scholarly journals Happy Schools: Perspectives and Matters of Organization-Pedagogy in School’s Building and Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 92
Author(s):  
Phạm Minh Giản ◽  
Đặng Quốc Bảo ◽  
Tăng Thái Thụy Ngân Tâm ◽  
Phạm Văn Tặc
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Teaching And Learning Environment ◽  
The World ◽  
School Innovation ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Cultural Leaders

Building “happy schools” has been one of the key concerns by many countries in recent years with an aim to create a friendly, safe, and happy teaching and learning environment so that teachers and students can have more motivation in improving their teaching and learning achievements, thus bringing forth more happiness to the involved individuals and organizations. The article introduces the concept of a “happy school”, outlined the perspectives on building happy schools by the world and Vietnamese political, cultural leaders, educational researchers as well as organizations so that they can be applied in the process of educational innovation. Thereby, the authors identify the key elements and criteria for such a “happy school” model, clarify the roles of the schools’ headmasters as well as summarize a set of ten messages for a happy school to prepare under the current situation of school innovation.

scholarly journals Model for Mathematics Teachers Development

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Evans Atteh ◽  
Emmanuel Appoh Andam
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning Environment ◽  
Step Model ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Effective Teaching And Learning

This paper identifies 3 – step model that can be adopted by every mathematics teacher and various training settings to effectively move teaching towards an active learning environment. This model which is built upon existing ideas proposed over the years in education and best practices concerning cognitive development and effective teaching and learning environment tends to equip teachers with very useful skills for classroom instructions. Ultimately, this model can aid teachers to move teaching and learning towards an active learning environment which is more effective and enjoyable for teachers and students for learning.

scholarly journals Why Web-Conferencing Matters: Rescuing Education in the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Surattana Adipat
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Field Trips ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Physical Interaction ◽  
Web Conferencing ◽  
Teaching And Learning Environment ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Learning Institutions

Physical interaction between humans has steadily decreased over the past year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the adoption of e-conferencing has seen a huge increase in conducting business globally and technologically mediated interactions are now the order of the day—the new normal. The virtualization of meetings promotes collaboration among colleagues, target markets, associates, teachers, and students working towards the organization’s objectives. Using web conferencing in learning meets the primary goal of both educators and students. It facilitates the creation of the best learning environment for students and aids in the realization of a balance between life and teaching duties for educators. Through web conferencing, higher learning institutions have the ability to capitalize on the available technologies to expand access to instructors online while also creating new experiences in the teaching and learning environment. The elimination of the need to travel for students’ field trips has also been realized due to technological advances, and virtual tours have replaced these trips. A descriptive approach is adopted for the study, and it relies on information from peer-reviewed journals. Drawing from the literature review, the study first identifies web-conferencing in various facets of education. Secondly, it discusses web-conferencing adoption and its influence on teaching and learning. Third, a discussion on the importance and benefits as well as disadvantages of web-conferencing is outlined. Fourth, the study exemplifies two web-conferencing platforms: Zoom and Google Meet. The study further discusses the future of adopting web-conferencing in education.

scholarly journals Model for Implementing Cooperative Learning in a Mathematics Classroom

2020 ◽  
pp. 14-19
Author(s):  
Evans Atteh ◽  
Augustine Boadi ◽  
Emmanuel Appoh Andam
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Mathematics Classroom ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Teaching And Learning Environment ◽  
Step Model ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Effective Teaching And Learning

This paper identifies 5-step model that can be adopted or implemented by every mathematics teacher and various training settings to effectively move teaching and learning towards an active cooperative learning environment. This model is built upon existing ideas proposed over the years by scholars in education and best practices concerning effective teaching and learning environment which tends to equip teachers with very useful skills and guidelines for classroom instructions concerning cooperative learning approach. Consequently, this model can assist instructors to move teaching and learning towards an active cooperative learning environment which has been proven as more effective and enjoyable for teachers and students for learning.

scholarly journals A Study on Implication of Prototype Theory in English Vocabulary Teaching

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 133
Author(s):  
Hongmei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
International Communication ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Prototype Theory ◽  
English Learning ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Cognitive Mechanism ◽  
Teachers And Students

