scholarly journals Editorial Issue 14.2

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-93
Author(s):  
Dominique R. Parrish ◽  
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Alisa Percy ◽  

Welcome to the second edition of the Journal of University Learning and Teaching Practice for 2017. We have a range of interesting papers in this issue addressing teaching and learning practice in specific discipline areas, for particular teaching focused positions and in relation to explicit areas of pedagogical practice. The first paper by Eddles-Hirsh presents a study that explored how confidence levels to teach visual art can be heightened through pre-service training that adopts a differentiated framework of instruction. This is a significant contribution given that crucial 21st-century skills such as creativity, higherorder thinking, collaboration, visual literacy and problem-solving have been linked to primary and secondary school programs that include teaching of visual art.

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 73-89
Author(s):  
Margarita Kefalaki ◽  
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Michael Nevradakis ◽  
Qing Li ◽  
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...  

COVID-19 has greatly impacted all aspects of our everyday lives. A global pandemic of this magnitude, even as we now emerge from strict measures such as lockdowns and await the potential for a ‘new tomorrow’ with the arrival of vaccines, will certainly have long-lasting consequences. We will have to adapt and learn to live in a different way. Accordingly, teaching and learning have also been greatly impacted. Changes to academic curricula have had tremendous cross-cultural effects on higher education students. This study will investigate, by way of focus groups comprised of students studying at Greek universities during the pandemic, the cross-cultural effects that this ‘global experience’ has had on higher education, and particularly on students in Greek universities. The data collection tools are interviews and observations gathered from focus groups.


2012 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin K. Hill ◽  
Jill W. Fresen ◽  
Fawei Geng

Lecturers in higher education often consider the incorporation of web technologies into their teaching practice. Partially structured and populated course site templates could aid them in getting started with creating and deploying webbased materials and activities to enrich the teaching and learning experience. Discussions among instructional technology support staff and lecturers reveal a paucity of robust specifications for possible course site features that could comprise a template. An attempted mapping from the teaching task as understood by the instructor to the envisaged course website properties proves elusive. We conclude that the idea of an initial state for a course site, embodied in a template, remains useful and should be developed not according to a formula but with careful attention to the context and existing pedagogical practice. Any course template provided for the use of lecturers should be enhanced with supporting instructions and examples of how it may be adapted for their particular purposes.Keywords: course template; learning platform; pedagogical dimensions; course site properties(Published: 17 December 2012)Citation: Research in Learning Technology 2012, 20: 18665 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/rlt.v20i0.18665


2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-63
Author(s):  
Vivian Libeth Uzuriaga López

One result of the research is the paper "integral intervention of mathematics' teaching and learning processes" developed in a public university in Colombia, Latin America. The analysis of the epistemological beliefs of a group of academics from the Mathematics Department, who teach subjects to engineer and technology students is presented. We performed descriptive and quantitative cohort research. The objective was to identify the beliefs regarding mathematics' content, learning, and teaching. The 56 participants were included from a voluntary sample, in which the majority were engineers. A questionnaire adapted from Vizcaíno, with a specific domain of mathematical beliefs, approached from the multidimensional model de Schommer was used as a measuring instrument. The results showed that, in general, the teachers' system beliefs are naive or simple and in some specific topics sophisticated. It was observed a percentage of teachers who didn't assume a precise position in their beliefs when responding neutrally to the questionnaire, which could be interpreted as a lack of reflection on their teaching practice, which revealed the need to generate discussion spaces for promoting reflective practices that improve the mathematics' learning. Likewise, the need for training in mathematics' history, epistemological knowledge, and didactics was evidenced, which promotes better mathematics teaching practices.


