Nowadays it would not be possible to plan an Italian language and culture class without considering the opportunity to use ICT. After the evolution from web to web 2.0 and from e-learning to e-learning 2.0, teachers approached a new concept of learning and teaching online. Web 2.0 tools, the social networks in particular, are considered a valuable resource for communicating, interacting and sharing linguistic and cultural contents, in formal and informal learning. Facebook, the most famous social network, becomes a virtual learning environment for students of Italian as a Second Language where posts, images, links and videos can be shared and used as L2 input. The Facebook page Lingua Italiana Per Stranieri (progetto LIPS), that we described it in this article, represents an example of a didactic use of this famous social network.
Příspěvek je zaměřen na seznámení s novou moderní formou výuky v elektronickém prostředí, tzv. adaptivním e-learningem. Stručně je vysvětlen model adaptivní výuky – tři hlavní moduly a jejich princip.
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The article is aimed at the introduction of a new form of education in the electronic environment – the so called eLearning. The model of adaptive education with its three modules and their principles is explained briefly.
Research shows that most of the talking in parent-teacher conferences2 is done by the teacher and the parent, with few opportunities for the student to express ideas or pose questions. Swedish conferences tend to focus on the shortcomings of the student, and the documentation becomes means to show the student appropriate behaviors, rather than focusing on learning progress. This article will investigate student led parent conferences, a method that aims at shifting the dialogue in favor of the student’s voice and opinions. The work starts with a thematic unit, where the students self-assess their abilities and knowledge in each subject area. The thematic unit ends with each student leading a conference, where the parent will be informed of the student’s present progress and of the learning goals and activities suggested henceforth. If the student understands his/her results, goals, and means to get there, learning will be more effective. In this qualitative study, students, teachers, parents, and school leaders from two schools have been interviewed in groups. The schools have practiced student led parent conferences for five and ten years. The research questions address how the respondents describe the effects of the student led parent conferences on pedagogical planning, school results, and administration, and differences between the schools, and the result is compared to results from previous research on teacher led conferences. Important findings are that the student, when participating in student led parent conferences, understands, describes, and makes strategic decisions about his/her development. Formative and understandable documentation is imperative. These conferences are more informative, have higher pedagogical qualities, and will introduce a more egalitarian division of power in the classroom. Teacher and parent roles change to be more cooperative.
The article deals with the concepts of technology and teaching, technological approaches of foreign scholars to the teaching in higher education; the historical aspect is also analyzed. The article highlights the main features of the technology: projecting, performance, manageability, results, diagnostic expediency, analysis of existing factors, effectiveness of methods, consistency and integrity. It is indicated that the leading factors of technological approach include motivation of individual work for gaining knowledge; the sources of this work are in the context of practical activity and studying. In Ukraine the increase of necessity in highly qualified specialists is caused by technological progress in the society. Modern experts must be efficiently and professionally prepared. The problem of teaching efficiency has always been important. Pedagogical technology gives a description, project of the process of student’s individuality formation and it must include diagnostic purposes and content of education, didactic processes and organizational forms of teaching. The components of the didactic process are: motivation as a forming of stable student’s interest to studying activity and transformation of external purposes into internal needs; cognitive activity of the student, the result of which is knowledge comprehension; teacher management depending on the purpose of study. Educational technologies should contain conceptuality – didactic, psychological, philosophical and social pedagogical argumentation of educational purposes; consistency – logics and interconnection of all parts and aspects of the process, the integrity of the designing and implementation of the educational process; the management – variation of teaching methods and tools for correction of results which are revealed in the process of diagnostics; the effectiveness of results and economic parameters; reproducibility by other teachers and departments. One of the leading factorsof technological approach is motivation of individual work with theobtainingof knowledge. Its sources are in the context of practice and lerning activity. The other important factor is flexibility of the technology and its ability to adapt quickly and flexibly to the learning environment, to the students, to time budget and to other circumstances. The cognitive teaching technology is also effective, it is based on the subjective quality of erudition and problem-modular studying and activity-based approach.
