Developing Social Skills through an On-line Learning Environment

2010 ◽  
pp. 183-201
Author(s):  
Niki Phillips ◽  
Marianthi Karatza ◽  
Argiris Tzikopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Learning Theories ◽  
Leadership Communication ◽  
Large Organization ◽  
Management Leadership ◽  
E Learning ◽  
On Line ◽  
Rapid Pace ◽  
On Line Learning

The rapid pace of social change deriving from technological and financial revolution and globalization, effects greatly people’s lives. Adults nowadays need to stay relevant with their environment, to be proactive and to take important decisions that affect their personal and professional future. Thus, they need to be equipped with advanced social skills such as time management, leadership, communication, teamwork, problem solving, flexibility etc. Such skills can be developed through training programs, designed and delivered upon the Adult Education and Experiential Learning theories and principles. A central aim of this chapter is to highlight the methods through which e-learning can contribute to the development of social skills, implementing at the same time the above mentioned principles, in the context of a large organization.

Developing Social Skills through an On-Line Learning Environment

2010 ◽  
pp. 1470-1488
Author(s):  
Niki Phillips ◽  
Marianthi Karatza ◽  
Argiris Tzikopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Learning Theories ◽  
Leadership Communication ◽  
Large Organization ◽  
Management Leadership ◽  
E Learning ◽  
On Line ◽  
Rapid Pace ◽  
On Line Learning

The rapid pace of social change deriving from technological and financial revolution and globalization, effects greatly people’s lives. Adults nowadays need to stay relevant with their environment, to be proactive and to take important decisions that affect their personal and professional future. Thus, they need to be equipped with advanced social skills such as time management, leadership, communication, teamwork, problem solving, flexibility etc. Such skills can be developed through training programs, designed and delivered upon the Adult Education and Experiential Learning theories and principles. A central aim of this chapter is to highlight the methods through which e-learning can contribute to the development of social skills, implementing at the same time the above mentioned principles, in the context of a large organization.

Insuring Self-Direction and Flexibility in Distance Learning for Adults

2011 ◽  
pp. 322-336
Author(s):  
Mary C. Ware
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Learning Theories ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Adult Learning Theories ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
Learning Flexibility ◽  
On Line ◽  
Contract Learning ◽  
On Line Learning

Distance learning via the internet has become the key to reaching adult learners globally. Adult learners have been shown to benefit from such qualities as: provisions for self-directed learning, flexibility, and frequent communication with the instructor in order to achieve success. Contract learning and contract grading are two innovations popularized during the “individualized instruction” movement of the 1970s which are being used to assist instructors of twenty-first century on-line learning courses in providing for self-direction, flexibility and frequent communication. The chapter which follows will provide an overview of contract learning and contract grading as it can be used with adult learners in distance learning courses (e.g., courses supported by WebCT, Blackboard). The chapter will examine adult learning theories which support contract learning/grading as well as provide information on designing learning contracts and grading contracts which are appropriate for adult learners.

Aspects of e-Learning in a University

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 43-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Manning ◽  
Lily Wong ◽  
Arthur Tatnall
Keyword(s):  
Online Teaching ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Teaching Resources ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
E Learning ◽  
On Line ◽  
Adoption Decisions ◽  
The University ◽  
On Line Learning

Most universities make use of e-learning facilities to manage and deliver on-line learning. Many universities have adopted an approach to teaching and the delivery of course content that combines traditional face-to-face delivery with online teaching resources: a blended learning approach. Many factors act to determine how online learning is adopted, accepted, and the balance between online and face-to-face delivery is formed. In this paper, the authors suggest that educational technology adoption decisions are made at three levels: strategic decisions are made by the university to implement a particular package, and then individual academics made adoption decisions regarding those aspects of the package they will use in their teaching and how they will use them. They also make a decision on the balance they will have between on-line and face-to-face teaching. This article questions how decisions are made to adopt one e-learning package rather than another. The authors then examine how individual academics relate to this technology once it is adopted and make use of it to deliver some or all of their teaching and determine the appropriate blend.

scholarly journals UPAYA PENGEMBANGAN SOFT SKILL SISWA SMA MELALUI PRAMUKA

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-124
Author(s):  
Dwi Aprilia Wati ◽  
Sigit Pranawa ◽  
Abdul Rahman
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Goal Attainment ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Relationship Building ◽  
Talcott Parsons ◽  
Soft Skill ◽  
Management Leadership

