Laying the Foundation for a Micro-Credential Strategy

2022 ◽  
pp. 21-44
Author(s):  
Michelle Alvarez ◽  
Tracey F. W. Osborne ◽  
Karen Mayeu ◽  
Katie Cullen ◽  
Emily Masterson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Research Design ◽  
New Hampshire ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Alternative Learning ◽  
Rigorous Research ◽  
The University

In 2019, Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU or University) convened a Digital Credentials Lab (DCL) team to research, design, and pilot micro-credentials. The goal was to determine if there was a demand for this type of “alternative” learning experience in the market to see if it could be sustainable within the current higher education framework at the University. Through rigorous research, including both internal and external interviews, multiple pilots, and testing, the DCL sought to answer these questions and determine if micro-credentials could add more diversity to the SNHU catalog. In this chapter, the authors offer insight and experience, including findings from various pilots and learner feedback, to help inform other institutions that may be considering offering micro-credentials.

Knowledge Visualization for Research Design

2019 ◽  
pp. 46-66
Author(s):  
Ricardo Morais ◽  
Ian Brailsford
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Visualization Tool ◽  
Knowledge Visualization ◽  
Doctoral Research ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Large Scale Survey ◽  
The University

This chapter presents a case of information and communication technology use in doctoral research processes. In particular, it presents the use of the Idea Puzzle software as a knowledge visualization tool for research design at the University of Auckland. The chapter begins with a review of previous contributions on knowledge visualization and research design. It then presents the Idea Puzzle software and its application at the University of Auckland. In addition, the chapter discusses the results of a large-scale survey conducted on the Idea Puzzle software in 71 higher education institutions as well as its first usability testing at the University of Auckland. The chapter concludes that the Idea Puzzle software stimulates visual integrative thinking for coherent research design in the light of Philosophy of Science.

Transcreation and Creativity in Higher Education

2022 ◽  
pp. 68-86
Author(s):  
Mar Díaz-Millón ◽  
Juncal Gutiérrez-Artacho ◽  
María-Dolores Olvera-Lobo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Learning Objectives ◽  
Analysis Software ◽  
Spanish Translation ◽  
Promising Line ◽  
The University

New professional profiles have recently emerged in the translation sector. Within these, transcreation is worth mentioning. Nevertheless, transcreation training is not yet extended within higher education in translation and interpreting. The main objective of this chapter is to present a task-based learning experience introduced in a French-Spanish translation course at the University of Granada (Spain), aimed at promoting transcreation and transcreation skills. This is divided into (1) to describe the task-based proposal, the materials and methods used, and its learning objectives and (2) to identify the strategies the students put into play. Students' answers were processed with the qualitative analysis software NVivo. Results show that students activated creative strategies to adapt linguistically and culturally the materials proposed and displayed cross-curricular competences such as creativity or decision-making. Including transcreation in translation and interpreting training seems a promising line of research. Nevertheless, further progress is needed in the evaluation of transcreation.

Exploring Intercultural Communication Through the Act of Translation in Subtitling

2018 ◽  
pp. 261-281
Author(s):  
Duo Luan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Visual Media ◽  
Intercultural Communicative Competence ◽  
Language Practice ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The University

This chapter explores how intercultural teaching and learning can take place through the practical act of translation in subtitling. The method discussed in this chapter uses audio-visual media in the teaching of Chinese as a foreign language (CFL) in higher education (HE). Translation in Subtitling is an undergraduate course offered to students with advanced Chinese competencies at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David in the United Kingdom. This applied language practice develops advanced skills in intercultural communicative competence (ICC) to students working on projects related to specific professional and cultural contexts. The audio-visual-driven course and its workshop style aim to provide a practical and fun intercultural learning experience, as well as to enhance employability by preparing students to work in a Chinese linguistic environment.

Knowledge Visualization for Research Design

2022 ◽  
pp. 351-366
Author(s):  
Ricardo Morais ◽  
Ian Brailsford
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Visualization Tool ◽  
Knowledge Visualization ◽  
Doctoral Research ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Large Scale Survey ◽  
The University

This chapter presents a case of information and communication technology use in doctoral research processes. In particular, it presents the use of the Idea Puzzle software as a knowledge visualization tool for research design at the University of Auckland. The chapter begins with a review of previous contributions on knowledge visualization and research design. It then presents the Idea Puzzle software and its application at the University of Auckland. In addition, the chapter discusses the results of a large-scale survey conducted on the Idea Puzzle software in 71 higher education institutions as well as its first usability testing at the University of Auckland. The chapter concludes that the Idea Puzzle software stimulates visual integrative thinking for coherent research design in the light of Philosophy of Science.

scholarly journals The Future We Want: A Learning Experience to Promote SDGs in Higher Education from the United Nations and University of Valencia

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8550
Author(s):  
Victoria Vázquez-Verdera ◽  
Juan Domingo ◽  
Esther Dura ◽  
Daniel Gabaldón-Estevan ◽  
Ernesto López-Baeza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
Geospatial Information ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The Future ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
The University

This article shares the strategy for mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the University of Valencia (UV), which, although limited in its scale, may compel other Higher Education Institutions to think in technological and social progress aligned with the 2030 Agenda. It explicates a process driven by the UV, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations (UN), and in collaboration with the Service for Geospatial, Information, and Telecommunications Technologies from the UN Support Base in Valencia (Spain) to prepare the online event: “The United Nations We Want”. It was the culmination of a collaborative project between students and faculties from different scientific, technological, social, legal, humanistic, and health disciplines that structure the University of Valencia. The intention was that new generations experience the role they can have to shape the future we want, while the university community as a whole can become part of transformative institutional change that draws on both top-down and bottom-up strategies in pursuit of Education for Sustainable Development.

