Dieter Eckstein, 1939-2021 and his rich legacy of dendrochronology in Slovenia and the world

Prof. Dr. Dieter Eckstein (1939-2021) was a leading scientist, teacher, mentor, leader, promoter and motivatorin the field of dendrochronology and wood biology. After graduating in wood science and receiving a PhD indendrochronology, he was professor of wood biology at the University of Hamburg. From 1995-2004, he was Director of the Department of Wood Biology, University of Hamburg, and of the Institute of Wood Biology and Wood Protection at the Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products in Hamburg, Germany. His work had a decisive influence on the development of wood anatomy, wood biology and dendrochronology and his laboratory was a reference point for dendrochronology worldwide. He supported dendrochronologists throughout Europe and around the world in their pioneering work to establish dendrochronology laboratories and develop dendrochronology in numerous countries, including Slovenia.

EVALUATION OF TEACHING SKILL PRACTICE PROGRAMS, IN THE STATE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTION JAKARTA

The purpose of this study is to describe the Program Practice Skills Teaching (PKM/ Praktik Keterampilan Mengajar) in semester 106, at the Educational Development Institute State University of Jakarta. The evaluation model used in this study is a formative and summative evaluation model developed by Michele Shriven. Formative evaluation is carried out during the program to provide information to the program leader as program improvement materials. While the summative evaluation is done at the end of the program. This research use evaluation analysis with qualitative and quantitative approach. How to collect data on this evaluation research is using techniques observation, questionnaires, interviews, and documentation. The results showed that in the formative evaluation, it can be seen that in general the process of Program PKM was by existing guidelines. So can be maintained the existence of the PKM Program. While the results of the summative evaluation showed that the PKM Program, in the high category, is based on the value of the minimum PKM Program participants B provided by the teacher mentor and lecturer mentor of the final exam.

Student questionnaire as assessment of quality monitoring of e-learning in medical education

The aim of the work is a comprehensive assessment of the teaching quality at the Department of Internal Medicine №1 of the Poltava State Medical University. The assessment of monitoring was an anonymous online survey of VI year education medical students that was trained at the modules “Current practice of internal medicine” and “Emergency conditions in the clinic of Internal Medicine” in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was shown that, despite the greatest difficulty of the “Cardiology” and “Hematology” cycles, the overall assessment of the teaching availability for all cycles was 4,16±0,416 points and the value of any cycle was not lower than 4 (5-point system). Given the conditions of distance learning in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 the average score of student satisfaction with the skills acquired was 3.59 ± 0.593. Students noted that the most difficult mastering practical skills were on the “Emergency” (16.14%) and “Cardiology” (15.18%) cycles. This indicates that any cases, situational tasks, demonstration videos can’t replace live communication with the patient, under the guidance of a teacher-mentor, work with modern equipment and simulators. These results reflect that students need bedside teaching activities on patients’ experiences with teacher-mentor. A targeted approach to teaching and evaluating the learning process encourages feedback from students to improve the quality of educational services. Thus, the data allow us to analyze the effectiveness of distance educational quality using anonymous questionnaires, to get feedback and respond to the identified shortcomings.

Conjuring Barbara

This personal essay remembers the filmmaker's encounters with Barbara Hammer as teacher, mentor, and friend. It traces the production of So Many Ideas Impossible to Do All (dir. Mark Street and Barbara Hammer, US, 2019), a film that considers Hammer's epistolary relationship with the poet Jane Brakhage.

Dr. Richard C. Nelson: A Water Tower Remembrance

The author recalls his initial introduction to the field of biomechanics in the Penn State Biomechanics Laboratory, known as the Water Tower, and its positive and profound effect on his lifetime career. Under the directorship of Dr. Richard Nelson, Penn State’s biomechanics program provided the author with a variety of both professional and personal learning opportunities. The author credits these experiences as having a direct relationship to his successful development as teacher, mentor, and researcher.

The model of transition to dual pedagogical education in higher education

Introduction. Dual education is an integrative characteristic of practiceoriented education system. Dual education implies practical training on the basis of employing organizations. The authors did not aim to develop a model of dual teacher education as a whole. The aim of the article is to study the experience and describe the model of transition to dual pedagogical education through networking of educational organizations of different levels. Materials and methods: theoretical (analysis of scientific- methodological and normative-advisory literature, study of experience of higher educational institutions), empirical (observation). As a result, the necessity of introducing dual education in higher education was studied and theoretically substantiated; the principles and requirements of transition to dual pedagogical education were identified; the recommendations on updating the content of work programs from the position of increasing the proportion of practical activity of students in employing organizations were developed. The organization of dual education implies social and professional cooperation of regional authorities, specialized organizations and higher education organization. In addition to serious structural changes in the regulatory and legal field, documentation accompanying the implementation of the educational process, dual education implies the development of financial mechanisms of students' remuneration. The author does not touch upon the financial side of the issue in question, it is about the model of transition to the duality of pedagogical education. The content of methodological disciplines is mastered by students on the basis of the employing organization. Cooperation agreements are signed: with the representative of the employer, student and higher education organization, which stipulate the rights and responsibilities of all parties. Each student is assigned a teacher-mentor, who introduces the student to the corporate culture of the profile organization, provides the acquisition of professional skills, participates in the assessment of learning outcomes. Conclusions. To organize the transition stage of dual training it is necessary to review the content of practical classes, to determine the responsibilities of a teacher-mentor, to build a system of career guidance work with high school students.

Peran Guru Dalam Meningkatkan Keterampilan Membaca Pada Siswa Kelas II SD

<p><em>The duties and responsibilities of a teacher include creating an atmosphere or climate for the learning process that can motivate students to always study well and enthusiastically. The teacher's role is as an educator, teacher, mentor, director, trainer, assessor, and evaluator of students. Reading is a language skill that has a very important role in life. Cultured and educated humans make reading a necessity in communication. By reading students will easily get knowledge and insight from anywhere. Based on the above, it can be concluded that without good reading skills, students will not be able to understand the learning process and the material being taught. Therefore, the teacher's role is needed in improving reading skills in second grade elementary school students.</em></p>

The role of educational cycles in the training system for vitreoretinal surgeons. Ten years of WetLab work experience in Kazan

Purpose. To analyze the ten-year experience of the WetLab educational course on vitreoretinal surgery in Kazan, to evaluate the effectiveness of a multi-stage approach in the training of vitreoretinal surgeons. Material and methods. Since 2011, 210 doctors from 47 regions of the Russian Federation and 5 neighboring countries completed the Wetlab educational course in Kazan. C 25 courses have been conducted. After completing the course, the trainees participated in various seminars and master classes on vitreoretinal surgery, an individual training and mentoring program was organized. Results. More than 80% of the students, within 2 years after completing their studies on the main course and subsequent participation in additional educational activities, began to independently perform vitreoretinal surgeries. More than 50% of graduates today know all the main methods of modern vitreoretinal interventions. Conclusion. The effectiveness of multi-stage training of vitreoretinal surgeons is shown. Multi-stage training includes at the first stage a basic theoretical course and practicing practical skills within the WetLab program, at the second stage – participation in specialized seminars and master classes, supervision of a graduate of the course by a teacher-mentor according to an individual program. Such a training system for vitreoretinal surgeons allows about 80% of those who have completed training to start independent work after training. Keywords: vitreoretinal surgery, ophthalmology, training.