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ROMANIAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM RESPONSE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Authors: Holotescu Carmen , Grosseck Gabriela , Andone Diana , Gunesch Laura , Nedelcu Violeta daniela , Ivanova Malinka , Dumbraveanu Roza , Constandache Liviu
Published: February 2023

The Covid-19 pandemic led to an unprecedented situation, when education worldwide moved online, leading to what is called Emergency Remote Teaching. Finalized one month after the suspension of face-to-face activities in schools and universities, this paper aims to capture the actions taken in Romania for the continuity of education in online environment, the strategies adopted in schools and universities to support this process, the collaboration between the educational actors and the involvement of the whole society. How prepared was the country in terms of infrastructure, teacher training, digital competences of teachers and students? How did the parents and the society get involved? What measures were taken by the Ministry of Education and Research and the educational institutions? Does this crisis make a difference even greater than the one already existent, in terms of the access to education? What educational technologies have been used, what is the role of Open Education practices and projects, the integration of Open Educational Resources and Massive Open Online Courses, of open pedagogies? How do we compare ourselves with countries with similar infrastructure, such as Bulgaria and Moldova? How have we been able to benefit from the many international initiatives, projects and resources? What are the results of the studies already carried out on the efficiency of the actions taken? What can be done better until the return to the face-to-face activities in schools and universities, expected to be in the coming months? What are the lessons learned and how do we apply this knowledge for a better future? What current practices will have an impact on the teaching-learning activity, on the opening of education?
REVIEW AND PERSPECTIVES ON HOW BLOCKCHAIN CAN DISRUPT EDUCATION
Authors: Cernian Alexandra , Paul Andreea
Published: February 2023

Blockchain is the new electricity and the biggest invention after the emergence of the Internet. Now it is the most disruptive distributed technology, used to conduct secured transactions, carried out in a decentralized manner. Although this technology has been introduced with Bitcoin and is commonly associated with cryptocurrencies, it is currently getting more and more attention in many industry and governance sectors. For sure, education is one of the domains that can be changed soon by blockchain. It is estimated that the edtech sector it will reach $93.76 billion by 2020. Technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality have already been successfully integrated in the educational process. So, the next breakthrough could come from blockchain technology and there are already several perspectives on how it can transform education:
o Improve record keeping and digital certificates
o Increase efficiency in administrative processes (payments, smart contracts etc.)
o Support the growth of MOOC initiatives
o Create a disruptive model for the education industry
This paper will focus on providing a state of the art of current initiatives and discuss the perspectives on how blockchain can disrupt the education industry. Although we expect the blockchain technology to revolutionize business processes in many industries in the future, its adoption requires time and effort. Blockchain will stimulate people to acquire new skills, while traditional businesses, including education, will have to completely rethink their processes. Considering that governments are starting to accept the benefits of blockchain and use them to improve various sectors, it is very likely that from 2020 we will see more examples of successful implementation of this technology.
EVALUATION THE QUALITY OF MOOCS BY REDESIGNING LEARNING SPACES: ERGONOMICS, CREDIBILITY, DENSITY AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
Authors: Larouk Omar , Garanovich Marina
Published: February 2023

Access to scientific knowledge is widely described by the process of skills acquisition by students regardless of their status. One of the main drivers for the development of learning is linked to access to scientific and educational literature in the digital age. It consists of improving the quality of education and increasing the efficiency of the educational process by using new educational technologies and advanced teaching methods. The first MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) projects democratized access via learning platforms characterized by open access to often unlicensed contentThe development of digital technology has stimulated the development of online courses open to science, and to respond to the handicaps affecting some students.
The training (MOOC) is open to everyone, via the Internet, offered by university establishments in order to offer everyone the opportunity to learn or update their knowledge.American universities (MIT, OpenCourseWare, etc.) have developed academic initiatives to make their courses visible on the web, as have organizations like COURSERA. MOOCs contribute to knowledge sharing by making their educational resources available in French with FUN-MOOC. However, there are still many unresolved issues related to the course design. In this article, we give an overview of existing platforms in France and the United States, presenting their characteristics and their relationships with digital documentation. Many universities have asked their students to take MOOC courses, but these devices have become veritable information portals. We will be interested in new digital production methods by evaluating via predominant macro-criteria such as: -access and ergonomics, the credibility and the certification of institutions and information research services,
MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSES IN ROMANIA - STUDY ON ONLINE FORMAL EDUCATION APPROACHES
Authors: Silvestru Catalin ionut , Ion Virgil , Silvestru (bere) Camelia ramona , Lupescu Marianernut , Icociu Vasilica  cristina
Published: February 2023

