scholarly journals Pair programming: more than just working together in pairs.

2012 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elsa Mentz
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Pair Programming ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Effective Manner ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Improved Learning ◽  
Quality Programming ◽  
Teaching Learning

Pair programming originated in the industry where focus is placed on the development of a programme at the most costand time-effective manner, and within the parameters of quality. In this context, a specific programming code is not developed individually; rather, two people work together in order to ensure a higher quality programming code and to motivate each other to work at a faster pace. The problem with this approach was that novice programmers lacked the social skills to work in pairs as they had not been exposed to this sufficiently at tertiary level. The demand of the industry, especially in terms of programmers needing to be able to programme together, led to the incorporation of pair programming at tertiary level in the late nineties. The pedagogical principles on which any teaching-learning strategy should be built were, however, largely overlooked during this process. This article firstly looks into the semantic and ontological differences between co-operative and collaborative learning and secondly argues that pair programming, within the context of a social constructivist approach to teaching and learning, can be seen as a co-operative teaching-learning strategy. Pair programming is more than just allowing two students to work together on a programming task. The more structured way, in which pair programming needs to be implemented, concur with the principles of co-operative learning. The article concludes that the correct pedagogical application of pair programming as a co-operative teaching-learning strategy in tertiary education will result in improved learning capital.

A blended learning strategy: reimagining the post-Covid-19 architectural education

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naglaa Megahed ◽  
Asmaa Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Delivery Mode ◽  
Instructional Models ◽  
Architecture Education ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Teaching Learning

PurposeThe present work reviews the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on architecture education (AE), with the aim of discussing the interaction and integration of technology-based models.Design/methodology/approachDifferent research methods were used to achieve the research purposes including an online survey, semistructured interviews, observations and reviewing recent literature. The study proposes a theoretical framework to investigate blended learning (BL) approaches in AE, based on the blended teaching–learning continuum, the growth of online delivery mode and technology integration and the gradual responsibility adopted for the current Covid-19 pandemic.FindingsThe study proposes a vision to reimagine post-Covid-19 education and the required BL strategy to provide a theoretical framework that integrates the instructional models required to be investigated by instructors.Research limitations/implicationsThe research findings are based on a theoretical approach not tested practically. A further detailed investigation is required. Thus, the road to reimagining the post-Covid-19 AE is still evolving.Social implicationsAs faculty members, one should take steps toward preparing BL strategies. These strategies present other alternatives to continue teaching and learning while keeping safe in any other emergency in education. In this work, an overview of BL approaches, continuum and related technological and instructional models has been shaped to propose a new vision to post-Covid-19 AE.Originality/valueThis paper responds directly to the initiated call on the pandemic's effect on traditional education by taking a pedagogical perspective. The study presents a holistic BL strategy and proposes a new theoretical and instructional model to design a suitable and balanced BL environment in AE.

A Study on the Effectiveness of a Strategy Based on Cooperative Learning for Science Teaching in Class VII

2021 ◽  
pp. 123-136
Author(s):  
Mary Vineetha Thomas ◽  
R.G Kothari
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Science Teaching ◽  
Education System ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Teaching Strategy ◽  
The Social ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Education Today ◽  
Teaching Learning

Education today needs to be responsive to the diverse needs of our learners in order to make them globally competent. Innovative initiatives need to be brought into the present education system in order to meet the growing demands of our society. Our education system does not function in isolation with our society and so, along with academic aspects, the social aspects of learning too, have to be focussed on. This is possible with quality teaching strategies being introduced in our teaching learning process and one such strategy promoting the same is Cooperative Learning. Cooperative learning involves students working together in small groups to accomplish shared goals. It is widely recognized as a teaching strategy that promotes socialization and learning among students from kindergarten through college and across different subjects and science is no exception. Science enables pupils to be involved in group work where they have the opportunity to share ideas and cooperate with each other in collaborative practical activity. What is needed today is a new wave of educated students ready for modern scientific research, teaching and technological development. With students of diverse abilities and differing rates of learning in our classrooms, it is, therefore, essential for the teacher to have the knowledge of how students learn science and how best to teach. The present study was taken up in this context to find out the effectiveness of cooperative learning strategy in science teaching.

