Educational Technology Goes Mobile

2020 ◽  
pp. 171-179
Author(s):  
Antti Pirhonen ◽  
Rebekah Rousi
Keyword(s):  
Educational Technology ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
School Context ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
The Core ◽  
To Come

Recent decades have revealed that the digital educational technology that is expected to revolutionise schooling for generations to come, is fraught with challenges. One major challenge is that educational systems vastly vary between cultures and countries. The differences start from the conceptualisation of education and school. It is, therefore, quite inaccurate to handle education as a universal concept. In this article the authors evade generalisation by discussing the use of mobile technology in the schools of one single, relatively homogenous nation: Finland. The backbone of their analysis is the core national curriculum of basic education. The appropriateness of mobile technology in the school context is reflected upon through the objectives and ethos of basic education. The conclusions are discussed in terms of their contribution to the understanding of the use culture of mobile technology.

scholarly journals Educational Technology Goes Mobile

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antti Pirhonen ◽  
Rebekah Rousi
Keyword(s):  
Educational Technology ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
School Context ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
The Core ◽  
To Come

Recent decades have revealed that the digital educational technology that is expected to revolutionise schooling for generations to come, is fraught with challenges. One major challenge is that educational systems vastly vary between cultures and countries. The differences start from the conceptualisation of education and school. It is, therefore, quite inaccurate to handle education as a universal concept. In this article the authors evade generalisation by discussing the use of mobile technology in the schools of one single, relatively homogenous nation: Finland. The backbone of their analysis is the core national curriculum of basic education. The appropriateness of mobile technology in the school context is reflected upon through the objectives and ethos of basic education. The conclusions are discussed in terms of their contribution to the understanding of the use culture of mobile technology.

Computational Thinking and Mathematics

2016 ◽  
pp. 853-865
Author(s):  
Thiago Schumacher Barcelos ◽  
Ismar Frango Silveira
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Curriculum Guidelines ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The One

On the one hand, ensuring that students archive adequate levels of Mathematical knowledge by the time they finish basic education is a challenge for the educational systems in several countries. On the other hand, the pervasiveness of computer-based devices in everyday situations poses a fundamental question about Computer Science being part of those known as basic sciences. The development of Computer Science (CS) is historically related to Mathematics; however, CS is said to have singular reasoning mechanics for problem solving, whose applications go beyond the frontiers of Computing itself. These problem-solving skills have been defined as Computational Thinking skills. In this chapter, the possible relationships between Math and Computational Thinking skills are discussed in the perspective of national curriculum guidelines for Mathematics of Brazil, Chile, and United States. Three skills that can be jointly developed by both areas are identified in a literature review. Some challenges and implications for educational research and practice are also discussed.

Computational Thinking and Mathematics

2014 ◽  
pp. 922-934
Author(s):  
Thiago Schumacher Barcelos ◽  
Ismar Frango Silveira
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Computational Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Curriculum Guidelines ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The One

On the one hand, ensuring that students archive adequate levels of Mathematical knowledge by the time they finish basic education is a challenge for the educational systems in several countries. On the other hand, the pervasiveness of computer-based devices in everyday situations poses a fundamental question about Computer Science being part of those known as basic sciences. The development of Computer Science (CS) is historically related to Mathematics; however, CS is said to have singular reasoning mechanics for problem solving, whose applications go beyond the frontiers of Computing itself. These problem-solving skills have been defined as Computational Thinking skills. In this chapter, the possible relationships between Math and Computational Thinking skills are discussed in the perspective of national curriculum guidelines for Mathematics of Brazil, Chile, and United States. Three skills that can be jointly developed by both areas are identified in a literature review. Some challenges and implications for educational research and practice are also discussed.

scholarly journals Kielitietoisuus-käsite ja kieli-ideologiat helsinkiläisten peruskoulujen opetussuunnitelmadiskursseissa

