scholarly journals Balancing Plurality and Educational Essence: Higher Education Between Data-Competent Professionals and Data Self-Empowered Citizens

Data ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Nils Hachmeister ◽  
Katharina Weiß ◽  
Juliane Theiß ◽  
Reinhold Decker
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Literacy Education ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Data Literacy ◽  
Fields Of Study ◽  
Education Data ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Potential Part ◽  
High Degree

Data are increasingly important in central facets of modern life: academics, professions, and society at large. Educating aspiring minds to meet highest standards in these facets is the mandate of institutions of higher education. This, naturally, includes the preparation for excelling in today’s data-driven world. In recent years, an intensive academic discussion has resulted in the distinction between two different modes of data related education: data science and data literacy education. As a large number of study programs and offers is emerging around the world, data literacy in higher education is a particular focus of this paper. These programs, despite sharing the same name, differ substantially in their educational content, i.e., a high plurality can be observed. This paper explores this plurality, comments on the role it might play and suggests ways it can be dealt with by maintaining a high degree of adaptiveness and plurality while simultaneously establishing a consistent educational “essence”. It identifies a skill set, data self-empowerment, as a potential part of this essence. Data science and literacy education are still experiencing changeability in their emergence as fields of study, while additionally being stirred up by rapid developments, bringing about a need for flexibility and dialectic.

scholarly journals Critical Data Studies and Data Science in Higher Education

Seminar.net ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Verständig
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Media Theory ◽  
Digital Data ◽  
Science Methods ◽  
Data Literacy ◽  
Critical Data ◽  
Data Practices ◽  
Using Data

This paper discusses an explorative approach on strengthening critical data literacy using data science methods and a theoretical framing intersecting educational science and media theory. The goal is to path a way from data-driven to data-discursive perspectives of data and datafication in higher education. Therefore, the paper focuses on a case study, a higher education course project in 2019 and 2020 on education and data science, based on problem-based learning. The paper closes with a discussion on the challenges on strengthening data literacy in higher education, offering insights into data practices and the pitfalls of working with and reflecting on digital data.

scholarly journals Project-Based Learning and the Acquisition of Competencies and Knowledge Transfer in Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
María del Carmen Granado-Alcón ◽  
Diego Gómez-Baya ◽  
Eva Herrera-Gutiérrez ◽  
Mercedes Vélez-Toral ◽  
Pilar Alonso-Martín ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
The Body ◽  
Education Data ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Positive Assessment ◽  
Degree Of Association ◽  
High Degree

The aim of this paper is to contribute to the body of knowledge about Project-Based Learning (PBL) methodology in higher education by describing and analysing interrelations between competencies, and their contribution to knowledge transfer (KT) and students’ rating of the project. The sample consisted of 464 students from the Universities of Huelva (N=347; 74.8%) and Murcia (N= 117; 25.2%), enrolled in the second year of a degree in either Infant or Primary Education. Data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire comprising a total of 53 items measuring General, Specific and Transversal competencies, as well as students’ rating of the project. Competencies were selected from the course programmes for the degrees in Infant and Primary Education. Preliminary results showed that competencies were moderately to highly acquired after PBL, and that students reported notable KT as well as a positive assessment of the project. KT showed a high degree of association with students’ ratings and was established as a key factor in learning and learner satisfaction in higher education.

scholarly journals Project-Based Learning and the Acquisition of Competencies and Knowledge Transfer in Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 10062
Author(s):  
María del Carmen Granado-Alcón ◽  
Diego Gómez-Baya ◽  
Eva Herrera-Gutiérrez ◽  
Mercedes Vélez-Toral ◽  
Pilar Alonso-Martín ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
The Body ◽  
Education Data ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Positive Assessment ◽  
Degree Of Association ◽  
High Degree

The aim of this paper is to contribute to the body of knowledge about project-based learning (PBL) methodology in higher education by describing and analysing interrelations between competencies, and their contribution to knowledge transfer (KT) and students’ rating of the project. The sample consisted of 464 students from the Universities of Huelva (N = 347; 74.8%) and Murcia (N = 117; 25.2%), enrolled in the second year of a degree in either Infant or Primary Education. Data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire comprising a total of 53 items measuring general, specific, and transversal competencies, as well as students’ rating of the project. Competencies were selected from the course programmes for the degrees in Infant and Primary Education. Preliminary results showed that competencies were moderately to highly acquired after PBL, and that students reported notable KT as well as a positive assessment of the project. KT showed a high degree of association with students’ ratings and was established as a key factor in learning and learner satisfaction in higher education.

