CONSIDERING ONLINE TRAINING: RESPONSE AND EXPECTATION IN THE PANDEMIC COVID-19

E-learning in the training is becoming inevitability with condition changes due to pandemics. However, it urges the researcher to study some comparison on how the training actors give responses and expectation towards the conventional face-to-face model which once was prima donna. This study uses descriptive analytical studies and the data taken from questionnaires against 187 training participants as respondents, 7 committees, and 12 trainers or widyaiswaras. The data is processed and analyzed by using SPSS. The results yielded that the average scores of distance learning were more dominant (greater) than those in classical for all respondent’s categories (the committees, widyaiswaras, and participants). The study shows a tendency that distance training is more effective compared to classical training.

Trigonometric Inference Providing Learning in Deep Neural Networks

Despite being heavily used in the training of deep neural networks (DNNs), multipliers are resource-intensive and insufficient in many different scenarios. Previous discoveries have revealed the superiority when activation functions, such as the sigmoid, are calculated by shift-and-add operations, although they fail to remove multiplications in training altogether. In this paper, we propose an innovative approach that can convert all multiplications in the forward and backward inferences of DNNs into shift-and-add operations. Because the model parameters and backpropagated errors of a large DNN model are typically clustered around zero, these values can be approximated by their sine values. Multiplications between the weights and error signals are transferred to multiplications of their sine values, which are replaceable with simpler operations with the help of the product to sum formula. In addition, a rectified sine activation function is utilized for further converting layer inputs into sine values. In this way, the original multiplication-intensive operations can be computed through simple add-and-shift operations. This trigonometric approximation method provides an efficient training and inference alternative for devices with insufficient hardware multipliers. Experimental results demonstrate that this method is able to obtain a performance close to that of classical training algorithms. The approach we propose sheds new light on future hardware customization research for machine learning.

THE USE AND MAINTENANCE OF HORSES IN THE ASPECT OF NATURAL TRAINING METHODS

As a result of evolution, humanity transitioned from a nomadic to a sedentary way of life, from hunting and gathering to crop production and animal husbandry. Domestication involved capturing wild horses and adapting them to the conditions in which they were raised by humans. This resulted in a change in the treatment of horses and the perception of their emotional needs. The focus shifted to building relationships with the horse, understanding it, and treating it as a rational being. Currently, horses are seen as one of the most intelligent animals ‘cooperating’ with people. In this study, 62 horses at four equestrian centres were examined. The horses included mares, stallions and geldings between the ages of 3 and 26 years, belonging to eight breeds: Arabian, Malopolski, Hucul, Polish Half-Bred, Silesian, Polish Coldblood, Shetland pony, and Haflinger. The analysis of forms of horse training indicated that all centres used classical training methods for 100% of their horses. The trainers declared interest in natural methods, but as support for classical training. Natural methods of working with horses were applied at centres 2 and 3, where horses were ridden both for recreation and for sport. This type of training was not observed at centre 1, where horses were used only for recreational riding, or at centre 4, which dealt mainly in breeding and training of race horses. Horses at centre 3 and most of those at centre 2 took part in in Parelli’s Seven Games, Join-Up, and desensitization to unknown objects, and imprinting of foals was practiced. This indicates that horse trainers are currently applying natural methods, but are not completely giving up classical training. A study was carried out to investigate the approach of contemporary horse breeders to forms of housing and use with respect to their interest in foal imprinting, natural horsemanship, Join-Up, and desensitization to unknown objects.

Cathy Marston

British choreographer Cathy Marston has sustained a choreographic career for more than three decades. Her work crosses European ballet cultures and extends from her classical training into a current contemporary ballet context. Focusing on Marston’s narrative works, this chapter demonstrates her position as a translator of literary texts, specifically Charlotte Brönte’s Jane Eyre. Through a dual-layered exploration of her choreographic process, the chapter offers an examination of her use of European theater practices and design strategies, including regietheater, suggesting her liminal positioning between Continental and British stylistic traits. Furthermore, the chapter discusses the collaborative construction methods used by Marston through a descriptive analysis of the development of Jane Eyre, a ballet created for Northern Ballet (Leeds) in 2016.