2019 ◽  
pp. 42-59
Author(s):  
Salla-Maaria Suuriniemi
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Core Curriculum ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Language Awareness ◽  
The Core ◽  
Multilingual Learning ◽  
Core Concepts ◽  
School Curricula

This article critically explores the discourses surrounding the concept of language awareness in the school-specific curricula of basic schools in Helsinki. The school curricula have been designed at the process of reforming the Finnish national core curriculum for basic education and should be aligned with it. The newest Finnish national core curriculum for basic education came in to effect in 2016. Language awareness is one of the core concepts defining language education in the national curriculum and multilingual learning is an essential part of it. However, results of this study show that the school curricula do not always support multilingual outlook, but instead reflect monolingual practices. The most important theoretical tools in this study are the semiotic processes iconization and erasure defined by Judith T. Irivine and Susan Gal. The data for discourse analysis consists of 92 texts collected from the website http://ops.edu.hel.fi   in August 2018. This article is unique in analyzing school-specific curricula.

scholarly journals Thematic analysis of sexuality in the school context with teachers of basic education

Rev Rene ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 690
Author(s):  
Laine Gomes Chaveiro ◽  
Laurena Moreira Pires ◽  
Sheila Araújo Teles ◽  
Sandra Maria Brunini Souza ◽  
Márcia Maria Souza
Keyword(s):  
Sex Education ◽  
School Health ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
School Context ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
The State ◽  
State School ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Network

Objective: to identify content related to the sexuality theme at schools from municipal and state networks; and to identifythe difficulties and needs of teachers in the approach to this theme. Methods: cross-sectional study with 79 teachersof educational institutions using self-administered questionnaire. For analysis one used as an endpoint to belong to themunicipal or state school networks. Result: most teachers work in the state school network. The theme sexuality is not dealtwith as recommended by the National Curriculum Parameters. Teachers from the municipal network deal more with thepregnancy issue (p=0.04), and it was more mentioned by the state system teachers for training (p=0.03). Most do not haveexperience and training in the subject (p=0.04). Conclusion: partnerships with the health area are necessary for teachers’training. It is also important to recognize the work of nurses in the work of sex education as an essential component in thecomprehensiveness of care in order to strengthen the area of school health.

A Process Approach to Educational Systems Design

1973 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-204
Author(s):  
Donald W. Meals
Keyword(s):  
Educational Technology ◽  
Education System ◽  
Iterative Process ◽  
Systems Design ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Process Approach ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Dynamic Quality ◽  
Technology Systems

An examination of the steps in systems design reveals it to be an iterative process. The complexity and dynamic quality of the educational environment require designers of educational technology systems to emphasize this process and at the same time take into account conditions within the education system and the community that provide essential data. Examples of attempts to cope with these features of the design processes are presented along with implications for changes in the approach to the design of educational technology systems.

Marc B. Shapiro. The Limits of Orthodox Theology: Maimonides' Thirteen Principles Reappraised. The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. 221 pp.

AJS Review ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-171
Author(s):  
Gidon Rothstein
Keyword(s):  
Oxford University ◽  
The Core ◽  
The World ◽  
Orthodox Theology ◽  
Contemporary Writers ◽  
To Come ◽  
Contemporary Context ◽  
Oxford University Press

Marc Shapiro puts an explicit contemporary context on this remarkable collection of sources that disagreed with one part or other of Maimonides' Thirteen Principles—the beliefs Maimonides asserted were absolutely necessary to be considered a believing Jew and to attain the World to Come. By showing the extent to which past authors disagreed with those Principles, Shapiro seeks to debunk assertions by contemporary writers that place those Principles at the core of Orthodox belief.

