

2002 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted Nunan ◽  
Ian Reid ◽  
Holly McCausland
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Dual Mode ◽  
Program Delivery ◽  
Flexible Delivery ◽  
The University

This case study describes current developments in the change processes that are underway at the University of South Australia (UniSA) as it develops from a dual mode institution to one that embraces flexibility in delivery of all of its courses and programs. Forces operating in the context of higher education are causing traditional institutions to become dual mode. Institutions that were already operating as dual mode are developing a proliferation of program delivery arrangements that move beyond hybridisation. A number of Australian institutions claim to provide flexibly delivered courses where student centred learning processes are facilitated through the use of information and communication technologies. Hybridisation and the move to flexible delivery in Australia has partly been driven by changes in the socio-economic context of higher education that have forced universities to compete for income to sustain their operating costs. Offshore teaching and the provision of onshore fee paying courses for international students have required changes to delivery processes for resource-based teaching and online technologies and these changes have washed through institutions. However, for some institutions the development of flexible delivery has been to achieve a wider range of educational purposes for all students. Such purposes are often described in terms of the shift in focus: for example, from teaching to learning; from elite to inclusive; from "producer" to "consumer;" from local perspective to international; from credentialing (four year degree) to life-long learning (40 year degree). This case study looks at the ways in which UniSA course, student, regulatory, logistical and technological systems or subsystems are changing, both in response to extra-institutional influences and in relation to institution-wide development of greater flexibility in teaching, learning and program delivery. This analysis highlights the ways in which these subsystems interact with each other and the critical importance of shared vision to coordinate changes on multiple fronts within the institution and to facilitate internalisation and ownership of such change by its staff. The case study highlights how the logistical assumptions and arrangements of online education are significantly different in kind from those of traditional face-to-face or distance education and argues that moves to online education therefore require pervasive change. At the same time, online education can provide an integrating framework for different forms of delivery, thereby achieving synergies and economies of scale.

scholarly journals Managing expectations and developing trust

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 58-70
Author(s):  
Henk Huijser ◽  
Rachel Fitzgerald
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Private Education ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Public University ◽  
Private Provider ◽  
Good Communication ◽  
Partnership Model ◽  
The University

Changing learner demographics and requirements are driving an increase in the range of private education available in the higher education sector. To stay current, universities may need to adapt to learner needs and rethink how they deliver education. This case study evaluates a model of delivery that is a collaboration of a traditional public university and a private education provider to design and deliver online education for a specific demographic where the private provider undertakes the online teaching and collaborates with the university on the design. Initial evidence suggests that the partnership model has the potential to work well with good communication and adjustments from both sides, including addressing assumptions about preparedness for online. Early indications further suggest that this model facilitates rapid change and deeper understanding about online learning, and that it brings shared benefits and rewards.

scholarly journals Higher education and Sustainable Development Goals during COVID-19: coping strategies of a university in Wuhan, China

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (s1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suyu Liu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
The University

Background It is widely perceived that COVID-19 has significant influence on higher education and also contribution to development including Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However there is insufficient evidence about investigations on such influences, especially at micro level. Design and method A university located in Wuhan, China, was selected for the case study to explore how COVID-19 affects higher education and how universities’ coping strategies of COVID-19 can contribute to SDGs. The method is an analysis of 32 institutional documents published by the university. Results The university in the case study has taken a number of coping strategies of COVID-19, largely in four aspects including medical services, online education, logistic support, and graduate employment promotion. These coping strategies contribute to achieving SDGs, especially SDGs 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, and 10. Conclusions The case study provides micro-level empirical evidence, which supports that appropriate university coping strategies of COVID-19 can contribute to SDGs, even it is widely perceived that the pandemic has brought strong negative impact on higher education and sustainable development. The selection of a university in Wuhan, China can generate more practical implications, as Wuhan is the first city that experienced the unprecedented lockdown, and China is the first country which reopened university campuses after the lockdown.

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