scholarly journals STAVOVI STUDENATA, UČESNIKA LETNjE UMETNIČKE ŠKOLE LUŠ 2017 O KONCEPCIJI, ASPEKTIMA I OBRAZOVNIM DOMETIMA PROGRAMA NA NjIHOV LIČNI KREATIVNI RAZVOJ

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (49) ◽  
pp. 171-191
Author(s):  
Sanja B. Filipović ◽  
◽  
Bojana P. Škorc
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Physics ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Teaching Process ◽  
The University

This article presents the process and impacts of interdisciplinary approach to education of students of arts. The project has been implemented during 2017/18 as Summer Art School (Let- nja umetnička škola) of the University of Arts in Belgrade. Starting from the idea of a holistic approach in education, the concept of the school was based on interdisciplinary teaching and connected art, science and technology. It was implemented as a type of educational experiment, which was conducted in specific conditions and methodically designed the way that the focus was on the synergistic action of various formal as well as implicit stimulating factors in the teaching process. The main goal of the Program was to apply those methodological approaches for supporting and up-grading the performance of students, especially in terms of developing cognitive and creative potentials and intrinsic motivation. In accordance with the basic idea of integrative teaching and interdisciplinary competences, the findings of quantum physics have been used as initial problem material for discussion and analysis. The program was attended by 22 students from four faculties of the University of Arts in Belgrade and seven university professors in the role of teachers-mentors (workshop leaders) who implemented the contents, methods and activities defined by the program. Project was placed in the Research Center Petnica in Valjevo. During the implementation of the project, various elements were observed, such as students attitudes toward the program and its effects, toward workshop leaders and working atmosphere and toward personal artistic development. Comparisons between initial and final phases showed that students noticed some positive qualitative changes as results of the project activities. In the last phase of the Program, an evaluation was conducted through a survey which examined the attitudes of students about the concept of the program and the conditions in which the program was implemented. According to the respondents, this form of integrative teaching, methodical approach of teachers and stimulating environment, appeared as an incentive for students. Regarding their learning, motivation and development of ideas, they unanimously report positive impacts on their creative production. Some of the most important issues reported by students were: they find initial learning material (findings of quantum theory by David Bohm) as very inspiring; methodological approach and team work have been recognized as important; research centre and it’s capacities have been seen as motivating; integrative workshops, psychological work and friendly atmosphere allowed deeper and more productive art work; the interrelation between art, science and technology appeared as stimulating field for exploration; concept of the project allowed broad and inte- grative ideas to appear; the teaching process has been perceived as very well organized and stimulating. In general, students opinions confirm that this educational concept is more than welcomed in the field of high art education, and is in a functional and conceptual sense, inher- ent to the needs and challenges of contemporary society.

350 Jahre Universität Innsbruck

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Special Reference ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
State University ◽  
South Tyrol ◽  
Politics And Law ◽  
The University ◽  
350Th Anniversary ◽  
Changing Society

This volume brings together the contributions to a conference organised by the research centre 'Federalism (Politics and Law)' in Prösels (South Tyrol) in May 2019, on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the University of Innsbruck. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, the authors deal with the concept of 'Landesuniversität' (a state university) from a wide variety of perspectives: some in general, some with special reference to the University of Innsbruck. In addition, general reflections are made on the challenges universities are facing in a rapidly changing society. With contributions by Karlheinz Töchterle, Martin P. Schennach, Walter Obwexer, Esther Happacher, Reinhold Gärtner, Anton Pelika

scholarly journals UNIVERSITY EDUCATION OF SPECIALISTS IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AS A WAY OF PASSING CULTURAL CODE

2014 ◽  
pp. 261-265
Author(s):  
I. M. Shepeleva
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
International Communication ◽  
University Education ◽  
International Affairs ◽  
Spiritual Values ◽  
Positive Interaction ◽  
The World ◽  
Cultural Code ◽  
The University