The Receding Animal: Theorizing Anxiety and Attachment in Psychoanalysis from Freud to Imre Hermann

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lydia Marinelli ◽  
Andreas Mayer
Keyword(s):  
Oedipus Complex ◽  
Death Instinct ◽  
Case Histories ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Status ◽  
Animal Phobias ◽  
Indirect Observation ◽  
To Come ◽  
Wolf Man ◽  
Little Hans

ArgumentAnimals played an important role in the formation of psychoanalysis as a theoretical and therapeutic enterprise. They are at the core of texts such as Freud's famous case histories of Little Hans, the Rat Man, or the Wolf Man. The infantile anxiety triggered by animals provided the essential link between the psychology of individual neuroses and the ambivalent status of the “totem” animal in so-called primitive societies in Freud's attempt to construct an anthropological basis for the Oedipus complex in Totem and Taboo. In the following, we attempt to track the status of animals as objects of indirect observation as they appear in Freud's classical texts, and in later revisionist accounts such as Otto Rank's Trauma of Birth and Imre Hermann's work on the clinging instinct. In the 1920s and 1930s, the Freudian conception of patients' animal phobias is substantially revised within Hermann's original psychoanalytic theory of instincts which draws heavily upon ethological observations of primates. Although such a reformulation remains grounded in the idea of “archaic” animal models for human development, it allows to a certain extent to empiricize the speculative elements of Freud's later instinct theory (notably the death instinct) and to come to a more embodied account of psychoanalytic practice.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Methodology: Qualitative Studies about Mobile Technology Implementation in Education

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arab World English Journal ◽  
Tsoghik Grigoryan
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Educational Technology ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
Technology Implementation ◽  
Qualitative Studies ◽  
Technology In Teaching ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
Over Time

The description and understanding of the learning has changed significantly over time and is still in its transformational modern stage, which necessitates exploration and investigation of the pros and cons of innovative changes in the field of education. Some teachers resist those changes and do not feel comfortable teaching through or with mobile technology as they do not want to look incompetent when they are unable to troubleshoot. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the methodology of qualitative studies conducted on the integration of mobile technology in language classroom and teachers’ attitudes towards using technology in teaching. The paper aims at examining 15 studies published in educational journals between 2006 and 2016. The articles discuss two aspects of educational technology: mobile technology integration in education and teachers’ attitudes and professional development for implementing technology in language classroom.

scholarly journals Reforma educativa como cambio curricular: representaciones de docentes en una escuela primaria

2016 ◽  
pp. 200-225
Author(s):  
Dra. Dulce Cabrera Hernández ◽  
Mtro. Rodolfo Cruz Vadillo
Keyword(s):  
Education Reform ◽  
Educational Reform ◽  
Curriculum Change ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
The Core ◽  
School Year ◽  
The Social ◽  
Reforma Educativa ◽  
Core Questions

En este artículo se expone un análisis sobre las representaciones que construyen docentes en torno al significante “reforma educativa” en el contexto de la educación básica, se presenta como ámbito de estudio la Escuela Primaria Colegio Cristóbal Colón en el estado de Veracruz, México, durante el ciclo escolar 2010-2011. Las preguntas centrales de esta investigación giran en torno a los significados construidos por las docentes respecto del término “reforma educativa” en la institución mencionada. En este abordaje se exponen los recursos procedentes de la teoría de las representaciones sociales, además de las dos categorías intermedias construidas en esta investigación: la primera se denomina reforma regional en perspectiva; la segunda, efecto de cambio y progreso. En este sentido la investigación permite conocer que las docentes significaron la interpelación de la RIEB 2009 como un llamado a la modificación de sus estrategias didácticas, identificando la reforma educativa como cambio curricular. AbstractThis article presents an analysis of the representations that teachers make about one term “educational reform” in the context of the basic education, in the Elementary School Cristóbal Colón in the state of Veracruz, Mexico; during the 2010-2011 school year. The core questions of this research are looking for the meanings given to the term “education reform” by the teachers in that institution. In this approach we take resources from the Theory of the Social Representations adding two mezzo categories created in this research: the first is called regional reform in perspective; the second is the effect of change and progress. In that direction this research allows to know that the teachers taken the interpellation from de RIEB as a request to modify their teaching strategies, they identified the educational reform as curriculum change. Recibido: 28 de julio de 2015Aceptado: 06 de noviembre de 2015

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