Massive Open Online Courses have become an influential pillar of education and training in the last decade. People around the world use MOOC's to train their already acquired skills or gain new ones
through the world wide web. Both educational institutions and official training providers use MOOC's to enhance the standard educational process through online learning. This paper studies the potential usage of (MOOC's) as a part of formal education in Romania, with proper recognition and accreditation from universities, the labor market, and quality assurance institutions. Using existing successful platforms from MIT and Harvard that give such online credentials, the paper focuses on possible implementations in Romania. The exploratory research is based on a qualitative approach using individual interviews at the faculty level in different universities from Romania with teaching staff and students. Given the different profiles and domains of universities, there needs to be a correlation between the demand of the labor market and the offer of these courses and programs. The findings will provide a general point of view on the future of MOOC's in accredited and recognized education and training. Given the advancements being made in the online education sector and digital skills, these courses will become the foundation of lifelong training in the future. Teaching staff and universities
need to be aware of the growing need for digital skills that can be acquired and enhanced through e-learning platforms that do not only help learners to graduate but give them the possibility of recognition in terms of accredited certificates.
PROMOTING A BUSINESS THROUGH EVENTS IN A SMART CITY
Authors: Tudor Anamaria , Suciu George
Published: February 2023

More and more cities are evolving in accordance with the current need of residents, businesses and tourists, keeping pace with digital technology and wanting to adapt to new generations. Events organized in a Smart City are often the key to promoting a company, helping to develop the knowledge network in the field and building new partnerships. With the new Smart City technologies, companies benefit from much more effective promotion. The solutions adopt appeal to the latest technological and digital innovations. The SMART component of a city has evolved rapidly in recent years from a possibility to a necessity, included in the urban development strategies. Using sensors with minimal energy consumption, wi-fi networks, digital surveillance, automatic data flow processing and public service management systems are just a few examples of digitization and opportunities for smart cities. The smart city emphasizes the ability of local government to collaborate with other organizations (IT companies, local communities, local business environment) to develop and adopt better policies; in order to maximize the benefits of a strategic partnership and is also an urban policy option in which the public value is continuously pursued as an essential condition for success. According to studies and analyses, the urban challenge of today is to think, act and live SMART. Starting from these assertions, cities and local communities need to start thinking in perspective and planning how to become environmentally friendly, citizen oriented, how to rationally use resources, how to generate income in parallel. In other words, educating them is very important, to properly use all the resources made available, because smart cities in 2019 are trying to improve the lives of their citizens.
EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE FOR CARDIAC FLOW MEASUREMENTS AND HEMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS
Authors: Fuior Robert , Matei Daniela , Andritoi Doru , Luca Catalina
Published: February 2023

Impedance plethysmography is a method for determining changes in body tissue volumes, based on the measurement of electric impedance at the body surface. Because it is a non-invasive and cost-effective method to measure and analyze hemodynamics, it would bring to students important information for the continuous care of patients with hemodynamic disorders. This study aimed at acquiring non-invasively and at analyzing plethysmografic waves by measuring the electrical impedance. For measurements we use a device that was designed as an injection module with a microcontroller, a programmable waveform generator, and a voltage controlled current source which generates a sinusoidal pulse with adjustable frequency (10-200 kHz) and adjustable intensity. In output, the device delivers an analogical signal representing the variation of the impedance of the explored section. The acquisition of the bioimpedance signal on PC was made easier by the use of a National Instrument data acquisition device, the NI USB 6009. The bioimpedance signal processing, the user interface and the display were managed by MATLAB. Also the data analysis program was developed in this software. It offers the opportunity of creating user interfaces by the Graphical User Interface Instrument GUIDE. The purpose of implementing the graphical user interface (GUI) in this project, was of obtaining programs more easy to use by means of certain visual elements associated with control actions and display actions as slides, buttons, menus, diagrams. A graphical user interface offers to the student a manner of interoperating very efficiently with all the elements coordinated by this environment. Also the software have the possibility to calculate some cardiac parameters like the perfusion coefficient, vascular elasticity, analysis of the rate of pulsatory wave, performing of hemodynamic studies during physical efforts, drug testing.
ANALYSIS OF TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT NATURAL FREQUENCIES OF SPINDLES WITH POSSIBLE APPLICATION IN MEDICINE
Authors: Gheorghita Andrei , Constantin George , Arotaritei Dragos
Published: February 2023

