Ecological Approach to Learning and Communication

2019 ◽  
pp. 167-183
Author(s):  
Lilian Rata ◽  
Nina Birnaz ◽  
Butnari Nadejda
Keyword(s):  
Communication Theory ◽  
General System ◽  
Local Environment ◽  
University Education ◽  
Ecological Approach ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Approach To Learning ◽  
The University ◽  
Globalized World ◽  
Global And Local

This chapter applies an ecological approach to learning and communication to analyze the impact of rhetoric communication on oratory competence. In the introductory section, it is analyzed the evolution and future trends of rhetoric and oratory as well as the importance of planning and management the university didactical processes from the perspectives of ecosphere, ecosystem, ecology, rhetoric situation, etc. It is pointed that in our current, globalized world, university education serves as the focal focus on verbal communication. The university education cannot escape from the pressure of their global and local environment. In the background, the authors analyze the evolution of rhetoric in accordance with general system theory and communication theory. The focus of the chapter is devoted to the development of the oratory competence. A novel model of rhetoric communication is described in detail. The chapter finishes with conclusions and future research regarding the applicability of the proposed model.

scholarly journals University Students Academic Usage of Facebook. Case Study: Licence 2 English Students, Mostaganem University

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amel Ghermaoui
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Large Population ◽  
University Education ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
Learning Platforms ◽  
The University

last decade has witnessed the rapid popularity of social networking sites like Facebook and College students constitute a large population of Facebook users. Advancement in telecommunication and information technology has resulted in a tremendous impact on teaching and learning. Accordingly, university education has started to benefit from online learning platforms. The revolutionary progress that the internet has known is giving a modern dimension to the teaching process, thus, facilitating university students' learning. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the extent to which Facebook can be an effective means to distribute academic content to university students. Department of English of Mostaganem University is involved in this study. The Study combines quantitative with qualitative types of research. Quantitate research involves distributing a survey in the form of a questionnaire among License 2 students department of English as well as teachers to examine to what extent Facebook can be used for academic purposes. Qualitative research is dedicated to the analysis and observation of studens’ Facebook group page. The results showed that Students confirm that Facebook is a useful tool to distribute and share academic knowledge yet there are still many obstacles that hinder its use at the university context. On another hand, the present research suggests some helping solutions to enhance Facebook educational use among university students and their teachers. Future research may include a larger population from every Department of Mostaganem University to ensure generalizability of the study’s findings.

scholarly journals Reflections On Music Therapy Training Within E-learning Education Contexts

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Imogen Nicola Clark ◽  
Grace Anne Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Rapid Expansion ◽  
University Education ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The University

The rapid expansion of e-learning technology is transforming the availability and delivery of university education. In Australia, e-learning offers opportunities for students to study music therapy while living in remote locations across a vast country. Students enrolled in the Masters of Music Therapy at the University of Melbourne may choose traditional on-campus learning or blended learning, which involves a combination of face-to-face intensives and e-learning. This article focuses on blended learning with reflections from music therapy students and teachers at the University of Melbourne. A description of the music therapy program is provided with a detailed explanation of one subject to illustrate how e-learning is managed. Our experiences of teaching blended learning students are discussed, and we identify key challenges including teacher-student rapport, regular communication, student-to-student engagement, and user friendly on line learning tools. We then reflect on student feedback from an informal evaluation, and explain students’ experiences of collaborative learning, interaction with teaching staff, and staying on track with learning. In conclusion, we discuss the future of music therapy education over an online forum, taking into consideration challenges and advantages for students, teaching academics and learning institutions, and offer ideas from which future research projects might be developed.

scholarly journals Reflexões Sobre a Ação Didática e a Formação Docente no Ensino Superior: Um Levantamento Bibliográfico

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 192
Author(s):  
Samuel José Amaral De Jesus
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
University Education ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Teaching Role ◽  
De Se ◽  
Current Scenario ◽  
The University ◽  
Teaching In Higher Education ◽  
Globalized World

