Asynchronous Electronic Feedback for Faculty Peer Review

2019 ◽  
pp. 160-180
Author(s):  
Chad Rohrbacher ◽  
Jessica McKee
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Hybrid Model ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Observation Model ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Peer Observation ◽  
Or Education ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Electronic Feedback

This case study at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Daytona Beach (ERAU-DB) describes the process of facilitating a faculty peer observation model that uses asynchronous electronic feedback through the Teaching Partners program offered by the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE). This practical, hybrid model of peer observation builds on practices found in current models and uses digital recording and web-based software to encourage faculty feedback that will positively impact their pedagogical practice. The results of this study suggest to truly cultivate a dialogue between faculty and/or education developer in the process, the goals should be clearly stated, the reflection should be clearly defined using the current research when possible, and the process should be modeled in practice. This comparative analysis also suggests that the hybrid model of evaluation, coupled with the implementation of video asynchronous electronic commenting system, resulted in increased faculty reflection that impacted classroom instruction.

Teaching Statistics and Operations Research Online

2010 ◽  
pp. 298-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Juan ◽  
J. Faulin ◽  
P. Fonseca ◽  
C. Steegmann ◽  
L. Pla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Operations Research ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Face To Face Instruction ◽  
Based Instruction

This chapter presents a case study of online teaching in Statistics and Operations Research (OR) at the Open University of Catalonia (UOC). UOC is a purely online university with headquarters in Barcelona, Spain, with students from many countries. As common to most math-related knowledge areas, teaching and learning Statistics and OR present difficult challenges in traditional higher education. These issues are exacerbated in online environments where face-to-face interactions between students and instructors as well as among students themselves are limited or non-existent. Despite these difficulties, as evidenced in the global growth of online course offerings, Web-based instruction offers comparative benefits to traditional face-to-face instruction. While there exists a plethora of literature covering experiences and best practices in traditional face-to-face instruction in mathematics, there is a lack of research describing long-term successful experiences in Statistics and OR online courses. Based on the authors’ experiences during the last decade, this chapter aims to share some insights on how to design and develop successful online courses in these knowledge areas.

scholarly journals Using Web-Based, Group Communication Systems to Support Case Study Learning at a Distance

2002 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry Anderson ◽  
Liam Rourke
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Group Communication ◽  
Relative Effectiveness ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Case Based Learning ◽  
Group Communication Systems ◽  
Case Based

<P class=abstract>This study explored the capacity of Web-based, group communication systems to support case-based teaching and learning. Eleven graduate students studying at a distance were divided into three groups to collaborate on a case study using either a synchronous voice, an asynchronous voice, or a synchronous text communication system. Participants kept a detailed log of the time they spent on various activities, wrote a 1,500-word reflection on their experience, and participated in a group interview. Analysis of these data reveals that each group supplemented the system that had been assigned to them with additional communication systems in order to complete the project. Each of these systems were used strategically: email was used to share files and arrange meetings, and synchronous voice systems were used to brainstorm and make decisions. Learning achievement was high across groups and students enjoyed collaborating with others on a concrete task. Keywords: Distance Education, Case-based Learning, Collaboration Software, Online Learning.</P> <P>The evidence in favour of case-based teaching and learning continues to mount (cf. Lundeberg, Levin, and Harrington, 1999). One interesting facet of this research suggests that group discussions are the active ingredient of case study learning. For on-campus students this is simple to arrange, but where does it leave students who are studying at a distance? Case studies are often used in distance education, but traditionally they have been implemented in an independent mode, with students reading a problem-centred or exemplary narrative in order to contemplate its central issues. This type of case-based teaching omits what may be the most important part of case-based pedagogy.</P> <P>Fortunately, a wide array of Web-based communication software exists that supports various types of communication at a distance, including text or voice, person-to-person or multi-person, and synchronous or asynchronous interaction. The relative effectiveness of these systems to support collaboration among students is an important issue to distance educators.</P>

scholarly journals O Uso do Plano de Tutoria na Prática Docente do Tutor Online na Universidade Aberta do Brasil

EAD em FOCO ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuele Maria Correia Costa ◽  
Cleide Jane de Sá Araújo Costa
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Support Tools ◽  
Qualitative Nature