The calculus of natural frequencies plays an important role in modal analysis of spindle-bearing systems, especially is micro-milling or micro-grinding applications in medicine (surgery and dentistry). Each natural frequency is associated with spindle mass, and therefore material, on which the heating generated in bearings causes axial and radial expansion. Because the radial expansion is limited by the housing and bearings, the most important thermal deformation becomes the axial one. The natural frequency changes caused by temperature evolution due to heating sources in a spindle is analyzed. The heating interval is split in an equal number of intervals, each limit of interval representing a simulation. A predictor is proposed in order to construct a function that shows the dependency of natural frequencies of temperature. The continuous space in an interval is covered by this predictor. The result of predictor is compared with a nonlinear universal approximator known for its capability in prediction, a feedforward neural network. In this preliminary application, the spindle has a predefined shape and the heating sources are placed in predefined locations of spindle - the location of angular contact bearings that are the major sources of heat in the assembly. The spindle is modeled as connected regular geometric bodies - hollow cylinders and hollow truncated cone. The truncated cone is approximated by connected sections of hollow cylinders. The user can see in a graphical interface the changes of natural frequencies with the temperature for didactic scope or a possible optimization of the lifetime of the spindle-bearing assembly. The further development will investigate the possibility of implementation online of simulation using finite elements method.
WHAT IS YOUR SOURCE OF INSPIRATION?
Authors: Arnautu Irina
Published: February 2023

On designing and realization of aesthetic appearance of compound woven structures, each of us uses any visual sources that could inspire us. In this paper were generated new woven structures on the principle of communicating vessels as a metaphor, so that one structure helps the other and is complementary to it. For this purpose was used ArahWeave CAD/CAM textile software for dobby and Jacquard fabric design and weaving, which offers such innovative design possibilities and helps to create amazing patterns. ArahWeave has a special function for constructing multiple layer weaves with different densities in warp and weft layers. The maximum weave size is ,,limited" to 65520 by 65520 threads in ArahWeave Pro and 262080 by 262080 threads in ArahWeave Pro XL. In the Tools menu from Edit weave are advanced weave editing functions, which can be used both on dobby or Jacquard woven fabrics. As sample, in the Edit decomposed window from Tools, the weave area is split into ,,weave table", where the number of columns is number of warps, and the number of rows is number of wefts. The ,,limitations" of a decomposed weave means maximum weave systems of 16 warps and 16 wefts. These so-called ,,limitations" are motivated only by deeper technical reasons on dobby and Jacquard looms. By applying weave to fabric tool, the result will be immediately visible on fabric in the main window, in a selected mode of view (weave, integer, shaded integer or simulation view), and appeared at the desired zoom level. The hyper realistic woven fabric simulations in ArahWeave, ArahDrape, ArahView3D or Arahne online configurator mean cost and time saving and the best design solutions for a creative work.
TEACHING AND E-LEARNING ABOUT OPEN-END SPINNING MACHINE
Authors: Barbu Ionel , Komjaty Andrei , Robert Kaminszky , Fogorasi Magdalena simona , Culda Lavinia , Bucevschi Adina
Published: February 2023

This article presents a modern, e-learning method designed for the study of the open-end spinning machine with rotor for processing cotton fibers, blends of cotton and chemical fibers or chemical fibers cotton types.
It exposes a new teaching and learning approach of the laboratory for subject Processes and Machines in Cotton Spinning Mill comprised in the academic curricula of the 3rd year students, specialization Technology and Design Textile Products. The open-end spinning machine with rotor is placed at the end of the technological flowchart for manufacturing of unconventional yarns.
Within this machine, the band resulted after passing two or three drafting passages, is transformed aiming to improve the quality of the yarn.
The main operations carried out in the spinning process comprise: feeding the bands, advanced opener with a opener cylinder until fiber individualization, drafting by means of air flow, twisting of the fibrous reinforcement and winding of yarn and finally wrapping the thread on the bobbin.
The work is accomplished in Power Point aiming to capture the attention of the students. Besides, the transition from chapter to chapter or to additional relevant aspects within a chapter is carried out by means of hyperlinks.
The kinematic and technological schemes developed on Autocad serve to calculus, kinematic and technological, and facilitate a better understanding of the functioning of the machine, part of the machine or different mechanisms. Supplementary, several images, audio and video files support the learning and understanding process. The video material derive from personal records or from processing available movies in the public space, www.youtube.com, using Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 software.
For each kinematic or technological parameter to be calculated, the respective kinematic chains are identified by changing the properties of the respective entities (kind, thickness or color of gears).
The paper can be accessed from the official website of the university, http://www.uav.ro/, by accessing the platform on https://core.uav.ro/ containing all the bibliographic materials uploaded for university students are. The access requires a username and password, both for teachers who publish information and for students as users.
HOW EFFICIENT ARE THE WEB BASED LEARNING METHODS IN ANTI-DOPING EDUCATION OF ROMANIAN ATHLETES?
Authors: Stanescu Monica , Berbecaru Claudia florentina , Micle Andrei valeriu
Published: February 2023

