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EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT STUDENTS LEARNING BY TAILORED APPROACH TO STUDENT FIELD OF STUDY
Authors: Frasineanu Ecaterina sarah
Published: February 2023

In this article we have included a series of analyzes of the practical training of students preparing to be teachers on their effectiveness and efficiency in learning. Although these issues are components located at the intersection of several factors, students who will form other students can make a comparison between their approach and approaches in the field of pedagogy.
This approach identifies the theoretical background in guiding students learning and presents the results of the questionnaires and determination several students' self-reflexive analysis we work today with.
We believe that in academic education it is important to solve together, in common, the situation where students have to adapt to new learning requirements and to identify the specific of the approach of the field of study represents a useful step that includes applying a methodology of intellectual work, reflection, involvement in improve their own results, thorough learning.
As a teacher, we believe that, in learning Pedagogy is essential to be built the implementing and knowledge transfer skills. Moreover, they must follow its specific as a trans-disciplinary science, in which there are relationships with many items of general or specialized culture.
Results interviewing students show that they are proposing themselves a productive, not reproductive approach of the domain, understanding the need to learn generative, with reinterpretations from the experience. Therefore, beyond the identification of different contents, it requires understanding of the aims and methodologies specific to that science. Management learning is an effective and efficient learning principle, along with other principles that should be respected at explicit level, through guidance and support from the teacher.
LIFE-LONG LEARNING BASED ON SELF IMPROVEMENT BLOGS
Authors: Henter Ramona
Published: February 2023

As life-long learning has become a reality of our lives, people try to find new ways of learning, without any major interference in their everyday life. Also, nowadays people explore new ways of training, from self-teaching to MOOCs, as a modern alternative for the classical library. As it is much easier to publish a manuscript on-line, thus being reduced the difficulties of working with a publishing house, there is a new wave of authors whose books you can order only as an e-book or, even easier, as a pdf document. They attract much of their clients with blogs where from sometimes you can download these books for free. Also, some send free newsletters on certain topics, related to those referred to in larger volumes. Although some may regard these products as unreliable, their public is larger than one would consider at a first glance. We tried to identify some of such authors and their blogs and electronic books in order to analyze them, establish their main topics and the public they write for. We tried to find out their background, as a foundation for what they offer in the virtual learning area. We also investigated internet users' opinion about the most visited blogs and the products offered by their owners. Another key point was the age of those interested in improving certain aspects of their personal or professional lives by using blogs or other on-line materials. The paper ends with a discussion about what makes a blog more attractive and more appealing and its readers to come back again and again to it.
E-LEARNING PLATFORM: ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES ON TIME MANAGEMENT
Authors: Indreica Elenasimona
Published: February 2023

More than half of the university students start learning or actually learn with less than one week before exams period. Overwhelmed by the volume of learning material and the short period available, they fail in reaching the standards. E-Learning demands learners to have the ability of operating their own time, processing information, as well as planning time resources. E-learning platforms include instruments which can improve time management behaviors, through the process of setting goals, monitoring the time management practices, and receiving feedback.
The study design is correlational, aiming to identify aspects of e-learning which can improve time management for university students enrolled in online courses. We also discuss the disadvantages of e-learning on time management. We started from the main hypothesis that the use of Moodle e-learning platform has efficient effects on time management strategies. The participants were students at the University Transilvania of Brasov, from several faculties.
Two questionnaires were administered:
- The Use of E-Learning Platform Questionnaire (aiming to identify dimensions such as: frequency of use, facilities, number of hours per week, type of applications, number of online curses attended, etc).
- Time Management Questionnaire - assessing time management behaviors, such as setting goals and priorities, scheduling and planning behaviors, perception of control of time.
The time management Questionnaire was also administered to a sample of students not-enrolled in online curses, in order to assess the differences between the enrolled and not-enrolled students regarding the strategies of time management.
The results showed that students enrolled in online learning have a more efficient time management than those not enrolled. The associations were higher when frequency of use of e-learning was included in the analysis. The results showed that e-learning platform has advantages on time management for those students who are advanced users, but it is time consuming for those who are beginners. The results highlight the fact that not all students are familiar with the use of platform and that they are using limited applications which does not improve significantly their time management strategies. The data from the time management scale was also correlated with academic achievement measures, showing that academic achievement is positively associated with efficient time management, especially for the students enrolled in online courses.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE HE-DL ACCREDITATION EVENTS IN 2014
Authors: Logofatu Michaela
Published: February 2023

