Using Facebook's Open Source Capture the Flag Platform as a Hands-on Learning and Assessment Tool for Cybersecurity Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-32
Author(s):  
Rhonda Chicone ◽  
Tina Marie Burton ◽  
Julie A. Huston
Keyword(s):  
Adult Students ◽  
College Graduates ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
High Demand ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Hands On Learning ◽  
Private And Public

There is a high demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals, however, entry-level employees and college graduates often lack the hands-on and real-world experience they need to be successful in the cybersecurity industry. This high demand has led educators to pursue innovative and smart application technologies as a way for students to gain hands-on skills and to practice those skills in a safe and fun environment. Cybergames are now being used by educational institutions and in private and public industry sectors. One popular game in the cybersecurity space is called Capture the Flag (CTF). This study investigates Facebook's CTF platform as a cost-effective learning and assessment tool for undergraduate and graduate cybersecurity adult students for an online university.

Using Facebook's Open Source Capture the Flag Platform as a Hands-on Learning and Assessment Tool for Cybersecurity Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 683-698
Author(s):  
Rhonda Chicone ◽  
Tina Marie Burton ◽  
Julie A. Huston
Keyword(s):  
Adult Students ◽  
College Graduates ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
High Demand ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Hands On Learning ◽  
Private And Public

There is a high demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals, however, entry-level employees and college graduates often lack the hands-on and real-world experience they need to be successful in the cybersecurity industry. This high demand has led educators to pursue innovative and smart application technologies as a way for students to gain hands-on skills and to practice those skills in a safe and fun environment. Cybergames are now being used by educational institutions and in private and public industry sectors. One popular game in the cybersecurity space is called Capture the Flag (CTF). This study investigates Facebook's CTF platform as a cost-effective learning and assessment tool for undergraduate and graduate cybersecurity adult students for an online university.

Chemistry-kit as an Intervention Tool in Emergency Education in Secondary Schools

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-80
Author(s):  
Karuna Samuel Finch
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Virtual Schools ◽  
Emergency Education ◽  
Natural Catastrophes ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Hands On Learning ◽  
The Subject

This paper presents a Chemistry-kit as an intervention tool to grant spaces for, hands-on learning in Chemistry, in formal Emergency Education (EE) programs. Emergencies may arise due to either civil unrests or natural catastrophes. More literature is dedicated towards the former than the latter (Burde et al., 2017). This paper aims to contribute towards filling the gap. The COVID-19 pandemic is the most recent emergency of the latter kind to promulgate a colossal impact on the formal education of children (WHO, 2020). Organisations such as UNHCR and UNESCO have been continuously working towards this endeavour of formalising secondary education (cite). EE programs lack extravagant school infrastructure, chemistry labs being a section of it. This paper argues that an analogue Chemistry-Kit is a practicable route to valuable learning experiences and is both cost-effective and student-friendly. Even in the presence of virtual schools, the kit can afford a medium to impart hands-on learning and encourage the practical essence of the subject.

High-Touch Low-Tech Tutor Tapes

1986 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-25
Author(s):  
Les D. Streit
Keyword(s):  
Learning Experience ◽  
Instructional System ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
State University ◽  
Group Instruction ◽  
Traditional Group ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Instructional Technique ◽  
Hands On Learning ◽  
The Media

Cassette tutor tapes are a simple but powerful instructional technique for teaching microcomputer skills. The media offers a private hands-on learning approach. Oregon State University students use cassette tutor tapes for an introductory microcomputer experience. The method is cost effective because approximately 150–200 students per quarter have access to only four Apple II computers. Tapes produced locally by media faculty are used in an established self-instructional system with minimal hardware and equipment. The tutor tape concept of “Learning by Listening to a Friend” has received excellent feedback at OSU. Nearly all students felt positive about the learning experience and would select the tutor tape approach over traditional group instruction.

Development of Core Clinical Learning Competencies for Australian Exercise Physiology Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Raymond ◽  
Rebecca Sealey ◽  
Fiona Naumann ◽  
Kieron Rooney ◽  
Timothy English ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Physical Activity Intervention ◽  
Lifestyle Modification ◽  
Exercise Physiology ◽  
Clinical Learning ◽  
Clinical Environment ◽  
Clinical Placements ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
Learning Competencies ◽  
Physiology Students

