scholarly journals Raising Awareness of Research Ethics in SoTL: The Role of Educational Developers

Author(s):  
Denise Stockley ◽  
Laura-Lee Balkwill

Does the subject of research ethics take you by surprise? Does it make you somewhat uncomfortable? Does it seem to have nothing to do with your research or your practice? These are the attitudes we have encountered about research ethics among some SoTL researchers at workshops and conferences. In many cases, these researchers had conducted research that should have undergone research ethics board (REB) review, but did not; that should have included a consent process for the use of student data or previous work, but did not; or that started out as program evaluation and became research without meeting the criteria of ethically acceptable research conduct. In this essay, we will argue that familiarity with our national research ethics Policy: The Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans, 2nd edition (TCPS 2) and how it applies to SoTL, is essential for researchers and for educational developers. We will propose a role for Centre of Teaching and Learning staff in raising awareness of TCPS 2 and we will dispel some of the most common myths and misconceptions that abound regarding SoTL and research ethics. Le sujet de l’éthique de la recherche vous surprend-il? Vous rend-il quelque peu mal à l’aise? Semble-t-il ne rien avoir à faire avec votre recherche ou votre pratique? Ce sont des attitudes que nous avons rencontrées quant à l’éthique de la recherche chez certains chercheurs en ACEA dans des ateliers et des conférences. Dans de nombreux cas, les chercheurs ont effectué des recherches qui auraient dû être examinées par les conseils d’éthique en recherche, mais qui ne l’ont pas été; qui auraient dû comprendre un processus de consentement pour l’utilisation de données sur les étudiants ou de travaux antérieurs et pour lesquelles mais ils n’en ont pas, ou qui ont commencé par être une évaluation de programme et qui sont devenues une recherche sans toutefois respecter les critères relatifs à la conduite d’une recherche éthiquement acceptable. Dans cet essai, nous expliquons que la connaissance de notre politique nationale d’éthique en matière de recherche : l’Énoncé de politique des trois Conseils : Éthique de la recherche avec des êtres humains 2e édition (EPTC 2), est essentielle et nous montrons en quoi elle s’applique à l’ACEA. Nous proposons un rôle pour le personnel du Centre d’enseignement et d’apprentissage afin de mieux faire connaître l’EPTC 2 et dissipons les mythes et idées erronées les plus courants qui abondent concernant l’ACEA et l’éthique de la recherche.

Author(s):  
Michelle K McGinn

Despite now long-standing recognition of the value and importance of the scholarship of teaching and learning, questions continue to be raised about how to satisfy the hybrid responsibilities of teaching and research. The key message of this paper is that instructor-researchers, educational developers, and research ethics personnel should consider two key guidance documents in tandem: the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education’s statement on Ethical Principles in University Teaching (Murray, Gillese, Lennon, Mercer, & Robinson, 1996) and the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, & Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 2014). Together these documents provide much needed guidance for teaching and researching ethically. Bien que la valeur et l’importance de l’avancement des connaissances en enseignement et en apprentissage soient reconnues depuis longtemps, on continue à se poser des questions pour savoir comment satisfaire les doubles responsabilités d’enseignement et de recherche. Le message principal de cet article est que les instructeurs-chercheurs, les conseillers pédagogiques et le personnel d’éthique de la recherche devraient prendre en considération deux documents principaux d’orientation en tandem : la déclaration de la Société pour l’avancement de la pédagogie dans l’enseignement supérieur sur les « Principes éthiques dans l’enseignement universitaire » (Ethical Principles in University Teaching - Murray, Gillese, Lennon, Mercer, & Robinson, 1996) et « Énoncé de politique des trois Conseils : Éthique de la recherche avec des êtres humains » (Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada, Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada, & Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada, 2014). Ensemble, ces documents fournissent une orientation utile pour enseigner et mener des recherches de manière éthique.


2016 ◽  
pp. 33-50
Author(s):  
Pier Giuseppe Rossi

The subject of alignment is not new to the world of education. Today however, it has come to mean different things and to have a heuristic value in education according to research in different areas, not least for neuroscience, and to attention to skills and to the alternation framework.This paper, after looking at the classic references that already attributed an important role to alignment in education processes, looks at the strategic role of alignment in the current context, outlining the shared construction processes and focusing on some of the ways in which this is put into effect.Alignment is part of a participatory, enactive approach that gives a central role to the interaction between teaching and learning, avoiding the limits of behaviourism, which has a greater bias towards teaching, and cognitivism/constructivism, which focus their attention on learning and in any case, on that which separates a teacher preparing the environment and a student working in it.


