Uses of GIS for homeland security and emergency management for higher education institutions

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 (146) ◽  
pp. 75-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart B. Murchison
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Homeland Security ◽  
Higher Education Institutions

Evolution of an experiential learning partnership in emergency management higher education

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Connolly Knox, PhD ◽  
Alan S. Harris, CEM, FPEM
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Homeland Security ◽  
Community Setting ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Community Partner ◽  
Higher Education Curriculum ◽  
Functional Exercise

Experiential learning allows students to step outside the classroom and into a community setting to integrate theory with practice, while allowing the community partner to reach goals or address needs within their organization. Emergency Management and Homeland Security scholars recognize the importance, and support the increased implementation, of this pedagogical method in the higher education curriculum. Yet challenges to successful implementation exist including limited resources and time. This longitudinal study extends the literature by detailing the evolution of a partnership between a university and office of emergency management in which a functional exercise is strategically integrated into an undergraduate course. The manuscript concludes with a discussion of lessons learned from throughout the multiyear process.

Student Perceptions in Homeland Security and Emergency Management Education: Experiential Learning Survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 417-427
Author(s):  
Tiffany Danko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Homeland Security ◽  
Sampling Strategy ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Capstone Course ◽  
High Level

Background: Experiential learning is a common instructional method for Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) education. Purpose: The purpose of this research was to pilot the use of the experiential learning survey (ELS) tool in determining student perceptions of the value and contribution of experiential learning methods in HSEM higher education. Methodology/Approach: The descriptive quantitative study used a census sampling strategy, administering the ELS to students in a graduate HSEM capstone course incorporating experiential opportunities. Findings/Conclusions: Students reported a high level of satisfaction and engagement with the course’s experiential education in part due to its applicability to real-world professional concerns. This included high scores for measures of effectiveness within the ELS subscales. Building on the development and application of the ELS to other fields, the subscales and global scale had good reliability for this study. Implications: This first application of ELS in HSEM education provides insight into student perceptions toward experiential learning practices, and as a tool for evaluating these approaches to HSEM higher education. This pilot supports the ELS as a potential tool in developing research-based practices for instructional development and curriculum evaluations in disciplines incorporating experiential learning.

scholarly journals Continuance Intention of University Students and Online Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Modified Expectation Confirmation Model Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4586
Author(s):  
Ting Wang ◽  
Chien-Liang Lin ◽  
Yu-Sheng Su
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
University Students ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Continuance Intention ◽  
Learning Modes ◽  
Expectation Confirmation

The prevalence of COVID-19 has changed traditional teaching modes. For many teachers, online learning effectively compensated for the absence of traditional face-to-face instruction. Online learning can support students and schools and can create unique opportunities under emergency management. Educational institutions in various countries have launched large-scale online course modes in response to the pandemic. Additionally, online learning during a pandemic differs from traditional online learning modes. Through surveying students in higher education institutions, educational reform under emergency management can be explored. Therefore, university students were surveyed to investigate their continuance intention regarding online learning during the pandemic. Expectation confirmation theory was extended using the task-technology fit model to ascertain whether the technical support of promoting online learning helped student’s complete course learning tasks during the pandemic and spawned a continuance intention to use online learning in the future. Data were collected through online questionnaires. A total of 854 valid responses were collected, and partial least squares structural equation modeling was employed to verify the research hypotheses. The results revealed that the overall research framework largely explained continuance intention. Concrete suggestions are proposed for higher education institutions to promote online learning modes and methods after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kinaesthetic activity of students of higher education institutions in the learning period

2019 ◽  
pp. 143-152
Author(s):  
D.M. Solopchuk ◽  
◽  
A.O. Bodnar ◽  
I.I. Stasiuk ◽  
M.M. Kuzhel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions
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