In Romania, the HE institutions can develop, implement and manage study programs only if they are accredited.
During the last 23 years, the Romanian higher education system was characterized by many changes aiming to integrate it the European and world circuit of values and competencies. In compliance with this trend, the National Council for Academic Evaluation and Accreditation (CNEAA) was created; during the period 1993-2006, specific activities (evaluation and accreditation) were carried out.
Moving towards the European Higher Education Area, the new Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ARACIS, 2005) was established. Starting with 2005, new procedures and accreditation processes were developed. As of September 2009, ARACIS is a full member of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education - ENQA and is registered in the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education - EQAR.
Early in 2014, the Ministry of Education decided to update the ARACIS internal structures.

One important domain who did benefit of CNEAA / ARACIS activities was the Distance Learning. The first milestone was H.G. 1011/2001 which defined the framework for implementation of DL study programs in Romania. There was other legislative events which contributed to better define the characteristics of this type of education which was confirmed by the Law of Education nr.1/2011.
Just within this context, the public and privet RO universities had the opportunity to develop, implement and manage accredited DL study programs. The accreditation was essential to ensure the credibility and employability of the DL Diplomas.

This article is aiming to present the new aspects coming into force in the area of DL accreditation processes based on the recent decisions of the ARACIS (December 2013).
TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION OF GEOGEBRA SOFTWARE IN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEACHING
Authors: Marciuc Daly , Miron Cristina
Published: February 2023

Why do we need to learn Maths? Students frequently ask us this question. A fair and relevant answer can be found only if we layout mathematical knowledge in the wide frame of human knowledge. In a technologically impregnated world that demands a greater number of people able to operate effectively in scientific, technologic and engineering fields, the achieving of mathematical competencies in school is one of the most important goals. The school curriculum for Mathematics, which is currently in use in Romania, neglects to emphasize the role that Mathematics play in the modelling of real, practical or natural processes. An opportunity to remedy this unsatisfactory condition is given by the new framework for the national curriculum elaborated by the National Centre for Curriculum and Assessment in Pre-university Education. Among others, the framework states the need to develop new curricula based on interdisciplinary approaches, both through some modules at the level of each school discipline, but also through special optional courses. The wanted changes involve the identification of core concepts and of the ways in which these should be studied for achieving complex competencies that are required by the 21st century society. In this paper, we present some of the possible ways to approach the study of the curvilinear motion at level of 9th, 10th and 11th grades, based on different mathematical knowledge of students. In these lessons, we use visual and dynamic representations of the mathematical and physical concepts involved. The students play an active role in the elaboration of these computer models, by using appropriate and accessible informational and computational technologies. In this integrated approach, not only mathematical competencies of students are developed, but also technological and scientific competencies.
RECONSIDERING THE TEACHER'S ROLES AND SKILLS IN THE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM
Authors: Mogonea Florentina
Published: February 2023

The present study deals with the roles and skills of the teacher within the context of a virtual classroom, of an activity carried out in the virtual field. The specificity of such a classroom implies a reconsideration of the well-known roles. The theoretical approach is sustained by an empirical research of ascertaining type carried out on a sample of 124 subjects, students - future teachers who follow the Program of studies which certify the skills for teaching.
The objectives of the research carried out pursued the following things: the investigation of the students' opinion on the specificity of the virtual classroom, its necessity and the possibility of its existence; its advantages and disadvantages on the psycho-pedagogical and teaching - training aspects; the inventory of the roles and skills which a teacher must have in a virtual classroom; the laying down of certain proposals on the possibility of practicing these roles and of the shaping the necessary skills to carry out activities in a virtual field.
The research methods used have been the survey based on a questionnaire and the focus - group, which have been accompanied by proper tools (a questionnaire of opinion, a focus - group interview).
The results obtained allowed the formulation of certain conclusions regarding the role of the teacher in a new context, as well as the shaping of an improving proposal on the curricula for the Program of studies aiming to create the possibility of practicing these roles and skills by the students who train to become teachers.
RESIZING THE QUALITY OF THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF TEACHING THROUGH THE USAGE OF THE NEW E-LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES
Authors: Mogonea Florentin  remus
Published: February 2023