Penelitian ini mengkaji upaya pengembangan soft skill siswa SMA melalui kegiatan pramuka. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kualitatif yang menggunakan teori fungsionalisme struktural dari Talcott Parsons dengan sistem AGIL, yaitu Adaptation, Goal Attainment, Integration, dan Latency sebagai dasar analisis data. Partisipan penelitian adalah 24 siswa dan 1 pembina pramuka di sebuah SMA Negeri di Kabupaten Karanganyar, Jawa Tengah. Data dikumpulkan melalui observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kegiatan pramuka dapat membantu mengembangkan soft skill siswa terutama kemampuan sosial dan kemampuan personal. Kemampuan sosial terdiri dari communication skill, relationship building, dan team work, sedangkan kemampuan personal terdiri dari time management, leadership skill, dan transforming character (percaya diri, tanggung jawab, mandiri, kreatif, cinta alam, dan berjiwa sosial). Kedua kemampuan soft skill dikembangkan melalui partisipasi siswa dalam kegiatan Pramuka dan keanggotaan siswa sebagai Dewan Ambalan Pramuka.This study examines efforts to develop soft skills for high school students through scouting activities. This research is a qualitative descriptive study that uses Talcott Parsons’ structural functionalism theory with the AGIL system, namely Adaptation, Goal Attainment, Integration, and Latency as the basis for data analysis. Research participants were 24 students and one scout coach in a public high school in Kabupaten Karanganyar, Jawa Tengah. Data were collected through observation, interviews, and documentation. The results showed that scouting activities could help develop students' soft skills, especially social skills and personal abilities. Social skills consist of communication skills, relationship building, and team work, while personal abilities consist of time management, leadership skills, and transforming character (self-confidence, responsibility, independence, creativity, love of nature, and social spirit). Both soft skill abilities are developed through student participation in scouting activities and student membership as Scouting Council.

Navigational Paths and Didactical Patterns

2011 ◽  
pp. 170-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Iske
Keyword(s):  
Learning Processes ◽  
The Other ◽  
Homogeneous Groups ◽  
E Learning ◽  
On Line ◽  
The One ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
On Line Learning ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Deductive Theory

This chapter focuses on a specific field of e-learning: the relationship between general didactical patterns to design teaching/learning processes on the one hand and empirical behavioral patterns of users (navigational paths) on the other hand. It is based on empirical research on the usage of a hypertextual on-line learning environment. The analyzed dataset consists of about 1500 paths containing about 4700 pages. These empirical navigational paths are analyzed in order to identify similar paths (patterns, structures and regularities), following a heuristic and inductive approach. This approach is based on the method of sequence analysis (optimal matching). The aggregation of similar paths into homogeneous groups will be discussed, as well as the identification of patterns within these aggregated groups. The inductively identified empirical patterns will be compared to deductive, theory-driven patterns. Empirical results will be presented which show the variety and complexity of empirical navigational paths and their relation to theory-driven patterns. These results will be located and discussed in a pedagogical-didactical context.

Aspects of e-Learning in a University

2012 ◽  
pp. 219-229
Author(s):  
Karen Manning ◽  
Lily Wong ◽  
Arthur Tatnall
Keyword(s):  
Online Teaching ◽  
Strategic Decisions ◽  
Teaching Resources ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
E Learning ◽  
On Line ◽  
Adoption Decisions ◽  
The University ◽  
On Line Learning

Most universities make use of e-learning facilities to manage and deliver on-line learning. Many universities have adopted an approach to teaching and the delivery of course content that combines traditional face-to-face delivery with online teaching resources: a blended learning approach. Many factors act to determine how online learning is adopted, accepted, and the balance between online and face-to-face delivery is formed. In this paper, the authors suggest that educational technology adoption decisions are made at three levels: strategic decisions are made by the university to implement a particular package, and then individual academics made adoption decisions regarding those aspects of the package they will use in their teaching and how they will use them. They also make a decision on the balance they will have between on-line and face-to-face teaching. This article questions how decisions are made to adopt one e-learning package rather than another. The authors then examine how individual academics relate to this technology once it is adopted and make use of it to deliver some or all of their teaching and determine the appropriate blend.

scholarly journals Teorias de Aprendizagem e Arquiteturas Pedagógicas: A Relação entre Ambas no Ensino a Distância

