ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Web Strategies for the Curation and Discovery of Open Educational Resources
Author: Rolfe, Vivien
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Resource Units,Computer Uses in Education,Shared Resources and Services,Internet,Program Administration,Sustainability,Health Sciences,Biological Sciences,Electronic Journals,Search Engines,Search Strategies,Program Effectiveness,Use Studies,Web Sites,Data Analysis,Audience Analysis,Geographic Regions,Users (Information),Archives

For those receiving funding from the UK HEFCE-funded Open Educational Resource Programme (2009-2012), the sustainability of project outputs was one of a number of essential goals. Our approach for the hosting and distribution of health and life science open educational resources (OER) was based on the utilisation of the WordPress.org blogging platform and search engine optimisation (SEO) techniques to curate content and widen discovery. This paper outlines the approaches taken and tools used at the time, and reflects upon the effectiveness of web strategies several years post-funding. The paper concludes that using WordPress.org as a platform for sharing and curating OER, and the adoption of a pragmatic approach to SEO, offers cheap and simple ways for small-scale open education projects to be effective and sustainable.
Role of Faculty Development Forums in Virtual Teaching Environment: A Case Study of Marketing Research &amp; Case Group
Author: Sandhu, Rizwan Saleem
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Role,Faculty Development,Computer Simulation,Online Courses,Open Universities,Case Studies,Holistic Approach,Interviews,Capacity Building,Teacher Role,Teaching Skills,College Faculty,Pedagogical Content Knowledge,Foreign Countries,Management Development,Program Descriptions,Marketing,Content Analysis

The online learning has broadened the teaching spectrum from Face-to-Face to virtual environment, and this move has brought traditional teacher-centered instruction to learner-centered instruction. This paradigm shift appears to place demands on faculty to modify faculty's instruction roles that are different from those encountered in Face-to-Face teaching. This study explores the role of faculty development forum in improving the virtual teaching skills of academic staff members in an online university. The study has used single holistic case study approach, and the data from nine respondents have been collected through an interview schedule divided into four sections of 1) Basic Information, 2) Presentation Skills, 3) Subject Knowledge and 4) Research Orientation as per the objectives of the study. It can be theorized from the findings of the study that in virtual environments where faculty members lack the learning opportunities and exposure available in the conventional environments such forums prove to be very effective in capacity building of the faculty.
Student Assessment of Quality of Access at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)
Author: Inegbedion, Juliet O.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Quality,Questionnaires,Sample Size,Open Universities,Educational Policy,College Admission,Student Attitudes,Distance Education,Foreign Countries,Access to Education,Statistical Analysis,Web Sites,Internet,Sampling,Quality Assurance,Standards,Likert Scales

This paper presents a study conducted by Inegbedion, Adu and Ofulue from the National Open University of Nigeria. The study focused on the quality of access (admission and registration) at NOUN from a student perspective. A survey design was used for the study while a multi-stage sampling technique was used to select the sample size. All the 78,555 registered students in all the 61 Study Centres of the University at the time of the study formed the population; out of which 3,060 students were sampled. The questionnaire instrument is the Institutional Internal QA Tools and Instrument developed by the African Council for Distance Education (ACDE) as a regulatory mechanism. The data collected were analyzed using simple statistics. The result showed that 66% of the students confirmed that NOUN has published clear policies on the admission and registration of students. About 29.1% of the students were not satisfied with the transparency of the admission process. In conclusion, the study revealed high quality of access and some deficiencies in website and Internet connectivity.
Teaching Project Management On-Line: Lessons Learned from MOOCs
Author: Falcao, Rita
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Program Administration,Web Based Instruction,Online Courses,Distance Education,Instructional Design,Adult Learning,Masters Degrees,Electronic Learning,Models,Curriculum Design,Assignments,Problem Based Learning,Program Implementation

Creating a course for teaching project management online in a full online distance-learning environment was a challenge. Working with adult learners from different continents that want to complete a Master degree was an additional challenge. This paper describes how different MOOCs were used to learn about teaching -(meta) e-learning. MOOCs provide diverse opportunities for teachers to learn and innovate in e-learning. From the analysis of 5 MOOCs in the broad field of project management we took important lessons on how to structure contents, how to prepare complex assignments and, the most important lesson of all, how to help students to learn. This paper describes our journey of learning from MOOCs how to be better online teachers.
Dealing with Insecurity in Problem Oriented Learning Approaches--The Importance of Problem Formulation
Author: Jensen, Annie Aarup
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Problem Based Learning,Entrepreneurship,Transformative Learning,Foreign Countries,Learning Processes,Educational Innovation,Knowledge Management,Security (Psychology),Problem Solving