The present study proves the role of virtual e-learning facilities in the initial training of the teachers. The evolution of science and technique facilitated a rapid development of e-learning technologies, which have generally been generated for other fields of education (adult education, developing educational software for students, support and recovering technologies for children with disabilities) and less for the initial training of the teachers.
Even if e-learning facilities have been less used in the field of initial training of teachers, they can be successfully used in the shaping and development of the educational practical skills. These technologies do not replace the traditional "face to face" teaching, but they become additional to and they increase its efficiency.
The research carried out at the ascertaining level, detailed in the experimental part, emphasizes the importance of these technologies from a double perspective, namely: on the one hand the opinions of the trainers of the future trainers and on the other hand the assumptions of the students - future teachers. Students think that the value of e-learning facilities (maps, dictionaries, encyclopaedias, software, books, educational forums, chats, video conferences, tutorials, simulations, blogs, sites, etc.) increase the interest and attractiveness of the courses and practical lectures, decrease the teacher's effort in the process of teaching and the students' effort in the process of learning.
According to the things mentioned, we highlight new dimensions of an active and interactive teaching and learning, by virtual technology: the students learn to learn and learn to teach in the same time.
STUDENTS SKILLS TRAINING FUTURE TEACHERS IN THE FIELD OF ELEARNING
Authors: Popescu Alexandrina mihaela , Stefan Mihaela aurelia
Published: February 2023

E-Learning method is embedded in the complex set of techniques and
interactive teaching strategies
The Educational software, eLearning product does not intended to modify the content of teaching, but applied in different educational approaches, he diversified teaching, it modifies the teacher's role , favoring the formation of learning skills.
The research"s purpose consists of IAC complementary operationalization within initial teacher education, through interdisciplinary correlation between IAC and other pedagogical training and academical
disciplines .
Research objectives aim to carry out a critical analysis of the current curriculum of teacher education ,in terms of skills training opportunities provided for in the IAC, IAC utility argumentation in initial training of future teacher, student practice of IAC use study,in the initial psychological and pedagogical training.
IAC use in shaping the skills to manifest, to use them in future school practice, going beyond the classical.
Didactical professionalization is primarily based on conception changing and priority implementation of pedagogical training under current development of science education in the context of an informational society.
Novelty and originality consists in outlining a practical project overall IAC interdisciplinary integration in the context of initial teacher education.
This study summarizes the results of an empirical research whose purpose was to identify and analyze the views and attitudes of students-future teachers about the role of the IAC in the initial, concrete ways to conduct training activities in the IAC, at the psychological ,pedagogical training level and at the academic training level .
The concretization of changes in initial teacher education,
bring changes in conception and unitary implementation of elements for a suitable curriculum for teacher training model for school of tomorrow and integration in a knowledge society.
EFFECTIVE ACADEMIA-INDUSTRY COLLABORATION FOR VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTATION TEACHING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Authors: Stamatescu Grigore , Stamatescu Iulia , Vasile Costin , Sgarciu Valentin
Published: February 2023

Key point in enabling smooth transition for students from higher education towards the work environment, is represented by a permanent dialogue, exchange of ideas and common projects between the two parties. A positive outcome of such collaborations leads to bridging a gap between academic requirements and applied knowledge using industry standard tools in the workplace. The paper highlights the experiences from the last four years of implementation of the LabVIEW Academy program of the National Instruments company at the Department of Automatic Control and Industrial Informatics, UPB, within the laboratory for Intelligent Measurement Technologies and Transducers (iMTT). The program involves using up-to-date hardware and software for studying and developing complex data acquisition systems and stand-alone virtual instrumentation projects and a commitment to continous improvement. Industrial software engineering topics are taught and implemented with immediate impact. At a higher level, this focuses on applying modern methods of teaching, evaluation and certification, while making intensive use of eLearning tools. We first describe the program structure, requirements, and benefits along with co-existence with the academic curricula and implementation details. The case study is performed on a relevant sample of more than one thousand students at both the bachelor and master's level and coming from different engineering areas. Student feedback is collected and analyzed and means to incorporate this information into subsequent program improvements are discussed. Both quantitative and qualitative evaluation are carried out. We underline the most valuable conclusions towards best practices in actually deploying such programs in specific and general cases for broad applicabiliy across engineering disciplines.
PARTICULARITES OF USING EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE IN SPEECH THERAPY INTERVENTION FOR PUPILS WITH MENTAL DISABILITY
Authors: Suta Lizia ioana , Popovici Doru vlad , Suta Vicol eduard , Marinela Vasile
Published: February 2023