Anti-doping education is among the most important tasks of the specialized organizations in this area. A while ago the emphasis was placed on testing actions aimed to identify if the athletes use forbidden substances. Nowadays, the national anti-doping agencies, independently or in partnership with different organizations of the formal (preuniversity or university level) or non-formal education system, have expanded their methods and means designed for anti-doping education.
Web-based learning methods in anti-doping education is a new trend in this educational field specific to performance sport. The obvious advantages of these methods convinced the anti-doping organizations to develop and to use on-line tools. Some of the most relevant e-learning platforms are ADel (Alpha, Coach true, Sport Physician Kit On line, Ado Kick Start, Parents' Guide to Support Clean Sport), edu.anad.ro (Romanian Anti-Doping Agency), e-Learning Germany (National Agency from Germany), e-Learning England (AntiDoping Agency from England), iLiftClean Education Platform (Weight Lifting International Federation).
The paper intends to emphasize the awareness level of the anti-doping training programs based on web learning methods among Romanian athletes. For this purpose, we organised a survey based on a questionnaire, with the following variables: level of knowledge among athletes about the on-line educational anti-doping tools, the frequency of accessing these tools, the level of efficiency perceived by the athletes who use them, the advantages and disadvantages perceived by the athletes.
The research was applied to 150 athletes, aged from 15 to18 and practicing different sports (track and field, artistic gymnastics, handball, swimming, judo, wrestling, volleyball, ice-hockey, ice-skating, cross country skiing, alpine skiing, escalade, snowboard), who accepted to participate in this survey.
The conclusions of the paper emphasize some characteristics of the anti-doping education among Romanian athletes and allow us to recommend possible measures to improve the anti-doping educational actions of the Romanian Anti-doping Agency.
A PLATFORM TO PROMOTE A MORE ACTIVE LIFESTYLE BETWEEN STUDENTS
Authors: Awada Imadalex , Mocanu Irina
Published: February 2023

Due to the current lifestyle, people in general and adolescents in particular are not physically active enough which put at risk their health. Immediate actions are needed to promote a more active lifestyle.
This paper introduces a platform that aims to encourage students to have a more active life. The platform suggests for each user to perform specific physical activities/exercises based on the physical activities that the user had during the day, the duration of the sleep and his/her profile (preferences, performance history) as well as some health parameters (heart rate, blood pressure, weight). All these tasks are realized through a game with an avatar that is controlled by the user by physical exercises (e.g. the avatar is placed in an environment and he/she must collect different objects by jumping, running). The exercises performed by the user are acquired using an RGB camera. Images are processed and the skeleton of the user is obtained using the OpenPose library. To increase motivation, the platform gives different rewards (e.g. more points) for executing physical tasks and suggests some collective physical activities based on the profile of each user.
The platform is multilingual, it supports Romanian and English language, with the possibility to extend it to other languages. The platform integrates a multimodal interface that enables the users to interact through voice and touch-based commands as well as touch-free gestures.
During the execution of a physical exercise, the platform tracks the performance of the user. The platform sends visual and phonetic notifications to the users' phones to suggest some the execution of some physical activities/exercises.
IDENTIFYING THE WORK STYLES OF 1ST YEAR STUDENTS FROM UNEFS USING COMPUTERIZED ASSESSMENT
Authors: Predoiu Radu , Mihaila Constantavalentina , Mitrache Georgeta , Predoiu Alexandra
Published: February 2023

Style refers to the significant and specific characteristics through which the uniqueness of personality or aptitudes, various types of capacities is expressed. Psychological vulnerability implies the existence of imbalances that disturb the development and the affective, intellectual, relational activity. Its appreciation is part of the multidisciplinary research and leads to preventive and therapeutic interventions. Stress vulnerability is defined as the characteristic feature of certain individuals, to easily develop stress reactions, towards a wide range of stressors. Although it also has genetic determination, it is constituted throughout the personal history of the individual. The aim of the investigation was to identify the work styles of 1st year students from the National University of Physical Education and Sport Bucharest (UNEFS) in order to facilitate their personal and professional development. At the research participated a total of 93 students from UNEFS, 67 male and 26 female, aged between 19 and 21 years old. In the study we used the SWS questionnaire (Survey of Work Styles) which was applied online through a computerized platform. Dimensions such as impatience, anger, work involvement, time urgency, work dissatisfaction and competitivity (scales of SWS), which directly influence the stress level of the students, were analyzed. Gender differences were also highlighted. Using the t test for two independent sample significant differences were found considering competitivity. After we underlined the profile of 1st year students from UNEFS, separately for boys and girls, in the case of each of the six scales mentioned above, suggestions for personal development have been made.
IMPROVING STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE IN MATHEMATICS WITH THE MATHE PROJECT'S DIGITAL TOOLS
Authors: Colibaba Anca cristina , Gheorghiu Irina , Ursa Ovidiu , Antonita Carmen , Colibaba Anais
Published: February 2023

