Creating supportive learning environments: The role of the medical educator

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Samuel ◽  
Abigail Konopasky
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Medical Educator

scholarly journals Educational elements of instructional design to enhance the construction of virtual learning environments

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Nadia Sarahi URIBE-OLIVARES ◽  
Paul Rafael SIORDIA-MEDINA ◽  
Aldo ZEA-VERDÍN
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Virtual Learning Environments ◽  
Virtual Education ◽  
Instructional Designers ◽  
Administrative Staff ◽  
Educational Model ◽  
Professional Profile

From the perspective of experts in instructional design, what pedagogical elements favor the construction of virtual learning environments? It is the question that guides the present investigation. Education has had significant changes in recent decades, so institutions would be expected to transform. The management of educational change must be carried out from within the institutions themselves, who, through the operability of their educational model, foster the learning of their students. The innovation elements of an institution involve the entire educational community. The pedagogical foundations must permeate the management team, teachers and administrative staff to achieve true educational quality in any educational modality. This research focuses on the particularities of the virtual modality. It aims to analyze the different perspectives of instructional designers of institutions of higher and higher education regarding what pedagogical elements are necessary in offering virtual education. It also analyzes the professional profile of those who exercise the role of instructional designer in the different institutions.

scholarly journals Digital Citizenship and Distance Education

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesley S. J. Farmer
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
School Community ◽  
Digital Citizenship ◽  
Learning Resources ◽  
Online Learning Environments ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
School Librarianship

This chapter describes the role of digital citizenship, particularly as it relates to school librarianship in online learning environments. It discusses the need for digital citizenship, its curriculum and standards, its place in school librarianship program preparation, distance education issues, learning resources, and implementation for the school community. Emerging issues are also noted.

Increasing Research Students' Engagement through Virtual Communities

2015 ◽  
pp. 50-75
Author(s):  
Maria Limniou ◽  
Clare Holdcroft ◽  
Paul S. Holmes
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Virtual Communities ◽  
Virtual Community ◽  
Virtual Learning Environment ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Technical Issues ◽  
Research Students ◽  
Geographical Space

This chapter describes important issues regarding research students' participation in a virtual community. Within a virtual community, university staff can communicate with research students without geographical/space constraints, and research students can exchange views, materials, and experience with their peers and/or academics in a flexible learning environment. Students' participation in virtual communities is mainly based on socio-emotional and informational motivations. Initially, this chapter describes the conditions of research in a traditional environment and the role of students and academics in it, along with the role of pedagogical and psychological aspects in virtual communities. Examples from a university virtual community developed in a Virtual Learning Environment and a Facebook™ closed group are presented. Apart from discussion forums, blended learning activities also increase students' engagement in virtual communities. Technical issues and difficulties based on different learning environments and university members' experience and familiarity with technology are highlighted and discussed.

The Role of Instructional Design in Transformative Learning

2020 ◽  
pp. 58-74
Author(s):  
Kimberley Gordon ◽  
Luanne Lewis ◽  
Jill Auten
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Transformative Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Learning Theories ◽  
Modular Approach ◽  
Planning Tool ◽  
And Training

As transformative learning is rooted in the belief that humans make meaning of their experiences, the incorporation of instructional design (ID) techniques in classroom management as a planning tool is well suited to learning environments in which the facilitator subscribes to Mezirow's theory. ID refers to a systematic process for developing instruction by following a prescribed model focused on accomplishment of desired learning outcomes. ID provides a clear, direct map to guide educators through the creation of lessons in accordance with curriculum expectations. ID is an appropriate tool for the practitioners of the three primary learning theories: behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism. Reiser and Dempsey described ID as a systematic progression of steps undertaken to develop education and training programs in a consistent and reliable fashion; it enables educators to take a modular approach to delivery of learning. This chapter explores the role of instructional design in transformative learning.

From Broadcasting to Transforming

2013 ◽  
pp. 298-306
Author(s):  
Maria Antonietta Impedovo ◽  
Rosa Iaquinta
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Situated Learning ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Constructivist Approach ◽  
Approach To Learning ◽  
Construction Of Knowledge ◽  
School Year ◽  
Changing Role

This chapter discusses the construction of knowledge as an innovative approach to traditional teaching. This topic is treated via the presentation of a project about lawfulness that was realized in the Calabria region during the 2010/2011 school year. The study aims to identify within the project central elements that enable students to progress from the mere acquisition of information to a transformation of knowledge, where through applying the teaching, in a constructivist approach to learning, they are able to articulate it in their own language and not that of the teacher as in broadcasted learning environments typical of past generations. The main project-related aspects are investigated, and the role of situated learning and experiential learning is discussed. The changing role of the teacher and the increasing need to understand artifacts, such as tools and signs, are explored.

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