PARTICULARITES OF USING EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE IN SPEECH THERAPY INTERVENTION FOR PUPILS WITH MENTAL DISABILITY

Authors
Popovici, D., University of Bucharest (Bucharest, Romania), stelutadoru@yahoo.com;?u?? L.I., Special School ,,Constantin P?unescu" (Bucharest, Romania), liziasuta@yahoo.com
?u??, V.E., Special School ,,Constantin P?unescu" (Bucharest, Romania), vicol79@yahoo.com, Vasile, M., ., Special School ,,Constantin P?unescu" (Bucharest, Romania), marinela.vasile@yahoo.com

Presentation
In order to achieve and implement a useful educational software for speech therapy intervention for pupils with mental deficiency , it is necessary first to identify the most common existing language disorders in this population of students. Therefore, the first objective of the research was done by conducting a cross-section, constantative study. After evaluating a number of 91 students with mental disability from Special School "Constantin P?unescu ", we found that the most damage sounds for the students mentioned above are those from sigmatism and parasigmatism group .
Educational software developed after obtaining these results, it is intended to correct the sounds that were highlighted as having the highest frequency damage, namely the sounds s, t and z and can be used successfully in the stages of consolidation and automation of the sounds.
The second research of the paper was an experimental one and we intend to verify the assumption that the introduction in a program for computer-assisted speech and language intervention will lead to a faster correction of spelling disorders. Were selected two groups of students consisting of 10 subjects each (symmetric in terms of number and type of errors identified pronunciation), whose diagnosis was the damage of S sound. After applying differentiated speech therapy programs for the two groups (experimental group received speech therapy aided educational software and the control group received traditional speech therapy) we found that computer-aided speech therapy activities lead to achieving therapeutic goals in a shorter time and with better results .
Research methods included tests of language assessment, observation, conversation, case study and students files verification. Tests for assessment of language followed measurement of sound articulation of the language, for independent speech and for the reflected speech, being extracted from a set of samples used in speech therapy practice.
At the end of the research were conducted two case studies for two students from different research groups , in order to formulate some qualitative results of our research.
VIRTUAL TRAINING ENVIRONMENTS FOR LIBRARY PROFESSIONALS:THE ONLINE LEARNING LIBRARY PROJECT
Authors: Tomescu Silviaadriana
Published: February 2023

The present essay analyses a training plan for library professionals. The arguments that support our approach refer to legislation (there is no distance training operational framework for library professionals as part of national lifelong learning design) the evolution of the information science field (there is a knowledge gap between the scientific research in Romania and its evolution in Europe), the need for new e-competence compulsory for any specialist in XXI century(the speed of technology evolution and the diversity of supports impose new competences for information specialists).
Fostered as part of a national continuous training strategy since 2000, distance training of library specialists misses from the lifelong learning strategy. Preoccupied by continuous instruction we tested a distance course to observe to what extent the use of electronic platforms enhance the working skills.
The Open Learning Library platform is an experimental project that helps us to analyze teaching, learning and assessment of students and professionals in Library and Information Science. It allows tutors to achieve full control of the teaching and examination in an online environment. It is a learning solution, independent of time and space and any trainee can choose a suitable course.
The platform is based on Open Source CMS Plone Content Management System built on Zope application written in Phyton and developed by the Plone Foundation. It is software with an attractive interface that allows searching and indexing, and content management for best educational processes and especially allows the communication in real time.
The project aims to capitalize the final results in a proposal of application of remote training of librarians at the institutional and national level.
A BLENDED LEARNING METHODOLOGY FOR MILITARY COMMANDER STAFF PLANNING INSTRUCTION
Authors: Topor Sorin
Published: February 2023

Instruction is a key technique for military education. The issue is that is usually traditional taken. We present here an educational project in which blended learning approaches use to initiate command and staff officers in planning and execution of contemporary joint operation.
So, blended learning could be defined as an educational method which mixes different training media: technologies, activities, events etc., to create an optimum training or educational program for a small group of students. This paper will focus on investigating effective ways of incorporating technology and learning science and blended learning methodologies within military university class instruction. In brief, within our military master courses for a joint operation, training content constitutes a good case for using blended learning techniques. In this context, different strategies aiming the acquisition of military planning skills using technology were identified as critical training needs by the training instructors of the Simulation Training Center and by the teachers of the Bucharest National Defence University "Carol I".
A few of the topics will include: the role of the officer-students and how they support in traditional training for staff planning for a joint operation by e-learning tools; implications for teachers and instructors in their day-to-day work and overall role; impact on the educational tools for designed of master courses programs including staffing models, use of time, hardware/software selection, and the use of information; challenges, potential solutions, and other questions. Finally, we conclusion by establish some operational approach for implementation of blended learning in all military master courses, particularly for military instruction disciplines.
STUDY REGARDING STUDENTS' DEVELOPMENT NEEDS THROUGH A MOODLE PLATFORM
Authors: Turturean Monica
Published: February 2023