The article is a study based on MathE (Improve Math Skills in Higher Education) project, funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ Programme, KA2 - Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education. The project, coordinated by Pixel (Italy) in cooperation with the project applicant and scientific coordinator, Instituto Polit?cnico de Bragan?a (Portugal), is being implemented within a partnership made up of technical universities and educational centres from Ireland, Lithuania, Portugal and Romania. The project starts from students' low skills in mathematics. It aims to enhance the quality of teaching Mathematics through digital technologies and to improve teachers' pedagogies and assessment methods with a view to overcoming students' gaps in Mathematics. To this end, the partnership has suggested effective solutions so that teachers can prepare students for a world where mathematics finds application in diverse fields. The project helps mathematics teachers to identify their students' gaps and provides them with the necessary resources and innovative assessment methods to meet their students' needs. The paper presents the project's main objectives, activities and outputs. It gives insights into the project's main digital outputs: the self-need assessment and the final assessment. The former toolkit allows students to carry out a self-evaluation of their knowledge on selected mathematics topics while the latter allows teachers to elaborate final assessments for their students on the topics they would like to evaluate. Students can apply when a final assessment is available and also use materials from the collection of video lessons on Math topics in order to improve their knowledge.
ISSUES IN INTERACTIVE TRANSLATION PRACTICE ON TWITTER
Authors: Aljarf Reima
Published: February 2023

I used my Twitter account to tweet images of English and Arabic texts to be translated by my student followers who are translation major. In addition, I tweeted translation common translation errors, Arabic meaning of selected prefixes, suffixes and roots with examples, translation tips on stylistic, syntactic, semantic and cultural issues encountered in the translation process, meanings of technical terms in several fields and others. My student followers translated the texts and corrected the translation errors, tweeted and re-tweeted their translations and corrections for feedback. Some asked questions about words and phrases that they have difficulty translating. I did not provide direct corrections. Rather, I gave feedback on the location and types of translation errors, tweeted prompts, translation tips and resources while followers were thinking and working on their answers. Each translation was subjected to several revisions and re-tweets before it reached an acceptable level. Words of encouragement, likes and smileys were given when a correct answer was reached. Responses to a questionnaire-survey showed that followers benefited from the variety of translation tips, feedback and dictionaries tweeted. They found the hashtags I used helpful in locating the tweets. Although the process was fun, it was also tedious and time consuming. It was difficult to keep up with the speed and amount of tweets and retweets on the part of the followers, especially when they were involved in correcting translation errors. Some students were hesitant and shy to participate. Some asked for help in homework. Followers suggested the integration of other technologies to help make up for the limitation in tweet length. Further pedagogical issues, reflections and recommendations on interactive translation practice via Twitter will be given.
E-LEARNING TOOLS AND TASKS FOR DEVELOPING THE ENGINEERING STUDENTS' READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS IN ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND WORK PURPOSES
Authors: Catana Elisabeta simona
Published: February 2023