The Model of Educational Reconstruction provides a frame for research of subject related learning and teaching. By closely linking theory and practice the model aims at the development of learning and teaching sequences. Within the framework of the model three central tasks of research in science education are investigated: firstly, the clarification and analysis of science subject matter (e.g. in the field of genetics), secondly, the investigation into students’ perspectives with regard to phenomena related to the chosen subject (e.g. conceptions, principles), thirdly, the design of learning environments (e.g. guidelines for teaching the subject, learning activities, lessons or learning sequences). The investigations are carried out empirically. But there is no way of solving these three modes of investigation as single tasks one by one. Each of the investigations depends on the findings of the other two; all of the tasks are interrelated and have to be linked closely. The model of educational reconstruction also guides the creative designing process and leads to empirically based proposals for teaching designs and to conclusions for learning biology. In the contribution the investigation in the field of genetics is exemplified, findings of students’ conceptions, guidelines for teaching and general educational conclusions are given. Furthermore, the application of the model in several places and disciplines is reported.
Memory is a process that encompasses three basic elements: encoding, consolidation and retrieval. The concept of multiple memory systems is now widely accepted. The question concerning the contribution of new neurons to learning has been recognized for a long time. There are also numerous associations between neurogenesis and learning. Experience-related changes that affect neurogenesis, such as stress or environmental enrichment, also affect learning. This paper also presents some methods of improving memory.
Príspevok poukazuje na podmienky a povinnosti zamestnávateľov školiť svojich zamestnancov o bezpečnosti a ochrane zdravia pri práci (BOZP). Otázka školenia je rôznorodá čo do obsahovej náplne pre jednotlivých zamestnancov tak časového rozsahu prípravy. V Európe sa kladú práve podmienky prípravy zamestnancov na popredné miesto z hľadiska zabezpečenia podmienok prevencie.
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Paper deals with conditions and responsibilities employers to train their personnel about protection of health and work safety. The question of training is very various in opinion content and time programme. In Europe training about protection belong to one from the first position prevention and work conditions.
W dniach 30-31 stycznia i 1 lutego 2020 roku w Libera Università Maria Ss. Assunta LUMSA w Rzymie odbyło się sympozjum; które było odpowiedzią na podjętą przez Kongregację ds. Edukacji Katolickiej inicjatywę pod hasłem „Odbudowa globalnego paktu wychowawczego”; wskazanym przez papieża Franciszka. Celem sympozjum było przygotowanie do światowego wydarzenia; które miało się odbyć 14 maja 2020 roku w Watykanie (z racji ogłoszenia stanu zagrożenia epidemicznego odbędzie się w innym; późniejszym terminie).
Previous related research on teaching effectiveness in one senior level award - Higher Still Physical Education (HSPE) in Scotland - revealed a number of extended challenges in adopting the practical experiential teaching and learning approaches advised. However, these studies were restricted by lack of observation of teaching and learning in action and of detailed analysis of the types and timings of questions asked. The present study addressed these limitations. Data were collected through observations of teaching, questionnaire responses on the uses of discussions by pupils and teachers and semi-structured teacher interviews. Findings revealed that there were encouraging signs of a broad range of purposeful question techniques being used in practical sessions. However, there was still a lack of full teacher trust in these approaches, despite high pupil endorsement for their usage. We conclude that perceived subject content and external assessment demands continue to constrain pedagogical strategies in HSPE.