scholarly journals INSTITUTIONAL MODEL OF HIGHER EDUCATION AS A FRAMEWORK OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 1217-1222
Author(s):  
Rade Ratković ◽  
Dragana Žečević ◽  
Milica Vulević
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Tuition Fees ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
The Status

Process management in any organization is primarily limited by characteristics of the organization. This equally applies to higher education area. The management system for higher education institutions is based on its institutional characteristics. The essential elements on which the quality of knowledge management in higher education institutions depends are: the status of higher education institutions, the quality of institutions of higher education and the system of financing higher education institutions. In the case of Montenegro, as transition country, important elements of the system of higher education are defined by Low from 2018. The status of the institutions does not comply with international standards. We do not have the possibility for a clear international recognition of higher education institutions in Montenegro (University, College, College-University ), as well as clearly defined universities of academic and applied sciences university (Croatian University). The functionality and equity of higher education institutions must be ensured by regulations and change the disability status of independent faculties in the current legislation. Problematic points of the existing Law are related to the following: financial guarantee of continuity of study programs and re-accreditation of study programs. It is necessary to legislate new principles of higher education financing which support the balance between the financing of higher education institutions (on the basis of a contract on education of a certain staff profile) and direct student financing (through vouchers for the benefit of students, at the expense of the budget and / or granting loans to students education, which, depending on the achieved success, which students return to certain deadlines after graduation and employment). Tuition fees for all institutions of higher education must be based on an objectively determined cost of student studies, and tuition fees below the cost price (prohibition of dumping fees) should not be tolerated, except for the usual incentives, discounts and scholarships at the expense of the institution's funds, but not the funds that the institution receives from the budget. Accreditation and re-accreditation of the higher education institution should provide conditions for: internal quality assurance, external quality assurance and control of the process by quality assurance agencies. Under the conditions of this higher education system, uninterrupted development of modern forms of higher education is possible, especially one that is dominant in developed education systems, as well as the success of knowledge management in the higher education system.

scholarly journals Preparing the Next Generation of Data-Driven Scientists through the Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Education – Data Initiative (BLUE Data)

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. e27162
Author(s):  
Anna Monfils ◽  
Elizabeth Ellwood ◽  
Debra Linton ◽  
Molly Phillips ◽  
Lisa White ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Undergraduate Education ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Biodiversity Data ◽  
Undergraduate Biology ◽  
Data Literacy ◽  
Education Data ◽  
One Year ◽  
Scale Integration

The Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Education - Data Initiative (BLUE Data) is a US National Science Foundation-funded Research Coordination Network in Undergraduate Biology (RCN-UBE) working to generate community consensus around biodiversity data literacy skills. This diverse network brings together biodiversity, data, and education specialists to identify core biodiversity data competencies for undergraduate students, develop strategies for integrating these competencies into the introductory biology curriculum, and build capacity for sustained development and implementation of biodiversity and data literacy education. Since the start of funding one year ago, BLUE Data has been working to review the current landscape of data literacy competencies from primary to graduate education in biodiversity data science, identify gaps in student learning related to data and biodiversity science core skills, and generate community consensus on defined biodiversity data literacy standards. At a recent BLUE Data workshop associated with the Emerging Innovations for Biodiversity Data conference in Berkeley, California, participants worked together to define competencies and identify strategies to facilitate broad-scale integration of transferrable data literacy skills and knowledge to improve undergraduate biology training and meet increasing workforce demands in both data and biodiversity sciences. This discussion also identified current efforts and explored existing resources in order to identify gaps that should be targeted in our efforts moving forward. In this presentation, we will introduce the SPNHC and TDWG communities to BLUE Data, and describe our vision and goals, partners, and educational modules. We will share results from our recent activities, including the outcomes of the Emerging Innovations for Biodiversity Data workshop. BLUE Data welcomes new partnerships with those also interested in defining the undergraduate biodiversity data literacy landscape and charting future efforts of this network.

