Handling Massive Enrollment for Achieving Results

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 45-58
Author(s):  
N. Noraini ◽  
T. Ramayah ◽  
Sarina Muhamad Noor
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Student Assessments ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
Huge Challenge

Universiti Teknologi MARA Perlis Branch (UiTM Perlis) faced a huge challenge in teaching and learning for the subject Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship (ENT300/ETR300). This subject is classified as a university's code; therefore every diploma student in UiTM must enroll for the subject. The enrollment for ENT300/ETR300 increased from 570 students (semester 2012) to a maximum of 1,384 students (semester 2013). Thus, it leads to various weaknesses such as insufficient instructors, complexities in conducting student assessments, as well as limited facilities available in the university. Because of this, i-CREATE was designed to address these issues. Using this strategy, the process of teaching and learning for ENT300/ETR300 has been innovated. This method provides benefits to various parties including students, instructors, faculty members, and university.

scholarly journals Requirements for developing a culture of small information technology projects among university students in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

2022 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 253-314
Author(s):  
Mohamed Abdel Salam Mohamed Mahmoud El Balshi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
University Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
It Projects ◽  
Information Technology Projects ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
The University

The current study aimed to develop mechanisms for developing the culture of small information technology projects among university students in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution by integrating the development of the culture of small information technology projects in the university’s vision, objectives and strategy, and localizing it in the university environment, activating it in the university’s teaching and learning processes, and strengthening the university’s partnership and the outside community to achieve this. The study used the descriptive approach, and the researcher applied a questionnaire consisting of (37) phrases distributed over (4) axes, and the sample amounted to (136) university professors from (5) Egyptian universities. The study found: The need for the university to emphasize in its objectives the teaching of students to build and manage small information technology projects through the development of knowledge and awareness of it, consolidating the values ​​and beliefs that support them, and that the university is interested in formulating a strategy that supports innovation and creativity among faculty members and students, and that the promotions of teachers and assistant professors be linked to their supportive activities for educating students with small IT projects, and to provide paper or digital brochures on opportunities to build small IT projects in the surrounding environment, and to support the practice of cultural activities, and spread the culture of patent in the information technology sector among its students, and that the university’s learning outcomes target the need for graduates to possess positive attitudes and values ​​towards them. and pay attention to educating students about the impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on small IT projects, and that the university link the teaching and learning processes, building and managing small information technology projects, and directing its faculty members towards linking the contents of the curricula with the skills of building and managing small information technology projects, with the need to achieve partnership with the external community through the establishment of exhibitions and platforms for marketing information technology projects, and hosting businessmen in seminars or meetings to inform students of their successful experiences.

scholarly journals Online Learning Amidst COVID-19 Emergency: A Case of the University of Malawi’s School of Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 346-364
Author(s):  
Bob Maseko ◽  
Foster Gondwe ◽  
Symon Winiko ◽  
Symon Chiziwa
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
School Of Education ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Concerns Based Adoption Model ◽  
Academic Leaders ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Learning Data

This paper explores faculty members’ concerns and level of preparedness for open and distance learning (ODL) at the University of Malawi’s School of Education during the recent Covid-19 pandemic within a context that considers ODL as a means of mitigating the impact of the pandemic on teaching and learning. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews with four experienced academic leaders within the school of education. The Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM), particularly stages of concerns, served as a framework to understand the faculty’s concerns about the implementation of ODL initiatives. Inductive and deductive analysis approaches were used to analyse the interview transcripts to identify emerging themes. Deductive analysis revealed that faculty members expressed several concerns such as awareness, informational, as well as consequences concerns as they talked about their feelings and attitudes towards the implementation of ODL. Inductive analysis on the other hand revealed that faculty members’ perceptions such as minimal preparation, negative orientations, and lack of policy awareness hamper the implementation of ODL. These findings underscore the importance of members’ orientation change to ensure effective implementation of ODL in contexts like the institution under study. We discuss these and propose that professional development could help members develop positive attitudes towards ODL.

scholarly journals A window on China. An introduction

Chronos ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 163-165
Author(s):  
Alex Raymond
Keyword(s):  
Faculty Members ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Christianity In China ◽  
Chinese University ◽  
History Of ◽  
Close Cooperation ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Normal University ◽  
History Department ◽  
The University