EAD em FOCO ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuele Maria Correia Costa ◽  
Cleide Jane de Sá Araújo Costa

O estudo investiga contribuições do plano de tutoria para a prática do tutor na UAB/EaD de um curso da Universidade Federal de Alagoas, com objetivo de analisar a efetividade dos planos de tutoria na ação do tutor e se eles são instrumentos de suporte que auxiliam no processo de aprendizagem dos estudantes da EaD. É um estudo de caso de natureza qualitativa com finalidade de perceber a prática do tutor a partir do uso dos planos de tutoria que auxiliam no processo de aprendizagem dos estudantes. Para a coleta de dados, realizou-se pesquisa bibliográfica com base no Guia do Tutor da Coordenadoria Institucional de Educação a Distância da Ufal, análise dos planos de tutoria e aplicação de questionário com tutores. O problema referiu-se às contribuições do plano de tutoria para a prática pedagógica do tutor no processo de aprendizagem na sala de aula virtual. Os resultados apontam que os planos de tutoria são efetivos na ação docente do tutor e são instrumentos de suporte que contribuem para o processo de ensino e aprendizagem desde que respeitem os elementos mínimos considerados essenciais pela Coordenadoria Institucional de Educação a Distância (Cied), estejam descritos de forma clara e objetiva e ser socializados entre os tutores, com vistas a favorecer uma efetiva ação docente.Palavras-chave: Plano de tutoria, Tutoria, Planejamento, Aprendizagem. The Use of the Tutoring Plan in the Online Tutor's Teaching Practice at the Open University in BrazilAbstractThe study investigates contributions of the tutoring plan in the tutor practice at the OUB/DE of a course at the Federal University of Alagoas with the objective of analyzing the effectiveness of the tutoring plans in the tutor's action and whether they are support tools that help in the learning process of the students of the DE. It is a case study of a qualitative nature with the purpose of perceiving the practice of the tutor from the use of the mentoring plans that aid in the learning process of the students. For data collection, a bibliographic research was carried out based on the Tutor's Guide to the Institutional Coordination of Distance Education of UFAL, the analysis of the tutoring plans and the application of a questionnaire with tutors. The problem was: What are the contributions of the tutoring plan to the pedagogical practice of the tutor in the learning process in the virtual classroom? The results show that tutoring plans are effective in the tutor's teaching action and are support tools that contribute to the teaching and learning process, as long as they respect the minimum elements considered essential by the Institutional Coordination of Distance Education (ICDE) and are described in a clear and objective way, to be shared among the tutors, in order to favor an effective teaching action.Keywords: Tutoring plan, Mentoring, Planning, Learning.


2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 2-4
Author(s):  
Geraldine E. Lefoe ◽  

Welcome to the third and final issue of Volume 8 of the Journal of University Teaching and Learning (JUTLP) in 2011. As the year draws to a close we are seeing some striking changes to the higher education sector internationally. In England budget cuts have seen the closure of the twenty-four Higher Education Academy subject centres at the same time as the establishment of student fees. In Australia the cap has been lifted across the board on the number of students that can be enrolled in universities with the resultant projected increased student numbers. The focus in Australia is on social inclusion yet in England the concern for the introduction of fees is just the opposite, these will be the very students who may now be excluded. The changes in both countries see new measures of accountability and more complex regulations put in place. Will this cause people to rethink the way we teach and the way students learn? For the Higher Education Academy in the UK, new directions see the hosting of a summit on learning and teaching with a focus on flexible learning, an indicator of new directions for many institutions. In Australia, we see a renewed opportunity to investigate such changes through the opening of the Office of Learning and Teaching (OLT) and its role of recognising the importance of learning and teaching through grants and awards schemes. We hope in 2012 we’ll hear more from our authors about the impact of these transformations, as well as those changes occurring in other countries around the world, on teaching practice in our universities.


2010 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted Glynn ◽  
Bronwen Cowie ◽  
Kathrin Otrel-Cass ◽  
Angus Macfarlane

AbstractThis paper illustrates how important changes can occur in science learning and teaching if teachers take the trouble to understand and respect the cultural worlds of Indigenous students, and incorporate something of this understanding within their teaching practice. Ten teachers participated in a specially-designed one-year university postgraduate course, which encouraged them to incorporate into their classroom learning two Māori pedagogical principles, ako and whakawhanaungatanga. Ako is a responsive and reciprocal process, through which both teaching and learning roles are shared. Whakawhanaungatanga is the process of constructing relationships in the classroom between people, between students' cultural knowledge and domain knowledge. This paper draws on co-constructed narratives from four of the teachers, two Māori and two Pākehā (New Zealanders of European descent). The teachers built trusting and respectful relationships with their Māori students by facilitating connections between Western and Māori worldviews of science. They shared their teaching role with Māori elders (kaumātua) and members of the extended family of their students (whānau). The teachers learned a great deal from their Māori students who became highly engaged and agentic in their science learning. Students took collaborative responsibility for asking learning questions, and sought information on science topics from both Western and Māori worldviews.