This paper considers the complex relation between migrants’ interest in their host country and their consequent civic or social engagement in the framework of processes of transition following the rupture of international migration (cf. Zittoun 2006). In phases of transition, migrants live processes of identity definition, sense-making of the situation and learning new knowledge and social, cognitive and practical skills. I argue that learning may be considered a precondition for a migrant’s interest and engagement with the host country culture and institutions. In this connection, I use Eade’s (2007) notion of migration strategy to describe migrant profiles based on learning. My case is supported by a qualitative analysis of two paradigmatic case studies
The article is devoted to the philosophy of the well-known ancient Chinese sage Confucius paying attention to the Western misunderstandings of it. The fundamental differences between Chinese and Western civilizations, the problem of transcendence, and different attitude towards history are discussed in the text. Being neither a religion nor a philosophy in the strict Western sense of the word, Confucian thinking still finds its parallels among Western philosophies. The article faces the phenomenological task to discover concrete modes of awareness, their active engagements, and their correlate contents that are sufficiently broad and founding to cut across diverse disciplinary and cultural phenomena. This brief essay is a step in that direction with explicit commitment to Confucian explication and continuity of Chinese civilization. Despite variations and different levels of interpretation, a common context between Confucius and Western philosophical trends may be found.
Contemporary culture is mainly a culture of image. We get our information seeing. Examination of images is free, while reading is impelled by the necessity of browsing the whole text. The image seems more appropriate than the text when trying to communicate easy and quickly. The speech calls for articulated language, expressed through a symbolic set of oral or written codes that we must master. Understanding an image requires less work and fewer skills than reading a text. This paper aims to highlight how messages are perceived and received within the educational activities, through the two types of communication, iconic and logical-linguistic. The instrument used in conducting the research was represented by a questionnaire consisting from objective and subjective items, applied to students from high schools in Oradea. Besides these questionnaires, a key role in the study was played by the knowledge gained while observing lessons held by students of the University of Oradea within their teaching placement, as well as while supervising teachers from secondary educational institutions in the process of obtaining teacher certification level 1. The obtained results prove that the majority of investigated students prefer the combination of two types of communication in teaching.
Dynamic capabilities are an essential theoretical construct that is useful for understanding the phenomenon of competition. However, even though dynamic capabilities and issues relating to them seem to enjoy large popularity, the existing management literature lacks studies into processes that shape dynamic capabilities. This article attempts to outline the concept of dynamic capabilities and presents the authors’ proposed configuration of the processes that shape dynamic capabilities. A discussion then follows of the results of research into the opportunities-sensing and learning processes and how they shape dynamic capabilities in Polish enterprises.
‘Learning is much better with tablets’, today’s pupils and students often say. But, is it really true? Are the mobile devices and mobile technologies the mean performing didactic miracles? Do they really cause students enjoy learning and learn more with less effort? Even an optimist guesses it may not be like this. Do we (teachers) know how the mobile-assisted process of learning runs, what its advantages, weaknesses and limits are, whether learners really remember more, and/or enjoy the learning more? What is the role of the ‘novelty’ factor regarding the latest technologies? Do learners know how to exploit them for education purposes? And last but not least, what are teachers’ competences in this field? These are selected fields we are going to focus on.
‘Social media’, ‘Web 2.0’, ‘collaborative learning’ and user co-creation are just some of the terms that describe changes in the role of information and communication technology (ICT) in business, private life and society. The changing face of ICT has finally brought about the fulfilment of the term ‘Information Society’ and made an important impact on many fields of research, including collaborative learning. The effective use of ICT in support of group collaboration has been researched and discussed. The effectiveness was attributed to systematically organized and facilitated processes. Nevertheless, the results are not always better when group support systems (GSS) are used in comparison to face-to-face work. In contrast to the well-organized GSS-supported learning process, the social media environment is non-structured, rule-free and even chaotic. In this paper, we research the possibilities of eliciting group knowledge in the group-learning process in a social media environment. A total of 24 students assigned into three groups participated in the three-week long study. Their task was to solve a given research topic by solely using an unfamiliar social media environment and to present their findings after three weeks. Students were observed in their natural learning environment (school, home, the Flowr virtual environment), and their attitudes on collaborative work using social media tools were measured with a questionnaire at the end of the study. The results suggest that non-structured social media environment stimulates self-management of the group. Some insights into trust, motivation and conflicts in the collaborative problem solving are discussed.