The article describes the cultural code approach to the process of higher education requires global understanding and awareness of the integrity of academic studies at the university, comprising both professional and humanitarian disciplines, such as philosophy, history, ethnography, psychology etc. International communication playing the key role in the development of the world community presupposes systemic and interdisciplinary approach to solving problems and facing challenges arising in the modern times. Language is the most essential component of communication whose organization is based on the principles of interaction, cooperation and politeness ensuring the molding of communicative norms of social behavior. Compliance with these norms creates conditions for effective exchange of opinions, shapes an environment for positive interaction and implementation of communicative strategies by participants in verbal disquisition. On the other hand, national pictures of the world, implanted in the conscience of a child by their family and society serve as natural limits to international communication and understanding cross-cultural peculiarities. They often prevent people from reaching rapport with their foreign counterparts, as their worldviews come into contradiction. National and cultural distinctions cause main differences between systems, norms and uses. National stereotypes, focusing on most typical features of a nation, could serve as a tool for overcoming this discrepancy. Holistic approach to studying a foreign language as an integral part of the culture, alongside with other humanitarian and social disciplines, involves a deep insight into core mental and spiritual values of the society. So, the guiding role of the university teacher consists in dealing with professional issues while addressing the wide cultural content and intercultural objectives.

Impact of Brainstorming Method in Developing Speaking skills in Arabic among Level I Female Students at the University of Science and Technology, Sana'a- Yemen: أثر استخدام طريقة العصف الذهني على تنمية مهارة التحدث لدى طالبات جامعة العلوم والتكنولوجيا بالجمهورية اليمنية

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (20) ◽  
pp. 107-92
Author(s):  
Ahmad Moh. Abulrhman Attair Ahmad Moh. Abulrhman Attair
Keyword(s):  
Science And Technology ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Level I ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Speaking Skills

This study aimed to identify the impact of using the brainstorming method in developing speaking skills in Arabic among Level I university female students. To achieve this, the excremental method was used. The study sample consisted of level I students of Laboratories, Faculty of Medicine, University of Science and Technology- Sana'a. The students were divided into an experimental and a control group, and a learning material, consisting of three modules, was specially designed for them. Also, an achievement test, which was checked for validity and reliability, was also administered to both groups after the learning material was used. The experimental group was taught by the brainstorming method, whereas the control group was taught by the lecturing method. Data was analyzed using means, standard deviation and t-test. Major findings revealed that the experimental group that was taught by the brainstorming method surpassed the control group that was taught by the lecturing method. It was recommended that there is a need to use the brainstorming method in teaching as it proved to be better than the lecturing method.

ORAL HISTORY SOURCES AS LEARNING MATERIALS: A CASE STUDY OF THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-93
Author(s):  
Gugulethu Shamaine Nkala ◽  
Rodreck David
Keyword(s):  
Oral History ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
National Archives ◽  
National University ◽  
Set Up

Knowledge presented by Oral History (OH) is unique in that it shares the tacit perspective, thoughts, opinions and understanding of the interviewee in its primary form. While teachers, lecturers and other education specialists have at their disposal a wide range of primary, secondary and tertiary sources upon which to relate and share or impart knowledge, OH presents a rich source of information that can improve the learning and knowledge impartation experience. The uniqueness of OH is presented in the following advantages of its use: it allows one to learn about the perspectives of individuals who might not otherwise appear in the historical record; it allows one to compensate for the digital age; one can learn different kinds of information; it provides historical actors with an opportunity to tell their own stories in their own words; and it offers a rich opportunity for human interaction. This article discusses the placement of oral history in the classroom set-up by investigating its use as a source of learning material presented by the National Archives of Zimbabwe to students in the Department of Records and Archives Management at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST). Interviews and a group discussion were used to gather data from an archivist at the National Archives of Zimbabwe, lecturers and students in the Department of Records and Archives Management at NUST, respectively. These groups were approached on the usability, uniqueness and other characteristics that support this type of knowledge about OH in a tertiary learning experience. The findings indicate several qualities that reflect the richness of OH as a teaching source material in a classroom set-up. It further points to weak areas that may be addressed where the source is considered a viable strategy for knowledge sharing and learning. The researchers present a possible model that can be used to champion the use of this rich knowledge source in classroom education at this university and in similar set-ups. 