EAD em FOCO ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonardo Morais
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Learning Theory ◽  
Learning Theories ◽  
Demand For Education ◽  
Initial Assumption ◽  
E Learning ◽  
On Line ◽  
Secondary Objective ◽  
Architectural Models

A pesquisa teve como objetivo principal apresentar como as principais teorias de aprendizagem se adaptam às modalidades de ensino a distância, sendo os objetivos secundários identificar e apresentar as características das doutrinas utilizadas na elaboração das arquiteturas pedagógicas no EaD. Em função de ser esse o canal de maior expansão e que frequentemente se atualiza das ferramentas tecnológicas utilizadas pela sociedade, o estudo foi realizado no EaD on-line. Foram abordadas as teorias de aprendizagem mais conhecidas e exploradas nos trabalhos de EaD, sendo elas: behaviorista, cognitivista, sociocultural e construtivista. As arquiteturas pedagógicas estudadas foram: a de estudo de caso ou resolução de problema, aprendizagem incidente e de ação simulada. Após estudo das teorias pedagógicas e modelos de arquitetura apresentados, foi possível estabelecer uma relação direta entre um e outro, além de identificar variações: na atuação do papel do professor e no modo operante de como ocorre o ensino a distância para o alcance do propósito final. O resultado final confirma a suposição inicial da pesquisa de que não existe uma teoria específica para o EaD, e que tudo vai variar de acordo com o propósito do curso.Palavras-chave: Teoria de aprendizagem; Arquitetura de aprendizagem; Ensino a distância. Learning Theories and Architectures Pedagogical: The Relationship Between Both in Distance Learning Abstract The research mainly aimed to present how the main learning theories adapt to teaching from a distance. The secondary objective is to identify and present characteristics of the doctrines used in preparing the pedagogical architectures in e-learning courses. The study was conducted online because  e-learning is the largest expanded and connected channel that frequently updates technologic tools used by society. In this work, the best known and explored learning theories in the works distance e-learning have been addressed,, namely: behavioral, cognitive, and sociocultural constructivist. The pedagogical architectures studied were: case study or problem solving, learning incident, and simulated action. After studying the pedagogical theories and architectural models presented, it was possible to establish a direct relationship between them, and identify variations such as the role of the teacher in e-learning for reaching the final purpose. The final result confirms the initial assumption of the research that there is no specific theory for e-learning and that everything will vary according with the purpose of the course. The growing demand for education courses in e-learning and the popularization of internet access will allow new architectural models pedagogical to be created in the future, but always with the support of some learning theory. It is believed that with the passage of time and an increasing empirical basis, there can be more exploration of other theories.Keywords: Learning theory; Learning architecture; Distance learning.

scholarly journals Rancang Bangun E-learning Berbasis Web Sebagai Media Interactive on line Learning

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
April Firman Daru
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Model Development ◽  
Student Attendance ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Class Schedule ◽  
Development Life Cycle ◽  
Limited Class ◽  
E Learning ◽  
On Line ◽  
On Line Learning

<p>Class teaching and learning process has shortcomings, namely limited Class schedule. If the teacher is not in place, the course can not be done. Submission of materials consequently delayed. Utilization of the web as a tool in the lecture can resolve the issue. When the teacher was not there, the lecture could still walk, student attendance can be monitored, the discussion can be done and the task can check on line. Based on these problems will be developed interactive learning web-based application that can be a means of lectures. Model development system used in use is the System Product Development Life Cycle.</p>

Autonomous Learning and Skill Accreditation

2018 ◽  
pp. 266-296
Author(s):  
Dionysios Politis ◽  
Petros Stagiopoulos ◽  
Sophia Aidona ◽  
Georgios Kyriafinis ◽  
Ioannis Constantinidis
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Training ◽  
Educational Experiences ◽  
Constant Flow ◽  
Distant Learning ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
E Learning ◽  
On Line ◽  
On Line Learning

This research article promotes Multimedia Learning in the sphere of Medical Education and Practice. It describes how learners can acquire educational experiences as e-learning experiences. Indeed, medical training seems to be the last frontier, not only for remote and distant learning, but also for any form of non-formal or non-typical education, at least in pre-graduate level. It seems that the main reasons for not having achieved on-line learning are the Complexity of the Content, and the Type of Learning, which are unique, in some sense set apart from the main paradigm for learning that governs most other sciences. Overall, these two factors, alongside the neurophysiological interaction of e-Learning users, require considerable resources to ensure a constant flow of accredited education. Can this be changed?

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