Introduction of a pedagogical concept, Kubus, in a problem oriented learning context--analysed within the framework of an activity system--indicates what might happen when offering tools tempting to influence and regulate students' learning approach and hereby neglecting the importance of existing habits and values. Introduction of this new approach challenges existing &quot;truisms&quot;. It implies a reconsideration of the role of insecurity and how it is connected to questioning the given thus supporting development of new knowledge. However, dealing with insecurity seems to be a neglected area within a problem oriented learning approach.
Introducing Problem-Based Learning to Undergraduate IT Service Management Course: Student Satisfaction and Work Performance
Author: Anicic, Katarina Pažur
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Problem Based Learning,Undergraduate Study,Information Technology,Student Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Curriculum Development,Information Services,Student Satisfaction,Questionnaires,Teamwork,Technology Uses in Education,Likert Scales

This paper describes the implementation of problem-based learning (PBL) principles in an undergraduate IT service management course, followed by the results about student satisfaction and work performance. The results indicate the students' general satisfaction with the course implementation, as well as some challenges regarding the self-assessment and peer assessment of their work. The findings also reveal the students' better work performance in project results than in traditional knowledge tests, which reinforces the indications about their positive attitudes towards the interactive PBL environment. The cluster analyses identified seven different patterns in student behaviour regarding course performance. Findings from this study could be used by both researchers and practitioners in their efforts to create or further research a stimulating, interactive learning environment based on PBL that improves the preparation of students for their future workplaces.
Comparison of Online Game Addiction in High School Students with Habitual Computer Use and Online Gaming
Author: Müezzin, Emre
Date: 2015-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,High School Students,Video Games,Addictive Behavior,Computer Games,Statistical Analysis,Surveys,Student Behavior,Time,Scores,Economic Factors,Statistical Significance

The aim of this study is to compare the online game addiction in high school students with the habitual computer use and online gaming. The sample selected through the criterion sampling method, consists of 61.8% (n = 81) female, 38.2% (n = 50) male, 131 high school students. The &quot;Online Game Addiction Scale&quot; developed by Kaya and Basol (2013) and the biographic-demographic information form developed by the researcher were utilized as data collection instruments. The percentage documentation average, independent sample T-test, one-way ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis were used for data analysis in this study. The result of this study showed that there was a statistically significant difference between the online game addiction and the habitual computer use. It was found out that there was a statistical significant difference between the amount of experience in the use of computer and online game addiction. The difference between the online game addiction and the amount of time spent per day on online gaming was found to be significantly different in terms of statistics according to data in the Troubles, Success and Economic Profit subscale of the online game addiction. [This paper was presented at the International New Horizons in Education (INTE) Conference (6th, Barcelona, Spain, 2015).]
An Investigation of High School Students' Online Game Addiction with Respect to Gender
Author: Müezzin, Emre
Date: 2015-07-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,High School Students,Computer Games,Video Games,Addictive Behavior,Gender Differences,Student Characteristics,Statistical Analysis,Correlation,Student Surveys,Scores

The aim of this study is to investigate high school students' online game addiction with respect to gender. The sample which was selected through the criterion sampling method, consists of 81 female (61.8%) female, and 50 male (38.2%), total 131 high school students. The &quot;Online Game Addiction Scale&quot; which was developed by Kaya and Basol (2013) and the Biographic-Demographic Information Form were utilized as data collection instruments. Percentage documentation average and independent sample T-test were used for data analysis in this study. The result of this study showed that there is a significant difference between female and male students in terms of the online game addiction subscales of trouble, success and economic profit. [This paper was presented at the International Educational Technology Conference (IETC) (15th, Istanbul, Turkey, 2015).]
Developing a Teacher Characteristics Scale
Author: Yaratan, Hüseyin
Date: 2016-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Test Construction,Teacher Characteristics,Faculty Development,Inservice Teacher Education,Factor Analysis,Teacher Student Relationship,Interaction,Teacher Qualifications,Humanism,Social Justice,Foreign Countries,Preservice Teachers

It is a known fact that every profession needs to be developed during its practice. To be able to acquire this we need to know the characteristics of teachers related to their professional development. For this purpose this study tries to develop a scale to measure teacher characteristics which would help in designing in-service training programs to educate teachers. The first draft of the scale had 69 items and was administered to 99 senior teacher candidates in the faculty of education. The results were analysed by using exploratory factor analysis. As a result it was found that the scale contains three components, namely, teacher-student interaction characteristics with 13 items, characteristics related to teaching profession with 11 items, humanistic and justice characteristics of teachers with 9 items. [This paper was presented at the International New Horizons in Education (INTE) Conference (7th, Vienna, Austria, 2016).]
Group Guidance Services with Self-Regulation Technique to Improve Student Learning Motivation in Junior High School (JHS)
Author: Pranoto, Hadi
Date: 2016-12-23
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Group Guidance,Student Motivation,Junior High School Students,Self Control,Counseling Effectiveness,Mixed Methods Research,Interviews,Observation

