Innovation in Civic Education

Educators, advocacy groups, and policymakers are mobilizing to strengthen civic education across the nation. These renewed commitments must be designed and implemented in ways that ensure today's graduates are ready to effectively engage in modern civic life. Since civic education is key to effective participation in our democracy, ensuring a quality civic education is also an equity issue. Students must have foundational knowledge about our nation's values and government, effectively evaluate the validity of claims in digital media, take and defend positions across multiple platforms, and leverage technology to inform and mobilize their community around ideas they care about. This chapter explores proven practices in civic education and technology-enhanced instructional approaches that schools can leverage to modernize their civic education programs.

Socialization of new student admissions for an increase in the gross participation rate of universities in Bandar Lampung City

Socialization is a process, in which a new member of society learns the norms and values of which he or she is a member. This socialization is done as a form of effort from universities to be able to provide information about the admission of new students. This aims that information about this can be conveyed properly in accordance with the Mandate of the Ministry of Education and Technology which expects that there is an increase in the Gross Participation Rate (APK) of Higher Education in Indonesia, especially in bandar Lampung City. The low Gross Participation Rate (APK) of Higher Education in Indonesia in 2018 showed a figure of 33.37%. This figure shows the lag when compared to some other communities in ASEAN. Seeing this, Lampung University as one of the universities also organizes socialization of new student admissions every year. The new student admission system is carried out through the test path determined by the Ministry of Education and Technology. In addition, Lampung University also held student admissions through the achievement path as a form of appreciation of Indonesian students who have ability both in the academic and non-academic fields. Socialization of new student admissions of Lampung University to increase the Gross Participation Rate of Universities in Bandar Lampung City is generally done through online and direct socialization on a limited basis while still complying with health protocols. This socialization activity is also continued with evaluation and monitoring so that the activities run well and the desired essence and objectives can be achieved.

Documentário Grafite.mp4: reflexões sobre a interface comunicação educação

A partir das disciplinas Educação e Tecnologia e Narrativa Ficcional e Documentário do Curso de Rádio e Televisão da UFMA, foi elaborado um produto audiovisual que relaciona arte urbana, comunicação e educação. O “documentário grafite.mp4” apresenta o processo de ensino baseado nas experiências de vida advindas dos educadores e educandos através do ato comunicativo, onde a arte urbana funciona como meio de repensar esses processos dentro do espaço escolar. Logo, este presente trabalho busca analisar teoricamente tais atos evidenciados na produção do documentário, traçando caminhos conceituais para compreendê-los, através do tripé teórico comunicação,experiência e educação.Grafitti.mp4 documentary: refletions on the education communication interfaceAbstractFrom the subjects Education and Technology and Fictional Narrative and Documentary of the Radio and Television Course at UFMA, an audiovisual product was made to relate urban art, communication and education. The “grafite.mp4 documentary” presents the teaching process based on life experiences arising from educators and students through the communicative act, where urban art works as ways of rethinking these processes within the school space. Therefore, this present work seeks to theoretically analise such acts evidenced in the production of the documentary, tracing conceptual paths to understand them, through the theoretical tripod communication, education and experience.Keywords: Communication; education; experience; documentary.

Penggunaan Media Laboratorium Virtual PhET Simulation untuk Meningkatkan Pemahaman Konsep Fisika Mahasiswa pada Mata Kuliah Eksperimen Fisika Sekolah

<em>Pelaksanaan pembelajaran di masa pandemi Covid-19 memiliki banyak keterbatasan, antara lain adalah kegiatan kuliah tatap muka serta kegiatan praktikum di laboratorium yang dialihkan ke sistem pembelajaran dalam jaringan. Hal ini mengakibatkan antara lain kemampuan pemahaman konsep mahasiswa dalam pembelajaran fisika menjadi menurun. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah memanfaatkan laboratorium virtual Physic Education and Technology (PhET) simulation sebagai media pembelajaran di masa pandemi Covid-19 sebagai salah satu solusi yang dapat dilakukan dalam upaya untuk meningkatkan pemahaman konsep fisika mahasiswa. Jenis penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan metode eksperimen berbentuk one group pretest-posttest design. Sampel penelitian yaitu mahasiswa Program studi Pendidikan Fisika Tahun Ajaran 2020/2021 sebanyak 26 orang ditentukan dengan teknik purposive sampling. Penelitian ini menggunakan satu kelas untuk diteliti yang diberi perlakuan dengan memanfaatkan laboratorium virtual Physic Education and Technology (PhET) simulation sebagai media pembelajaran. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah soal pemahaman konsep dalam bentuk tes uraian. Pengambilan data dilakukan dua kali yaitu sebelum melakukan treatment (pretest) dan sesudah melakukan treatment (posttest), kemudian untuk mengetahui peningkatan pemahaman konsep fisika mahasiswa dilakukan uji N-gain. Hasil analisis data menunjukkan bahwa peningkatan hasil belajar mahasiswa memperoleh kriteria tinggi dengan skor N-gain sebesar 0,732. Oleh karena itu hasil studi menyatakan bahwa penggunaan laboratorium virtual PhET simulation sebagai media pembelajaran dapat meningkatkan kemampuan pemahaman konsep fisika mahasiswa.</em>