2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Long ◽  
Tim Dunne

In this article we explore approaches to curriculum in the primary school in order to map and manage the omissions implicit in the current unfolding of the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement for mathematics. The focus of school-based research has been on curriculum coverage and cognitive depth. To address the challenges of teaching mathematics from the perspective of the learner, we ask whether the learners engage with the subject in such a way that they build foundations for more advanced mathematics. We firstly discuss three approaches that inform the teaching of mathematics in the primary school and which may be taken singly or in conjunction into organising the curriculum: the topics approach, the process approach, and the conceptual fields approach. Each of the approaches is described and evaluated by presenting both their advantages and disadvantages. We then expand on the conceptual fields approach by means of an illustrative example. The planning of an instructional design integrates both a topics and a process approach into a conceptual fields approach. To address conceptual depth within this approach, we draw on five dimensions required for understanding a mathematical concept. In conclusion, we reflect on an approach to curriculum development that draws on the integrated theory of conceptual fields to support teachers and learners in the quest for improved teaching and learning.


2016 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 57-78
Author(s):  
Patrycja Kanafocka

Przedmiotem przedstawianego tekstu jest działalność poznańskiego kontrwywiadu w uświadomieniu zagrożenia szpiegostwem ludności cywilnej na terenie województwa poznańskiego, a także rola, jaką odegrała prasa Poznańskiego w realizacji tego zadania. Temat szpiegostwa w prasie wielkopolskiej był niewątpliwie jednym z najczęściej poruszanych w okresie II Rzeczypospolitej. Na jego popularność wpływało nie tylko szerokie zainteresowanie czytelników. Rozrastający się rynek prasowy i coraz większa konkurencja na nim powodowały, że konieczność zdobycia uwagi czytelników wymuszała koncentrację na tematach wzbudzających zainteresowanie. Zamieszczano nawet krótkie, a niepozbawione sensacyjnych wątków informacje o aresztowaniach czy podejrzeniach o szpiegostwo. Odrębną zupełnie kwestią była współpraca prasy z poznańską „Dwójką”, która, dopuszczając zamieszczanie artykułów o szpiegach i szpiegostwie, prowadziła akcję uświadamiania obywateli o grożącym im niebezpieczeństwie. Symbioza prasy i służb specjalnych przyniosła równe korzyści obydwu stronom. Dla prasy zamieszczanie interesujących opinię publiczną informacji przekładało się na liczbę czytelników i nakład, a co za tym idzie także na zysk. Służby specjalne realizowały poprzez prasę swoje cele. Edukowanie społeczeństwa było tylko jednym z nich, ważniejsze z perspektywy realizowania operacji było odwrócenie uwagi od przeprowadzanych działań kontrwywiadowczych i kierowanie jej w stronę działalności obcych służb. Spies and espionage in the Poznań press in the period 1918–1939 The subject of the article is the operation of counterintelligence in Poznań and its role in raising awareness of the danger of espionage among civilians in the Poznań region, as well as the role of Poznań press in fulfilling this task. The subject of espionage was undoubtedly one of the most frequently discussed in the Greater Poland press in the period of the Second Polish Republic. The reasons for its popularity lay not only in avid interest it aroused among the readers. The expanding press market and growing competition meant that newspapers had to draw readers’ attentions by concentrating on those subjects which the public found interesting. No matter how short the pieces information about the arrests or the suspicion of espionage were, their sensational character meant they were published. The cooperation between the press and the Poznań counterintelligence which, by allowing the press to publish articles on spies and espionage, raised awareness among the citizens on the possible dangers, is a whole separate issue. The collaboration between the press and special services was mutually beneficial. The press printed articles that were interesting from the point of view of the public, which was then reflected in the number of readers and circulation, as well as financial profit. Special services achieved their own goals. Educating the society was only one of them. From the point of view of their operations, drawing attention away from the activity of counterintelligence and towards the operation of foreign services remained more important.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 10-17
Author(s):  
Meliana Wulandari Meliana Wulandari ◽  
Mujiyem Sapti ◽  
Rintis Rizkia Pangestika