O estudo investiga contribuições do plano de tutoria para a prática do tutor na UAB/EaD de um curso da Universidade Federal de Alagoas, com objetivo de analisar a efetividade dos planos de tutoria na ação do tutor e se eles são instrumentos de suporte que auxiliam no processo de aprendizagem dos estudantes da EaD. É um estudo de caso de natureza qualitativa com finalidade de perceber a prática do tutor a partir do uso dos planos de tutoria que auxiliam no processo de aprendizagem dos estudantes. Para a coleta de dados, realizou-se pesquisa bibliográfica com base no Guia do Tutor da Coordenadoria Institucional de Educação a Distância da Ufal, análise dos planos de tutoria e aplicação de questionário com tutores. O problema referiu-se às contribuições do plano de tutoria para a prática pedagógica do tutor no processo de aprendizagem na sala de aula virtual. Os resultados apontam que os planos de tutoria são efetivos na ação docente do tutor e são instrumentos de suporte que contribuem para o processo de ensino e aprendizagem desde que respeitem os elementos mínimos considerados essenciais pela Coordenadoria Institucional de Educação a Distância (Cied), estejam descritos de forma clara e objetiva e ser socializados entre os tutores, com vistas a favorecer uma efetiva ação docente.Palavras-chave: Plano de tutoria, Tutoria, Planejamento, Aprendizagem. The Use of the Tutoring Plan in the Online Tutor's Teaching Practice at the Open University in BrazilAbstractThe study investigates contributions of the tutoring plan in the tutor practice at the OUB/DE of a course at the Federal University of Alagoas with the objective of analyzing the effectiveness of the tutoring plans in the tutor's action and whether they are support tools that help in the learning process of the students of the DE. It is a case study of a qualitative nature with the purpose of perceiving the practice of the tutor from the use of the mentoring plans that aid in the learning process of the students. For data collection, a bibliographic research was carried out based on the Tutor's Guide to the Institutional Coordination of Distance Education of UFAL, the analysis of the tutoring plans and the application of a questionnaire with tutors. The problem was: What are the contributions of the tutoring plan to the pedagogical practice of the tutor in the learning process in the virtual classroom? The results show that tutoring plans are effective in the tutor's teaching action and are support tools that contribute to the teaching and learning process, as long as they respect the minimum elements considered essential by the Institutional Coordination of Distance Education (ICDE) and are described in a clear and objective way, to be shared among the tutors, in order to favor an effective teaching action.Keywords: Tutoring plan, Mentoring, Planning, Learning.

Supporting Communities of Practice by Advancing Knowledge Management between Hybrid Collaborative Environments

2010 ◽  
pp. 38-54
Author(s):  
Anna De Liddo ◽  
Grazia Concilio
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Collective Knowledge ◽  
Collaborative Environments ◽  
General Applicability ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Collaborative Environment ◽  
Real Community

In this chapter the authors investigate a tool integration perspective to support knowledge management and exchange between Web-based and traditional collaborative environments. In particular they discuss the integration between a tool (CoPe_it!) supporting collaborative argumentation and learning in Webbased communities of practices and a hypermedia and sense making tool (Compendium) acting as a personal and collective knowledge management (KM) system in traditional collaborative environments. The authors describe the tools and drive a comparative analysis of the two groupware by focusing on the general applicability of the tools integration for supporting communities of practices and, more generally, collaborative works. Moreover the authors present the results of a case study in which the tools integration has been applied within a real community of practice. Finally they discuss main results of the tools integration in order to leverage communities of practice to a truly collaborative environment with no communication boundaries.

Effects of a Video-Based Teacher Observation Program on the De-Privatization of Instruction: Evidence From a Randomized Experiment

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 529-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Quinn ◽  
Thomas J. Kane ◽  
Miriam Greenberg ◽  
Daniel Thal
Keyword(s):  
Peer Support ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Peer Observation ◽  
Video Technology ◽  
Web Based ◽  
School Year ◽  
Improve Instruction ◽  
Program Components

Purpose: U.S. schools have traditionally been characterized by teacher privacy and independence, yet theory and empirical work suggest that peer observation and support—or “de-privatized instruction”—can help improve pedagogical practice. In this study, we investigate whether the introduction of video technology into a school—through a video-based teacher evaluation system called Best Foot Forward (BFF)—led to instructional de-privatization, even in the absence of program components designed to encourage de-privatization. Research Method: Eighty-five schools were randomly assigned to BFF or a control condition. After one school year, teachers and administrators completed Web-based surveys about their experiences. Findings: We find that BFF caused administrators to facilitate more peer support among teachers, made teachers more likely to share lesson videos with colleagues, led teachers to have more of their lessons seen by other teachers, and redistributed which teachers were providing instructional support to colleagues (with relatively newer teachers taking on a larger role in providing peer support). Implications: Results suggest that video technology may be an effective tool for efforts to improve instruction by increasing peer observation and support.

scholarly journals Technology and the Human Dimension: Using Web-Based Technology to Develop and Record Generic Capabilities. A Library and Information Studies Case Study

10.28945/2659 ◽  
2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Partridge ◽  
Gillian Hallam
Keyword(s):  
Student Development ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Web Based ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Library And Information Studies ◽  
Information Studies ◽  
Invaluable Tool ◽  
Practical Implications

