Real World Learning

2011 ◽  
pp. 326-352
Author(s):  
Nigel Ford
Keyword(s):  
Learning Style ◽  
Real World ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
Adaptive Behaviour ◽  
Learning Support ◽  
Learning Design ◽  
Information And Computer Technology ◽  
Real World Learning

This chapter focuses on limitations in our knowledge of learning, learning design, and the design of information and computer technology (ICT)-based learning support systems. We need to overcome these limitations in order to enable us to improve our own learning, the design of other people’s learning, and the design of learning support systems that will work effectively in the real world. The chapter starts by focusing on some of the problems besetting research into humans, and the need to recognise the serious limitations of knowledge derived from such research when it comes to practical application in real world teaching and learning. It explores, as a mini case study, a notion that is central to much educational informatics research and development, namely personalisation, and within this, a construct that a number of researchers and developers have used and are using as a driver of adaptive behaviour—learning style. The chapter goes on to present another mini case study in which the applicability of a well established and influential theoretical framework for learning design in higher education—Laurillard’s conversational. framework—is evaluated in a real world blended learning context.

Adaptive education applied to higher education for sustainability

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 1111-1130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison Earl ◽  
Robert VanWynsberghe ◽  
Pierre Walter ◽  
Timothy Straka
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Real World ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Education For Sustainability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Interpretive Case Study ◽  
Real World Learning ◽  
Sustainability Challenges

Purpose This paper aims to present an interpretive case study in education for sustainability (EfS) that applies VanWynsberghe and Herman’s (2015, 2016) adaptive education as pedagogy. Dewey’s theory of behaviour change is applied to educative experiences based on habit disruption and real-world learning, leading to creativity in the formation of new habits. The programme presented inverts dominant conceptions of knowledge to design innovative sustainability pedagogy. Instead knowledge resides alongside experience, cases, intuition, advice, experimentation and dialogue in the individual and collective effort to address daily sustainability challenges. Design/methodology/approach The paper reports on the outcomes of an interpretive case study (Merriam, 1998) of a higher education programme in sustainability pedagogy. It presents a series of reflections by instructors and participants in discussing the programme’s relationship with the core themes of habit, disruption, creative action and dialogue framed within the five features of adaptive education: stakeholders, real-world learning, off campus, transdisciplinarity and non-traditional rewards. Findings Through this examination, the authors found that adaptive education offered a pedagogy that simultaneously addressed the need for increased sustainability knowledge, whilst inverting its dominance. As a long-term project, the extent of the programme’s impact will be evident beyond the programme’s completion. Research limitations/implications This interpretive case study is analysed through high-level conceptual and theoretical aspects of the pedagogy rather than the particularities of the case. By putting the centrality of knowledge into question, the authors are advocating for a more experimental role for higher education in its teaching and learning. These questions are broadly applicable. Social implications There are research, learning and social benefits to this programme. Adaptive education builds capacity for future leaders and educators of sustainability. Originality/value The paper concludes with a discussion for further theorizing and research on adaptive education and EfS in higher education. This research will contribute to broader discussions of the evolving role of education in sustainability.

scholarly journals Co-creating real-world research skills

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-127
Author(s):  
Julie Prescott ◽  
Duncan Cross ◽  
Pippa Iliff
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Real World ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Setting Time ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Research Skills ◽  
Open Environment ◽  
Support Time ◽  
Shared Ownership

This case study considers a students-as-partners’ research project that aimed to develop technologically-driven tools to enhance teaching and learning in higher education. It focuses on how the project enabled student participants to gain real world research skills and experience. We present reflections from both a student and a staff perspective and propose START (Support, Time, Adapt, Risks, Trust) as an approach to engage students to gain real-world research skills. Support refers to providing support for skills gaps and learning in an applied setting. Time refers to providing time to settle into the project and develop confidence, including realistic timeframes and deadlines. Adapt refers to giving students the space to develop not only the required skills but also the tools to develop their own abilities and confidence through a supportive, flexible and open environment. Risks refers to taking risks for example in terms of roles, responsibilities and leadership. Trust refers to providing guidance and encouragement that will allow students to achieve on their own and take shared ownership.