This research is entitled to describe the mathematics online learning for grades IV of Muhammadiyah Islamic Elemetary School of Krendetan. This research requires some sources such as the school principal, the classroom teachers, and the student guardians. The research design uses qualitative research design. The study collects data by using direct research, data from sources, and real evidence. The instruments in this study included: observation sheets, interview guides, and documentation checklists. The results of this study indicate that (1) there is a principal's policy in mathematics online learning for grade IV of Muhammadiyah Islamic Elemetary School of Krendetan. He has an important policy in implementing Mathematics online learning. The school principal conducts some socializations to the school association, the principal and the curriculum team to arrange learning tools such as lesson plans, syllabus, annual program, and semester program. (2) There is a role of the teacher in implementing mathematics online learning. The teacher’s role is like preparing learning tools such as lesson plans, syllabus, annual program, and semester program. The teaching and learning process starts from 07.00 a.m to 12.00 a.m. the stes are first, filling out forums for student absences and the teacher provides learning videos that contain materials and assignments that students must do. After completing the assignment, the students can collect but the teacher also provides a collection limit which is until 21.00 a,m. The assignment is given by the teacher by knowing the ability of students to solve problems according to how it works. (3) There is a role of the student’s guardian in implementing mathematics online learning. The implementation of mathematics online learning for grade IV is carried out from 07.00 a.m to 12.00 a.m by filling in the student attedance list and the teacher send the subject matter in the form of a video to be listened. After listening, the students then do the assignments given by the teacher. After completing the assignmnet, the students send assignments along with photos of students while studying.


2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 485-499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Risager

Language teaching and learning has many different cultural dimensions, and over the years more and more of these have been the subject of research. The first dimension to be explored was that of content: the images of target language countries and the world that were offered in textbooks and presented in class. The next dimension was that of the learner: the (inter)cultural learning, competence and identity of the learner or subject. The next dimension was context: the situation and role of language teaching and learning in society and in the world.


Author(s):  
Amélia Caldeira ◽  
S. O. Lopes ◽  
Isabel Perdigão Figueiredo ◽  
Alexandra R. Costa

Technology plays an important role in everyday life and can be used in education. Video is a source of material that can play an important role in the teaching and learning field. Using videos engages students, aids student retention of knowledge, motivates interest in the subject matter, and illustrates the relevance of many concepts. In this chapter, the authors describe two teaching experiences involving videos, where the students made a video about solving a concrete mathematical problem. In this video, the students should explain the problem resolution to their colleagues (playing the role of teacher). The results of the impact of this kind of project in the students' motivation are also presented.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Colin Borg

Abstract Objective: The aim of this paper is to analyse the extent of student involvement in higher education governance by considering Malta as a case study. When analysing participation within institutions, two main players are involved: students and staff. Methodology: The author uses a hybrid of methodological tools to analyse the subject matter. A review of the existing literature is compounded with document analysis and the collection of unpublished institutional data. Findings: Student participation in the governance of higher education institutions (HEIs) is becoming a pressing reality. Students, who are the institutional clients, are a crucial key player in the manner in which HEIs are governed and managed. Therefore, HEIs have an interest in ensuring effective student participation. Various mechanisms are available and student participation is not always at an optimum level. Value Added: This paper analyse in detail two main mechanisms of student participation: elections and academic feedback. A qualitative analysis is provided in order to measure the extent of participation. Elections are an important tool to elect student representatives while study-unit and course feedback provide valuable information to improve teaching and learning. Recommendations: Further research is required in order to determine the quality of student participation in academic boards and committees. Therefore, the quantitative analysis is to be embraced with qualitative data. Furthermore, HEIs are to study ways in which they can create more participatory tools within their complex governing arrangements. The issue of involving more established student societies, which are not intrinsically part of the governing structures, is also essential.


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-69
Author(s):  
Martha Mbindi

The success of learning objectives is determined by many factors including the factor of the teacher in implementing the teaching and learning process, because the teacher can directly influence, foster and improve student intelligence and skills. To overcome the above problems and to achieve educational goals to the fullest, the role of the teacher is very important and it is hoped that the teacher has a way / model of teaching that is good and able to choose the right learning model and in accordance with the concepts of the subject to be delivered. The problems that want to be studied in this study are: (a) How is the improvement of student learning achievement by applying the demonstration learning method? (b) What is the effect of demonstration learning methods on student motivation?


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-62
Author(s):  
Paul Goldschagg ◽  
Di Wilmot

This article presents the findings of the initial phase of an ongoing exploratory study that responds to a national imperative, to create teacher-initiated professional learning communities (PLCs), to improve the professionalism and capabilities of South African teachers. The overarching goal of the study is to understand how an emergent PLC in the form of an online Google Group for South African geography educators may enhance geography education and teacher professional development. The contributions made to the Southern African Geography Teachers Network Google Group over a six-month period were analysed and categorized according to themes and topics in the Grade 10, 11 and 12 Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) curriculum. The findings, in shedding as they do, light on the curriculum sections receiving the most and least contributions, raise more questions than they provide answers. Areas requiring further research are identified. Our main contention is that the emergent PLC enabled through the Google Group offers exciting possibilities for teacher professional learning. As a bottom-up, online, easily accessible initiative, unrestricted by time or place constraints and with a growing membership, it may play an important role in enhancing the quality of teaching and learning in South African school geography.


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