In May-June 2015, I was invited by the Confucius Institute and the BeijingNormal University to conduct research on the spread of Nestorian Christianityin China, and I was asked by the Beijing Normal University to give a lectureon the subject. That invitation was the earliest stage of links woven betweenthe Faculty of History at Beijing Normal University (now one of the top fiveuniversities in China) and the History department of the Faculty of Arts andSocial Sciences at the University of Balamand. Close cooperation betweenthe two universities is underway with the enthusiastic support of the Dean,Prof. Georges Dorlian, having in view, among other things, to encouragethe exchange of students and teaching staff between our two respectiveuniversities. A delegation from a Chinese university was sent to UOB for thefirst time in April 2016. The delegation was composed of five professors fromBeijing Normal University: two of its faculty members agreed to give twolectures on topics chosen jointly by the responsible of the two universities andwhich were of great significance for both. One was on the history of the SilkRoad and the other on the origins of Christianity in China. We are pleased topresent these two texts.

scholarly journals Kildekompasset - å navigere seg frem til riktig referansestil

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilde Daland ◽  
Birgitte Kleivset ◽  
Patricia Flor ◽  
Siv Holt
Keyword(s):  
Reference System ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
White Paper ◽  
Web Resource ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
Huge Challenge

One of the main tasks of an academic library is to guide students in critical evaluation and the ethical use of sources so that they can interpret, evaluate and create information in a correct and proper way. This should be integrated into the subjects, which is a huge challenge. Many students are told that they can freely select the reference style as long as they are consistent. But it is difficult to be consistent when you barely know what a reference style is. It is not easy for the librarian to answer how one refers to a governmental white paper in a self-designed reference system. To do this in a simple way, it is desirable to share the task between academic tutors and the library.  The recommendation of a reference style should come from the subject department of a faculty and from the sample collections provided by the library. The libraries at the University of Agder (UoA) and Telemark University College (TUC) joined forces to create a survey in which various reference styles were listed, complete with examples. The respondents were asked to choose the style they preferred  and would advise their students to use.  The response rate among the academic staff at the TUC and the UoA was 40%. We consider this to be a representative sample. The purpose of the final web resource aims to be as simple as possible. Students who do not know what a reference style is, and students who do not know which style they should choose, are now guided to make a confident choice of style.

scholarly journals 11. Peer Review: Structured, Informal, Confidential, Helpful!

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice Cassidy ◽  
Jack Lee
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Faculty Member ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Peer Teaching ◽  
University Of British Columbia ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Peer Reviewers ◽  
The University

This paper 1 describes an introductory workshop, Preparing to be a Peer Reviewer, presented at the University of British Columbia (UBC) to give hands-on practice to faculty members and others in order to provide formative peer review upon request. This workshop, which was designed at the request of a faculty member, is complemented by an Advanced Workshop for peer reviewers. We show the ways in which we actively involved Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) conference participants in a session to learn about the introductory workshop, and talk about peer review more generally. We briefly describe the Peer Teaching Network, created in the Faculty of Science, as an adaptation of the initial introductory workshop.

scholarly journals E-learning in the coronavirus's period from the perspective of students

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 477-485
Author(s):  
Bislim Lekiqi ◽  
Aziz Rexhepi ◽  
Albina Sahiti
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Policies ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
New Era ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Subject ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University ◽  
Rapid Transformation

The Coronavirus epidemic in Kosovo is having consequences in all spheres of life. This reflection is especially noticeable in teaching and learning, especially at the university level, moving from the classical (traditional) form of teaching fully or partially to e-learning. The necessity of such a rapid transformation and the need to achieve the objectives of studies are being assessed by students in different ways. The subject of this research is how students evaluate this rapid transformation from traditional teaching and learning to e-learning, which was conducted in December 2020. 551 Kosovar Bachelor and Master students participated in the research. The research was done through a survey. The analysis of the results, their comparison leads us to the conclusions and recommendations, information which could serve the university institutions and state decision-making structures for the orientation of educational policies in a new era of digitalization, where e-learning is becoming a necessity even in developing countries. Where work enables us to understand that developments in the field of education, imposed by the epidemic, will be one of the forms of teaching and learning in the future and that for this we must all prepare as individuals and as a society in general.

scholarly journals Blended E-Learning Constraints from the Viewpoint of Faculty Members

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zaid Ahmad Abed Alabaddi ◽  
Arwa Hisham Rahahleh ◽  
Majd Mohammad Al-Omoush
Keyword(s):  
Faculty Members ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Introductory Course ◽  
Content Development ◽  
University Support ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Learning Constraints ◽  
The University ◽  
Ministry Of Higher Education