Blended Learning Support for Undergraduate Students’ Research and Writing Skills Development

2014 ◽  
pp. 341-368
Author(s):  
Asako Yoshida
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Support ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
University Of Manitoba ◽  
Main Barrier ◽  
The University

In this exploratory study, a subject librarian and a writing instructor investigated the potential of designing blended learning around research paper assignments in the context of two foundational courses in the Faculty of Human Ecology at the University of Manitoba, Canada. The objective was to explore alternative, more embedded learning support for undergraduate students. The significance of blended learning support was situated in the broader literature of the teaching and learning practices in higher education. In this case study, descriptions of blended learning support for facilitating student learning, and of the main barrier to its implementation are provided. Based on what was learned in the exploratory study, the chapter provides working guidelines for designing and developing blended learning support, mainly drawing from Butler and Cartier’s (2004) research on academic engagement.

Designing Learning Objects for Generic Web Sites

2011 ◽  
pp. 808-826
Author(s):  
Henk Huijser
Keyword(s):  
Web Sites ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Academic Learning ◽  
Net Generation ◽  
Learning Support ◽  
Learning Design ◽  
Careful Attention ◽  
Web Environment ◽  
Theoretical Assumptions

This chapter provides an in depth discussion of the issues involved in integrating learning design and learning objects into generic Web sites. It has a dual focus and consists of two parts: the first part outlines and critiques the notion of the Net Generation and its implications for learning design, while the second part is based on a case study of a generic academic learning support Web site and allows for the testing of some of the theoretical assumptions about the Net Generation. Informed by empirical research, this chapter concludes by offering suggestions on ways to exploit convergent possibilities of integrating learning design and learning objects in a Web environment, while paying careful attention to divergent capabilities of students targeted in such an environment.

Scholarly Rigor

2020 ◽  
pp. 262-280
Author(s):  
Robert Hallis
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Practices ◽  
Information Management ◽  
Real World ◽  
Domain Knowledge ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Opinion Piece

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning nurtures an academic discussion of best instructional practices. This case study examines the role domain knowledge plays in determining extent to which students can effectively analyze an opinion piece from a major news organization, locate a relevant source to support their view of the issue, and reflect on the quality of their work. The goal of analyzing an opinion piece is twofold: it fosters critical thinking in analyzing the strength of an argument and it promotes information management skills in locating and incorporating relevant sources in a real-world scenario. Students, however, exhibited difficulties in accurately completing the assignment and usually overestimated their expertise. This chapter traces how each step in the process of making this study public clarifies the issues encountered. The focus here, however, centers on the context within which the study was formulated, those issues that contributed to framing the research question, and how the context of inquiry served to deepen insights in interpreting the results.

scholarly journals Modelling Teacher Practices to Apply Learning Analytics as a Metacognitive Tool in Learning to Enhance Student Success

2020 ◽  
pp. 113-123
Author(s):  
Rasa Greenspon ◽  
Margarita Teresevičienė ◽  
Justina Naujokaitienė
Keyword(s):  
Student Success ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Learning Analytics ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teacher Practices ◽  
Educational Technologies ◽  
Learning Design ◽  
Process Learning ◽  
Contemporary Context

In the contemporary context, adoption of educational technologies has become inevitable. In virtual learning environments, teachers are not only exploring new ways of teaching, e.g. blended or online, but also incorporating various tools and strategies in order to facilitate the learning/teaching process. Learning analytics has received a lot of attention as it offers a support to teachers in monitoring students’ performance and making decisions regarding pedagogical approaches and techniques that would enhance learning and fulfil students’ realtime needs. In this research, a case study of university online or blended learning courses investigates the usage of learning analytics as a metacognitive tool to analyse how teaching and learning as well as learning design may be improved in order to enhance student success.

scholarly journals Higher Education Teaching and Learning Support Areas Differences in England and Brazil: A Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 8960-8981
Author(s):  
José Carlos Redaelli ◽  
Juliana Ferreira Vales ◽  
Orlando Fontes Lima Jr ◽  
Júlio Cesar Ferreira Passos
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Support ◽  
Higher Education Teaching

scholarly journals Real-Time, Real World Learning—Capitalising on Mobile Technology