This study aims at: determining students motivation before being given a group guidance with self-regulation technique, determining students' motivation after being given a group counseling with self-regulation technique, generating a model of group counseling with self-regulation technique to improve motivation of learning, determining the effectiveness of group counseling with self-regulation techniques to improve students motivation at JHS of 13 Semarang State. This study used research and development (R &amp; D) method; Students' motivation increased after they follow the activities of the group with self-regulation techniques. Therefore, it proves to be effective to increase students' motivation, which is indicated by changes in student motivation before and after being given a treatment. The conclusions and recommendations of the study are: Students' motivation after being given guidance service group with self-regulation technique is categorized medium and high categories; it is found that a design of a model of group guidance with self-regulation techniques are able to improve students' motivation, the model is effective to improve students' motivation.
An Analysis of Teachers' Perceptions through Metaphors: Prospective Turkish Teachers of Science, Math and Social Science in Secondary Education
Author: Akçay, Süleyman
Date: 2016-12-23
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Secondary Education,Science Teachers,Mathematics Teachers,Social Sciences,Secondary School Teachers,Figurative Language,Gender Differences,Teaching Experience,Preservice Teachers,Student Attitudes,Questionnaires

In this study, teachers' perceptions of prospective Turkish teachers (that is, those who have completed their undergraduate studies) in the fields of Science, Mathematics and Social Sciences are investigated through teacher metaphors. These perceptions were classified in accordance with their answers to two open-ended questions within a metaphoric structure used as the data collection tool. This classification employs the tripartite metaphorical classification developed by Martínez et al. and includes the following perspectives: Transmissive, constructivist, and situative. In the study, 58 different teacher metaphors were identified. As a result of the research, metaphors within the Transmissive class were observed predominantly in prospective teachers of both groups, followed by Constructivist in prospective Science and Math teachers, and Situative in prospective Social Science teachers. Findings from the study are also discussed within the scope of relevant literature.
Prospective Special Education Teachers' Metaphorical Perceptions on the Concept of Special Education Teacher
Author: Deniz, Levent
Date: 2016-12-23
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Preservice Teachers,Special Education Teachers,Student Attitudes,Figurative Language,Phenomenology,Content Analysis,Classification

The aim of this research is to define the perceptions of prospective special education teachers regarding special education teacher through metaphors. Phenomenology design was used in this research. The study group comprised 116 third year prospective special education teachers studying at Marmara University, Ataturk Faculty of Education, Special Education (Mentally Disabled Teaching) Department. The prospective special education teachers were asked to fill a form featuring the phrases, &quot;The special education teacher is like (similar to) …….; because …..&quot; The data were analyzed through content analysis. The results showed that the metaphors created by prospective special education teachers on the concept of special education teacher were grouped under ten categories. These categories are: (1) Patience and devotion; (2) Difficulty of profession; (3) Source of love and affection; (4) Complementing; (5) Superiority of profession; (6) Life coaching/guidance; (7) Weariness of profession; (8) Skill teaching; (9) Social leadership/enlightening, and (10) Social prejudices. All these categories were discussed within the scope of previous researches and some concrete research proposals were suggested for further studies.
Taking the Long Road: A Faculty Model for Incremental Change towards Standards-Based Support for Sessional Teachers in Higher Education
Author: Savage, Julia
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Higher Education,Educational Change,Models,Foreign Countries,Adjunct Faculty,Part Time Faculty,Temporary Employment,Standards,Faculty Development,Program Implementation,Professional Identity,Standard Setting

