scholarly journals “A Little Less Conversation, a Little More Action Please”: Examining Students’ Voices on Education, Transgression, and Societal Change

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 6231
Author(s):  
Annika Manni ◽  
Eva Knekta
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Experiences ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
Education For Sustainability ◽  
Societal Change ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
Contemporary Education

Education for sustainability is urgent but also challenging when aiming for transformation, transgression, and action-oriented societal change. It is important to take into consideration students’ voices in order to enhance education, and this study used semi-structured interviews to explore students’ voices on the role of contemporary education, in society, in relation to urgent issues related to sustainability. Thematic content analysis was applied, as a first step, to analyse the students’ answers. Then a T-learning model was applied on the themes to further analyse the results in relation to transformative, transgressive, and action-oriented learning. The students reflected on a diversity of important issues in society and the possibilities of action for change, many of them related to their personal life and experiences. They also talked about diverse educational experiences, but our analysis indicated that their current education did not always meet the needs of a more transgressive and change-oriented learning. Finally, we have found that the T-learning model has the potential to be used for educational reflection and for developing new understandings of teaching and learning.

The Effects of Second Life on the Motivation of EFL Student Teachers

2019 ◽  
pp. 86-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Galip Kartal ◽  
Cem Balçıkanlı
Keyword(s):  
Student Teachers ◽  
Second Life ◽  
Virtual World ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Free Environment

This study aimed at investigating the effects of using a virtual world, Second Life (SL), on the motivation of Turkish EFL student teachers. First, a 10-week real-life task syllabus was designed and conducted in SL. Focus-group interviews were utilized to enhance the quality of the tasks. Then, the effects of SL on motivation were tracked via qualitative research tools, namely semi-structured interviews, weekly evaluation forms, and observations. The findings showed that SL was effective in increasing motivation of the participating student teachers. The characteristics of the virtual world that were reported to have an effect on motivation were as follows: natural environment, realistic places, anxiety-free environment, excitement, and visual support. This chapter provides possibilities for those who are interested in employing virtual world technologies in foreign/second language teaching and learning and finally describes an investigation into the role of the virtual world in relation to affordances such technologies present across the globe.

The University in Transition

2012 ◽  
pp. 93-111
Author(s):  
Laurie Craig Phipps ◽  
Alyssa Wise ◽  
Cheryl Amundsen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Educational Experiences ◽  
Social Connectivity ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
Educational Paradigm ◽  
The University ◽  
Constructivist Approaches

Discussion of changing notions of faculty expertise and the role of technology within the educational enterprise is nothing new. However, the current demand for change in teaching and learning practices is particularly strong, in part due to the pressures arising from emerging technologies and the shifting nature of faculty expertise. Web 2.0 technologies enable social connectivity, academic interactivity, and content co-creation. Thus, they change the ways of interacting with information and can support collaborative and constructivist approaches in higher education. This both inspires and requires a corresponding expansion in faculty’s role: from imparter of knowledge to orchestrator of learning experiences. Within the general metaphor of orchestration, other specific roles and functions will also be required; for example, scripting, translating, introducing, and co-exploring. As educators attempt to reimagine an educational paradigm in this context, the integration of new technologies must be grounded in how they can support educational experiences and outcomes that are focused on learning.

The Role of Departmental Heads in the Procurement of Teaching and Learning Resources to Enhance Learner Performance

2021 ◽  
pp. 112-126
Author(s):  
Sizwe Blessing Mahlambi ◽  
Ailwei Solomon Mawela
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Transformative Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Learning Resources ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Learner Performance

This chapter introduces transformative learning as a helpful theory to consider the role of departmental heads in the procurement of teaching and learning resources in selected secondary schools in Alexandra Township, South Africa. South Africa felt the effects of the pandemic as the country was ill-prepared for the devastation the pandemic brought to its learning systems. The Department of Basic Education tried to implement various strategies to ensure that teaching and learning continue to save the academic year. In this qualitative study, the interpretive paradigm and a purposive convenient sampling technique were employed to sample five mathematics DH from five secondary schools. The thematic data analysis was used to interpret and discuss data obtained from the document and semi-structured interviews. It was found that the schools did not have teaching and learning resources that could allow remote learning. Moreover, there is a need to improve retrieval practices as resources loaned to learners remain unaccounted for.