A Discussion With Sandy O’Sullivan About Key Issues for the Australian Indigenous Studies Learning and Teaching Network

2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-57
Author(s):  
Katelyn Barney
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Indigenous Studies ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Important Work ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
The Future ◽  
Key Issues

This article takes the form of an interview with Sandy O’Sullivan, who is a partner on the Australian Indigenous Studies Learning and Teaching Network, about key issues that have arisen through Network discussions. She is a Wiradjuri woman and a Senior Aboriginal researcher at the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education. O’Sullivan emphasises the strengths of the Network and difficulties the Network participants have had in defining ‘Indigenous Studies’. She also discusses the important work for the Network to do into the future, to continue to strengthen relationships between educators and improve teaching and learning of Indigenous Studies at tertiary level.

Instructional Dynamic and Flexible Strategy

2014 ◽  
pp. 49-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Railean
Keyword(s):  
Critical Pedagogy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Cognitive Activity ◽  
New Learning ◽  
Changing Roles ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Educational Ideal

Globalization, Anthropology, and Existentialism (GAE) is a philosophical paradigm of PreK–12 education that adds value to a new educational ideal: professionalism, planetary thinking, and cultural pluralism. Critical pedagogy constitutes a part of this philosophy, which describes the interdependencies between teaching, learning, and environmental assessment. By comparing the Freirean approach to the affordance of new educational technologies in everyday classrooms, the authors propose an instructional dynamic and a flexible strategy. Such a strategy proves the changing roles of teacher and learner during the learning process. This chapter aims to describe the instructional dynamic and flexible strategy as integral to teaching and learning and to evaluation methods that engage learners in classroom cognitive activity. The objective of the chapter is to investigate the transition from algorithmic to empirical methods, encouraged by the increasing role of self-regulation techniques. This presents insights into the perceived significance of the new learning strategy.

scholarly journals Model Servqual Rule Base Asean University Network untuk Penilaian Kualitas Program Studi

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Esti Wijayanti ◽  
Farikhin Farikhin ◽  
Rachmat Gernowo
Keyword(s):  
Staff Development ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
Rule Base ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Research Outcome ◽  
Teaching Learning

As well known that AUN (Asean University Network.AUN) and ABET (Accreditation Boardb for Enginnering and Technology) are non-profit organitatinon which have. AUN (Asean University Network) were using variable with refer to AUN’s criteria’s there consist of fifteen which are: Expected Learning Outcomes, Programme Specification, Programme Structure and Content, Teaching and Learning Strategy, Student Assessment, Academic Staff Quality, Support Staff Quality, Student Quality, Student Advice and Support, Facilities and Infrastructure, Quality Assurance of Teaching/Learning Process, Staff Development Activities, Stakeholders Feedback, Output, Stakeholders Satisfaction,and adopted score's scale 7. In there here, we discuss the fifteen AUN’s of AUN in the criterias. There servqual of as can be into five dimensions, assurance, empathy, responsive, reliability and facilty in order to make the assessment's process easier. This research outcome indicated that this proposed method can be used to evaluate an education program. The validation result by using AUN's data and the analysis of servqual rule base Asean University Network almost have the same pattern with correlation value is 0,985 and this is can be accepted because its validity have reach 97%.

“EE in Cyberspace, Why Not?” Teaching, Learning and Researching Tertiary Pre-Service and In-Service Teacher Environmental Education Online

2008 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 11-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilary Whitehouse
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Tertiary Sector ◽  
Learning Space ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Online Study ◽  
Teaching Learning

AbstractInformation communication technologies (ICTs) have the potential to enable intending and in-service teachers in regional, rural and remote regions greater access to tertiary education. This paper describes how a fourth year environmental education subject has been successfully delivered wholly online for several years and how pre-service and in-service teachers have responded to learning through an online platform. Research indicates the necessity to create a social learning space in cyberspace to support learning; as well as the importance of building flexible learning opportunities and offline assessment tasks to generate meaningful learning experiences related to local places. Teaching environmental education online may initially create the dilemma of how to engage meaningfully with place-based learning through the no-place of cyberspace. However, carefully designed, online learning can and does support positive learning outcomes. While there are limitations to online study, well-conceived, web-based delivery is certainly no barrier to teaching and learning environmental education in the tertiary sector.

scholarly journals LEARNING COMMUNITY AS STRATEGY IN IMPROVING STUDENTS’ SPEAKING SKILL

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-157
Author(s):  
Syarfuni
Keyword(s):  
Learning Community ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
Model Learning ◽  
Learning Group ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Contextual Teaching ◽  
Teaching Learning