A formação do professor do Ensino Superior se constrói em consonância com as novas configurações do mundo globalizado, isto é, acompanha as diversas tecnologias da atualidade, em um programa que seja altamente especializado e pronto para adotar as diversas estratégias que compõem o exercício profissional. Assim, esta produção tem como objetivo analisar um levantamento sobre a relevância das recentes publicações sobre a docência no Ensino Superior, enfatizando a didática e a formação profissional no âmbito universitário, condizendo com uma revisão literária. Os dados pesquisados permitiram observar que o cenário atual exige aprimoramento constante dos ofícios empregados para a docência, e esse aperfeiçoamento se refere, em especial, à prática pedagógica do professor como também a sua formação continuada. A pesquisa bibliográfica confere o perfil deste estudo, em um levantamento que resultou na seleção de 27 obras de abordagem condizente aos dias atuais, que atenderam de algum modo aos critérios estabelecidos para a inclusão. Em suma, percebe-se que existe a necessidade de reavaliação do papel docente, não apenas por parte dos educandos, mas também pelo próprio profissional, a fim de se aprimorar e compreender claramente a importância da pedagogia universitária para o seu crescimento, enquanto mediador dos conhecimentos nas Instituições de Ensino Superior. Palavras-chave: Pedagogia Universitária. Didática. Formação Docente. AbstractThe formation of the higher education professor is built in accordance with the new configurations of the globalized world, that is, it accompanies the various technologies of today, in a program that is highly specialized and ready to adopt the various strategies that make up the professional practice. Thus, this production aims to analyze a survey about the relevance of recent publications on teaching in higher education, emphasizing didactics and professional training in the university context, in line with a literary review. The researched data allowed us to observe that the current scenario requires an ever-steady improvement in the professions, and this improvement refers in particular to the pedagogical practice of the professor as well as to his or her  continuing education. The bibliographic research confers the profile of this study, in a survey that resulted in the selection of 27 works of approach consistent with the current days, which met the criteria established for inclusion somehow. In short, it is perceived that there is a need to re-evaluate the teaching role, not only by students, but also by the professional himself or herself, in order to improve and understand clearly the importance of university pedagogy for its growth as mediator of knowledge in Higher Education Institutions. Keywords: University Education. Didactics. Teacher Training.

scholarly journals Methodology of institutional changes in university education

2021 ◽  
pp. 50-57
Author(s):  
Marina G. Volnistaya
Keyword(s):  
Professional Community ◽  
Social Institution ◽  
University Education ◽  
Institutional Changes ◽  
Academic Values ◽  
Academic System ◽  
Institutional Sustainability ◽  
The University ◽  
Global And Local

The article analyses the problem of institutional changes at the university as an academic system in a pandemic. The academic values of the modern university professional community include the social responsibility of the university. In the new conditions, this value dimension of the role of the university in the life of society determines the main directions of research on transformations of the university as the most important social institution. The factors of institutional sustainability of university education are determined. The author examines the role of the university in overcoming global and local risks.

scholarly journals Approaches to Learning among Deaf Students at the University of Education, Winneba

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Fobi ◽  
Dr. Alexander M. Oppong
Keyword(s):  
Study Skills ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
University Education ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
Deaf Students ◽  
Approach To Learning ◽  
Strategic Approach ◽  
The University ◽  
Higher Institutions

This survey explored the learning approaches among deaf students at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Ghana. Data were gathered from 31 out of 41 undergraduate deaf students. Participants were randomly sampled from levels 100, 200, 300 and 400. Data were gathered through the Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for Students (ASSIST, 1998). Data were analysed using descriptive statistics. Findings of the study suggest that participants preferred strategic approach to learning followed by the deep and surface approaches to learning in that order. The study recommended that further investigation be done using longitudinal study in various higher institutions in Ghana. Such a study should examine whether the approaches to learning among deaf students change over time as they go through their university education. The study recommended that in the teaching and learning process, lecturers in the Department of Special Education, UEW need to take into consideration the learning approaches (deep, surface, and strategic) employ to study and plan their teaching to meet such students and should teach each student since deaf students at the university.

scholarly journals National idea as a consolidating principle of university education

ScienceRise ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 47-52
Author(s):  
Valerii Budak ◽  
Iryna Loshchenova ◽  
Oksana Oleksyuk
Keyword(s):  
General System ◽  
University Education ◽  
University Environment ◽  
National Education ◽  
National Values ◽  
The Status ◽  
Scientific Results ◽  
Education Of Students ◽  
The University ◽  
Historical Past