Nowadays, English plays an increasingly important role in international communication. Vocabulary plays the important role in the process of English learning and teaching. Although the significance of the vocabulary teaching and learning have been noticed by the teachers and students, the current situation of English vocabulary teaching and learning is not satisfactory in most Chinese schools. This paper applies the prototype theory and other related theories, which contains the three levels of categorization and two cognitive mechanism, to vocabulary teaching and learning. The paper aims at exploring the implications that prototype theory indicates in English vocabulary teaching and learning, finding out the crux of English vocabulary teaching and learning. Teachers need to consciously foster students’ metaphorical and metonymical awareness when teaching vocabulary.

scholarly journals Challenges of Peer Assisted Learning in online clinical skills training of Ophthalmology module

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumera Nisar ◽  
Usman Mahboob ◽  
Rehan Ahmed Khan ◽  
Durraiz Rehman
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Peer Assisted Learning ◽  
Clinical Skills Training ◽  
The World

Abstract Background In recent days when mankind is passing through the difficult times of COVID-19 pandemic with lock down, almost all over the world, online communication has taken over the world. Overburdened physicians in this pandemic cannot get enough time to teach clinical skills online to the students. Also, due to student’s safety issues, the students cannot attend the clinics. Therefore, in this scenario online PAL sessions for clinical skill teaching and learning can be an effective alternative for undergraduate medical students. The academic limitations caused by the COVID-19 related lockdown however can have a pleasurable outcome if certain challenges, related to online PAL, are overcome. Therefore, the present study aims to identify the challenges of Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) sessions during online clinical skills training in Ophthalmology module of undergraduate medical students.MethodologyThis qualitative exploratory study, utilizing online focus group discussions to explore the challenges of online PAL in training and learning of clinical skills was carried at Ophthalmology department of Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah; Saudi Arabia. Ethical approval was taken from the college and purposive convenient sampling technique was used to collect data. Data was transcribed and analyzed by using thematic analysisResultsThe study identified six themes for argument and classified into further smaller subthemes. The subthemes derived from the collected data were organized under major themes; infrastructure, learning environment, psychological problems, interaction deficit, learning desires and desire for feedback on performance. In our study, major challenge faced by the medical student during online PAL sessions was infrastructure in terms of network connection, scheduling, timing of the session which overpowered by other challenges of online PAL. Unprofessional learning environment, psychological problems in terms of behavioral issues and personality changes, interaction deficit with peers, tutor and patient, learning desires and desire for feedback on performance were the other important challenges faced by the students. ConclusionThe challenges explored by our study can be used by the medical educators to incorporate online PAL as an effective, efficient and alternative teaching and learning modality in the curriculum especially in compromised circumstances like current COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals A Foucauldian Discourse Analysis of an Engineering Programme

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Craig Watterson
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Complex Situation ◽  
Teaching And Learning Environment

<p>The extensive literature relating to student barriers within the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields and, in particular, engineering education illustrates that STEM education has a widespread problem in retaining students. A plethora of studies have concentrated on placing the student at the centre of the problem – for example by focusing on student academic ability, work habits and social background. By analysing staff interviews, and investigating pertinent factors from the surrounding institutional, cultural and social environment, I shift the focus away from the phenomenological experience of individuals to examine the way power relations affect the teaching and learning environment. Foucauldian Discourse Analysis (FDA) offers a theoretical and methodological basis for critically exploring networks of power, through the investigation of discourse and can provide insights into the complex situation in the School of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS).  I use FDA to ask: how is power experienced and manifested by lecturers in the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (BE) first-year teaching and learning environment at Victoria University of Wellington (VUW), New Zealand. I do this by analysing transcripts of interviews with teaching staff, as well as ECS, University, and Government documentation. By adopting an FDA approach to lecturers’ experiences of power, situated in the New Zealand neoliberal educational context, I aim to identify issues that impact the teaching and learning environment. These include academic practices relating to Government and University pressure to increase engineering student recruitment and retention numbers, an academically diverse incoming student cohort, course design, teaching and research. From a Foucauldian perspective, the New Zealand Government, the University, its lecturers, and students are all part of an educational setting comprising a complex network of power relationships active in the operation of the teaching and learning environment.  By placing lecturers at the epicentre of the situation and by understanding how lecturers both experience and exercise power in the teaching-learning environment, the issue of student retention may be re-framed. This study offers a unique perspective from which we can assess these problematic experiences at the source, whether that be at government, institution, department, teacher or learner level. As such, by exploring the operation of power, this thesis explores an important aspect of the retention problem which has never been fully investigated in NZ engineering education.</p>

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