The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is committed to ensuring that its students are not only discipline savvy but also skilled in generic capabilities. To facilitate the development of generic capabilities within its educational programs QUT has supported a project, which involved the creation of a web based tool known as the Student Capability Profile (SCP). The SCP aims to be a dynamic and flexible vehicle for documenting individual student’s personal development and growth within the broad spectrum of workplace skills. The SCP will be an invaluable tool, especially in the recruitment process, as it will allow students to inform potential employers of their achievement and growth within generic capabilities. This paper will explore a case study of how the system is being used in teaching generic capabilities such as teamwork and communication skills within library and information studies. The paper discusses the practical implications of using technology to facilitate student development of generic capabilities and how it impacts on the teaching and learning process.

scholarly journals A peer-observation initiative to enhance student engagement in the synchronous virtual classroom: A case study of a COVID-19 mandated move to online learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 184-205
Author(s):  
Lesley Andrew ◽  
◽  
Ruth Wallace ◽  
Ros Sambell ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment ◽  
Peer Observation ◽  
Learning And Teaching

The global COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated a rapid shift to online delivery in higher education. This learning and teaching environment is associated with reduced student engagement, a crucial prerequisite of student satisfaction, retention and success. This paper presents a case study that explored student engagement in the synchronous virtual learning environment, during the mandatory move to exclusive online learning in Australian higher education in April to June 2020. Three university instructors used the Teaching and Learning Circles Model to observe a series of their peers' synchronous virtual classrooms, from which they reflected on ways to enhance their own practice. The findings demonstrate how student engagement in these classrooms can be strengthened across the four constructs of Kahu and Nelson’s (2018) engagement conceptual framework: belonging; emotional response; wellbeing and self-efficacy. The case study also reveals limitations of the synchronous virtual environment as a means of supporting student engagement in the online learning and teaching environment, and proposes ways to address them. Against emerging reports of increased mental health issues among isolated university students during the current pandemic, the case study's recommendations to improve student wellbeing and belonging are particularly salient. This article also highlights the usefulness of the Teaching and Learning Circles Model of peer observation as a way to guide its participants' reflections on their own practice, support their collegiality with academic peers and build their confidence and competence in the synchronous virtual learning environment.

Critical creatures: children as pioneers of posthuman pedagogies

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Gunnarsson Dinker
Keyword(s):  
School Environment ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Animal Ethics ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The Face

PurposeThis paper addresses two main questions: What is taught about animal ethics in primary school and how. Are these messages challenged by the students and, in that case, how and why? This is discussed in the light of Critical Animal Pedagogies.Design/methodology/approachThe findings drawn upon in this paper are from a critical human-animal ethnographic study carried out in three Swedish primary schools between 2012 and 2017 using a case study approach of interviews, observation and intervention.FindingsThis paper suggests that children's subtle ways of resisting and negotiating their own space in the face of adultism, which is the power adults exercise over children, are an ongoing struggle which can both destabilize anthropocentrism and open up space for new pedagogical practice.Originality/valueThis paper explores the implications of and possibilities for teaching and learning given the positions of human children and non-human animals intersect, foremost exploring the agency of children in the school environment.

Supporting Communities of Practice by Advancing Knowledge Management

2011 ◽  
pp. 340-357
Author(s):  
Anna De Liddo ◽  
Grazia Concilio
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Collective Knowledge ◽  
Collaborative Environments ◽  
General Applicability ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Collaborative Environment ◽  
Real Community

In this chapter the authors investigate a tool integration perspective to support knowledge management and exchange between Web-based and traditional collaborative environments. In particular they discuss the integration between a tool (CoPe_it!) supporting collaborative argumentation and learning in Web-based communities of practices and a hypermedia and sense making tool (Compendium) acting as a personal and collective knowledge management (KM) system in traditional collaborative environments. The authors describe the tools and drive a comparative analysis of the two groupware by focusing on the general applicability of the tools integration for supporting communities of practices and, more generally, collaborative works. Moreover the authors present the results of a case study in which the tools integration has been applied within a real community of practice. Finally they discuss main results of the tools integration in order to leverage communities of practice to a truly collaborative environment with no communication boundaries.

scholarly journals Immersive Interactive Learning Environments (A PhD Case Study)

10.28945/2218 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samie Li Shang Ly ◽  
Raafat George Saadé ◽  
Danielle Morin
Keyword(s):  
Student Performance ◽  
Student Outcomes ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Interactive Learning Environments ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Learning Tool ◽  
Immersive Learning ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Web Based Learning

Teaching and learning is no longer the same and the paradigm shift has not settled yet. In this study we frame immersive learning as a method which we believe can be designed by experiential, constructivist, and collaborative elements. We then present a peer to peer interactive web-based learning tool, which was designed, and implemented in-house and piloted in a PhD course on ‘Pedagogical Methods’. We present the results showing how the learning tool has immersive elements and the student outcomes. The tool engages students to learn a specified subject matter, synthesize the information, create question and rate their peer’s questions. Tests are then generated by professor from the students’ questions. Student performance shows that in such a context, students who spent more time doing the test scored less. In the results section, we also present the item response theory as a more appropriate analysis tool to assess and study immersive learning, and provide examples.

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