scholarly journals PECULIARITIES OF PROFESSIONAL PREPAREDNESS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AS COMPETITIVE SPECIALISTS

2020 ◽  
pp. 168-175
Author(s):  
Татьяна Ивановна Бонкало ◽  
Светлана Васильевна Феоктистова ◽  
Светлана Васильевна Шмелева ◽  
Никита Вячеславович Логачев
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Low Degree ◽  
High Degree

Рассматривается проблема профессиональной подготовки обучающихся с ограниченными возможностями здоровья (ОВЗ) как конкурентоспособных специалистов. Представлены результаты эмпирического исследования, проведенного в течение четырех лет в 12 вузах России и ориентированного на выявление особенностей профессиональной подготовленности выпускников образовательных организаций высшего образования, имеющих ограниченные возможности здоровья, как конкурентоспособных специалистов. На основании результатов теоретического анализа авторы разрабатывают критериально-оценочную систему, с помощью которой проводят сравнительный анализ уровня и типа профессиональной подготовленности студентов-выпускников как с ОВЗ, так и без ОВЗ. В результате проведенного исследования авторы приходят к выводу о том, что большинство студентов-выпускников современных вузов с ОВЗ характеризуются трудоспособным типом профессиональной подготовленности, при котором отмечается недостаточно высокая степень их теоретической и практической подготовленности и низкая степень выраженности профессионально важных качеств их личности. Авторы предлагают способы совершенствования системы профессиональной подготовки студентов с ОВЗ как конкурентоспособных специалистов. The article is devoted to the problem of professional training of students with disabilities (HH) as competitive specialists. The article presents the results of an empirical study conducted over four years in 12 universities in Russia and focused on identifying the features of the professional preparedness of graduates of educational institutions of higher education with disabilities as competitive specialists. Based on the results of the theoretical analysis, the authors develop a criterion-evaluative system, with the help of which they carry out a comparative analysis of the level and type of professional preparedness of graduate students with and without disabilities. As a result of the study, the authors come to the conclusion that the majority of graduates of modern universities with disabilities are characterized by an able-bodied type of professional preparedness, in which there is an insufficiently high degree of their theoretical and practical preparedness and a low degree of expression of professionally important qualities of their personality. In conclusion, the authors propose ways to improve the system of professional training of students with disabilities as competitive specialists.

scholarly journals The Educators’ Datafied Present and Future: Complexity as an Approach to Developing Educators' Data Literacies

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Juliana Raffaghelli ◽  
Bonnie Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Faculty Development ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Literacy Teachers ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Critical Perspective ◽  
Instrumental Approach ◽  
Data Literacy ◽  
Data Surveillance

In the higher education context, an increasing concern on the technical or instrumental approach permeates attention to academics’ data literacies and faculty development. The need for data literacy to deal specifically with the rise of learning analytics in higher education has been raised by some authors, though in spite of some focus on the need to develop academics’ data literacy to embrace fair practices, this literature is often also rooted in a technical or data-driven perspective. In this paper, the authors summarize an empirical study based on 137 articles using the terms “data literacy,” “teachers,” and “faculty development,” spanning from 2014 and 2019. The findings point out that out of the total, 78 papers reviewed took an instrumental, data science-focused perspective on data literacy, were the technical abilities like extracting data and interpreting or reporting appropriately (authors, in press). Data safety and effective data management perspectives accounted for another 35 of the 137 articles. Only seven took up data literacy from a critical perspective, while only five looked at the pedagogical practice. These preliminary findings require awareness and discussion on the light of appropriate faculty development approaches and activities. We introduce some recommendations aimed at understanding data as a complex emerging phenomenon in our societies, which requires building the literacies to face their negative effects like data surveillance and algorithmic biases, but also, to uncover its emancipatory power.

The Demand for Doctorally Prepared Public Health Personnel in Institutions of Higher Education

1988 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 298-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Douglas Scutchfield ◽  
Sharon Quimson ◽  
Stephen J. Williams ◽  
Richard Hofstetter
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Health Personnel ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education
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