Arguing for the importance of e-learning in developing the engineering students' reading comprehension skills in English for achieving proficiency for academic and work purposes in the multicultural 21st century society, this paper shows that a special focus on using e-learning tools such as e-readers and certain recommended websites plays an important role in meeting our teaching objective and in fulfilling the students' educational needs. These e-learning tools motivate and encourage the engineering students to read at least a minimal bibliography in English to enable them to successfully meet the demands for professional communication, argumentation and writing in the English language seminars in a technical university. Using e-readers and the specialized websites, including the online libraries, to read English fiction and non-fiction to advance the engineering students' knowledge of English and to develop their reading comprehension skills for the Cambridge English exams, for academic and career purposes will lead to achieving proficiency in this foreign language. Not only will these e-learning tools help the students to advance their knowledge of English, but they will also enable them to broaden their cultural and knowledge horizon, to be up-to-date with the latest societal, career changes and challenges in our society. That is why this paper will enlarge upon: 1) the importance of using e-learning tools such as e-readers and specialized websites to develop the engineering students' reading comprehenshin skills in English for achieving proficiency in this language for academic and career purposes; 2) the students' perspective on the importance of e-learning tools for developing their reading comprehension skills in English; 3) a methodological approach to developing the engineering students' reading comprehenshion skills in English using e-learning tools. Being fond of using technology for e-learning purposes, the engineering students will be motivated to use e-readers to read more recommended English texts, including fiction, non-fiction and specialized technical literature, in order to develop their reading comprehension skills in English for linguistic, academic and career purposes.
EFFICIENT STRATEGIES OF A POPULAR MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSE: THE CASE OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY POETRY COURSE ("MODPO")
Authors: Drobot Irinaana
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the reasons for the success of the Modern and Contemporary American Poetry Course held by Professor Al Filreis from the University of Pennsylvania, held on Coursera platform. Among the success factors, based on participants' feedback, we find the interaction with the instructor and teaching assistants, as well as with other students, which is found to a larger extent than in other MOOCs. Reasons for the use of the strategies will also be explored. We know from Hofstede's cultural dimensions that the USA score low on the power distance index, meaning that the relationships with authority are friendly and on equal terms. The interaction teacher - student is done in the same way in the offline as in the online media, with the same type of communication, low-context since the US relies on explicit communication. Otherwise, we notice how creativity of the students is encouraged, as they are given the freedom to express their opinions on the poems studied, another feature of low power distance cultures in the field of education. The benefit of such a course is that it encourages students to see poetry as accessible and as a means to express themselves freely and become more aware of how they feel when they react to understanding poetry. Students of all ages can share their experiences in the interpretation of the poems. The way the course is taught is in tune with the way contemporary poetry claims to be anti-elitist and thus accessible to everyone.
ONLINE TOOLS FOR INTRODUCING NEURODIVERSITY IN JOB INTERVIEWS WITH ENGINEERING STUDENTS
Authors: Pricope Mihaela , Mazilu Simona , Popa Fabiola
Published: February 2023

Recently, the business world has evinced a growing interest in the concept of "inclusive hiring", and software and technical - oriented enterprises such as Microsoft, Ford, Hewlett Packard Enterprises, and IBM, have implemented Human Resources neurodiverse talent programmes. According to Harvard Business Review, interviewed employers mention that the benefits of employing neurodiverse people include "productivity gains, quality improvement, boosts in innovative capabilities, and broad increases in employee engagement". Thus, neurodiverse people are considered a competitive advantage for technical companies because they prove to have excellent digital and mathematical skills, creativity and pattern recognition competencies. Having said that, one must also be aware that neurodiverse employees thrive only when their special needs with regard to the working place are met.
The present article looks into the issue of neurodiversity with a view to tackling the way in which the concept can be introduced to technical students who study interviewing skills as part of their English for Professional Communication seminar. After a short overview of the main characteristics of Generation Z, whose education and day-to-day life have been constantly informed by technology, we proceed to the presentation of the concept of "neurodiversity" highlighting the reasons why engineering students should be aware of and understand its complexity in order to be better prepared for an inclusive work environment. The paper presents various seminar tasks by means of which neurodiversity may be taught using online sources such as companies' statements on the topic, testimonials from employers or employees or interviewing practices for neurodiverse candidates. Exposing the students to these aspects develops their sense of inclusiveness which is a value they should be able to transfer from the educational context to the professional setting.
BEST PRACTICES IN DESIGN FOR HISTORY COURSES
Authors: Radu Catalin , Roscan Stefanel
Published: February 2023

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INVESTIGATING EQUITY IN DISTANCE EDUCATION IN SAUDI ARABIA DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Authors: Aljarf Reima
Published: February 2023

Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, there was a sudden shift from face-to-face to distance education at all schools and universities in Saudi Arabia starting March 2020 until now. Many instructors and students were not technically prepared for this abrupt transition as some did not have devices and internet access. Others have Internet connection and even a tablet for each child in the family. This study investigates the issue of equity in accessing online courses by underprivileged students in needy families, orphanages, and remote areas. A sample of teachers and students from different regions in SA was interviewed.
The subjects reported that lack of devices/Internet access was solved by: (i) some Governorates donated thousands of tablets to students in their school districts; (ii) charity organizations donated tablets/laptops and financial aid to underprivileged students; (iii) affluent individuals donated laptops to some needy students; (iv) some school teachers collected money to buy tablets for needy students; (v) students who do not have mobile devices and/or Internet go to school and teachers go to school few times a week to teach them face-to-face and help them with homework; (vi) needy college students are allowed to use their college computer laps; (vii) students reported borrowing a smart phone/laptop from a relative or neighbour and/or use relatives and neighbours' Internet; (viii) the Saudi telecom Company offered reduced Internet rates for students.