One of the universities 'concerns, at national levels and international too is development of students training needs in order to perform better, to be more satisfied about their professional career and to be eligible for the labor market. This is why we tried to build an online questionnaire which meant to measure students needs from GEORGIA, KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, AZERBAIDJAN and ISRAEL and to implement the necessaries strategies in the universities from these 5 country in order to satisfy the most important development' needs of students.
First, we pre-tested the questionnaire, which, initially, had open questions, on a sample of 446 students from 2 universities ("Stefan cel Mare" University of Suceava and "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi), then we realized the questionnaire with multiple choice answers. We used SPSS 21.00 for analyzing the results on individual values and the frequency of their occurrence.
The questionnaire was structured on 2 parts:
? first part has 11 questions regarding the academic needs and the role of a mentor / tutor student, the social services, life care services and counseling services;
? the second part is about the auxiliary services from universities, how different peoples from universities act in relation with students and about the facilities offered by universities.
The questionnaire was filled online, through the Moodle platform of the Grundtvig project "Student support and development services and 3305 university students from 5 countries responded to it. The results of the questionnaire were online processed by the Moodle platform and we can say that they very interesting and unexpected.
E-LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES IN SUPPORT OF CRISIS MANAGEMENT
Authors: Bogdan Vasile
Published: February 2023

Efforts are currently needed in the optimization of crisis management, as instability can occur in all areas. As it is the Prime Minister's attribute, crisis management is an area of responsibility of the Government and this enables extensive optimization approaches. Crisis management task returns to a specialized structure, multiministerial Joint Command type, subordinate to the Executive. In order to improve future involvement of multiple participants, e-Learning strategies must be used, these strategies being tailored to the command / control chain for the Gold, Silver and Bronze commands, structured on all levels of execution. Strategies and software used will be addressed to the commands, both during crisis management and consequences management. In working with the Learning Content Management System, it is important that multiple participation, analysis, results' assessment and feedback correction be considered from the perspective of the Effects Based Approach Operation. This allows the increase of the level of the educational act through specific methods, and also the increase of information quality in the system for decision making of both manager and operational levels, achievable in the complex and fluid changing environment. The activities that can take place through e-Learning technologies give the possibility of multidisciplinary analysis of adopted solutions, allow the improvement of the decision taken, in real time, in the same time involving all the headquarters that are responsible in solving the crisis. The possibilities of Computer Based Training help in an efficient manner to improve the organizational culture by developing the cooperation spirit between the structures that are activated in the virtual model, assuring the suitable instruments as for the performers to find good solutions for the operational environment created for them. Based on the experience of the leaders, computers can be used to extend learning. By implementing the process of e-Learning in crisis management at all levels, facilitates quick connection of the national system that are dealing with the situation with similar European and NATO sub-systems, with the help of computers. Naturally, the positive practices will be quickly and efficiently generalized through the specific possibilities assured by the virtual environment, in a multiple framework that accentuates the need for multiple collaboration.
E-LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES IN SUPPORT OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES PROTECTION
Authors: Bogdan Vasile
Published: February 2023

At present, the protection of critical infrastructure is a major task incumbent to governments, local leaders, and to other factors. Priority comes from the multiplication of hostile challenges to society and various vital goals, and also from the increase in amplitude of these events. With the support of modern technology, solutions have been identified to increase the protection of critical facilities. The use of essential equipment was accompanied by enhanced training of the personnel involved. With all efforts, the expected finalities are far from being achieved, and further action is necessary to halt evolution of diversified threats and coverage requirements necessary for the securing plan. The great variety of facilities which need protection, the dissipation of efforts and the high costs, require the identification of integrative solutions to optimize protection effort in local, national, European and global area. E-Learning software's strategies and means provide a great support in terms of knowledge and threat analysis, training of personnel involved, the possibility of security analysis, and interventions potentially to be achieved. This assures all the participants easy acces to the course documents and suplimentary data from the virtual database. It also assures good colaboration between lecturers and students by allowing them to take over, basic data from the multiple operational environment. Because reality has a lot of setbackes in allowing the creation of the operational context in the field of securing critical infrastructure, the virtual domain is excellent in simulating complex and integrating exercises in wich all the players can act. The network communications help to instantely put into practice the accepted solutions, the instructions, creation of wide area networks-all of these being possibilities that boost the online education. Virtual Learning Environment is a very useful tool for the increase of training level of multiple samples from various domains, compared to the possible risks and threats of the future.
INFLUENCE OF THE USE OF EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PERCEPTIVE STRATEGIES AND THE MEMORIZATION OF IMAGES IN THE CASE OF PUPILS WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES
Authors: Bratu Marilena
Published: February 2023