Despite decades of dependence on sessional teaching staff, universities in Australia and internationally still find it difficult to support the teaching work of this large, casual workforce. A significant consequence of casually-employed teaching staff is risk; sessional academics' professional identity is compromised, quality assurance of students' learning experiences is uncertain, and this in turn, jeopardises universities' teaching and learning programs. These risks have existed in universities for decades, yet policies and practices that support the work of sessional staff remain inconsistent or absent. The implementation model for supporting sessional staff described in this paper, the Four Phase Model, (the 4P Model) is informed by the Sessional Staff Standards Framework (BLASST 2013), and, the Collective Impact Model, known as the CI Model (Kania &amp; Kraner 2011). The 4P Model could help faculties systematise actions towards standards-based support for sessional staff that are inclusive professionally and contribute to the development of quality teaching and learning practice. The authors explain the thinking behind the new 4P Model, and, discuss its usefulness as a vehicle for managing incremental progress within this &quot;difficult to change&quot; context. An evaluation of a completed trial of Phase One of the 4P Model has been included to assist faculty with implementation of all four phases of this model.
Communication Idol: Using Popular Culture to Catalyse Active Learning by Engaging Students in the Development of Entertaining Teaching and Learning Resources
Author: Dune, Tinashe
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Undergraduate Students,Medical Students,Allied Health Occupations Education,Teaching Methods,Popular Culture,Active Learning,Learner Engagement,Intervention,Educational Innovation,Health Sciences,Student Developed Materials,Video Technology,Competition,Television,Awards,Peer Evaluation,Student Motivation,Incentives,Student Attitudes,Outcomes of Education,Qualitative Research,Barriers,Time Management,Self Esteem,Teamwork,Student Surveys,Data Analysis,Rating Scales,Online Surveys

Bringing popular culture to tertiary education can potentially increase student engagement with learning tasks and content, especially when the learning task has students producing the content. Using a single-group intervention plus post-test design, this study implemented and evaluated a purposely developed learning and teaching innovation capitalising on popular and consumer culture to promote active over passive learning in a large, interprofessional health science unit. Students were invited to develop educational video presentations in a friendly competition based on high-rating television musical and vocal talent quests, with cash prizes based on peer ratings, this being the intervention. From a cohort of 569 students in 12 undergraduate allied health programs, 14 students in seven teams of 1 to 3 students produced seven, high-quality videos about communication in professional health practice, and recorded their experiences of doing so. Ratings showed the majority found the process fun (85%) and instructive (64%), with 29% finding the task harder than expected. The prospect of prizes along with intrinsic motivators were reasons for producing a video. A further 285 students viewed the productions and for extra marks completed evaluation of the videos' educational value. Videos were perceived as an educationally valuable yet entertaining way to engage unit content. Producers of videos rated the teaching and learning experience significantly more positively than students not involved in production. Qualitative analysis of open-ended responses supported relevant numerical findings. Barriers to producing videos were identified as time, resources, confidence and lack of a team. Results should encourage educators contemplating similar initiatives. The project highlights benefits of harnessing popular genres with which students identify, to encourage involvement in producing educationally justifiable content that rewards both performer and audience. The project shows how learning content and tasks created and presented in familiar and entertaining formats can catalyse students' agentic engagement in tertiary curricula.
Wikistudents. Teaching Consumption through Production Hands on with Wikipedia
Author: Sassatelli, Roberta
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Consumer Education,Encyclopedias,Electronic Publishing,Collaborative Writing,Teaching Methods,Workshops,Masters Programs,Web 2.0 Technologies,Teamwork,Student Attitudes,Graduate Students,Sociology,Creativity,Mentors,Team Teaching,Foreign Countries,Questionnaires

This paper describes and reflects on a teaching experience developed as a complimentary workshops to MA class on history, theory and politics of consumption. We used Wikipedia as a tool to consider the circuit of knowledge production in the Web 2.0 era, where consumers are no longer passive audiences but producers and consumers at the same time. We developed a collaborative team-work workshop aimed at the production of Wikipedia entries on topics related to the class content. In this note we describe the structure of such &quot;Wikiworshops&quot;, our teaching strategy on sources management, teamwork and group teaching, and elaborate on students' reception of the workshop. Wikiworkhops proved to be an effective exercise in a collaborative economy of knowledge, and an opportunity for young sociologists to be part of it, expressing their creativity as well as becoming aware of the boundaries and limits inherent in the mechanism.
Evaluation of a &quot;Flipped Classroom&quot; Approach in Management Education
Author: Bergfjord, Ole Jakob
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Management Development,Online Courses,Conventional Instruction,Educational Improvement,Teaching Methods,Grades (Scholastic),Course Evaluation,Statistical Analysis,Comparative Analysis,Tests,Scores,Student Attitudes,Technology Integration,Instructional Design,Video Technology,Outcomes of Education,Foreign Countries,Blended Learning,College Students,Student Surveys

In this paper, a &quot;flipped classroom&quot; approach is evaluated using three different datasets. We use student evaluations of the &quot;flipped classroom&quot; in particular, in addition to regular course evaluations and exam results for the past three years in order to allow for statistical comparisons. Overall, the results are quite positive. Among the interesting effects, students report that they prepare better for lectures, are more satisfied with the course overall, and achieve slightly better grades. In particular, fewer students receive very low grades. On the one hand, we argue that our results support more experiments with technology to improve education. On the other hand, we also hope that our analysis could be useful as a reference for evaluating such experiments and new approaches.