scholarly journals An Investigative Study on University Students’ Statistical Literacy in Pakistan

sjesr ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-164
Author(s):  
Anisul Hassan ◽  
Dr. Abdul Ghaffar ◽  
Dr. Amir Zaman
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
University Students ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Statistical Literacy ◽  
Education Commission ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University

The main aim of universities is to conduct research studies on different aspects of human life for the purpose of development and prosperity. In this regard the importance of statistical literacy cannot be denied in every discipline of knowledge. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to investigate the statistical literacy of the university students at BS level. Quantitative survey research design was employed where sample of the study comprised of randomly selected 360 BS level students from 9 public sector universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan). The data were collected through self-developed instrument namely Instrument for Statistical Literacy (ISL). The study demonstrated that students had low statistical literacy at BS level; it was therefore, recommended that Higher Education Commission of Pakistan may include a significant portion of practical work in the approved curriculum at university level for the enhancement of statistical literacy.

scholarly journals Intensifying Focus on Service Quality in Higher Education Institutions: Emotional and Spiritual Intelligence

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (15) ◽  
pp. 85-92
Author(s):  
Mazni Saad ◽  
Norliana Ahmadshah ◽  
Kamisah Supian ◽  
Anita Abdul Rani
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Spiritual Intelligence ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Quality In Higher Education ◽  
The University ◽  
Quality Learning

The influence of Emotional and Spiritual Intelligence was investigated on the lecturers’ Service Quality. Based on stratified sampling method, the results confirmed that both types of intelligence have a positive and significant influence on the lecturers’ teaching progression. In conclusion, if the average level of each intelligence was good, then the level of Service Quality would also excel accordingly. The study highlights the need to have both EQ and SQ as it will encourage and motivate them into giving their best service to the university as well as their highest commitment towards giving students the best quality learning experience.   Keywords: Emotional Intelligence; Higher Education Institutions; Service Quality; Spiritual Intelligence eISSN: 2398-4287© 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5i15.2340.

scholarly journals Active learning in criminal justice

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-101
Author(s):  
Jill Dealey
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Wrongful Conviction ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Degree Programme ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Learning Development ◽  
The University

Active learning, with students engaging in research or activities within the community, is a favoured approach in contemporary higher education. To support this approach, the Criminology and Forensic Studies programmes at the University of Winchester have included student research into miscarriages of justice. The students interrogate evidence from a criminal trial to attempt to establish if there has been a wrongful conviction. This article discusses the importance of this work for students of Criminology. It considers the contribution to the learning experience of the range of opportunities available to undergraduate and postgraduate students and evaluates the potential impact on curriculum and learning development during the degree programme, in addition to the benefits for future employment.

Opportunities and Challenges of Emerging Technologies in Higher Education

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 27-40
Author(s):  
P. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Transmission Model ◽  
Great Opportunity ◽  
University Of Botswana ◽  
The University

Recent unprecedented advances in digital technologies and their concomitant affordances in education seem to be a great opportunity to adequately address burgeoning demand for high quality higher education (HE) and the changing educational preferences. It is increasingly being recognised that using new technology effectively in HE is essential to prepare students for its increasing demand. E-learning is an integral component of the University of Botswana’s teaching and learning culture, however, teachers who are from a traditional educational system are often ill-prepared to change their role from the all-knowing “sage on the stage” who operated under the “transmission” model, to the “guide on the side” which adopts new technologies effectively for student learning. Therefore, this paper argues that one of the ways to achieve substantial pedagogical innovations is to bring a significant change in the understanding of the processes of the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). This paper explores new directions for conducting scholarly activities at the University of Botswana (UB) to address the needs of today’s students, concluding with a call for a collaborative approach to teaching, research, and publishing to enhance student learning experience in diversified and socially rich collaborative learning contexts.

New norms and opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic crisis in a higher education setting: perspectives from Universiti Brunei Darussalam

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Masitah Shahrill ◽  
Mohamad Iskandar Petra ◽  
Lin Naing ◽  
Joanna Yacob ◽  
Jose H. Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Brunei Darussalam ◽  
Short Period ◽  
The University

PurposeThis paper aims to share how it was possible to change the way business was conducted in a short period in order to continue the academic semester and seek alternatives to manage the day-to-day university affairs in the midst of a pandemic crisis at a higher education setting. As a result, the authors’ experiences have created new norms and opportunities for the university.Design/methodology/approachThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Brunei Darussalam is an evolving situation with extraordinary challenges for staff and students of the university. Although the campus remains open and essential services were continuously provided, the university had to implement and adapt to new norms instinctively to minimise the potential pathways for community spread of the coronavirus and at the same time minimise interruption in teaching and learning.FindingsFirstly, structured blended learning will be the basis of teaching and learning, alongside ensuring the highest quality of online education and successful achievement of the intended learning objectives. Secondly, blended learning will open more opportunities to offer programmes in a more flexible, personalised, student-centric and lifelong learning manner, with the option of taking a study hiatus at students' convenience. Thirdly, there will be more global classrooms and the exchange of online modules with international partner universities. Fourthly, short programmes such as the Global Discovery Programmes will be modified and improvised to become an online learning experience. And finally, there will also be the opportunity to understand and consider the physical and mental well-being and durability of the university community in overcoming a national crisis situation.Originality/valueThis paper is intended to be a conceptual paper where the authors describe novel experiences during the pandemic. The authors’ views, interventions and experiences may result into a new model for higher education that will reposition students to the new global markets and economy.

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