scholarly journals Scrum Methodology in Higher Education: Innovation in Teaching, Learning and Assessment

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Jurado-Navas ◽  
Rosa Munoz-Luna
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Portfolio ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
English Studies ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Similar Activity ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Education Innovation ◽  
Self Knowledge ◽  
Teaching Learning

The present paper aims to detail the experience developed in a classroom of English Studies from the Spanish University of Málaga, where an alternative project-based learning methodology has been implemented. Such methodology is inspired by scrum sessions widely extended in technological companies where staff members work in teams and are assigned tasks within long-termed projects. Students were initially reluctant and afraid to work in teams but, as the experience advanced, their point of view was changing. Thus they positively stated that this methodology encouraged themselves to participate and to change ideas, with a deeper feeling of empathy, self-organisation and self-knowledge. At the end, most of the students declared they would participate again in a similar activity. Hence, considering the opinions from the students (and also from the teachers), and after observing the whole experience and analyzing the documents generated in an electronic portfolio, we think this method can be considered as a good proposal to accomplish a teaching-learning process of high quality at universities for three main reasons: first, it improves the capacity of using the knowledge in a disciplined, critical and creative way; second, it promotes the coexistence in heterogeneous human groups; and third, it develops the capacity of thinking, living and acting with complete autonomy.

Is Distance Teaching-Learning-Evaluation Triad a Form of Digital Art?

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-19
Author(s):  
Tatiana Antipova ◽  
Ioana Riurean ◽  
Simona Riurean
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
Software Support ◽  
Alternative Teaching ◽  
Evaluation Procedures ◽  
Learning Evaluation ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Computer Knowledge ◽  
Teaching Learning

The pandemic situation at the beginning of March 2020 forced teachers to develop alternative teaching methods, and most important to find the best ways to keep teaching for every student no matter the situation, as for example, the lack of computer knowledge or hardware/software support. Teachers worldwide struggled to support, encourage, find the best ways not only to help students to keep learning but support them emotionally. At the end of the academic year, teachers made efforts to develop fair, appropriate evaluation procedures adapted to distance education. This paper summarizes the Distance Teaching-Learning-Evaluation (DTLE) evolution in Russia and Romania and some methods developed from March to December 2020 to support the educational activity. Some benefits, challenges and difficulties are identified during the same period of time in different DTLE scenarios, from the point of view of teachers and students, as well. Examples of new adapted methods, dedicated to the DTLE scenarios are al-so addressed in this work.

Making Movies and Community of Talent

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1057-1064
Author(s):  
Katsuhiko Hirasawa ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Shop Floor ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Democratic Leadership ◽  
Staff Members

Staff members at a movie company Daiei, known for presumably the world’s best film technology, continued to produce movies for several months even after the company went bankrupt. It was because they desired to make outstanding films. A director can create a high-quality film by combining the skills and ideas of such staff. Akira Kurosawa named the group that could produce excellent works the “Community of Talents”. By using research on a community as a clue, this paper aims to highlight how the “Community of Talents” is organized. First I point out that a “Community of Talents” is formulated primarily by the labor of the staff based on Kumazawa’s “Community on the Shop Floor”. The paper subsequently refers to research by Heinrich Nicklish, a representative researcher on the study of community in Germany, in an attempt to verify that the community is a group of people established on functions. Lastly, the paper explores Guido Fisher’s research to reveal the role of democratic leadership centered on the director who transforms the objectified staff in the organization into an independently-minded presence and help them prove their abilities. The paper continues to emphasize the significance of leadership in the formation of the “Community of Talents”.

Importance of Promoting Metacognitive Awareness at University

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-18
Author(s):  
Masoodi Marjan
Keyword(s):  
Task Performance ◽  
Positive Feedback ◽  
Historical Development ◽  
Metacognitive Strategies ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Metacognitive Awareness ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Self Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Of Learners ◽  
Theoretical Overview

Abstract The aim of this study is to furnish a reliable theoretical overview on metacognitive awareness. This research is carried out to (1) familiarize the researchers with the definition, components and sub-components of metacognitive awareness (2) discuss a brief outline of metacognitive awareness along with its origin and essence from the point of view of its historical development (3) link metacognitive awareness to a number of other constructs, including motivation (4) illustrate the features of self-regulated students and their recruited metacognitive strategies and (5) briefly examine the major challenges in the implementation of metacognitive awareness. In conclusion, this research reveals that the analysis of metacognitive awareness and its components gives rise to a new notion of auto-noetic (self) knowledge of learners through planning, monitoring and reflectively evaluating task performance, and creates higher levels of self-efficacy which provides students with different educational contexts in which they are able to have more self-confidence, get more positive feedback both from an instructor and classmates and cultivate in learners more self-regulatory characteristics that enable them to learn autonomously, be completely equipped with motivation and be welcoming to challenges. The study provides benefits to both learners and educators. Learners can receive guidance on how to foster metacognitive awareness for being more competent learners. Furthermore, it provides meaningful insights for curriculum developers to provide metacognitive awareness-based curricula.