The aim of the paper is to interpret personal comprehensions of learning, in order to understand the complexities, uniqueness and divides of the subjective reality of adult learning comprehensions."One of the major implications of lifelong learning is that we can potentially learn from every experience in life" (Jarvis, 2006; 2007).We present an interpretation of adults and adult education experts' comprehensions of learning and learners. According to Roger Harrison representations of learners are never neutral; rather they are active in ‘naturalising’ certain understandings of what learning means, what it means to learn and to be a learner, and in so doing define the boundaries of the educational field and whatever is possible within it (Harrison 2003).Interpretation of empirical examples is based on two studies, comprising of 55 semistructured interviews with adults and 14 semistructured interviews with experts. There are tensions and divides in the comprehensions of learning, especially in understanding the adult learner and the role of adult education by the experts. There is a need to understand different comprehensions in order to understand learning experience.
Many studies that are currently conducted in the United States and Western Europe, indicate the advantage of cooperative learning over individual learning, which creates conditions for rivalry and competition. It is surprising, therefore, that in Poland there are still few publications and research reports on the subject. The literature available does not present analyses of cognitive effects of interacting with peers; it exposes only the importance of collaborative learning for social and personal development of students. Also, cooperative learning is still rarely used in Polish schools, although it is generally considered as an important element of the constructivist approach to teaching. The aim of this study is to identify the opinions of early childhood education teachers on cooperative learning. The survey results describe teachers’ beliefs on the children’s learning process and the place of cooperative learning in the classroom. They also show how the respondents perceive their role in promoting the cooperation of students in a team when performing the tasks.
Many studies that are currently conducted in the United States and Western Europe, indicate the advantage of cooperative learning over individual learning, which creates conditions for rivalry and competition. It is surprising, therefore, that in Poland there are still few publications and research reports on the subject. The literature available does not present analyses of cognitive effects of interacting with peers; it exposes only the importance of collaborative learning for social and personal development of students. Also, cooperative learning is still rarely used in Polish schools, although it is generally considered as an important element of the constructivist approach to teaching. The aim of this study is to identify the opinions of early childhood education teachers on cooperative learning. The survey results describe teachers’ beliefs on the children’s learning process and the place of cooperative learning in the classroom. They also show how the respondents perceive their role in promoting the cooperation of students in a team when performing the tasks.
Aim. The paper’s aim is to present some current specific online studying instructional measures at the International Relations Department of the National University of Ostroh Academy in Ukraine.Methods. The study is devoted to the observation of some theoretical and methodological aspects of the peculiarities of online studying measures at the International Relations Department. The theoretical and comparative methods of analysing the peculiarities of online studying have been taken into account. In order to summarise the currentonline studying experiences at the International Relations Department, some specific instructional measures for both students and teachers are presented, for example: how to handle the lack of interaction, master self-learning, promote self-regulation strategies and become more strategic thinkers.. The necessity of studying the above-mentionedaspects has been caused by their impact on students’ learning activity, especially in the times of COVID-19 pandemic.Results and conclusions. The focal point of this research is to provide an insight into the background of online studying peculiarities through the prism of Ukrainian teachers and students. The analysis is focused on online studying of foreign languages, as well as the possible online teaching methods of professional disciplines (History of International Relations; Foreign Policy of the Countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America; International Conflicts; Current Problems of International Relations in the Middle East) at the International Relations Department. What is more, the authors outline how to help students deal with the lack of interaction, master self-learning, promote self-regulation strategies and become more strategic thinkers. The authors also highlight possible challenges for the faculty and suggest ways to overcome those difficulties. Moreover, some major prerequisites of students’ self-regulatory online learning are described. Contribution. The results of the study are instrumental in mastering the peculiarities of online studying through the prism of learning at the International Relations Department of the National University of Ostroh Academy (Ukraine). The findings of this study may be considered important and contribute to future research.
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