The current study aims at studying the perceptive development and especially the elaboration of the image memorization capacity using adapted educational software in the case of the pupils with mental disabilities in the gymnasium cycle. We started from the following objectives:
1. Assessment of the elaboration level of the perceptive strategies in the case of the pupils with mental disabilities;
2. Assessment of the development level of the images memorization capacity in the case of the pupils with mental disabilities;
3. Application of an educational - therapeutic programme based on educational software;
4. Assessment of the impact of the use of educational software on the perceptive development and the images memorization in case of pupils with mental disabilities.
Hypotheses:
1. It is presumed that the application of an educational - therapeutic programme based on educational software determines an improvement of the perceptive activity in the case of pupils with mental disabilities, by the elaboration of perceptive strategies appropriate to their activity.
2. It is presumed that the use of the educational software in the educational - therapeutic activity developed with the pupils with mental disabilities determines an images memory improvement.
86 subjects with mild and moderate intellect deficiency, with chronological ages ranging between 11 and 16 years from the special schools were included in the study. These subjects were included in two batches:
- the experimental batch - 43 subjects. For 3 months, they were included in an educational - therapeutic programme based on the use of educational software (the lessons elaborated by SIVECO - Romania within the project entitled "Support for the Special Education System through Specialized Educational Portal" were used)
- the control batch - 43 subjects who attended the classical educational -therapeutic programmes
As the perception and image memory investigation methods, we used the Rey Complex Figure that we applied to both batches of subjects, both in the initial phase and in the post-therapeutic stage.
Following this investigation, we were able to observe a significant improvement of the perceptive activity in the case of the pupils with mental disabilities, both quantitatively and qualitatively, and we were able to ascertain a better appropriateness of the perceptive strategies thereof to the requirements of the activity they were involved in. This fact also had a positive influence on the memorization capacity of the perceived images, fact proved by the significant improvement of the results in the Rey complex figure memory reproduction test.
USE OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - CASE OF SLOVENIA
Authors: Neagoe Andrei , Kuralt Bostjan
Published: February 2023

Knowledge represents one of the most important resources for organisations in today's highly competitive and increasingly global business environment. Due to the high importance of knowledge for the organisations, the area of management of knowledge has become an increasingly important issue and field of interest among researchers world wide. Nowadays, organisations use knowledge management systems that are based on information technology. The advancements in the information technology sector had been enabling remarkable changes and improvements in the processes of knowledge management, especially in terms of capturing, storing and dissemination of knowledge among members of organisations. Efficient knowledge management in organisations can lead to increased efficiency and effectiveness of organisations. The main purpose of this paper is to present the role of knowledge in nowadays organisations and the actual state of knowledge management systems that organisations use to manage information. The paper looks into the usage of knowledge management systems in organisations for selected world wide areas, like North America, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Europe, as well as Slovenia. Actual use of knowledge management system is framed in the context of commonly used 25 management tools by organisations. Pattern of results suggest that knowledge management systems are globally mid-used tools, ranked between 7th and 17th place, while in Slovenia knowledge management tools are among top five tools used, ranked as fourth. The high ranking of knowledge management systems in Slovenia is due to the lower use of other tools in Slovenian language, which are in the forefront in other worldwide areas.
CLASSIFICATION OF ON-LINE STUDENTS USING AN EXPERT SYSTEM OVER OPEN SOURCE, DISTRIBUTED CLOUD COMPUTING SYSTEM
Authors: Todoran Gyorgy , Suciu George , Militaru Traianlucian
Published: February 2023