scholarly journals The contribution of the Italian residents in neurology to the COVID-19 crisis: admirable generosity but neurological training remains their priority

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Tassorelli ◽  
Vincenzo Silani ◽  
Alessandro Padovani ◽  
Paolo Barone ◽  
Paolo Calabresi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Training ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Healthcare Management ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Italian Regions ◽  
Training And Research

Abstract Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has severely impacted the Italian healthcare system, underscoring a dramatic shortage of specialized doctors in many disciplines. The situation affected the activity of the residents in neurology, who were also offered the possibility of being formally hired before their training completion. Aims (1) To showcase examples of clinical and research activity of residents in neurology during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy and (2) to illustrate the point of view of Italian residents in neurology about the possibility of being hired before the completion of their residency program. Results Real-life reports from several areas in Lombardia—one of the Italian regions more affected by COVID-19—show that residents in neurology gave an outstanding demonstration of generosity, collaboration, reliability, and adaptation to the changing environment, while continuing their clinical training and research activities. A very small minority of the residents participated in the dedicated selections for being hired before completion of their training program. The large majority of them prioritized their training over the option of earlier employment. Conclusions Italian residents in neurology generously contributed to the healthcare management of the COVID-19 pandemic in many ways, while remaining determined to pursue their training. Neurology is a rapidly evolving clinical field due to continuous diagnostic and therapeutic progress. Stakeholders need to listen to the strong message conveyed by our residents in neurology and endeavor to provide them with the most adequate training, to ensure high quality of care and excellence in research in the future.

Mentoring High-Impact Undergraduate Research Experiences

2022 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-21
Author(s):  
Jessie L. Moore ◽  
Angela Myers ◽  
Hayden McConnell
Keyword(s):  
Research Team ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
High Impact ◽  
English Studies ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
Undergraduate Research Experiences ◽  
One To One

Abstract This article illustrates the Ten Salient Practices of Undergraduate Research Mentors with examples for English studies. The authors include both one-to-one and research-team examples, recognizing that although much English scholarship is solitary, peers and near peers play key roles in high-quality, mentored undergraduate research experiences.

THE ROAD AHEAD TO BETTER MEDICAL CARE FOR CHILDREN

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1950 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 553-556
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Medical Services ◽  
High Quality ◽  
The Road ◽  
Provide Child Care ◽  
Ultimate Objective ◽  
The Many

THE road to better child health has been discussed in relation to the doctor and his training, health services and their distribution. We have dealt with the unavoidable question of costs. Particular attention has been given to some of the advantages and dangers of decentralization of pediatric education and services. Each of the various subjects has been discussed from the point of view of its bearing on the ultimate objective of better health for all children and the steps necessary to attain this goal. Now, we may stand back from the many details of the picture, view the whole objectively and note its most outstanding features. First is the fact that the improvement of child health depends primarily upon better training for all doctors who provide child care, general practitioners as well as specialists. This is the foundation without which the rest of the structure cannot stand. The second dominant fact is the need for extending to outlying and isolated areas the high quality medical care of the medical centers, without at the same time diluting the service or training at the center. The road to better medical care, therefore, begins at the medical center and extends outward through a network of integrated community hospitals and health centers, finally reaching the remote and heretofore isolated areas. Inherent in all medical schools is a unique potential for rendering medical services as well as actually training physicians. The very nature of medical education—whereby doctors in training work under the tutelage of able specialists in the clinic, hospital ward, and out-patient department—provides medical services of high quality to people in the neighboring communities.

Practices and solutions to improve profressional quality for preschool teachers in the organization of music education activities

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-144
Author(s):  
Trang Le Thu
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Education Reform ◽  
Preschool Teachers ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Current Period ◽  
Education Innovation

Teachers are one of the most important factorsin determining the quality of education. In the context of education innovation in recent years improve profressional capacity, major of general teacher and preschool teachers in particular are increasingly interested. In the article, author mentions situation of music education activities program at kindergartens and suggests some solutions to improve quality of music education to foster profressional capacity building bring to preschool education high quality human resources, meeting the requirements of education reform in the current period.

scholarly journals Project Based Learning Activities in Engineering Education

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (S2) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiago Faustino Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Academic Environment ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Master Degree ◽  
Excellent Opportunity ◽  
Teaching Learning

