The Heist: Neoliberal Education and the Theft of Time

In education, time is a scarce commodity. Through prescriptive policy, and scripted curriculum in some jurisdictions, policy makers attempt to steal local teacher and learner control over what is taught, how it is taught, and what is learned. That theft amounts to a heist. While clock-time cannot (and should not) be disregarded, this paper offers a critique of conventional views on time as it is embedded in neoliberal education policy and practice. In this paper we ask how education can better contribute to more durable learning by taking up alternate conceptions of time. By dispensing with high levels of standardization and prescription and instead focusing on an education of experience, relevant to learners and not bound by chronos, schools might encourage la durée, or durable learning, resulting in education focusing on teaching students how to live well with others in a meaningful .

THE FEASIBILITY OF A PERSONAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT (PLE) TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC WRITING: ESL PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES

A recent trend has highlighted the need for a personal learning environment (PLE) in education as a system that helps learners take control of and manage their own learning. The current system which focuses on standardized learning support in the form of Learning Management System (LMS) is seen as restrictive and does not allow to accommodate the different needs of learners. Therefore, more language educators have started developing their own PLEs by focusing on two crucial elements: supporting learners’ needs and allowing more learner control. This paper presents an attempt to explore ESL pre-service teachers’ experience via PLE designed to support their writing needs. The researchers hoped that such a positive experience would influence the teachers’ pedagogical strategies and approaches in their teaching once they go into practice. In this qualitative case study, thirty-six third year ESL pre-service teachers at a tertiary education institution embarked on a fourteen-week course via the PLE. Qualitative data were gleaned from focus group discussion transcripts and written reflections. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the qualitative data. Overall, students have positive perceptions towards the PLE by detailing its benefits and usefulness. They also narrated some challenges and proposed suggestions to ensure prolonged engagement. The findings give support to the use of PLE, especially the instructor-made innovation for teaching and learning which allows more learner control and access.

Input enhancement improved L2 learners’ production of Chinese classifiers

The current study aimed to investigate the effect of input enhancement on L2 Chinese classifier learning. Two parallel groups of preliminary-level international participants and one group of Chinese native participants were recruited, and the three groups were matched in Chinese writing experience and group size (n = 28). One group of international participants was randomly selected as the experimental group; they read a classifier-enhanced text for 10 min before performing a writing task. The other international group and the native group served as the L2-learner control group and the L1-learner control group, respectively. These two control groups performed the writing task without text reading. Results showed that likely due to the frequent use of 个/ge4/ and the extensive use of novel classifiers, a greater variety of classifiers were used by the experimental group at a greater frequency as compared with the two control groups. However, given the observation that the experimental group tended to avoid using complex classifier forms and similar classifiers, future CSL instruction is suggested to aim for quality acquisition through long-term application of input enhancement integrated with explicit explanation on a language-use basis. This study furthers our understanding of how input enhancement is applicable to the acquisition of a logographic second language.

Konsep “Merdeka Belajar” dalam Pandangan Filsafat Konstruktivisme

This paper tries to understand the "Merdeka Belajar" policy program launched by the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia in the light of constructivism philosophy. Constructivism is a philosophi that assumes that knowledge is self-construction. Because the nature and learning outcomes are subjective, and depend on each individual, also uncertain, for one's constructivism entity and are more easily recognized by the term "Clutter Paradigm". There are parallels between what was proclaimed by Mas Minister Nadiem Makarim and the concept of education according to the philosophy of the concept of constructivism. Both of them emphasize the aspects of freedom, independence, and flexibility of educational institutions in understanding the competence of students. Learning arrangement with a chaotic approach so that students can be safe, comfortable, and easy to learn. Students as learning subjects –learner control play an important role in structuring the learning. The initiative of children as learners to learn –the willingness to learn- will die when faced with many rules that do not exist in the learning process. It takes freedom, reality, as well as positive attitudes and perceptions of learning as basic capital in the danger of learning initiatives that ultimately result in success in learning.

Self-Directed Learning Strategies in Adult Educational Contexts

Self-directed learning is a teaching model where the learning content which is predetermined by the educator as well as the students tends to learn at their own pace to enable them to master the content provided. The features of self-directed learning may include individual autonomy, learner control, and autoindexing. In addition, self-directed learning has grown to become a generic training model for medicine, business, and adult education. Problem-based learning also tends to involve elements of self-directed instructions in its model. Self-directed learning also has evaluation tools that enable it to measure the impact of the self-directed learning on the students such as the ability for the students to perceive themselves as having the skills as well as attitudes required for successful learning.

The impact of different control type on video sharing via educational platforms in developing robot programming skills for third- intermediate students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: أثر اختلاف نمط التحكم بمقاطع الفيديو التشاركية عبر المنصات التعليمية في تنمية مهارات برمجة الروبوت لطلاب الثالث المتوسط بالمملكة العربية السعودية

The current research aimed to identify the impact of different control patterns on participatory videos across educational platforms in developing robot programming skills Contained in the book of computer (unit- 4) (Robot Siddiqui – Smart devices and Robot) for third- grade intermediate students in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The researcher used the quasi-experimental method, the study sample consisted of (50) students from the intermediate. They were randomly assigned to a first experimental group of (25) students who presented the participative video clips with the learner control pattern, (25) Students were given participatory video clips in the program control mode, The researcher designed the educational control patterns of the participatory videos based on the Aljazar model (2002) and the Khamis model (2003) of the design of education After the experience and study tools are applied, they are a test of my score and the programming skills card, The results revealed that there were statistically significant differences at the level (0.05) between the average scores of the two study groups in the test and the observation card, and the differences were in favor of the first experimental group with which the learner control pattern was used with video clips. The study recommended that the services of collaborative video platforms should be utilized in the learning process, and that participatory videos be produced using a learner control pattern in other courses and used in different learning situations.