Sample regions, types of underprivileged students and help provided to bridge the distance education divide in Saudi Arabia during Covid-19 will be given in detail.
CONSIDERATIONS CONCERNING ICT SPECIALISTS IN EUROPE
Authors: Antonoaie Cristina , Bucur Camelia
Published: February 2023

Today we need more than basic skills to use a computer. Due also to the current pandemic situation we have a lot of on-line activities - starting from school, work, training, shopping, paying the bills, exercising, watching a movie and many others. Fortunately, the Internet is offering us the possibility to stay safe. That is why we need to obtain digital skills - information, communication, problem-solving, and software skills. For that, besides the infrastructure, we need specialists that will be able in the end to also teach the large population to properly use a computer. We have analyzed in this paper six indicators referring to individuals' level of digital skills, the ways to obtaining ICT skills, the number of employed ICT specialists, the education attainment level of those specialists, and their age. We did that with the help of the data from the Eurostat database. We selected for the graphical analysis 5 countries with different national cultures and different companies cultures, as identified with Hofstede's Model: Romania, Bulgaria, Poland, Germany, Finland, and we also use the composite index EU-27 for the remaining 27 countries in the European Union. Unfortunately, for the moment, the ICT specialists are representing only a maximum of 7% of the employed persons. For sure this percent will become higher because society needs to adapt to the new realities, the new and dangerous crises. The discrepancies between the urban and the rural population, and of course, between the rich and the poor will be more accentuated.
IMPLICATIONS OF THE EEDUCATION AND ETRAINING TRENDS ON TEACHING-LEARNING METHODS SPECIFIC TO MILITARY SCIENCE
Authors: Scipanov Lucian valeriu , Scipanov Danuta madalina , Stanciu Cristianoctavian
Published: February 2023

In this article, it is proposed to identify trends in the evolution of innovative eLearning technologies with implications on the teaching-learning process in the field of military sciences. For this, a synthesis of eEducation and eTraining trends that have influenced educational processes, in general, will be made, with a description of the ways of adapting military higher education to the paradigm of the COVID-19 pandemic. It will also be highlighted the degree of resilience of the academic environment to these trends, in order to identify innovative teaching-learning solutions adapted to a field as specific as the field of military sciences.
There has been an increase in the share of the use of eLearning technologies, which have become common alternatives to the classic teaching-learning process to which more and more users have adopted. These technologies have determined the identification of new teaching-learning methods that reduce the quantitative and qualitative differences of the educational processes carried out in specific conditions. The novelty of this approach consists in identifying teaching-learning models with a potential for adoption in military sciences and adapted to the fields of eEducation and eTraining. The eEducation in the military field purposes to create a permanent behavioral change in participants in the teaching-learning process through the transmission of knowledge through innovative technologies. The eTraining aims to obtain certain skills, performing an exact task by using a specific technology. Through eTraining participants in this process are allowed to acquire a certain skill. However, this requires earlier assimilation of theoretical information and next practices in reality. These teaching-learning models must meet the specific needs of the field of military sciences, which will thus align with the trends of evolution of the methods specific to the fields of eEducation and eTraining used in related fields.
TEACHING LAW STUDENTS VIA ONLINE - CHALLENGES AND OPORTUNITIES
Authors: Alexandru Goga , Silviu gabriel Barbu , Alexandrabadea Doriana
Published: February 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused incredible changes in the educational system worldwide. Apart from the economic and social impacts that the pandemic has created, there is a reluctance both to teachers and students in acceptingthe new educational system "e-learning" no matter their background.
In particular studens have to deal with several types of environmental, electronic and mental struggles due to COVID-19. To cope with the new changes, Transilvania University of Brasov has improved its two online platforms "intranet" and "e-learning" to ensure that all students benefit from education.
This study focuses its attention on the need to guarantee the continuity of the educational process in such a crisis situation. It highlights the positive and negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in higher education institutions especially in the case of Law schools. It also deals with the issue of online law teaching and the difficulties encountered by a university teacher and the preparation one has to go to give the perfect online lecture.
Last but not least the paper deals with the struggles to determine the engagement of students and to ensure intellectual property protection in the online environment.
Moreover the paper tries and hopes to accomplish to give a complete and detailed account of several issues encountered during online classes and the challenges of giving online exams, without the proper tools to actually be in contact with the students.
In conclusion, this paper revolves the daily academic life of law students and teachers in the year of SarsCov2 Pandemic of 2020.
FROM PANIC TO PLANNING: EXTENDING THE NOTION OF PRESENCE TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE DIGITAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
Authors: De carobarek Veruska , Stockert Robin
Published: February 2023