<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-US">In the present work, the author reports examples of his involvement in different teaching/learning methodologies during his five years of the Integrated Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto. The aim is to explain how useful those experiences have been, allowing him to explore many techno-scientific activities within his engineering education while student as well as other <span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">transferable</span> skills and later, up to the present, as a professional in academic environment. The author wishes to underline the excellent opportunity he had to practice reflection processes as an essential methodology of his engineering education.</span>

scholarly journals Project Based Learning (PBL) as a Promising Challenge of Teaching Mathematics

1970 ◽  
pp. 379-409
Author(s):  
Miri Hilai
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Teaching Mathematics ◽  
Mathematical Skills ◽  
The Past ◽  
Innovative Learning ◽  
Different Populations ◽  
Individualized Teaching ◽  
Teaching Learning

Mathematics has always presented a challenge, both for teachers and for pupils, all around the world. Teachers of mathematics of all time periods are interested in having their pupils master the mathematical skills and love math. They deliberate on ways of teaching-learning, because of the tremendous gaps in their pupils’ cognitive abilities and their non-uniform abilities to pay attention and to concentrate. It appears that the main solution in the frontal mathematics lessons is offered to the average pupils, but the main goal is to provide a solution for the entire classroom population. Over the years I have searched for different ways beyond frontal and individualized teaching, so that I could provide a solution for populations with different needs in the mathematics lessons. My search for alternative ways derived also from the need to promote the achievements and to boost the motivation, interest, curiosity, and enjoyment in the learning of mathematics. Contemporary research indicates that there is practical innovative learning which is active and involving; it is called project-based learning (PBL). PBL provides a solution for the improvement of the performances in mathematics, for the motivation of the pupils, and for the inspiration of interest and curiosity in and enjoyment from this field of knowledge. From my experience as a teacher in the past and from the reports of my students in the Gordon Academic College for Education in the PBL course, in such teaching a solution is provided for the different populations in the class. The pupils are engaged in learning in practical and realistic projects that are relevant to their lives. They are more active and autonomous, work cooperatively, and develop patterns of behaviour of independence in learning, self-orientation, and self-regulation. These skills and patterns of behaviour are important to their lives as adults and cultivate the six functions of the learner that are derived from the curriculum in Israel: sensory-motor, self-direction in learning and in its management, intrapersonal and interpersonal, cognitive and meta-cognitive.

scholarly journals ABP para la enseñanza y desarrollo de proyectos tecnológicos interdisciplinares en Arduino [BPL for education and development of interdisciplinary technology projects based in Arduino]

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yair Enrique Rivera Julio ◽  
Luis Gabriel Turizo Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Resource Center ◽  
Building Technology ◽  
Technology Products ◽  
The Social ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Education And Development

El presente trabajo muestra los resultados preliminares del proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje para la generación de proyectos tecnológicos a través de la metodología de Aprendizaje Basado en Problemas (ABP), cuya importancia radica en la formación integral de los estudiantes en las áreas de programación y robótica constituida por una serie de pasos necesarios para una interacción secuencial y significativa que se originan en una simulación de software con arquitecturas open source como centro de aprendizaje didáctico, junto a una lluvia de ideas condicionadas en el aula de clase, diseñada para facilitar el uso de la electrónica en proyectos que permite diseñar prototipos de hardware basados en Arduino antes de ser armados físicamente. Al utilizar la metodología de aprendizajes ABP en la construcción de productos tecnológicos, se toman problemas planteados dentro del contexto social aplicando la enseñanza a través de temas avanzados como la robótica y la programación en sistemas, además de conjugar muchos aspectos dentro del sistema pedagógico en los proyectos tecnológicos a implementar donde se amerita el trabajo colaborativo, que es asumido dentro de sus integrantes como una conjugación de aspectos como la responsabilidad y las decisiones grupales.Palabras Clave: ABP (Aprendizaje Basado en Problemas), Arduino, prototipo, programación robótica.This work shows preliminary results of the PBL methodology in the teaching-learning process for generating Technological Projects, the importance lies in the comprehensive training of students in the areas of robotics and programming consists of a number of steps required for sequential and meaningful interaction originating from a software simulation with open source architectures as a learning resource center, next to brainstorm conditional on the classroom, designed for ease of use electronics technology projects allows us to design hardware prototypes based on Arduino before being physically armed. By using this method of learning in building technology products, problems are taken within the social context applying teaching through advanced topics such as robotics and programming systems, and combine many aspect in the pedagogical system projects implement technology where collaborative work, which is assumed within its members as a combination of aspects such as responsibility and group decisions is warranted.Keywords: PBL (Project Based Learning), Arduino, Prototype, Robotics programming.

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