Exploratory Study of the Role of Emerging Technologies in Outsourcing of Supply Chain Functions

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-98
Author(s):  
Som Sekhar Bhattacharyya ◽  
Prasad Mandke
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Emerging Technologies ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
Expert Interview ◽  
Structured Literature Review

Emerging technologies (ETs) like blockchain technologies (BCT), internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and others offered promising new avenues to improve productivity, efficiency, and convenience in supply chain management (SCM) functions. The authors conducted a structured literature review to identify the researchable gaps. Subsequently, in-depth semi-structured interviews with 23 SCM experts from Indian organizations who were implementing ETs were conducted to secure expert insights. The authors then conducted thematic content analysis of the expert interview responses and presented the findings. The authors presented an integrated framework by incorporating process, activities, and resource-based considerations while making sourcing decisions involving emerging technologies in SCM functions.

scholarly journals Intelligibility: The Goal of Language Learning and Teaching

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Sayyed Rashid Shah ◽  
Abdullah Al-Bargi
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Native Speakers Of English ◽  
The Impact

<p>This action research study investigates the intelligibility of Saudi EFL learners’ speeches in relation to the Lingua Franca Core (LFC). This study is carried out in an EFL class of 15 Saudi learners. One native and four non-native speakers of English performed the role of evaluators. A mixed-method approach was adopted to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data. The learners’ scores in their pre and post-intervention speeches led to the understanding of the impact of LFC on leaders’ speeches. The scores were awarded by five evaluators responding to a five-point Likert scale questionnaire while judging learners’ intelligibility. The results showed moderate improvement in the learners’ post-intervention speeches in terms of intelligibility. This procedure was followed by semi-structured interviews conducted with individual evaluators/listeners who rated post-intervention speeches as well-organized, lengthier and planned, delivered fluently and confidently in spite of insignificant improvement in the production of LFC features. Based on the findings, it can be recommended that LFC can have little or no impact on the learners’ pronunciation, thus intelligibility should be the goal of language teaching and learning in EFL settings.</p>

scholarly journals A atuação do enfermeiro em comissão intra-hospitalar de doação de órgãos e tecidos [The role of nurses in the intra-hospitalar organ and tissue donation commission] [El papel de la enfermera en la comisión intrahospitalaria de donación de órganos y tejidos]

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. e27385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Dalmaso Tolfo ◽  
Silviamar Camponogara ◽  
Maria José López Montesinos ◽  
Carmem Lúcia Colomé Beck ◽  
Suzinara Beatriz Soares de Lima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Tissue Donation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
Organ And Tissue Donation ◽  
Administrative Procedures ◽  
Harvesting Process ◽  
Active Detection ◽  
South Brazil

Objetivo: conhecer o papel do enfermeiro de comissão intra-hospitalar de doação de órgãos e tecidos para transplante. Método: estudo qualitativo, desenvolvido em cinco hospitais de uma região metropolitana do Sul do Brasil. Os dados foram coletados por entrevista semiestruturada com 12 enfermeiros e analisados de acordo com a análise de conteúdo temática. Resultados: Emergiram três categorias temáticas: o papel do enfermeiro na busca ativa, o enfermeiro e as questões burocráticas da comissão intra-hospitalar de doação de órgãos e tecidos e o enfermeiro e a família do potencial doador de órgãos. O enfermeiro é considerado um elo entre a equipe da comissão e os demais envolvidos no processo de doação e captação de órgãos. Conclusão: o enfermeiro está presente em todas as etapas do processo e tem papel importante na busca ativa, na gestão e observação atenta do cuidado de enfermagem ao potencial doador.ABSTRACTObjective: to learn about the role of the nurse on the in-hospital commission on donation of organs and tissues for transplantation. Method: in this qualitative study conducted in five hospitals in a metropolitan region of south Brazil, data were collected by semi structured interviews of 12 nurses, and treated using thematic content analysis. Results: three thematic categories emerged: the role of the nurse in active detection, the nurse and administrative procedures of the organ and tissue donation commission, and the nurse and the potential organ donor’s family. The nurse is regarded as linking between the commission team and others involved in the organ donation and harvesting process. Conclusion: the nurse is present at all stages of the process, and also plays an important role in active detection, and in management and careful observation of nursing care for potential donors.RESUMENObjetivo: conocer el papel de la enfermera de comisión intrahospitalaria de donación de órganos y tejidos para trasplante. Método: estudio cualitativo, desarrollado en cinco hospitales de una región metropolitana del sur de Brasil. Los datos fueron recolectados mediante entrevista semiestructurada con 12 enfermeros y analizados de acuerdo con el análisis de contenido temático. Resultados: surgieron tres categorías temáticas: el papel del enfermero en la búsqueda activa, el enfermero y las cuestiones burocráticas de la comisión intrahospitalaria de donación de órganos y tejidos y el enfermero y la familia del potencial donante de órganos. El enfermero se considera un eslabón entre el equipo de la comisión y los demás involucrados en el proceso de donación y extracción de órganos. Conclusión: el enfermero está presente en todas las etapas del proceso y tiene un papel importante en la búsqueda activa, en la gestión y la observación atenta del cuidado de enfermería al potencial donante.