Due to the emergence of new technologies and the wide use of them in the educational environment it's more and more difficult to evaluate the activities of students, especially of those who use e-learning solutions. Sometimes the academic results obtained after the e-learning process are viewed with doubt by persons outside of the system. Classical evaluation of on-line students presents a few inconveniences and presents the possibility of subjective classification of them. In this article we present an expert system that is created over SlapOS, an open source, distributed cloud computing system. This expert system allows the whole examination of students based on the entire curricula that he or she had to study and the extracurricular activities that the student is supposed to complete. Due to this system the evaluation is objective, an issue that is very important in our view. In some conditions is possible to realize the classification of students with objectivity. Because there are a considerable conditions to make an objective classification and because the testing environment has to be set up by a human operator to realize a fully objective evaluation of students is very difficult. The expert system presented by us is able to realize a more objective evaluation of student activity during a module or a curricula or even thru an entire qualification process. Also, the system presented by us permits a personalized evaluation of every student, that can be made independently for every each of them, based on the supposed duties and activities of the evaluated student.
TOWARDS QUALITY BUSINESS ENGLISH IN ALGERIA
Authors: Asses Mohamed tahar
Published: February 2023

This workshop highlights the challenges and processes involved in developing Business English teaching competences in a primarily francophone environment. Participants will learn how to fine-tune blended training for trainees with little prior teaching experience. Reference will be made to a British Council--Algerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry project which culminated in setting up quality language centres in Algeria.
The purpose of this workshop is to share the "good practices" of the recent Algerian experience in setting up four quality business English language centres that adhere to international norms and standards. The focus will be on the three blended teacher and trainer training phases of the project that were managed by the Algerian chamber of commerce and Industry with the help of British Council Algeria, experienced LCCI (London Chamber of Commerce and Industry) trainers and the Algerian Quality Association for Language Services (AQuALS). Whether experienced or inexperienced business English teachers, teacher trainers or academic managers; participants will find the hands-on approaches and field-tested instruments of great use in contexts with similar challenges.
The talk starts with an examination of the context of business English language learning and teaching and factors that slowed down progress towards quality education in the country. Then, it describes the above project that was launched to meet the need for quality and standards. Next, it delineates the thematic and key professional skills that were covered, the adopted approaches and the challenges in the teacher/trainer training and development stages of the project. As one of the main project facilitators, the presenter will share the learned lessons with the participants and explores the mechanisms, instruments, strategies and peer support systems that were used to ensure quality. Last but not least, the participants' questions and comments during the last ten minutes will enable the presenter to shed more light on areas of their interest.
COMPUTER VERBAL INTERACTION VERSUS INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION IN THE PROCESS OF LEARNING
Authors: Asan Doina , Ionita Mirela
Published: February 2023

E-learning has become an almost indispensable component of education nowadays. Over the years, computer verbal interaction, as an interactive aspect of the learning process, has grown into a more natural component, closer to the interpersonal exchange. So, artificial intelligence interaction has refined, and also diversified, to the extent that today, the exchange of information is practically possible in any field of knowledge. However, the type of verbal interaction is fundamentally different: while the computer gives the right answer promptly, and straightforwardly, without concealing any information, the teacher is still vulnerable in his/her teaching approach, e.g. when he/she includes subjective elements in his/her answers, or repeats, or forgets to provide useful information. A few observations concerning a comparison of the two types of discourse are made in this paper, from the viewpoint of the pedagogical impact. The differences between the natural language, and the artificial one will be approached from both the sequential, and the typological aspect. The principle organization of verbal interactions will be compared, as finite exchanges of replies with a cognitive purpose. The efficiency of the exchange of information will be discussed, from the point of view of differences in identifying and stating the useful data. Adjacent pairs of replies, stated and achieved differently, depending on the interlocuters, will be examined, starting from communication acts generated by various types of items, e.g. specification, confirmation, correction, explanation, or detailing. Disfunctions induced by contradictions, diversions, digressions, or ambiguous language, as well as restatements due to errors of acknowledgement in both types of verbal interactions will also be discussed, from the viewpoint of the pedagogical efficiency. Certain aspects relating to the control of the verbal interaction in the two learning situations will also be briefly stated.
A TOOL FOR DETERMINING AN OPTIMAL MODEL OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN WIKIS FOR LEARNING ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES
Authors: Felea Cristina , Stanca Liana
Published: February 2023