ABSTRACT Background: Clinical placements and assessment are an essential part of education to become a health professional. However, quality assessment in a clinical environment is challenging without a clear representation of what constitutes competence. The aim of this study was to establish core clinical learning competencies for Australian exercise physiology students. Methods: This study used a mixed-methods, multiphase approach. The competencies were developed following electronic surveys and focus groups, with additional refinement provided by the project team. Preliminary validation was conducted via electronic survey where (i) participants rated the importance of each unit of competency for entry-level practice, and (ii) participants who had recently graduated (n = 23) rated the extent to which they perceived they were competent in each unit. Results: The competencies are described as 19 elements organized into 6 units. The units are (i) communication, (ii) professionalism, (iii) assessment and interpretation, (iv) planning and delivery of an exercise and/or physical activity intervention, (v) lifestyle modification, and (vi) risk management. Of 126 survey participants, the majority (93%–98%) considered each unit as being important for entry-level practice. The majority (78%–95%) of recent graduates considered themselves competent in each unit, suggesting the competencies are articulated around the level of a new practitioner. Conclusion: The core clinical learning competencies resulted from an extensive, iterative process involving those with expertise in the area. The competencies have a range of applications, including informing the development of a student placement assessment tool for use in a clinical placement environment.

Hands-on Learning in the Medical Education Curriculum for Middle Grade Students

2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuhiro FUJIMOTO ◽  
Atsushi KUROSAWA ◽  
Akihiro SUZUKI ◽  
Satoshi FUJITA ◽  
Hiroshi IWASAKI
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Middle Grade ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Hands On Learning ◽  
Middle Grade Students ◽  
Medical Education Curriculum

Does high-variation training facilitate transfer of training in paediatric transthoracic echocardiography?

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Colin J. McMahon ◽  
Sarah Gallagher ◽  
Adam James ◽  
Aoife Deery ◽  
Mark Rhodes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transfer Of Training ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Training Group ◽  
Variation Theory ◽  
Cardiac Lesion ◽  
Cumulative Score ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Performance Report ◽  
Technical Proficiency

Abstract Background: Factors that facilitate transfer of training in paediatric echocardiography remain poorly understood. This study assessed whether high-variation training facilitated successful transfer in paediatric echocardiography. Methods: A mixed-methods study of transfer of technical and interpretive skill application amongst postgraduate trainees. Trainees were randomised to a low or high-variation training group. After a period of 8 weeks intensive echocardiography training, we video-recorded how trainees completed an echocardiogram in a complex cardiac lesion not previously encountered. Blinded quantitative analysis and scoring of trainee performance (echocardiogram performance, report, and technical proficiency) were performed using a validated assessment tool by a blinded cardiologist and senior cardiac physiologist. Qualitative interviews of the trainees were recorded to ascertain trainee experiences during the training and transfer process. Results: Sixteen trainees were enrolled in the study. For the cumulative score for all three components tested (echocardiogram performance, report, and technical proficiency), χ2 = 8.223, p = .016, which showed the high-variation group outperformed the low-variation group. Two common themes which assisted in the transfer emerged from interviews are as follows: (1) use of strategies described in variation theory to describe abnormal hearts, (2) the use of formative live feedback from trainers during hands-on training. Conclusion: Training strategies exposing trainees to high-variation training may aid transfer of paediatric echocardiography skills.

An Open Source Solution for “Hands-on” teaching of PET/CT to Medical Students under the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Biermann ◽  
Salim Kanoun ◽  
Trond Davidsen ◽  
Robert Gray
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
Technical Challenge ◽  
Course Work ◽  
Pet Ct ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Hands On Learning ◽  
Central Image ◽  
The University

Abstract Aims Since 2017, medical students at the University of Bergen were taught PET/CT “hands-on” by viewing PET/CT cases in native format on diagnostic workstations in the hospital. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students were barred access. This prompted us to launch and evaluate a new freeware PET/CT viewing system hosted in the university network. Methods We asked our students to install the multiplatform Fiji viewer with Beth Israel PET/CT plugin (http://petctviewer.org) on their personal computers and connect to a central image database in the university network based on the public domain orthanc server (https://orthanc-server.com). At the end of course, we conducted an anonymous student survey. Results The new system was online within eight days, including regulatory approval. All 76 students (100 %) in the fifth year completed their course work, reading five anonymized PET/CT cases as planned. 41 (53 %) students answered the survey. Fiji was challenging to install with a mean score of 1.8 on a 5-point Likert scale (5 = easy, 1 = difficult). Fiji was more difficult to use (score 3.0) than the previously used diagnostic workstations in the hospital (score 4.1; p < 0.001, paired t-test). Despite the technical challenge, 47 % of students reported having learnt much (scores 4 and 5); only 11 % were negative (scores 1 and 2). 51 % found the PET/CT tasks engaging (scores 4 and 5) while 20 % and 5 % returned scores 2 and 1, respectively. Conclusion Despite the initial technical challenge, “hands-on” learning of PET/CT based on the freeware Fiji/orthanc PET/CT-viewer was associated with a high degree of student satisfaction. We plan to continue running the system to give students permanent access to PET/CT cases in native format regardless of time or location.

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