The Roman Retail Revolution

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven J. R. Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Archaeological Material ◽  
Roman World ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
Food And Drink ◽  
Bodies Of Evidence ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The University

Tabernae were ubiquitous among all Roman cities, lining the busiest streets and dominating their most crowded intersections, and in numbers not known by any other form of building. That they played a vital role in the operation of the city—indeed in the very definition of urbanization—is a point too often under-appreciated in Roman studies, or at best assumed. The Roman Retail Revolution is a thorough investigation into the social and economic worlds of the Roman shop. With a focus on food and drink outlets, and with a critical analysis of both archaeological material and textual sources, Ellis challenges many of the conventional ideas about the place of retailing in the Roman city. A new framework is forwarded, for example, to understand the motivations behind urban investment in tabernae. Their historical development is also unraveled to identify three major waves—or, revolutions—in the shaping of retail landscapes. Two new bodies of evidence underpin the volume. The first is generated from the University of Cincinnati’s recent archaeological excavations into a Pompeian neighborhood of close to twenty shop-fronts. The second comes from a field survey of the retail landscapes of more than a hundred cities from across the Roman world. The richness of this information, combined with an interdisciplinary approach to the lives of the Roman sub-elite, results in a refreshingly original look at the history of retailing and urbanism in the Roman world.

scholarly journals A Holistic Approach to Integrate and Evaluate Sustainable Development in Higher Education. The Case Study of the University of the Basque Country

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 392
Author(s):  
Estibaliz Sáez de Cámara ◽  
Idoia Fernández ◽  
Nekane Castillo-Eguskitza
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Basque Country ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Institutional Setting ◽  
Practical Case ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
The University

Since the United Nations (UN) approved the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development in 2015, higher education institutions have increasingly demonstrated their commitment by supporting several initiatives. Although a great deal of progress has been made, there is still a lack of integrative approaches to truly implement Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in higher education. This paper presents a practical case that illustrates how to design and articulate SDGs within an institutional setting adopting a holistic approach: EHUagenda 2030 plan of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). It is based on empirical inquiry into global and holistic sustainable transformation and a real experience to move towards a verifiable and pragmatic contribution to sustainability. This plan describes the contribution to 12 of the 17 SDGs, along with three sectorial plans (Equality Campus, Inclusion Campus and Planet Campus), as well as the refocus of the UPV/EHU’s Educational Model and the panel of sustainable development indicators, which addresses the technical aspects of monitoring the SDGs. The methodology (mapping; mainstreaming; diagnosis and definition and, finally, estimation) is systematic and replicable in other universities yet to embark upon this integration. This case study makes a contribution towards the understanding of the complexity of the changes in Higher Education and the ways to approach it.

RADIOCARBON IN MEXICO: FROM PROPORTIONAL COUNTERS TO AMS

Radiocarbon ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Corina Solís ◽  
Efraín Chávez ◽  
Arcadio Huerta ◽  
María Esther Ortiz ◽  
Alberto Alcántara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Sample Preparation ◽  
High Voltage ◽  
Accelerator Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
National Council ◽  
University Of Arizona ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
High Voltage Engineering ◽  
The University

ABSTRACT Augusto Moreno is credited with establishing the first radiocarbon (14C) laboratory in Mexico in the 1950s, however, 14C measurement with the accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) technique was not achieved in our country until 2003. Douglas Donahue from the University of Arizona, a pioneer in using AMS for 14C dating, participated in that experiment; then, the idea of establishing a 14C AMS laboratory evolved into a feasible project. This was finally reached in 2013, thanks to the technological developments in AMS and sample preparation with automated equipment, and the backing and support of the National Autonomous University of Mexico and the National Council for Science and Technology. The Mexican AMS Laboratory, LEMA, with a compact 1 MV system from High Voltage Engineering Europa, and its sample preparation laboratories with IonPlus automated graphitization equipment, is now a reality.

scholarly journals Interview with Stuart Walker

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (43) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Marilia Riul ◽  
Ingrid Moura Wanderley ◽  
Maria Cecilia Loschiavo dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Mass Production ◽  
Social System ◽  
Design Research ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Human Values ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Design For Sustainability ◽  
The University

Stuart Walker is Professor of Design for Sustainability and Co-Director of the Imagination Lancaster design research Centre at Lancaster University. Focused on design for sustainability; product aesthetics and meaning; practice-based design research and product design that explores and expresses both human values and notions of spirituality. He was interviewed in his second visit to Brazil to attend the Conference and Workshop "Design and the national policy of solid waste: dialogues on sustainability," held in the Sustainability Laboratory (Lassu) at the University of São Paulo (USP) in 2013, an activity of the research project sponsored by CNPq: Product design, sustainability and national policy on solid waste, coordinated by Professor Maria Cecilia Loschiavo dos Santos. Through the suggested questions, Professor Stuart Walker built a severe critique of our social system of mass production and reminded us that values really matter to our journey.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document