The goal of this writing is to explore the learning speaking through learning community. Learning community is of element of contextual teaching and learning. Contextual teaching and learning (CTL) is approaches to be most effective in student learning, teachers must plan, implement, reflect upon, and revise lessons. Such plans are based on CTL principles and approaches that require teachers to serve in the following roles: facilitator, organizer of the teaching/learning/assessment process, role model, learning mentor, content specialist, and knowledge dispenser. A learning community is a model of teaching and learning that has been consistently shown to improve students’ speaking. The reason why learning community can enhance the students’ in expressing idea because it has the meaning as follows: 1).Group of learning which communicate to share the idea and experience, 2).Working together to solve the problem and 3).The responsibility of each member of learning group.

scholarly journals JIGSAW COOPERATIVE LEARNING: A VIABLE TEACHING LEARNING STRATEGY IN AYURVEDA

AYUSHDHARA ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 69-73
Author(s):  
Deepali Agrawal ◽  
Neeta Shekokar
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Innovative Method ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Base Method ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Jigsaw Technique ◽  
Day By Day

Teaching and learning are two important pillars in medical education. In lecture base method teachers mere transform all his information about a subject to students, but day by day this method is getting bored. It discourages everyone. Every student doesn’t take part in this type of teaching. Cooperative learning considered as one of the greatest innovative method in teaching. Jigsaw is one of the strategies of cooperative learning. It is successfully used in other faculty to improve education from 1st standard to graduate level but till it is not used in Ayurveda field so the present study was conducted to compare effectiveness of Jigsaw technique with lecture technique for Ayurveda students. Method: A pre-test was performed on the students to ensure their knowledge about that subject. Then relevant topics i.e., Shatkriyakala (first subject) and Nidanpanchak (second subject) were presented to the two groups using mentioned methods. And a post-test was used to measure their learning and assessed it’s satisfactory or not by unpaired t test. Results: More than 90% of the participants agreed with all the items that assessed their satisfaction with what they learnt by using JIGSAW. Conclusion: Cooperative learning for teaching learning process is more effective and satisfactory.

scholarly journals TEACHING AND LEARNING IN LARGE CLASSES: A CASE STUDY AT UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA

2008 ◽  
pp. 91-107
Author(s):  
Deepti Garg ◽  
Marilyn B. Lee ◽  
George Anderson ◽  
O.T. Eyotayo ◽  
A. Ayo
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Instrumental Method ◽  
Learning Abilities ◽  
Large Classes ◽  
University Of Botswana ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Teaching Learning

Teaching large classes (>100 students) is a challenge. This study explored various instructional methods to determine which were most effective for large classes and developed guidelines for engaging students in learning in skills courses. A quasi-experimental design study with a control and treatment groups was conducted. The treatment group participated in a teaching learning strategy, which was designed to stimulate engagement of students through active and collaborative learning. These activities were developed based on the anecdotal accounts in the literature and consisted of Written Ground Rules for the course and in-class activities. The data analysis indicated that the teaching strategies used with the treatment group made a difference in the area of student satisfaction, assessment, learning abilities, development and practical application of computer and information skills and use of online tools. The study validated the effectiveness of this instrumental method in large class. Findings from the student satisfaction element of the study are reported in this paper. The study findings indicate that student engagement and deep learning is achieved through an active and collaborative approach that requires the student to engage with the subject of study.

scholarly journals Applications for virtual reality experiences in tertiary education

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghaith Zakaria ◽  
Sonia Wilkie
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Virtual And Augmented Reality ◽  
Virtual Experiences ◽  
Authentic Learning Experiences

Providing authentic learning experiences is a stellar teaching and learning strategy to prepare students for their future careers. They cultivate and enhance students learning by providing hands- on, experiential learning opportunities. However, incorporating such activities can be challenging, logistically complicated and may encapsulate hazardous situations and safety concerns. When these challenges arise, Virtual and Augmented Reality can offer learning experiences to supplement the curriculum, and optimise the valuable time spent on location. This paper provides an overview of different pedagogical applications to incorporate virtual experiences, namely Virtual experiences to supplement and optimise real-world experiences; Simulations and virtual tours for inaccessible or remote locations; First-person point-of-view; and Virtual scenarios for dangerous situations, which is supported with examples of activities used in higher education.

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