2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (esp.) ◽  
pp. 176
Author(s):  
Anemari Roesler Luersen Vieira Lopes ◽  
Halana Garcez Borowsky ◽  
Carine Daiana Binsfeld

 Este artigo objetiva discutir sobre o jogo como orientador da prática pedagógica do professor que ensina matemática nos anos iniciais do Ensino Fundamental, buscando compreender o papel dele na organização do ensino e no desenvolvimento da criança. Tendo a Teoria Histórico-Cultural, a Teoria da Atividade e a Atividade Orientadora de Ensino como fundamentos, assumimos uma concepção de educação na perspectiva da humanização e entendemos o jogo como uma atividade histórica e social, na qual o sujeito constrói suas relações sociais e desenvolve suas funções psicológicas superiores a partir de atividades. Nesse sentido, trazemos alguns apontamentos teóricos sobre o jogo e as ações do professor na organização do ensino, bem como uma situação de ensino voltada à aprendizagem do conceito de multiplicação. Como considerações, apontamos aspectos que permitem compreender o jogo como orientador da prática pedagógica: a intencionalidade pedagógica na prática docente por meio do jogo, em especial, para a organização do ensino de matemática; a contribuição do jogo para a atividade de ensino e de aprendizagem; e elementos importantes constituintes do jogo a ser desenvolvido.Palavras-chave: Prática Pedagógica. Jogo. Matemática nos anos iniciais do Ensino Fundamental. Atividade Orientadora de Ensino.THE GAME AS GUIDING OF PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICE IN THE EARLY YEARS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Abstract: This paper aims to discuss about the game as a pedagogical practice guide of the teacher who teaches mathematics in the early years of Elementary School, seeking to understand its role in the organization of teaching and child development. Taking the Historical-Cultural Theory, the Activity Theory and the Teaching-Orienteering Activity as fundamentals, we assume a conception of education in the perspective of humanization and understand the game as a historical and social activity, which the subject builds his social relations and develops their superior psychological functions from activities. In this sense, we bring some theoretical notes about the game and the actions of the teacher in the organization of teaching, as well as a teaching situation focused on learning the concept of multiplication. As considerations, we point out aspects that allow to understand the game as guiding of the pedagogical practice: the pedagogical intentionality in the teaching practice through the game, in particular, for the organization of the teaching of mathematics; the contribution of the game to the teaching and learning activity; and important constituent elements of the game to be developed.Keywords: Pedagogical Practice. Game. Mathematics in the early years of Elementary School. Teaching-Orienteering Activity. EL JUEGO COMO ORIENTADOR DE LA PRÁCTICA PEDAGÓGICA EN LOS AÑOS INICIALES DE LA ENSEÑANZA FUNDAMENTALResumen: Este artículo apunta la discusión sobre el juego como orientador de la práctica pedagógica del profesor que enseña Matemática en los años iniciales de la Enseñanza Fundamental, buscando comprender el papel de él en la organización de la enseñanza y en el desarrollo del niño. Llevando en cuenta la Teoría Histórico-Cultural, la Teoría de la Actividad y la Actividad Orientadora de Enseñanza como fundamentos, asumimos una concepción de educación en la perspectiva de la humanización y comprendemos el juego como una actividad histórica y social, la cual el sujeto construye sus relaciones sociales y desarrolla sus funciones psicológicas superiores por medio de actividades. En ese sentido, traemos algunos apuntamientos teóricos acerca del juego y de las acciones del profesor en la organización de la enseñanza, como también una situación de enseñanza en que el aprendizaje se vuelve al concepto de multiplicación. Como consideraciones, apuntamos aspectos que permiten comprender el juego como orientador de la práctica pedagógica:  la intencionalidad pedagógica en la práctica docente por medio del juego, de forma especial para la organización de la enseñanza de matemática; la contribución del juego para la actividad de enseñanza y de aprendizaje; y elementos importantes constituyentes del juego a desarrollarse.Palabras-clave: Práctica pedagógica. Juego. Matemática en los años iniciales de la Enseñanza Fundamental. Actividad orientadora de enseñanza. 