The problem of learners' engagement is receiving renewed attention against the background of the transition from traditional to technology-enhanced learning environments and the ensuing shift from the transmission to the (co-)construction of knowledge model in teaching/learning. Recent studies on the use of social media for academic purposes have also revealed transformations in student and teacher roles and behaviour. This study is part of an ongoing research on various pedagogical aspects related to early adoption of Web 2.0 tools (wikis) in a blended language learning programme of English for Academic Purposes attended by undergraduate students in social sciences in a Romanian university. The authors' prior research on student behaviour suggested low participation levels during the semester and high activity under the pressure of finals. Our current objective is to continue the research in an attempt to provide a more accurate learner profile that could help teachers improve the learning environment to further activate their students. We applied the ROC analysis, a cost/benefit analysis of diagnostic decision making, in order to diagnose the features of students who would use successfully a Web 2.0 tool for learning. The study aims to exemplify how ROC analysis can be used to offer a classification of students with positive/negative inclinations to adopt a Web 2.0 tool by eliminating the false-positives, respectively the false-negatives. Consequently, it may become a tool to select a possible optimal model to be considered in the process of needs analysis and of taking important decisions regarding teaching methods, course contents and design.
MOOCS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ROMANIAN UNIVERSITIES
Authors: Marinescu Roxana , Nicolae Mariana
Published: February 2023

This paper examines the opportunities and the challenges of introducing computer-assisted language learning, and more precisely Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), in foreign language education in combination with face-to-face tuition, as a more dynamic and cost-effective alternative to traditional education. As Romanian universities are facing on the one hand harsh international competition and on the other hand have to manage on a volatile and unstable domestic educational market, could MOOCs represent the solution for their repositioning on the educational market and the starting point for the redefinition of their identity? While globally MOOCs are increasingly more widely used - the world top universities, such as Stanford, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard, etc., offer such free courses for the larger public - Romanian universities are stuck in an isolationist paradigm in which lack of time and financial resources for research, and personal and institutional arrogance represent only some features of a traditional organisational culture with numerous issues of ethics and corruption.
The paper reviews the European documents regarding computer-assisted education, explores some of the best practices in the field, and makes the claim that the Romanian educational market is ready for this challenge. We base this assumption on the results of a quantitative and qualitative research, presented in the paper. We conducted a small-scale survey, interviews and focus groups with students of The Bucharest University of Economic Studies in May and June 2013 with a total of 54 students of the Master's Programme International Business Communication. All Master's students show their acute interest in using computer-assisted language learning and their openness to do so in a more formal context.
Our recommendations therefore are that, starting from their main stakeholders' interest, Romanian universities should definitely take MOOCs into consideration when producing their curricula and when designing specific syllabi and learning materials.
"POLAR TEAM" SOFTWARE ENABLED TRAINING. ADAPTING THE PHYSICAL TRAINING REGIME OF THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM
Authors: Anton Margareta , Ivan Corina
Published: February 2023

Purpose. The different training of the players, form the clubs where they activate, allow with the help of the software "Polar Team?" a directing of the effort in real time, in order of homogenisation of the team but even an analyses of the main intensity parameters of the effort, with its biological echo.
Problem statement. The monitoring of the trainings with help of software's may, contribute at analysis and planning of training process of the high performance athletes the fact that leads to a better managing of the training time but even at a real conducting in order of homogenization of the players under the aspect of engagement in effort.
Methods. The software "Polar Team?" is designed especially for management of the intensity effort and biological echo of some effort indicators (minimum, maximum and medium cardiac rate, number of kcal, charging of the training and it duration). Offer the information in real time, meaning on the duration of an hour and twenty minute.
Processing and data interpretation. Has interpreted the graphics. The analyzed parameters are: zone effort, the lower, medium and maximum cardiac rate, the charging of the training (training load), kcal and integral or partial duration of the training.
Discussions. The maximal zone effort has a duration of 0-10-15secunde (C. Bota, 2000 and A. Nicu, 1993), the under maximal zone effort has 1min, high intensity zone has 6min and moderate intensity zone has 6min-60min. The higher duration of the deployment of the effort is grater in maximum intensity zone with charger over maximal rate and with a maximum respirator rhythm fewer than 100% may be considerate like a good adaptation at the effort with a normal biological echo.
Conclusions: For homogenisation of the team are not sufficient just physical preparing trainings but technical training those, psychological and theoretical tactics. And I do not believe that is possible an homogenization of the physical training on a period so short like that from the lot. This soft is useful for show them the degree of training state at which they are at the moment, by comparing the different parameters from the software and of a different training stages.