scholarly journals The University Campus as a Learning Environment: the role of a Campus-based Living Lab in a Blended Teaching and Learning Environment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven L. Rogers ◽  
Adam J. Jeffery ◽  
Jamie K. Pringle ◽  
Antonia C. Law ◽  
Alexandre Nobajas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Education For Sustainability ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Teaching And Learning Environment ◽  
Living Lab ◽  
Living Labs ◽  
The University

Abstract. “Living Labs” provide stakeholders with an authentic and spontaneous environment in which innovations and technologies can be developed. This paper highlights the use of Living Labs as an educational teaching and learning environment. We give examples of practice currently used and present a conceptual framework for pedagogic design of activities and assessment in a Living Lab environment. The examples provided are based around current HE under/post-graduate taught assessment and activities. We suggest that Living Labs, particularly campus based Living Labs, are an excellent opportunity for education providers to provide experiences for students that are realistic, promote empowerment of students, and are spontaneous, promoting student inclusivity and sustainability. Living Labs can introduce opportunities for inter- and transdisciplinarity and cross-cultural working and can provide an excellent base for education for sustainability.

scholarly journals Understanding the Role of Teaching Materials in a Beginners’ Level English as a Foreign Language Course: A Case Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elio Jesús Cruz Rondón ◽  
Leidy Fernanda Velasco Vera
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
Global English ◽  
Pedagogical Intervention ◽  
New Applications

<p>Learning a foreign language may be a challenge for most people due to differences in the form and structure between one’s mother tongue and a new one. However, there are some tools that facilitate the teaching and learning of a foreign language, for instance, new applications for digital devices, video blogs, educational platforms, and teaching materials. Therefore, this case study aims at understanding the role of teaching materials among beginners’ level students learning English as a foreign language. After conducting five non-participant classroom observations and nine semi-structured interviews, we found that the way the teacher implemented a pedagogical intervention by integrating the four language skills, promoting interactive learning through the use of online resources, and using the course book led to a global English teaching and learning process.</p>

scholarly journals The experience of grandmothers in the care of the adolescent who consumes psychoactive substances

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andressa Hithomi Takahara ◽  
Sueli Aparecida Frari Galera ◽  
Ana Carolina Guidorizzi Zanetti ◽  
Angélica Martins de Souza Gonçalves ◽  
Simone Terezinha Protti-Zanatta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Aging Process ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Financial Difficulty ◽  
Psychoactive Substances ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
Relational Processes

Abstract Objective: To apprehend the experience of grandmothers who take care of their grandchildren who consume psychoactive substances. Methods: A descriptive study with a qualitative approach conducted with five grandmothers of two health services in a city in the interior of São Paulo. Data have collected from July 2015 to May 2016, through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using the technique of thematic content analysis. Results: The grandmothers recognized that their grandchildren used drugs when they changed their behavior, which required them to take on the role of counselor and educator. The aging process and financial difficulty consisted in limits to care. Conclusion and implications for practice: The grandmothers suffered psychosocial, structural, and organizational impacts, requiring nurses to enhance their facilitator skills in relational processes between two distinct generations of age and values.

scholarly journals The Development of a Blended Learning Model by using E-Book (BLME) on the Subject of Basic Programming

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 4278-4282
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
C Programming Language ◽  
C Programming ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Creative Media

The researchers conducted direct observation at the State Polytechnic Creative Media PSDD Medan. The object of the research includes learning on the subject of Basic Programming. The researchers found several phenomena including: 1). The subject of Basic Programming is a subject in which the material guides students to think logically in solving problems through algorithms in the form of coding (instructions). 2). Learning set used the textbook. 3). Teaching and learning process was conducted conventionally. The lecturer delivered the material in the textbooks to the students, the conclusion of the material was written on the white board. 4). Tools used on the subject of the Basic Programming were the C ++ programming language. Based on the phenomenon, the researchers found several problems including: 1). Low skill and the students had not mastered the material that has not been achieved in learning the subject of basic programming. 2). Students did not respond when interacting in question and answer session, which impacted the learning process become non-interactive. 3). Independence and active role of students in learning the subject of basic programming had not been seen because learning was lecturer centered. 4). Learning model that was centered on the lecturer made the students unable to think creatively and solve new problem presented by the lecturer on the subject of basic programming. Based on the explanation above, in this research, the researchers developed a learning model used in learning the subject of Basic Programming that is a blended learning model using an e-book integrated with the Learning Management System (LMS).

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