The transition from physical learning spaces to fully digital learning environments in annus horribilis 2020 has challenged Institutions and educators in re-thinking teaching in a time of crisis. E-learning is now phasing out from the initially "Fight-or-Flight" mode in handling panic during the first lockdowns and is currently trying to cope with the pandemic from a more sustainable long-time perspective. Issues have been enlightened concerning teaching and learning on a broader scale, focusing on the need to reconsider traditional teaching practices that nowadays seem not only obsolete but often incompatible with online teaching and learning. It is crucial to give the students flexibility and several possibilities in how, when, and where they engage with their Institution, curriculum, tasks, and peers. Nevertheless, there is a need for a clear structure or framework to aid and guide the students, providing shared arenas for feedback, teamwork, peer learning and social interaction in both physical, hybrid and fully digital learning environments. Through these contact points, we can build a sense of co-presence and mutual understanding between educators and learners to remove barriers that prevent learning.

The notion of "presence" has often been discussed and used as an argument in the comparison between "on campus" and online education, strengthening the position of those who deem e-learning to be less useful and less engaging, namely because of the lack of physical presence. However, Institutions and educators need to recognize the current "state of things" as a part of the new norm and a point of no return. It is a question about combining the qualities of physical "in locus" education and the potential of digital learning in a post-pandemic world. By sharing first impressions from a research project at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), this paper attempts to balance and re-direct the discussion towards extending the notion of presence and human interaction to develop sustainable digital learning environments independently of the pandemic situation.
DIDACTICS OF TRANSLATION IN THE CONTEXT OF E-LEARNING COURSES: APPROACHES AND PERSPECTIVES
Authors: Latysheva Svetlana
Published: February 2023

The objective of the article is to discuss pedagogical approaches to translator training performed within the electronic educational space that connects instructors and students in pandemic times by means of E-learning courses. Having been removed from the classrooms, translation didactics has become more challenging because its traditional methodology includes shared experiences as a basis of instruction, best practices exchange, reciprocal learning and professional networking during the contact hours. Communication of obtained experience in translation is an essential part of translator training, and it involves all the stages of translation process: strategies of comprehending source texts, comparative discourse analysis, reflection on how translation decisions are made, and motivation in translation matches selection. Under these circumstances, the design of E-learning translation courses should be in compliance with the needs of students and instructors that go far beyond the traditional functions of learning management systems such as providing training materials and upload assignments.
This work is a case study based on E-learning MOODLE courses developed for students of Irkutsk National Research Technical University pursuing undergraduate studies of translation for specific purposes. Initially, they were developed as additional implements to bolster students' classroom activities aimed mainly at assessing students' knowledge with tests, collecting and storing individual student or group assignments, and maintaining students' performance logs. After pandemic rethinking, it became necessary for them to meet a greater spectrum of pedagogical demands, so they were restructured. Based on this experience, the work outlines didactic models of translator training and their applicability to online mode of instruction, elaborates on the principles of translation E-Learning course design, describes the use of MOODLE instruments to perform the tasks of translation instruction, estimates their effectiveness, and suggest perspectives for further research.
ONLINE TEACHING AND STUDENT'S ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Authors: Mamutovic Anastasija
Published: February 2023

The past decade has witnessed rapid advancement in the field of technologically-supported learning environments, as well as a trend of applying technologies in formal education. Accordingly, the introduction of various forms of e-learning is becoming a reality at many universities. The development of online education offers a wide range of different teaching and learning alternatives that move the process of education beyond the traditional classroom. Instead of traditional vis-a-vis instruction, students can hear lectures online, i.e. through information technologies. This research aimed to examine students? attitudes regarding the impact of online teaching on academic achievement. The research included 204 students whose attitudes were analysed in relation to their sex, year of study, year of birth, study programme and average grade during their studies. In order to examine students? attitudes, the research resorted to the five-point Likert assessment scale. Research results showed that respondents believe that online teaching had a positive impact on their academic achievement. However, when it comes to the comparison between the quality of online learning and traditional classroom instruction, research data show that students still lack a clearly defined attitude. Students point out the development of their digital competencies as a positive effect of online teaching during the Covid19 pandemic, as well as more effective management of time and activities during the day. When it comes to independent variables, the research established that sex, year of study, study programme and average grade do not have a statistically significant impact on students? attitudes towards academic achievements as a result of online teaching.