PENINGKATAN PRETASI BELAJAR PADA MATA PELAJARAN PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM DAN BUDI PEKERTI MATERI SEJARAH PERKEMBANGAN ISLAM DI INDONESIA MELALUI STRATEGI INDEX CARD MATCH PADA SISWA SMK

Tujuan yang mau digapai pada penelitian ini buat mengenali kenaikan hasil belajar anak didik pada mata pelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam serta Budi Pekerti dengan memakai bentuk Index Card Match pada anak didik kelas XII Pemesinan 1 SMK Wisudha Karya Kudus pada tahun ajaran 2019/2020. Penelitian ini ialah penelitian tindakan kelas. Penelitian dilaksanakan di kategori XII Pemesinan 1 SMK Wisudha Buatan Bersih diawali bulan agustus- oktokber 2019. Poin penelitian ini merupakan 36 anak didik kelas XII Pemesinan 1. Konsep riset yang dipakai merupakan Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK). Bersumber pada hasil penelitian membuktikan kalau bentuk penataran Index Card Match bisa peningkatkan hasil belajar kelas XII Pemesinan 1 SMK Wisudha Buatan Bersih pada tahun anutan 2019/2020. Perihal itu ditunjukkan dengan Bersumber pada hasil riset hasil aksi kategori yang terdiri dari 3 langkah, ialah pra siklus, siklus I, serta siklus II, nampak kalau sehabis melaksanakan strategi penataran index card match, terjalin ketuntasan belajar dari pra siklus, siklus I serta setelah itu siklus II. Dari akuisisi hasil belajar anak didik, pada pra siklus, angka pada umumnya uji anak didik merupakan sebesar 65, 02 dengan ketuntasan belajar sebesar 25%. Dari pra siklus ke siklus I, kenaikan nilai pada umumnya hasil belajar menggapai 76, 94 serta kenaikan ketuntasan belajar klasikal menggapai 66, 67%. Sebaliknya pada siklus I ke siklus II, ada kenaikan nilai pada umumnya hasil belajar anak didik ialah dari siklus I, yang awal 76, 94 jadi 82, 2 pada siklus II. Sebaliknya ketuntasan belajar dengan cara klasikal naik awal 66, 67% pada siklus I jadi 83, 33% pada siklus II. Pada pra siklus anak didik yang belum berakhir belajarnya sebesar 27 anak, sebaliknya pada siklus I anak didik yang belum berakhir terdapat 12 anak, serta pada siklus II anak didik yang belum berakhir terdapat 6 anak. The purpose that will be achieved in this study to recognize the increase in the results of practicing students in the subjects of Islamic Religious Learning and Ethics by using the form of Index Card Match in students grade XII Pemesinan 1 SMK Wisudha Karya Kudus in the school year 2019 / 2020. This research is class action research. The research was conducted in category XII Booker 1 SMK Wisudha Buatan Bersih beginning in August- Oktokber 2019. This research point is 36 students of grade XII Booker 1. The research concept used is Class Action Research ( PTK). Sourced from the results of research proves that the form of Index Card Match management can improve the results of training class XII Booker 1 SMK Wisudha Artificial Net in the year 2019 / 2020. The subject is shown by sourced from the research results of the action category consisting of 3 steps, is pre-cycle, cycle I, and cycle II, it appears that after carrying out the strategy of index card match management, the completeness of practicing from pre-cycle, cycle I and after that cycle II. From the acquisition of the results of practicing protégés, in pre-cycle, the figure is generally the test of students is 65,02 with the completedness of practicing by 25%. From pre-cycle to cycle I, the increase in value in general the results of practice reached 76, 94 and the increase in classical training completed reached 66.67%. Conversely, in cycle I to cycle II, there is an increase in the value in general the results of practicing protégés are from cycle I, which is the beginning of 76, 94 to 82, 2 in cycle II. In contrast, the completeness of practicing in a classic way rose early from 66, 67% in cycle I to 83, 33% in cycle II. In the pre-cycle of students who have not ended their learning by 27 children, on the contrary in the first cycle of the protégé that has not ended there are 12 children, and in the second cycle of the protégé that has not ended there are 6 children.

Postgraduates’ attitude towards postgraduate education and scientific and lecturing activity

Analyzed is the problem, connected with the fact, that scientific community has long been concerned about effectiveness of the system of postgraduate education. It has changed a lot in recent years. Today’s PhD graduates do not have enough classical training; they need to acquire a broader set of skills required for their future research activity beyond the academy. In this regard, PhD graduates have not considered their employment in the scientific field as a whole since the 2000s. Thus some areas of training programs have been massed, which has led to the depreciation of the academic degree. Since 2014, the Russian postgraduate training system has been functioning as the third level of higher education being the integration of educational and research components. Changes have led to the fact that doctoral programs have become more pedagogically oriented, preparing the future candidate of Sciences to work in higher and secondary education. At the moment, the graduation level is approximately 12% of the total number of graduate doctorate students. The percentage of doctoral graduates’ completion has continued to decline steadily since 2014. The article deals with the postgraduates` attitudes towards postgraduate education and scientific and teaching activity.