The object of research is national education of students in the university environment. Investigated problem. As a result of a critical analysis of the works of Ukrainian scholars, the issue under investigation has been solved. The status of contemporary higher education in Ukraine, and the processes that can negatively affect it have been analyzed. The state holistic strategy of national education for young people, enshrined in the legislative documents of various ministries and departments has been investigated. The views of western scholars on the discussed problem have been regarded, as a result, the implementation of a new term has been identified. Main scientific results. The fundamental goals and basic tasks of a national idea implementation in the general system of Ukrainian education have been determined. The complex perspectives of an up-to-date teachers’ training which can be regarded controversial in terms of new challenges in Ukrainian society have been outlined. Much attention has been paid to the issues national identity, national values and patriotism of students through the prism of global values and tolerant relationship. The idea of close cooperation necessity between ministries and educational institutions aimed at establishing peaceful and friendly relations between residents of different regions of Ukraine has been expressed. The idea of national consolidation on the basis of common cultural and historical past, national values and interests has been defined as the principal factor in the university students’ education. Scope of practical application. The results of the research can be used in both cognitive and educational values.

Hindrance to the Integration of e-learning Adoption in Nigerian Universities

GIS Business ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 21-28
Author(s):  
Abasiama G. Akpan ◽  
Chris Eriye Tralagba
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
University Education ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
University System ◽  
Electronic Learning ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Nigerian University ◽  
The University

Electronic learning or online learning is a part of recent education which is dramatically used in universities all over the world. As well as the use and integration of e-learning is at the crucial stage in all developing countries. It is the most significant part of education that enhances and improves the educational system. This paper is to examine the hindrances that influence e-learning in Nigerian university system. In order to have an inclusive research, a case study research was performed in Evangel University, Akaeze, southeast of Nigeria. The paper demonstrates similar hindrances on country side. This research is a blend of questionnaires and interviews, the questionnaires was distributed to lecturers and an interview was conducted with management and information technology unit. Research had shown the use of e-learning in university education which has influenced effectively and efficiently the education system and that the University education in Nigeria is at the crucial stage of e-learning. Hence, some of the hindrances are avoiding unbeaten integration of e-learning. The aim of this research is to unravel the barriers that impede the integration of e-learning in universities in Nigeria. Nevertheless, e-learning has modified the teaching and learning approach but integration is faced with many challenges in Nigerian University.

Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.): A Viable Credential for Faculty in Programmatically Accredited Business Degree Programs?

10.28945/3529 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 217-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen L MacLennan ◽  
Anthony A Pina ◽  
Kenneth A Moran ◽  
Patrick F Hafford
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Program ◽  
Business Administration ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Business Programs ◽  
Professional Degree ◽  
Doctor Of Philosophy ◽  
Business Practitioners ◽  
The University

Is the Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A) a viable degree option for those wishing a career in academe? The D.B.A. degree is often considered to be a professional degree, in-tended for business practitioners, while the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree is por-trayed as the degree for preparing college or university faculty. Conversely, many academic programs market their D.B.A. programs to future academicians. In this study, we investigat-ed whether the D.B.A. is, in fact, a viable faculty credential by gathering data from univer-sity catalogs and doctoral program websites and handbooks from 427 graduate business and management programs to analyze the terminal degrees held by 6159 faculty. The analysis indicated that 173 institutions (just over 40% of the total) employed 372 faculty whose ter-minal degree was the D.B.A. This constituted just over 6% of the total number of faculty. Additionally, the program and faculty qualification standards of the six regional accrediting agencies and the three programmatic accrediting agencies for business programs (AACSB, IACBE, and ACBSP) were analyzed. Results indicated that all these accrediting agencies treated the D.B.A. and Ph.D. in business identically and that the D.B.A. was universally considered to be a valid credential for teaching business at the university level. Suggestions for future research are also offered.

The Sinful University?

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel James Cook
Keyword(s):  
University Education ◽  
Moral Failure ◽  
To Come ◽  
The University

There is a difference between doing something well and doing something good. And there is a difference between failing to do something well, and failing to do something good. In this paper, I assess our contemporary University in the latter sense of failure. While the University can be ineffective, or fail to function well, there is more at stake if the University, as an institution, is in conflict with nature. That is, it is one thing for the University to be ineffective in its means, but here I will pose the question: is the contemporary University sinful? Using Josef Pieper's elucidation of moral failure and John Henry Newman's analysis of the proper ends of University education, I defend the thesis that because the aim of our contemporary University seems to come in conflict with the goal of nature as a whole, it may be understood as sinful.

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