2020 ◽  
pp. 371-393
Author(s):  
Keith D. Parry ◽  
Jessica Richards ◽  
Cameron McAuliffe
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Real World ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Engaged Learning ◽  
Web 2.0 Technologies ◽  
Emergent Technologies ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Highly Active ◽  
Real World Learning

Abstract Parry, Richards and McAuliffe critique an active learning approach that makes use of mobile technology and augmented reality to enhance students’ real-world learning. Students are now bringing a variety of mobile technology into the classroom and the chapter discusses the challenge of maintaining students’ interest and engagement when they can be connected to the world outside the classroom via electronic devices. Although sometimes a distraction, embracing the use of Web 2.0 technologies can provide the “highly active and participatory experiences” that today’s students are searching for (Brill & Park. Facilitating engaged learning in the interaction age taking a pedagogically disciplined approach to innovation with emergent technologies. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 20(1), 71. 10.12691/education-4-1-9). The chapter explores the use of Web 2.0 technologies and their use to upskill students in the technical complexities of the digital world and the use of specialised online discourses suitable for real world learning and working.

scholarly journals METODE CONTEXTUAL TEACHING AND LEARNING UNTUK PENGEMBANGAN PEMBELAJARAN PAI

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rofiq Faudy Akbar
Keyword(s):  
Religious Education ◽  
Real World ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Methods ◽  
Learning In Context ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Contextual Understanding ◽  
Real World Learning ◽  
Contextual Teaching ◽  
Learning Development

<p>Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan pengembangan pem- belajaran dengan metode  kontekstual. Dalam pembahasannya, kajian ini menggunakan pendekatan studi kepustakaan dengan menelaah   sumber-sumber ilmiah.   Pemilihan   metode  yang tepat   akan  mampu mengatasi  keterbatasan  pembelajaran dan  memberikan efek pada proses pembelajaran  yang akan berlangsung. Salah satu cara untuk membuat efektif  belajar belajar,  menciptakan suasana yang menyenangkan dan tidak membosankan <em>(joyfull dan pembelajaran quantum)</em>, menyediakan pengalaman/dunia  nyata dalam pembelajaran dan menggunakan berbagai sumber belajar.  Berdasarkan penelitian  yang telah dilakukan dapat diketahui bahwa metode <em>Contextual </em><em>Teaching and Learning </em>sangat cocok diterapkan dalam pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam karena motode ini terfokus pada pemahaman, perkembangan  ilmu, ketrampilan dan pemahaman kontekstual peserta didik tentang hubungan mata pelajaran dengan apa yang dijumpai peserta didik dalam kehidupan sehari-hari.</p><p>Kata kunci: metode, pembelajaran, kontekstual</p><p><em>C</em><em>O</em><em>N</em><em>TEXTUAL TEACHING AND LEARNING METHODS FOR  THE   DEVELOPMENT OF   ISLAMIC  RELIGIOUS EDUCATION LEARNING. This study aims to describe the learning development with cintextual method. In the implementation this study uses library research by examining  the scientific sources. The selection of an appropriate method will be able to overcome these limitations and give effect on the learning process that will take place. One of learning method to create effective learning , creating  an atmosphere of fun and not boring (joyfull and quantum learning), providing real- world experience (real world learning) and using a variety of learning resources is the method of Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) or Learning in Context. Contextual Teaching and Learning methods are very suitable to be applied in the teaching of Islamic Education because it is focused  on understanding , development   of knowledge, skills and contextual understanding of the students about the subjects relationship to what students encountered in daily life.</em></p><p><strong><em>Keywords</em></strong><em>: </em><em>m</em><em>et</em><em>h</em><em>o</em><em>d</em><em>,</em><em> </em><em>contextual, </em><em>le</em><em>a</em><em>r</em><em>n</em><em>i</em><em>n</em><em>g</em><em> </em><em>, Islamic religious </em><em>e</em><em>d</em><em>u</em><em>c</em><em>a</em><em>t</em><em>io</em><em>n</em></p>

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