Peran Widyaiswara dalam Strategi Pengembangan ASN “Corporate University”

This paper discusses the development of the State Civil Apparatus competencies through an integrated learning system (Corporate University). Widyaiswara as a civil servant who has the task, responsibility, authority, and right to carry out these activities, and the evaluation of the Education and Training must take an important role in the ASN Corpu, especially the development of non-classical training. The ASN Corpu method emphasizes the 70-20-10 learning model. This research is qualitative in nature by exploring and describing the form of application of a corporate university, especially in the regions. This paper uses data sources, namely literature, regulations, interviews, and the author's experience of being involved in the knowledge sharing community which is part of the practice of building integrated competencies development methods. The results showed that the Corpu ASN method and the development of information technology encouraged job enlargement and job enrichment by widyaiswara. Widyaiswara's role is very important in building talent management, which will have an impact on achieving strategic goals for regional development and improving the quality of public services. The prerequisites for realizing this are an understanding of the vision and mission of the organization and the region, the collaboration and synergy built by various stakeholders, and the ability to manage knowledge through knowledge management.

Human-Avatar Interaction in Virtual Environment to Assess and Train Sensorimotor: Application to the Slap Shot in Hockey

Here we present the conception, implementation and application of a virtual environment simulator dedicated to the assessment and training of slap shot performance in hockey. The simulator is based on human-avatar interaction, namely a real shooter and a virtual goalkeeper whose behavior is dependent on that of the shooter. The synthesis of the virtual goalkeeper relied on a high-quality model and realistic, motion-captured movements. A regression model based on Kriging was used to predict in real-time the shooter's behavior in order to trigger the blocking moves of the virtual goalkeeper at the right time. Our model provided accurate predicted values as well as an estimation of the reliability of these values, which allowed us to optimize the behavioral animation of the virtual goalkeeper. We then ran a validation experiment testing the effectiveness of our simulator. The simulator proved very useful both to assess the initial performance of the players and to train and improve this performance. In particular, training as little as 3 hours with our simulator gave rise to substantial and significant improvements (up to 22 percent) of the redirection threshold, i.e., the minimum time required to successfully redirect a shot during movement execution when the outcome is imperiled. Importantly, in comparison with ‘classical’ training methods, our simulator better triggers (precisely and timely) the movements of the goalkeeper based on the movements of the shooter.

DISTANCE LEARNING AS AN ALTERNATIVE FORM OF CONTINUING EDUCATION: PROBLEMS AND TERMS OF REALISATION

Технологии меняют образ жизни и деятельность человека. Глобальная сеть Интернет облегчает быстрый доступ к полезной информации. Социальная, культурная и образовательная конкурентоспособность находятся под влиянием образовательных технологий, которые положительно влияют на стиль, продолжительность и метод обучения в высших учебных заведениях. Дистанционное образование возможно применять и как полноценную самодостаточную форму, и как дополнение к классическому обучению в аудиториях. Автор рассматривает в статье дистанционную форму обучения как альтернативу традиционной форме преподавания в вузах на время периодов самоизоляции (пандемии, сезонные карантины), а также как дополнение к традиционным формам обучения. Анализируются проблемные и положительные аспекты применения данной формы. Указаны возможные форматы обучения в условиях дистанционного образования. Выделены сильные и слабые стороны использования некоторых технологий. Technologies alter the way of living and work of a person. The Internet world network makes it easier to quickly access useful information. Social, cultural and educational competitiveness are influenced by educational technologies that positively influence the style, duration and method of education in higher education institutions. Distance education can be used as a full-fledged self-sufficient form, or as a Supplement to classical training in classrooms. The author considers distance learning as an alternative to the traditional form of teaching in higher education institutions during periods of self-isolation (pandemics, seasonal quarantines), as well as as an addition to traditional forms of education. The problem and positive aspects of using this form are analyzed. Possible formats of training in the conditions of distance education are specified. The strengths and weaknesses of the use of certain technologies are highlighted.

Industrial Education and Symbolic Home Building in the Congo Free State, 1898–1907

Chapter 1 explains trends in the African American Protestant missions movement up to 1907 with a focus on William Henry Sheppard and the black staff of the American Presbyterian Congo Mission. The literary and musical accomplishments of Althea Brown are introduced in the context of her classical training at Fisk University. The role that Alonzo Edmiston played in developing industrial education at the Congo Mission is introduced through his childhood working on a Tennessee plantation and his education at Stillman Institute. The final section explains how both ministers applied their academic backgrounds and the lessons of previous black missionaries to rebuilding a mission station despite political turmoil in the region.