<p>This research aims to identify obstacles ‎ to the use of blended e-learning in Al-Balqa Applied University through the viewpoint of faculty members. This research also aims at finding out the constraints that this type of e-learning and finding appropriate solutions for these constraints in the future. The results of this research will also offer proposals and recommendations that will increase the effectiveness of this type of e-learning. Furthermore, the research also aims to find out the best method of training faculty members on how to use blended e-learning.</p><p>The study used a descriptive analytical through the review of the literature on the subject of the study to determine the factors influencing the phenomenon of study. A questioner was then developed to collect the necessary data. After analysis, the results showed that the constraints relating to the University support cited the most relating to faculty members. This was followed by constraints involving students and finally constraints related to infrastructure were ranked last. Training and workshops were shown to be the best methods to develop skills for e-learning systems for faculty members.</p>One of the main recommendations of this study was there needs to be attractive incentives for faculty members to be motivated and provide introductory course in e-learning for students. and provide adequate support for content development and the involvement of faculty members in designing the content and Exchange of experience between faculty members in the University with the support of the Ministry of higher education, and Increase the number of laboratories dedicated to blended e-learning that is available to students outside lecture times.

scholarly journals Impact of International Coauthorships to A Young Malaysian University Specializing in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 238-243
Author(s):  
Cheng Yee Ng ◽  
Zahiraniza Mustaffa ◽  
Kurian V John
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Citation Count ◽  
Global Dimension ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
The Other ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Internationalization is defined as a process of integrating an international, intercultural, or global dimension into the teaching and learning of education.  International co-authorship in research article is one of the means of collaboration towards internationalization.  This paper investigates the impact of international co-authorship in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) for a specialised young university (<50 years old).  The study focused on approximately 9450 articles and the citations ranging from 2012-2017.  The impact due to annual article publication, annual citation count, most cited article, annual citation per article and the correlation between the publication and citation were analysed. The finding shows that faculty members of the university have been collaborated with authors from 86 countries since 1997, which dominated by Asian institutions.  Amongst, top 30 countries with highest international co-authored publications were identified, which led by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, India, United Kingdom and Japan.  Further in detail, annual citation per article (Cpp) showed that collaborations with European countries e.g. Spain, Netherlands, and Hungry, resulting greater mean Cpp.  On the other hand, the analysis on the cumulative citation trend illustrated that the citation count is proportional to the number of articles.  This study evinced that international co-authorship does show positive impacts to a STEM specialised young university. 

scholarly journals The Degree Represent of the Faculty Members in Official Jordanian Universities for the Human Relation Amongst them (University Collegiality) as a Professional Ethical Behavior

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 209
Author(s):  
Maram Fuad Abu Al-Nadi
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Behavior ◽  
Survey Methodology ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Human Relation ◽  
Academic Rank ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University

This study aims at identifying the degree represent of the faculty members in official Jordanian Universities for the human relation among them (University Collegiality) as a professional ethical behavior, the survey methodology has been used in this study, and developed questionnaire consists of (26) paragraphs, and the tool has been verified its validity and reliability. The study sample consisted of official Jordanian universities’ members represented by the universities of Jordan, Yarmouk and Mutah, a total of (300) member, were selected in a simple random method, and the study concluded the following results:The Arithmetical averages and standard deviations showed that the degree of represent the faculty members in official Jordanian Universities for the human relation among them (University Collegiality) as a professional ethical behavior it was a medium degree.The result showed statistically significant differences at the significance level (p=0.05) in the estimates of the study sample members for the degree represent of the faculty members in official Jordanian Universities for the human relation among them (University Collegiality) as a professional ethical behavior, it referred to gender variable, and it was in favor of males, the results also showed statistically significant differences for the faculty class and it was in favor of sciences faculties, also showed statistically significant differences for the academic rank and it was in favor of associate Professor rank.The study recommended to focus on the subject of the University Collegiality among the faculty members and develop an agreement of the university collegiality in participation of official and unofficial Jordanian universities.

scholarly journals “What About Us?” Exploring What It Means to Be a Management Educator With Asperger’s Syndrome

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Wright ◽  
Gundars Kaupins
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Asperger's Syndrome ◽  
Asperger’S Syndrome ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Institutional Issues ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The University ◽  
Available Information ◽  
Management Educator

Very little is known on the subject of educators with Asperger’s syndrome (AS), and the available information pales in comparison to the enormous literature studying students with AS. While there are many resources for engaging students with AS, and increasing awareness of how AS affects student learning, discussions about the implications for teaching and learning from the instructor’s perspective are much harder to find. In this article, Professor Gundy Kaupins shares his thoughts and experiences related to the issues educators with AS face and offers an alternative lens to see the advantages that having AS can bring to the management education classroom. Professor Kaupins also offers ideas for behavioral solutions and considerations for future research. We finish with a commentary on the individual and institutional issues pertaining to disclosure of “differences” and invisible disability in the university classroom.

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