Author(s):  
Ana Tereza Ramos de Jesus Ferreira ◽  
Helio Rodrigues dos Santos ◽  
Geraldo Eustaquio Moreira

We seek to investigate the challenges and possibilities of quilombola teaching practice and, in a more restricted way, reflect on the initial and continuing education of teachers, and identify advances in quilombola teaching practice in times of pandemic. Therefore, we adopted a qualitative and explanatory approach from the perspective of Historical-Cultural Theory to understand the reality and engender discussions on continuing education, use of technologies and mediation of the teaching and learning process. The information was collected through an online questionnaire using the Google Forms application, applied to 55 teachers from the Kalunga quilombola region in the state of Goiás. Our study showed the lack of investment in quilombola teacher training; the importance of teacher/student interaction; the collaborative teaching work enriches the pedagogical practice by providing the exchange of experiences and that the use of technological resources in education was essential, in order to ensure the continuity of the process, however, it was one of the factors responsible for the marginalization of teachers and students during teaching remote emergency.


2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cherry Stewart ◽  
Ashfaq Ahmad Khan

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the theoretical concepts of adult constructive development (ACD) in response to a requirement to teach fully online during the COVID-19 lockdown. However, responses have been unique for many university educators, regardless of the roles they have in supporting students during this time. How each person approaches the changing context can be enhanced by an understanding of their mindset as defined by Kegan’s theory. Design/methodology/approach An accounting academic and educational designer combine their expertise and engage a “digital mindset” to guide the re-design of the management accounting unit incorporating strategies that encourage students to be self-reliant yet learn from a broad diversity of perspectives. Findings Unexpected changes within an educational environment may be the catalyse needed to force significant rethinking of pedagogical practice within the online teaching space. Practical implications This paper offers practical thinking and design tips for creating interactive learning and teaching programs to develop a positive and supportive approach that challenges and facilitates cognitive growth in student knowledge, skills and learning behaviours. Social implications Stimulating student interaction via the creation of interactive and dynamic online curriculum design teachers may communicate more effectively with students as well as sharing their knowledge and skills with each other. Originality/value The authors explore Kegan’s ACD framework (1982, 1998, 2009) within the context of tertiary teaching and learning design for management accounting. The authors propose online strategies for each of the levels of development in the form of supports and challenges.


2012 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Mackinlay ◽  
Katelyn Barney

This article explores the shift in terminology that occurred in a 2-year Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC)-funded curriculum renewal project that set out to broadly explore current teaching and learning practice in Indigenous Australian studies (www.teaching4change.edu.au). While we started with the term ‘Problem-Based Learning’, it became clear as the project progressed that the terminology we were using was not politically or pedagogically appropriate. As the data began to reveal, the research team became increasingly uncomfortable with the colonial underpinnings and associations of the term ‘Problem-Based Learning’ (PBL), and began to explore the possibility of redefining what we do as something else entirely. A key outcome of the project was that PBL became PEARL, to describe the Political, Embodied, Active, and Reflective aspects of this teaching and learning approach in Indigenous Australian studies. The shift from PBL to PEARL was unexpected, but has resulted in exciting possibilities for migrating and extending theories of teaching and learning in Indigenous Australian studies into critical pedagogy, critical race theory and transformative education. Drawing on critical pedagogy, critical race theory and transformative education theory, this article explores the rationale behind the shift in terminology from PBL to PEARL. We also draw on student data from focus groups, questionnaires and lecturer reflection to examine the ways the results from this project hold great potential for the further implementation of PEARL into primary and secondary classrooms, specifically in relation to pedagogical practice in embedding Indigenous perspectives.


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